Binance Smart Chain has surpassed 500 million unique active addresses, coinciding with the frenzy surrounding the launch of its test TST meme coin.
In a historic milestone, Binance Smart Chain has surpassed 500 million unique active addresses, according to a recent <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/WhaleInsider/status/1888535452539408894" target="_blank">X post by Whale Insider</a>. This achievement comes at the heels of the launch of TST meme coin, a test token launched by the BNB Chain team for a tutorial video on how to create a meme coin on the Four.Meme launchpad platform on BNB Chain.
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Initially intended only for educational purposes, TST unexpectedly took on a life of its own, soaring 1,100% within its first three days. The token hit an all-time high of $0.52 before crashing back down to $0.20, a 62% drop from its peak, according to <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/test-token-bsc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Coinmarketcap</a>.
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The start of the TST pump can be traced back to a brief appearance of the token’s name in a single frame of the tutorial video. The video was briefly taken down after this was discovered, but Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao later instructed the team to put it back online. In <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/cz_binance/status/1887477388335833594" target="_blank">his X post</a>, CZ clarified that TST was not an official token and had no connection to BNB Chain beyond its role as a demonstration for the tutorial.&nbsp;
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However, although the token was created for educational purposes only, it had an unintended benefit as the resulting speculation on TST likely played a role in the recent surge of unique active addresses on the network.
As the number of active addresses on the <a href="https://crypto.news/bnb-chain-soars-in-2024-market-cap-doubles-revenue-up-over-200/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Binance Smart Chain</a> continues to rise, it brings its <a href="https://crypto.news/crypto-community-votes-to-rid-bnb-chain-of-mev-issues/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">MEV issue</a> into sharper focus. Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) refers to the extra profits made by validators by manipulating the order of transactions, often through front-running and sandwich attacks, which exploit the network’s vulnerabilities for financial gain.
The sandwich attack in particular has become a notorious exploit on the BNB Chain, with users losing millions of dollars as bots manipulate transactions to make a profit. In 2024 alone, BNB Chain users reportedly lost around $1.5 billion to these types of attacks, highlighting the vulnerability of the network as trading volume surges.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has recently surfaced the <a href="https://crypto.news/crypto-community-votes-to-rid-bnb-chain-of-mev-issues/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">MEV issue</a> on X by posting a poll on X asking if BNB Chain should eliminate/aggressively reduce MEV issues.
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BNB Chain hits 500m active addresses at the heels of TST frenzy and MEV concerns

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