Binance, one of the world’s leading crypto exchanges, has completed its 23rd quarterly BNB token burn. The latest burn, which was carried out through the Auto-Burn and Pioneer Burn Program, saw a total of 2,020,132.25 BNB removed from circulation. It equates to roughly 674 million USD, based on current market prices.
What You Need To Know About The Binance (BNB) Burn
According to Binance, the BNB Auto-Burn process provides an independently auditable and objective way of removing BNB from circulation. Every quarter, this procedure is executed automatically, utilizing a specific formula to guarantee that a total of 100 million BNB (equivalent to half of its overall supply) will eventually be eliminated from circulation.
In contrast, the Pioneer Burn Program eliminates a quantity of BNB from circulation, corresponding to the verifiable amount of funds lost by eligible BNB Chain users. This value is then included in the overall quarterly burn tally.
The latest burn includes 656.0230123 BNB, which was effectively burned via the Pioneer Burn Program. The remaining BNB (2,019,476.2269877 BNB) was burned through the Auto-Burn process.
It’s worth noting that BNB serves as the native coin of the Binance ecosystem and allows holders to transact with projects built on the Binance Smart Chain and other chains within the ecosystem. BNB also serves as a governance token.
In February 2023, Binance unveiled the BNB Greenfield whitepaper, introducing a new data management model for the Web3 era. BNB Greenfield is a decentralized storage infrastructure that allows users and decentralized applications (DApps) to create, store, and exchange data with full ownership.
This new data economy is expected to pave the way for a data-driven economy in which all participants in the Binance ecosystem can own, use, and monetize their data.
BNB Greenfield’s Testnet “Congo” is now live, and the community is inviting testnet Validators, Storage Providers, and DApp Creators to contribute to the future of data ownership in Web3.
Nevertheless, completing the 23rd quarterly BNB token burn is a significant milestone for Binance and its ecosystem. However, The exchange is leading the path toward a new data economy that could have significant implications for the cryptocurrency industry and other sectors through the launch of BNB Greenfield.
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