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The BNB Chain execution-oriented Rollup project Matrix announced that it has received additional Series B funding from Shima Capital and Delphi Ventures, bringing the total amount of this round of financing to 8.5 million USD. Previously participating institutions in this round include ParaFi Capital, Tribe Capital, Point72 Ventures, CMT Digital, Lightspeed Faction, BITKRAFT Ventures, and Makers Fund.The funds from this round will continue to be used to advance the mainnet launch, the construction of the ZK validity proof system, and the Stage 2 decentralization process. Matrix is built on the Facet technology stack and is adapted to the BNB Chain PoSA consensus, with no centralized sequencer and no administrative privileges; the transaction order is directly determined by the BNB Chain. The official claim is that it can effectively increase the throughput of the BNB ecosystem by 3 to 5 times. Currently, Matrix testnet Phase 1 has been launched.

BNB Chain announced on platform X that the Jenner hard fork upgrade has been launched on the BSC testnet. The upgrade includes Payment Lane, which reserves 5% of the block gas for eligible payments by default; provides millisecond-level block timestamps for smart contracts; and introduces a new compliance asset standard CAS20.Payment Lane and CAS20 will only be fully enabled after governance, with more details to be announced later.

According to The Defiant, the V2 version of Privacy Pools has been deployed to the BNB Chain, providing BNB Chain users with payment and yield shielding features.This deployment supports BNB as well as stablecoins including USDT, FDUSD, and U. However, users still need to go through the deposit screening approval of 0xbow for private consumption.

According to the official announcement from Genius, the Genius App has been launched and provides download links for the App Store and Google Play, integrating trading, social, and creation functions within the BNB Chain ecosystem into mobile.Users can trade via their phones, follow other traders, discover market-focused assets, and share trading insights. The app also includes a token issuance platform, allowing users to create tokens, choose trading pairs, and track new markets.

According to The Block, Binance founder Zhao Changpeng stated at a media briefing after the BNB Standard Nasdaq bell-ringing ceremony that crypto assets will become the native currency of AI. He mentioned that AI could use Bitcoin, existing stablecoins, or tokens issued by AI companies in the future, but hopes that BNB Chain will become one of the main networks, and noted that this still requires development.Zhao Changpeng also mentioned that earlier that day he discussed tokens linked to computing power resources and hopes to introduce them to BNB Chain, but did not disclose details. He also stated that crypto payments are still not convenient for ordinary users and suggested that startups should first focus on underserved markets and remittance routes, rather than directly competing with Apple Pay or Google Pay in the United States.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao stated today at the BNB Standard Corporation (BNC) Nasdaq bell-ringing ceremony that BNB has evolved from a simple token launched in 2017 into an ecosystem with its own independent blockchain. BNB Chain serves approximately 30 million users monthly, with over 3 million daily users, making it one of the most active blockchains globally and one of the blockchains with the highest liquidity for real-world assets (RWA).Changpeng Zhao mentioned that the block time for BNB Chain is about 0.5 seconds, and the final confirmation time for transactions is less than 1 second. Throughout multiple market cycles, the BNB ecosystem has continuously built infrastructure and expanded into areas such as payments, lending, and investment, with hopes of becoming a platform for users to save, transfer, and build applications in the future.BNC stated that the company will bring BNB to Wall Street. As a Nasdaq-listed company with BNB at the core of its balance sheet, BNC not only plans to hold BNB but will also develop operational businesses around BNB Chain, starting with running its own validation nodes and gradually expanding its business scale.

BNB Standard Corporation (BNC) announced that the company has rung the opening bell at Nasdaq. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao attended the bell-ringing ceremony along with BNC CEO Odagi, the company's board of directors, and management team, as well as representatives from YZi Labs and BNB Chain.Today's ringing of the Nasdaq opening bell is primarily to celebrate the company's name change and the new management team taking office.

NASDAQ-listed company BNB Standard Corporation (NASDAQ: BNC) rang the opening bell at Times Square in New York to commemorate the company's name change and the appointment of new CEO Alex Odagiu.The company, formerly known as CEA Industries, officially changed its name on September 29, with its main business including managing the BNB corporate treasury and planning to operate validation nodes on the BNB Chain. The company claims to hold the largest corporate BNB reserves in the world.

According to BBX data, last weekend, publicly listed companies and brokerages worldwide disclosed the latest developments in digital asset treasury allocation and trading channel services, with the core information as follows:The Smarter Web Company increased its holdings by 20 bitcoins: The London-listed technology company The Smarter Web Company officially announced that it recently made another asset allocation, increasing its holdings by 20 bitcoins. After this purchase, the company's total bitcoin holdings on its balance sheet have steadily risen to 2,850 BTC.Marinade released Q3 financial report, SOL staking volume increased significantly by 21.2%: The well-known Solana staking ecosystem project Marinade released its third-quarter financial report. The data shows that its SOL staking volume achieved significant growth, increasing by 21.2% to 7.94 million SOL. The company generated approximately $1 million in revenue for the quarter, demonstrating a robust cash flow in the on-chain staking ecosystem.Futu Securities (Hong Kong) launched BNB deposit and withdrawal services for qualified professional investors: Futu Holdings' Futu Securities International (Hong Kong) Limited officially announced the full launch of BNB deposit and withdrawal services for qualified professional investors (PI) in Hong Kong. Qualified investors can now use the BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) network to deposit funds from self-custody wallets to Futu crypto accounts or withdraw to verified whitelist addresses. Previously, Futu's wholly-owned licensed virtual asset trading platform in Hong Kong, PantherTrade, had already launched BNB trading pairs.

CZ quoted a tweet regarding the new L1 plan for BNB Chain, stating "Multiple chains, one coin." According to the tweet citing the official BNB Chain documentation, the new L1 will coexist with BSC, connected through a native cross-chain bridge, will not issue a separate token, and will continue to use BNB for transaction fees, staking, and governance.The name of the new chain is yet to be determined, with a goal of 200 milliseconds block time and approximately 20 milliseconds transaction pre-confirmation. An internal multi-validator development network is currently running, with plans to launch a testnet by the end of 2026 and a mainnet in early 2027.

According to official news, Futu Securities has opened BNB deposit and withdrawal services for qualified professional investors in Hong Kong, further expanding the virtual asset service chain.Qualified professional investors can now deposit funds via the BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) network between self-custody wallets and Futu crypto accounts, or withdraw to verified whitelist addresses, achieving compliant interconnection between on-chain assets and the securities trading ecosystem.

According to on-chain analyst PeckShield (@PeckShieldAlert), the address marked as the Cysic attacker has deposited 300 ETH (approximately $721,140) and 30.4 BNB (approximately $22,590) into Tornado Cash.According to the Cysic Foundation, a security incident occurred on October 17 involving the Cysic cross-chain bridge, where the attacker unauthorizedly minted 10 million CYS on the BNB Chain.

The BNB Chain development team announced that the BNB Smart Chain testnet will undergo the Jenner hard fork upgrade on October 28. Validators, node operators, block builders, and application developers need to start preparing for the upgrade.The Jenner upgrade includes the Payment Lane feature, which defaults to reserving 5% of block Gas for eligible payments.

The tokenized Pre-IPO platform OpenStocks has launched on the BNB Chain, offering tokenized economic exposure products for four private companies, including Anthropic (oANTHROPIC), Figure AI (oFIGUREAI), Neuralink (oNEURALINK), and Anduril (oANDURIL). These products are BEP-20 tokens on the BNB Chain mainnet, supporting 24/7 trading with no minimum amount restrictions. Transactions settle on-chain within seconds, using a self-custody model where users trade by connecting their own BNB Chain wallets, and OpenStocks does not act as a custodian.The platform clearly states that these tokens provide only economic exposure to the private stock prices of the companies and do not represent equity, granting holders no ownership, voting rights, dividend rights, or information rights, and OpenStocks has no affiliation with the aforementioned companies. The token prices are set by the on-chain DEX liquidity pools, with PancakeSwap Infinity as the primary trading venue. Tokens are traded against USDT, and the price users pay depends on the quotes in the pool at the time of transaction. The trading page simultaneously displays the latest on-chain token price and the reference price of the underlying company, as well as the implied company valuation based on that price.The platform is not open to individuals within the United States, U.S. citizens, and other ineligible persons, with Singapore being a prohibited jurisdiction. OpenStocks states that it is not a broker-dealer, investment advisor, exchange, transfer agent, or custodian, does not provide investment advice, and has no affiliation with the companies involved.

BNB Standard, a Nasdaq-listed company (stock ticker: BNC), announced that it will ring the Nasdaq opening bell on October 26 to celebrate the company's name change and the new management team's appointment. At that time, the company's CEO will attend the bell-ringing ceremony along with board members, the management team, investors, and ecosystem partners.

According to official news, BNB Standard Corporation (BNC) has announced the appointment of Alex Odagiu as the new CEO. Public information shows that Alex Odagiu joined YZi Labs in September 2021, starting as an investment manager and was promoted to investment partner in September 2025.During his time at YZi Labs, he was mainly responsible for Web3-related investments, covering DeFi, payments, stablecoins, RWA, and the intersection of AI and cryptocurrency, and served as a mentor and judge for the BNB Chain MVB Accelerator across 10 seasons. He also participated in the EASY Residency incubation program and has invested in projects such as Avalon, Aspecta, Canton, Hemi, Concrete, Mysten Labs, and Aptos.In June 2026, he was appointed as the interim president and director of BNB Standard Corporation. On October 19, 2026, he officially took on the role of CEO of the company and resigned from all positions at YZi Labs, including investment partner and related positions on the investment committee. In June of this year, YZi Labs reached an agreement with the then BNB Standard Corporation CEA Industries (now BNC) to resolve governance differences and jointly promote management adjustments.

The BNB Foundation announced the completion of the 37th quarterly BNB token burn for BNB Chain. A total of 1,646,196.44 BNB was burned, with an estimated total value of approximately $1,197,344,519.4 at the time of the burn.The current total supply of BNB remaining is 131,512,085 tokens.

Binance founder Zhao Changpeng responded to community user Spigg regarding the suggestion to launch a BNB phone, stating that he rarely disagrees with Spigg but holds a reserved attitude towards the idea of "walking around with a cryptocurrency phone."Previously, Spigg had proposed launching a BNB phone that natively supports wallets, instant payments and transfers, and can centrally access dApps in the BNB Chain ecosystem, believing that this model would provide a different experience on the BNB Chain.

The decentralized computing network Cysic released an event report on platform X stating that its cross-chain bridge was attacked on Saturday. The attacker exploited a processing vulnerability to unauthorizedly mint 10 million CYS on the BNB Smart Chain, and the cross-chain bridge has now been suspended. Preliminary investigation results indicate that the attacker accessed the database supporting the cross-chain bridge without authorization.The report shows that the minting occurred at 12:31:38 UTC, and Cysic added the receiving address to the token contract blacklist at 13:47:52. At that time, the address still held approximately 2.8 million CYS, and transfers have been restricted. Cysic stated that this incident was limited to the message processing and minting aspects of the cross-chain bridge and did not affect the mainnet or other operational systems, nor did it result in the theft or unauthorized transfer of CYS or other assets already in user wallets.Cysic emphasized that the quantity of minted tokens alone cannot determine the final dollar loss, and related token transfers, exchanges, and actual losses are still under verification. The company has hired a security agency and plans to release a follow-up report after the current investigation phase concludes. CYS is used to coordinate incentives for users, computing power providers, governance participants, and contributors within the Cysic network.