BNB Chain has announced a major upgrade to its incentive program, expanding it to $100 million as part of a renewed effort to accelerate adoption and support developer innovation across its ecosystem. The initiative is expected to further solidify BNB Chain’s position as a key player in the Layer-1 blockchain space by offering generous rewards to projects building on its infrastructure.
According to the announcement, the BNB Chain Incentive Program will target high-impact sectors such as decentralized finance (DeFi), gaming (GameFi), infrastructure, and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization. The program also includes a focus on fostering development around BNB Greenfield, the network’s decentralized data storage platform, as well as its Layer-2 scaling solution, opBNB.
Eligible developers and projects can access grants, rebates, and token incentives, with BNB Chain stating that it will prioritize early-stage protocols with strong technical merit and potential for long-term impact. The expansion follows previous incentive rounds, including a $10 million gas rebate program and multiple ecosystem growth initiatives, which have helped attract hundreds of developers and projects.
This new $100 million allocation will be disbursed through a structured framework, divided among various sub-programs:
- $45M for ecosystem gas fee rebates, encouraging usage across different verticals.
- $25M for top-performing projects, based on KPIs such as TVL (total value locked), user growth, and transaction volume.
- $30M allocated for infrastructure and tooling grants, with an emphasis on long-term usability and scalability of the chain.
The move comes at a crucial moment, as competition between blockchain ecosystems continues to intensify. Networks like Ethereum, Solana, and Avalanche are also ramping up their own incentive offerings, but BNB Chain hopes to set itself apart with its high throughput, low fees, and now, an aggressively funded support structure for builders.
“We want BNB Chain to be the best place to build in Web3, and this expanded program shows we’re putting serious capital behind that vision,” said a spokesperson from the BNB Chain core team.
Developers are also expected to benefit from technical support, marketing exposure, and direct collaboration with the BNB Chain innovation hub. BNB Chain emphasized the importance of security and compliance, noting that only projects meeting its safety and transparency criteria will qualify for rewards.
As BNB Chain prepares for its next growth phase, this upgraded incentive package sends a clear message: it’s ready to invest big in builders, users, and the next wave of blockchain applications.
