BNB Chain: EVM-Compatible Blockchain for DeFi, Gaming and Web3

By Drift Striker · February 19, 2026

BNB Chain serves as a high-performance, EVM-compatible blockchain platform powering DeFi, gaming, and Web3 applications with low costs and rapid transactions.[1][2] Originally launched by Binance in 2020 as separate chains—Binance Chain for trading and BNB Smart Chain (BSC) for smart contracts—it unified under the BNB Chain brand in 2022, now encompassing BSC, opBNB, and BNB […]