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BNB price chart
This chart tracks BNB/USD: the dollar price of one BNB token, from Binance's order book.
BNB trades continuously on Binance and other venues. This chart reflects Binance specifically - also the exchange most closely tied to BNB's origin and ongoing token programme.
BNB / US Dollar chart
BINANCE:BNBUSDSpot price on the Binance exchange.
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At a glance
| Full name | BNB (formerly Binance Coin) |
|---|---|
| Ticker/pair | BNB/USD |
| TradingView symbol | BINANCE:BNBUSD |
| Instrument type | Spot pair on the Binance exchange |
| Reference market | Binance |
| Quotation currency | US dollar |
| Market schedule | Continuous, 24/7 including weekends |
| Coverage | Global BNB spot market, as reflected on Binance |
| Status | Spot (not a futures, ETF or CFD) |
| Data delay | Binance's feed is typically real-time on TradingView, but prices differ slightly between exchanges |
What is BNB / US Dollar?
BNB launched in 2017 as a Binance exchange token offering trading fee discounts. It has since become the native asset of BNB Chain, a separate blockchain ecosystem for smart contracts and decentralised applications.
BNB pays fees on the Binance exchange and gas fees on BNB Chain. Binance has also periodically reduced BNB's total supply through scheduled token burns.
How to read this chart
A rising line means BNB is gaining value against the dollar; falling means the opposite. As with other crypto pairs, trading is continuous, with no formal weekly close.
Because BNB is closely tied to a single exchange, regulatory or operational news about Binance specifically can move BNB's price more directly than tokens with more spread-out issuance. Scheduled burns reduce supply over time, and prices differ between exchanges.
What moves it?
- Binance exchange volumes
- BNB is used for exchange fee discounts and other Binance-platform perks, so trading activity on Binance itself can influence demand.
- Token burns
- Binance periodically burns BNB, permanently removing it from circulation, reducing total supply over time according to a published schedule and formula.
- BNB Chain activity
- Usage of decentralised applications and transaction volume on BNB Chain affects demand for BNB as the network's gas token.
- Regulatory risk concentrated in one issuer
- Because BNB's history is closely tied to a single exchange group, regulatory or legal action against Binance can hit BNB's price harder than more decentralised tokens.
Why people watch it
Firms exposed to the Binance ecosystem, or building on BNB Chain, track this price for operational and treasury purposes. Others use it as a gauge of sentiment toward exchange-linked tokens generally.
This page is informational and does not constitute investment advice.
BNB vs Ethereum
BNB Chain and Ethereum are both smart-contract platforms but differ in origin and governance: Ethereum was built from the start as a decentralised, permissionless network, while BNB Chain has closer institutional ties to the Binance exchange group.
Comparing BNB/USD with ETH/USD highlights how the market prices tokens with concentrated issuer risk against more decentralised platform tokens.
Frequently asked questions
What was BNB originally created for?
BNB launched in 2017 as a utility token offering discounted trading fees on Binance, before expanding into the native gas token of BNB Chain.
What are BNB's token burns?
Binance periodically destroys a portion of BNB supply on a published schedule and formula, permanently reducing the total in circulation.
Is BNB Chain the same as the Binance exchange?
No. Binance is a centralised exchange; BNB Chain is a separate blockchain network that also uses BNB as its native gas token, though the two are closely associated.
Why is BNB considered to carry concentrated regulatory risk?
Because BNB's issuance and prominence are tied to the Binance exchange group, legal or regulatory action against Binance can hit BNB's price more directly than tokens with more spread-out issuance.
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Sources
Written and maintained by the StandardsDesk editorial team. Last reviewed 2026-08-06. The text here is deliberately evergreen: it is not rewritten every time the market moves, and no price or level is quoted anywhere outside the chart itself.
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