- The BNB Foundation has conducted its 28th quarterly token burn, eliminating 1.6 million BNB worth $971 million to reduce supply and potentially increase value.
- Despite the significant burn, BNB’s price has remained stable, trading around $591.
BNB Burn Aims to Boost Scarcity and Value
The BNB Foundation has successfully completed its 28th quarterly BNB burn, eliminating 1.6 million tokens from circulation. Valued at approximately $971 million, this significant burn is part of Binance’s ongoing commitment to reduce the total supply of BNB, ultimately creating scarcity and potentially increasing the token’s value.
BNB has seen modest gains, rising 1% over the past month, and briefly surpassed the $600 mark today for the first time in over six weeks. The Foundation’s burn events, which occur every three months, are critical to BNB’s market strategy. Since late 2021, BNB has adhered to an auto-burn formula that ensures an independently auditable and transparent process. This formula was introduced to enhance accountability and transparency in the ecosystem.
The Mechanics of BNB Burns
The recent burn involved 1,643,698.8 BNB tokens, worth $971 million. In the previous quarter, the Foundation burned 1.9 million tokens, worth $1.17 billion at the time. Prior to that, 2.14 million tokens were burned, valued at $600 million. These burns are part of Binance’s long-term plan to burn a total of 100 million BNB tokens, which represents half of the total supply.
The 28th quarterly $BNB token burn has been completed directly on BNB Smart Chain (BSC), with 1,643,699 #BNB has been burned.🔥
— BNB Chain (@BNBCHAIN) July 22, 2024
🧐 View burn details: https://t.co/gE4IEsQlg3 pic.twitter.com/jTZqZqcjhH
Additionally, Binance has implemented a real-time burning mechanism based on gas fees, introduced through proposal BEP95 in October 2021. Validators on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) set the gas fee ratio for each block, which is then burned at a predetermined rate. Since its introduction, this mechanism has burned 234,000 BNB tokens, worth $138 million.
The primary goal of these burns is to decrease the circulating supply of BNB, thus creating scarcity and potentially driving up the token’s price. Similar practices are observed in other ecosystems, such as Shiba Inu, which also regularly conducts burns to manage its supply.
Market Reaction and Future Outlook
Despite the recent burn, BNB’s price has remained relatively stable, currently trading at $591, with a slight decrease of 1.3% over the past day. The token maintains a market cap of $86.38 billion, making it the fourth-largest cryptocurrency, just ahead of Solana. Interestingly, Solana has closed the gap, surging 17% in the past week to narrow the difference to less than $3 billion.
The burn event did generate excitement among traders, as evidenced by a 32% increase in trading volume, which crossed the $2 billion mark. However, the price did not see a significant uptick following the burn. Analysts, such as the head of business development at U2U Network, noted that previous burns had a more substantial impact on BNB’s price, pushing it to yearly highs.
The 28th quarterly $BNB token burn has been completed directly on BNB Smart Chain (BSC), with 1,643,699 #BNB has been burned.🔥
— BNB Chain (@BNBCHAIN) July 22, 2024
🧐 View burn details: https://t.co/gE4IEsQlg3 pic.twitter.com/jTZqZqcjhH
While BNB has struggled to gain momentum recently, the token has shown resilience, surging 31% from a monthly low of $459 to a high of $604 since July 5. The ongoing burn strategy and the transparent mechanisms in place could provide a solid foundation for BNB’s future growth, even if immediate price reactions are muted.
