BNB Chain L1 plan on October 26, 2026: What it means for the BNB price

Published on 10/26/2026 at 18:44 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

The October 19 burn removed 1.646 million BNB. The BNB price is 749.80 USD as of October 26, 2026, up 2.11 percent.

Network use and token supply

A new BNB Chain plan dated October 26, 2026, assigns BNB one native-token role.
BNB Smart Chain processed 1.51 billion transactions in the third quarter of 2026.
The BNB price stands at 749.80 USD as of October 26, 2026, 2.11 percent above the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026.
Average daily active addresses reached 2.10 million in the third quarter, down 14 percent from the second quarter.

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BNB (BNB) is named as the sole native token in a new Layer 1 plan dated October 26, 2026, according to TronWeekly. The BNB price is 749.80 USD as of October 26, 2026, up 2.11 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026, according to Investing.com.

BNB Chain outlines a one-token Layer 1 plan

A Layer 1 is a base blockchain that processes transactions and provides the settlement layer for applications. TronWeekly reported on October 26, 2026, that BNB Chain plans to launch a new Layer 1 network alongside BNB Smart Chain and use BNB as its sole native token. The report also said the plan was backed by Changpeng Zhao. The proposed structure places the token at the center of both networks, while the article describes the Layer 1 as an expansion of the existing BNB Chain design.

The plan follows a supply event dated October 19, 2026. The BNB Chain Foundation said its 37th quarterly burn removed 1,646,196.44 BNB and left 131,512,085 BNB in remaining supply, according to the BNB Chain report. A burn permanently removes tokens from circulation by sending them to an inaccessible address.

Q3 activity shows higher throughput and fewer active addresses

BNB Smart Chain processed 1.51 billion transactions in the third quarter of 2026, up 7.5 percent from the second quarter, according to Blockworks. Network revenue reached 54.2 million USD, including 49.1 million USD in transaction fees and 5.1 million USD in maximal extractable value payments. Maximal extractable value refers to payments linked to transaction ordering and block construction.

The same report records a mixed activity profile for the third quarter. Average daily active addresses fell 14 percent to 2.10 million from 2.43 million in the second quarter, while transactions per active address rose to 7.8 from 6.3. Average transaction fees increased to 0.032 USD from 0.022 USD during the comparison.

BNB stands at 749.80 USD with a 2.11 percent daily gain

BNB trades at 749.80 USD as of October 26, 2026, up 2.11 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026, according to Investing.com. The daily high is 750.40 USD and the daily low (UTC day) is 739.90 USD. Market capitalization is 98.48 billion USD, ranking BNB fourth, while 24-hour volume is 1.34 billion USD. Circulating supply is 131.51 million BNB.