BNB Chain Burns 1.37M Tokens, Supply Hits 136.36M

Highlights:

• BNB Chain has completed its 34th quarterly burn, reducing supply to 136.36 million tokens.
• The BNB Auto-Burn system adjusts token burns based on market price and network activity.
• The real-time burning mechanism, introduced with BEP95, has already burned 281,000 BNB.

One of the leading blockchain networks, BNB Chain, completed its 34th quarterly token burn on January 15, 2026. The burn destroyed 1.37 million BNB, which was valued at about $1.29 billion at the time. This marks the initial quarterly burn of 2026, continuing the deflationary trend of the tokenomics of the chain.

The burn aligns with the BNB deflationary strategy, which reduces the overall supply in circulation in the long run. Under this process, the BNB Foundation has been gradually reducing the overall amount of the token in circulation since its inception. Following this burn, there are now 136.36 million BNB remaining in supply. The long-term aim is to reduce the overall supply of 100 million BNB, which will make the token more scarce and potentially increase its future value.

The 34th quarterly $BNB token burn has been completed directly on BNB Smart Chain (BSC).

1.37M #BNB has been burned 🔥

View the details of the burn below 👇https://t.co/QKSVBhHK0T pic.twitter.com/dpvm8e4TDu

— BNB Chain (@BNBCHAIN) January 15, 2026

How BNB Chain’s Auto-Burn Mechanism Works

BNB Chain employs an Auto-Burn system to control the burn process. The mechanism determines the quantity of tokens to be burned depending on the price of the token and the activity of the network in each quarter. The system is structured in such a way that it introduces a sense of transparency and predictability. Furthermore, the figures can be audited on their own.

This burn was carried out directly on the BNB Smart Chain this quarter, following the BNB Chain Fusion. The burnt tokens are sent to an irreversible address, a “black hole” where they are permanently removed from circulation. Besides quarterly burns, BNB Chain possesses a real-time-burning protocol based on gas fees. This method alone has seen more than 281,000 BNB permanently destroyed since the implementation of BEP95.

The Auto-Burn mechanism scales according to the increasing demand of the network, which has been steadily increasing. The BNB token is currently trading around $940, as bulls target a further journey upwards, particularly a potential rally to $1,010.

The Path to Reducing Supply to 100 Million Tokens

The ultimate objective of BNB Chain is to reduce its supply chain to 100 million tokens. However, this will require several more years before it is achieved. The chain has already burnt over 63.64 million tokens, leaving approximately 36.36 million to be burnt. The current burn rates would reach the target in another 6 to 7 years if the current rates continue.

In addition to quarterly burns, the introduction of BEP95 has enabled a real-time burning system. This aspect burns a portion of every transaction gas fee, which further decreases the quantity of BNB on an ongoing basis. These two mechanisms are likely to perpetuate the deflationary process of BNB, giving a predictable and transparent way of reducing the tokens.

BNB Chain is also enhancing its technology alongside its token burn. The network recently deployed the Fermi upgrade, which aims to boost block production speed by 40%. This upgrade lowers the time of finality of transactions to 0.45 seconds, which enhances the effectiveness and predictability of transactions across BNB Chain.

The Fermi hard fork is now live on BNB Smart Chain ✅

Block times are now ~0.45s, fast finality has been strengthened, and additional parameter updates, improvements and bug fixes have been added. The network is running more responsively as onchain activity scales.

Thanks to… pic.twitter.com/7BGEe0qT7b

— BNB Chain Developers (@BNBChainDevs) January 14, 2026