The performance of BNB over the past two months has been quite impressive. In terms of market capitalization ranking, it has firmly secured the fourth position globally, even surpassing XRP. According to the latest data, its market cap is approaching $130 billion, with the price fluctuating around $942, and a 24-hour increase of 4.45%.

But the logic behind this surge isn't simply driven by capital inflows or hype. What truly supports this rise is a genuine revolution in the chain's performance itself.

Since last year through early this year, several major hard forks have been successively launched—Pascal, Lorentz, Maxwell, and now Fermi is in progress. Each upgrade is real, with tangible improvements reflected in these metrics:

It has never experienced downtime. The network has operated stably throughout the year, even during peak trading times. The peak daily transaction volume has reached 31 million, indicating the network is being seriously used. Block generation speed has improved by several orders of magnitude, dropping from seconds to just 0.45 seconds. Transaction finality has also been significantly shortened to about 1.125 seconds.

The most noticeable improvement for users is in transaction fees. The average gas fee has now dropped to 0.05 gwei, more than 20 times cheaper than before, with aggressive optimizations reducing costs by up to 98%. Moreover, rewards for validation nodes have not been cut, indicating these improvements are genuine performance enhancements rather than cost-cutting measures.

MEV protection has also been strengthened. Malicious MEV behaviors—such as sandwich attacks—have been reduced by 95%. This is good news for small and medium users, as slippage and front-running risks are lowered.

From a technical perspective, this combination of upgrades has given BNB a strong competitive stance from late 2025 to early 2026. It’s not just about running faster, but a comprehensive upgrade in speed, stability, and cost-efficiency. The market’s response is actually digesting these tangible improvements.