BNB/ETH up 7% – Early sign that Binance Coin could lead L1s in Q1?
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Altcoin rotation is completely dormant right now. Worse still, most big-cap altcoins haven’t even kept pace with Bitcoin [BTC] on monthly losses, which is capping rotational flows, leaving their risk/reward profile skewed. Binance Coin [BNB] is no exception. Down 28% so far in 2026, it’s testing critical support zones, taking out longs, and retracing back to Q2 2025’s levels. The BNB/BTC ratio has dropped by 7.12% too, signaling muted rotation. In short, BNB has been feeling the market FUD. However, flashback to Q4 2025 and key divergences may be in play – Ethereum [ETH] dumped 2x harder than BNB, pushing BNB/ETH up 19% even while the broader market was shaky. Source: TradingView (BNB/ETH) Fast-forward to now, and a similar setup might be forming. BNB/ETH is up 7.29% in Q1, with Ethereum roughly 1.5× deeper in the red vs. Binance Coin. From a technical lens, capital is clearly favoring BNB while ETH lags behind. According to Messari data, this divergence might not be a fluke. In fact, BNB’s Q4 2025 report highlighted strong on-chain performance as average transactions jumped by 30.4% to 17.3 million, while active addresses climbed 13.3% to 2.6 million. So here’s the question – With BNB showing a similar setup vs. other L1s, is this a sign of solid on-chain fundamentals? And if so, could it repeat its Q4 2025 move and outperform the rest of the L1 pack by the end of Q1 2026? BNB’s on-chain strength shines through market FUD Stablecoins acted as a major liquidity driver behind BNB’s Q4 divergence. In fact, on-chain data revealed that its stablecoin market cap grew by 9.2% QoQ. Leading the pack were USDT at $9.0 billion (up 12.4% QoQ) and USDC at $1.3 billion (up 23.1%) – Providing a strong backbone for capital rotation. The result? BSC’s RWA value…
Filed under: News - @ February 13, 2026 12:17 am