“BSC Ecosystem” Dominates the Gain Ranking, Will CZ's Enthusiasm Drive BNB Chain's Ecosystem to Soar?

As the founder of Binance and its largest shareholder, CZ's every word and action have the potential to influence market sentiment and trends. Recently, CZ has been continuously advocating for the BNB Chain on Twitter, promoting meme coins launched on BSC by Binance, emphasizing the technical advantages and ecosystem potential of the BNB Chain, outlining a development blueprint for 2025, sparking widespread market attention. Driven by CZ, ecosystem tokens on the BNB Chain have experienced a general increase, reaching a new high for the year.

Every time CZ speaks out, it's like a "depth charge," stirring up waves in the crypto market. From the bold statement that "BNB Chain has been in captivity for too long, it's time to break free," to the shift in attitude towards meme coins, CZ's return has undoubtedly injected a booster shot into the BNB Chain. Whether this ecosystem boom sparked by the "CZ Effect" is just a flash in the pan or the starting point for the BNB Chain's return to its peak remains to be seen.

CZ's Return, BNB Chain's Resurgent Popularity

To trace back this wave of BNB Chain frenzy, we have to mention TST. TST, Test Token, was originally just a token used in a video demonstrating how to issue memes on the Four platform, but the video inadvertently exposed TST's contract address, allowing everyone to keenly seize a glimpse of opportunity. Soon, TST transformed from an ignored test coin into a hype focus, rapidly increasing in market attention. When CZ posted a statement on social media clarifying that TST was not an officially supported project by Binance, it should have cooled down the situation. However, it instead became a catalyst for TST to reignite its popularity, further boosting its reputation in the community. On February 6, its market cap was only $500,000. CZ's response to the TST token caused its market cap to briefly exceed $50 million. Subsequently, on February 9, Binance announced the listing of TST. TST's market cap surged, exceeding $500 million, with a more than 100-fold increase in just 3 days.

With TST driving the BNB Chain's activity as a prelude, on February 11, CZ announced on Twitter, "BNB Chain has been in captivity for too long, it's time to break free," and on the 12th, he released the target areas for building the 2025 BNB Chain, igniting a strong market expectation for ecosystem upgrades. On the 11th, BNB surpassed $640, with a 24-hour increase of 5.75%, reaching a high of $725 today, signaling a significant resurgence in market enthusiasm.

After listing on the Binance Testnet (TST), BNB Chain ecosystem tokens started a comprehensive rally, taking the top spots in major exchange gainers. Below are some of the hot projects worth paying attention to, selected by the author.

cake

PancakeSwap is one of the most popular AMM protocols on the BNB Chain and a widely used DEX in the entire DeFi industry. CAKE is the native token of the PancakeSwap platform. PancakeSwap features low transaction fees (0.2% transaction fee) and rich functionalities such as farming, lotteries, an NFT marketplace, etc. Its trading volume and user activity continue to lead. At noon on the 13th, Cake's market cap reached a high of $7 billion, with a 38% 24-hour increase at the time of writing.

Bake

BakerySwap is an automated market maker with liquidity mining on the Binance Smart Chain, and BAKE is the platform's native BEP-20 governance token. BakerySwap is an iteration of Uniswap, similar to Uniswap but faster and cheaper. Additionally, BakerySwap has a strong NFT marketplace, including digital art NFTs, gamified NFTs, and the latest featured artist series. The Bake token experienced a sudden surge on the night of the 12th, with its market cap rising from around $110 million to a peak of $232.48 million in just 2 hours, a growth of over 100%.

THE

Thena is a decentralized exchange and liquidity protocol on the BNB Chain, the first project listed on Binance after CZ's release. Thanks to the technical support of the BNB Chain, Thena's advantage lies in its low fees and high performance. The platform also supports liquidity pools for various token pairs and attracts user participation through dynamically adjusted yield strategies. The THE token also saw a rapid increase on the night of the 12th, with a peak market cap of $256.67 million and a 115% increase within 24 hours.

BNX

BNX is the token of BinaryX, a Web3 gaming platform that combines Decentralized Finance (DeFi) with gaming, allowing players to earn cryptocurrency through a play-to-earn mechanism. Its potential stems from the increasing popularity of NFT games, along with a strong community and innovative gameplay that enables users to enjoy an immersive gaming experience while generating real-world income. BNX has shown a strong upward trend since the evening of the 8th, achieving about a 4x increase in value within 4 days, with a peak market cap exceeding $700 million.

The CZ Effect Continues Strong, Early Morning Emergence of "Fake Dog" Meme

In the early morning of February 13, Twitter user @theveeman asked CZ in the comments section if he had a pet dog. CZ replied that he owned a "Belgian Malinois" instead of a Shiba Inu.

This reply quickly sparked community speculation and frenzy, with many users inquiring about the dog's name and photos, intending to create related meme coins in advance. After interacting multiple times in the comments section, CZ posted, "I now know the answer. The way things work is very interesting, and I will consider for about a day, as I usually do for major decisions. Should I respect its privacy or make this dog public for business purposes? I might even interact with a few memes on the BNB Chain."

To uncover the real information about the dog, netizens embarked on a "carpet-style search." Some found three dogs and a cat that the Binance official layer had posted in 2020, which were the pets of Binance team members, speculating that one of them might belong to CZ. Some even created an image of a dog named Perry wearing Binance clothing, implying a deep connection with Binance and likely being CZ's dog... Until now, there continues to be a constant stream of meme coins claiming to be "CZ's dog," with some meme coins briefly surpassing million-dollar market caps.

If CZ does indeed launch a Meme named after his pet dog, it could replicate the skyrocketing pattern of $TRUMP, further attracting funds to flow into the BNB Chain. The grandiose "fake dog" event reflects the core driving force of Meme coins: celebrity effect + community consensus. Even without official endorsement, users can still promote token appreciation through the hype of a "legitimate narrative."

BNB Chain Potential Project Overview

Four.Meme

With CZ and the BNB Chain official team gradually embracing memes and mentioning memes in the 2025 roadmap, Four.Meme is positioned against Pump.fun on Solana. In the future, a large number of memes will be launched on it, so paying attention to the latest trends on Four.Meme at all times will be a good investment direction. Currently, Four.Meme launches 1k-2k memes daily, with a launch success rate of about 5%, meaning 50-100 memes successfully reach external markets.

It is worth mentioning that the Four.Meme team also provides exposure and liquidity support to some excellent projects. Therefore, paying attention to the official Alpha Boost on the website is also a way to screen for high-quality meme targets.

AICell

AICell is the first AI Agent token and AI Meme on BSC, with nearly a 10x rebound from the low point to the current price. It currently has a market value of 20 million USD, and one can wait for the right time to enter. As the BNB Chain views AI and memes as future directions, AICell is a target worth paying attention to.

Emerging Memes and Community Coins

BOB: Meme Coin themed after the BNB Mascot

BOB (Build on BNB) is a meme coin themed after the "BNB Mascot," with its design closely integrated with the BNB brand, giving it a strong identity. BOB has a highly active community, has shared CZ and BNB Chain's official tweets multiple times, and has seemingly been spread by official accounts. BOB's current market value is approximately 8.5 million USD, with a relatively small scale, but its active community provides a good liquidity foundation. The investment value of BOB mainly lies in its close connection with the BNB brand and the community's activity. Furthermore, with the widespread hype around the "Build" concept, BOB may see growth.

Cheems: Binance-Backed Meme Coin

Cheems is a strong community Meme coin on BSC that has gained popularity due to its cute imagery and widespread community adoption. Cheems has an active community backing and has been listed on the Binance exchange, further boosting its liquidity and market attention. Its success is partly attributed to a strong marketing strategy and community-driven promotional efforts. Cheems' investment value lies in its strong community base and support from Binance exchange, making it more suitable for investment by second-tier traders on centralized exchanges.

 Koma: Emerging Meme Coin on BSC

 Koma combines current popular Meme culture with technological trends such as AI or community cultural memes, attracting an incremental user base. Koma currently has a market capitalization of around $40 million and is a well-known and consensus-driven meme on BSC, with a potential future listing on the Binance exchange.

Base Chain, with Coinbase's background and low fee advantage, quickly became a star project on the Ethereum Layer 2. However, BNB Chain has recently rivaled Base Chain in terms of trading volume and user activity, especially in the explosion of Meme coins and DeFi projects. Meme coins on BNB Chain (such as FOUR, BinanceDog) attracted a large amount of retail funds, driving up on-chain gas fees and trading volume; projects like PancakeSwap, Thena, etc., by introducing MEV protection, liquidity incentives, and other mechanisms, further solidified BNB Chain's position in the DeFi space.

Solana has become one of the most prominent public chains in 2024 due to its high throughput and low fees, but its ecosystem overly relies on Meme coins, and network stability issues are frequent. If BNB Chain can achieve sub-second block times in 2025, attract users and funds through a more diverse ecosystem application (such as DeFi, GameFi, AI), it has the potential to surpass Solana in throughput and fees, ascending to a more top-tier public chain.

With CZ's return, BNB Chain has regained market attention through technological upgrades, ecosystem openness, and a meme trend. In the short term, the speculative frenzy around meme coins may bring volatility, but in the long run, with its combination of "high throughput, low fees, compliance," BNB Chain is expected to stand out in multi-chain competition and become the core force of the next-generation public chain ecosystem.