- BNB Foundation completes 33rd quarterly burn, destroying 1.44M BNB ($1.66B value)
- Total BNB supply drops to 137.7M, pushing towards deflationary 100M target
- BNB price gained 3.2% post-burn, closing gap on XRP for #4 market cap rank
The BNB Foundation has just completed its 33rd quarterly BNB token burn, permanently removing 1.44 million BNB, valued at a substantial $1.66 billion, from circulation. This latest event pushes the total BNB supply down to 137.73 million tokens, steadily progressing towards the network’s ultimate goal of reducing the supply to 100 million BNB through its deflationary mechanisms.
The market registered the supply reduction with a positive price reaction, though not enough to alter the top market cap rankings immediately.
$1.66 Billion Up in Smoke: BNB Foundation Completes 33rd Auto-Burn
This significant reduction wasn’t arbitrary; it was executed via BNB’s established Auto-Burn mechanism. Think of this as a pre-programmed deflationary engine that runs every quarter. Its calculation is transparent, automatically adjusting the amount burned based on BNB’s market price during the period and the number of blocks produced on the BNB Smart Chain (BSC). More activity and a higher price generally lead to a larger burn, creating a feedback loop tied to network usage and valuation.
The 1.44 million BNB were effectively destroyed by being sent to a designated “blackhole” address (0x000….00dEaD) on the BSC network – an address from which funds can never be retrieved, ensuring their permanent removal from the circulating supply.
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Network Upgrades (Lorentz, Maxwell) Tuning Up BSC’s Engine
Concurrent with its tokenomic adjustments, the BNB Chain ecosystem continues to evolve technologically. The Foundation noted recent network upgrades, specifically Lorentz and Maxwell, have successfully increased block production efficiency on BSC. Picture this as upgrading the network’s processing power.
These improvements necessitated a review of the Auto-Burn formula to ensure the calculation remained consistent with its original design parameters despite the faster block times, demonstrating ongoing refinement of both the network and its deflationary model.
BNB Price Climbs 3%, Narrows Gap with #4 XRP Post-Burn
Following the burn, BNB showed an upward momentum. The token was trading at $1,171.85 at press time, representing a 3.24% increase over the previous 24 hours. Trading volume reached $4.02 billion, while the asset’s market capitalization stood at $161.4 billion, securing BNB’s position as the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market value, according to CoinMarketCap data.
This price increase, supported by a healthy $4.02 billion in trading volume, boosted BNB’s market capitalization towards $157 billion. While this represented a solid gain, it was not quite enough to reclaim the #4 spot in the cryptocurrency rankings from XRP, which reportedly held a slightly higher market cap near $160 billion. However, the move significantly narrowed the gap between the two assets. Both BNB and XRP outperformed the broader market, indicated by the CoinDesk 20 (CD20) index’s modest 1.15% gain in the same timeframe.
Dual Deflation: Understanding Auto-Burn vs. Real-Time BEP-95 Burns
It’s crucial for investors to understand that BNB employs two distinct burn mechanisms working in parallel to reduce supply:
- Quarterly Auto-Burn: The large, formula-driven burn executed every three months (like the $1.66B one just completed). This provides predictable, significant supply reductions based on past performance.
- Real-Time BEP-95 Burn: This mechanism operates continuously. A portion of the gas fees paid for every transaction on the BNB Smart Chain is automatically destroyed. This directly links network usage to deflation – the more BSC is used, the more BNB is burned in real-time. Since its implementation, over 276,000 BNB have reportedly been burned solely through BEP-95 activity.
Together, these dual mechanisms create constant deflationary pressure on BNB’s supply, a core tenet of its long-term tokenomics value proposition.
Earlier: BNB Foundation Burns $971 Million in Tokens, Price Holds Steady
