Viral Memecoins Drive BNB Chain's Momentum

On the BNB Chain, a few days were enough to turn modest bets into lightning-fast fortunes. Driven by meme coins launched in a chain and propelled by social virality, a new speculative wave is shaking the ecosystem. Between dizzying returns and community excitement, the episode reveals both the excesses and the attractiveness of a network that has become the favorite playground of traders.

Spectacular Returns

A series of major transactions set the BNB Chain on fire within a few days, while its native crypto reached a new all-time high.

Several traders pocketed dizzying gains thanks to relatively modest initial investments in freshly launched memecoins.

3 top traders in #BNB meme szn @cz_binance

冷静冷静再冷静 @hexiecs
Made $5.5M on $币安人生, $361.7K on $4, $219.5K on $GIGGLE

王小二 @brc20niubi
Made $5.4M on $币安人生, $736K on $4, $228.3K on $GIGGLE

深大高财生.eth @GCsheng
Made $4.8M on $币安人生, $26.8K on $客服小何… pic.twitter.com/BbsGPhbHt9

— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) October 8, 2025

According to data from the Lookonchain platform, we note in particular :

• “0xd0a2” : an initial investment of $3,500, turned into $7.9 million in three days, a return of x 2,260 ;

• “hexiecs” : the injection of $360,000 into the token “4”, with a gain of more than $5.5 million ;

• “brc20niubi” : a bet of $730,000, turned into $5.4 million ;

• “0x872” : an investment of $3,000, for a profit close to $2 million in just a few hours.

The token “4”, catalyst of this frenzy, originated from a security incident on the BNB Chain. During a phishing attack, a hacker only managed to steal $4,000, an amount so trivial that it was ridiculed by the community.

This joke quickly took shape as a memecoin, whose viral spread was instantly amplified by CZ’s post to his 8.9 million followers.

Interestingly, after the hacker dumped ALL his tokens for a $4k gain, the community took over and bought the meme coin higher, as a mock to the hacker. Funniest come back by the community! 💪 https://t.co/rVYK1NROk7

— CZ 🔶 BNB (@cz_binance) October 1, 2025

This simple gesture was enough to trigger an inflow of speculative capital into the token, demonstrating once again the power of social networks in the crypto market dynamic.

A Blockchain That Has Become the Epicenter of On-Chain Trading

Beyond individual gains, these episodes reveal a deeper transformation: the BNB Chain is establishing itself as a major hub for on-chain trading, especially in the speculative assets universe such as memecoins.

Marwan Kawadri, DeFi and EMEA manager at BNB Chain, indicates that “the BNB Chain has always been strong in DeFi, but today it is becoming the nerve center of on-chain trading”. He points out that this phenomenon is supported by record active addresses and growing volumes on DEXs (decentralized exchanges), while highlighting the trading culture specific to the BNB ecosystem, particularly conducive to the rapid spread of new trends.

The on-chain data confirm this dynamic. According to the Bubblemaps platform, over 100,000 traders have participated in this recent speculative wave on BNB memecoins. 70% of them were in profit at the peak, and some recorded colossal performances.

BNB memecoin szn is real

Over 100k onchain traders bought into new memecoins, and 70% are in profit:

• 1 made $10M+
• 40 made $1M+
• 900 made $100K+
• 6,000 made $10K+
• 21,000 made $1K+

🧵 https://t.co/FlbU2r2tap pic.twitter.com/9g5VvmLWQO

— Bubblemaps 泡泡地图 (@bubblemaps) October 7, 2025

One wallet exceeded $10 million in gains, 40 others crossed the million-dollar threshold, and more than 900 addresses cashed in profits greater than $100,000. According to Nansen, the three tokens most purchased by traders in the last 24 hours are all native to the BNB Chain, confirming the strategic appeal of this ecosystem.

However, this effervescence raises structural questions. In the absence of fundamental value, memecoins remain dependent on community enthusiasm. A sudden reversal of sentiment could result in a drop just as rapid as the rise. In this context, prospects will depend as much on regulation as on the evolution of investor behavior. Can the BNB Chain thanks to the explosion of volumes turn this dynamic into a lever for sustainable growth, or is it doomed to experience bubble cycles as fleeting as they are volatile?