BNB Completes 34th Quarterly Burn, Eliminating $1.27B Worth of Tokens

The BNB ecosystem has carried out its 34th token burn as part of its quarterly series, reducing the total supply of BNB.

In the latest round, the BNB Foundation confirmed the incineration of 1.372 million BNB tokens, with a market value of $1.277 billion. This transaction represents the burn for the last quarter of 2025 and also marks the first burn of 2026.

Key Facts

Latest BNB Quarterly Burn

Specifically, 1,371,703.67 BNB tokens have been removed from circulation in this latest quarterly burn.

Notably, the previous burn was announced in October 2025, when 1.441 million BNB were incinerated, valued at $1.208 billion. While today’s burn involves fewer tokens but a higher dollar value, the difference is due to BNB trading at higher price levels for most of Q4 2025 compared to Q3 2025.

BNB’s price ranged from highs of $1,370.55 in October to lows of around $800 in December 2025. By contrast, in July 2025, BNB traded near $644, rising to highs of around $1,080 toward the end of Q3.

As of today, BNB is trading at $937, up 6% over the past week and 8.62% since the start of the year.

What to Expect in the Next BNB Quarterly Burn

The BNB Foundation estimates that approximately 1.362 million BNB tokens, valued at $1.229 billion, will be burned by the end of the first quarter of 2026. However, if BNB’s price surges during Q1 2026, the total burn value could reach several billions of dollars.

This projected figure for the 35th quarterly burn would be lower than the amount burned in the current round. The estimate aligns with a recent trend, as the team has announced progressively lower burn volumes in recent quarters.

Historically, the BNB ecosystem recorded its largest single quarterly burn during the 14th burn, when 3.619 million BNB tokens were destroyed. Conversely, the smallest burn occurred during the 8th series, with 808,000 BNB tokensburned.

The Road Ahead

Following the latest burn, BNB’s total supply now stands at 136.361 million tokens, with 65.638 million BNB burned to date from the original 202 million supply. The BNB ecosystem will continue to incinerate tokens every quarter until it achieves its goal of eliminating 50% of the total supply, reducing it to approximately 100 million BNB.

The number of tokens burned each quarter depends on BNB’s price and the number of blocks produced on BNB Smart Chain (BSC). This process is transparent, independently verifiable, and not controlled by the Binance exchange.

All burns occur directly on BNB Smart Chain, with tokens sent to a permanent “black hole” address, permanently removing them from circulation.

In addition to quarterly burns, BNB also features a real-time burn mechanism, where a portion of gas fees from each block is automatically burned.

Overall, BNB’s supply reduction mechanism combines predictable quarterly burns with continuous gas-fee burns, supporting the long-term sustainability of the ecosystem.

BNB is the primary token of the BNB Chain ecosystem and is used to pay transaction fees, participate in governance, and support activities across BNB Smart Chain, opBNB, and BNB Greenfield.