How Many BNB Are There?

• BNB, which stands for ‘Build N Build,' originally had an initial token supply set at 200 million coins, as predetermined by its founders (Binance).
• The Binance team has actively pursued reducing this supply to 100 million coins through quarterly token burns.
• Over 150 million BNB coins are in circulation, but the supply is constantly decreasing due to crypto burn.
• Investors can stake BNB tokens but not create new BNB coins via staking.

So, How Many BNBs Are Left Now?

There are over 153 million Binance Coins in circulation. BNB has a fixed maximum market supply, meaning that the total number of Binance Coins that can exist has been predetermined from its inception. This distinct characteristic is what sets BNB apart from conventional fiat currencies and stablecoins, which lack supply constraints. In addition, no additional BNBs can ever be generated or minted.

How Many BNBs Have Been Created?

BNB started with a total supply of 200 million coins. 50% of the total token supply (about 100 million) was offered during a crowdfunding or initial coin offering (ICO) event between June 26 and July 3, 2017. 40% (about 80 million coins) was distributed to the founding team, while 10% was allotted to early angel investors.

However, since then, the circulating supply of BNB has significantly decreased due to a series of token burn events. These are quarterly events where a certain percentage of the BNB coins is removed from open use.

In addition, a certain percentage of all gas fees generated from transactions executed on the Binance blockchains are also burnt in each block. The validators of the respective blockchain networks determine the particular percentage or ratio. This idea was formalized in the Binance Equilibrium Points (BEP-95) proposal. Due to these buyback and token burn policies, Binance exchange has successfully executed 24 burn events, removing more than 38 million BNB tokens from circulation.

When Will the Last BNB Be Created?

BNB employs a fixed or hard-cap token supply system, wherein the coin's developers have predetermined the maximum number of digital assets that will ever be in circulation. The total asset supply of Binance Coins is 200 million as mentioned above – the number of coins created at launch. As such, no new BNB coins can ever be mined by the network validators on the BNB Chain.

The absence of any future BNB creation and the token burn contributes to the digital asset's deflationary nature, as it possesses a limited number of tokens available to meet increasing demand.

How Is BNB Created?

The Binance Coin has been central to the entire operation of the fledgling Binance ecosystem since its launch in the July 2017 ICO event. New BNB coins cannot be created at the most basic level since all of the total asset supply was released during its launch. However, users can participate in staking by locking up their digital funds with validators to earn rewards for securing the network.

The BNB Beacon Chain is a smart contract network that operates using a version of the new generation algorithm called proof-of-stake (PoS) and proof-of-authority (PoA). The algorithm allows the 21 pre-approved validators to verify transactions on the BNB Chain faster and more efficiently.

Can BNB Be Lost?

Cryptocurrencies like the Binance Coin are built on blockchains, making them immutable, decentralized, and unrecoverable if lost. Since assets like BNB are digital, they are stored in cryptocurrency wallets. The most popular wallets are categorized as either online (software) or offline (cold or hardware) cryptocurrency wallets.

BNB coins may be permanently lost if a crypto wallet housing the cryptocurrency is compromised due to a security breach or negligence. Binance Coins could also be lost if you inadvertently send them to an incorrect recipient address or an unsupported blockchain network. Therefore, it's best practice to copy and paste the recipient's wallet addresses to ensure accuracy.

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