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The BNB Chain has come in fourth position among blockchains based on the revenue fees they generated in 2025. The network associated with the world’s largest exchange, Binance, trailed Solana, which came in first.  Notably, BNB Chain did not completely lag in other metrics, which could be comforting for network proponents and investors.  According to data from Nansen, BNB generated $259.06 million, coming in fourth place, while Solana generated $605.66 million. Ethereum, with its barely active memecoin community, trails behind at $521.98 million, and the Tron chain remains in number 2, even though it is not so far behind Solana at $581.65 million.  Analysts had high hopes for Bitcoin at the beginning of 2025. However, Nansen data shows it came in fifth with just $172.53 million.  BNB generated $259.06 million, coming in fourth place. Source: Nansen Still, while BNB Chain’s revenue, compared to others, was lower, it did not completely lose in every key metric. It did well as far as active addresses are concerned, with many reports claiming it had the highest compared to other chains.  It also did not perform terribly on the adoption end, with its total value locked rising over 40% while transactions grew to 150% year-over-year. Its stablecoin capitalization also doubled to roughly $14 billion at its peak, with real-world assets surpassing $1.8 billion, supported by major institutional issuers like BlackRock’s BUIDL, Franklin Templeton’s BENJI, and VanEck’s VBILL. Why did BNB Chain trail in fee generation?  As for why BNB Chain has not performed well regarding fees, analysts have linked it to a change in trend with people leaning more toward chains that offer utilities like Tron or high volume like Solana.  While Tron offers real-world utility as a payment rail and hosts between 50 to 60% of the global USDT supply, Solana continues to…

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