BNB Chain Surpasses Solana, Ethereum Hits Lows & Tether Eyes a $500B Valuation

🟡 BNB Chain Outpaces Solana in Fee Revenue
BNB Chain (Binance Smart Chain, BSC) just claimed second place in daily transaction fee revenue, trailing only Tron. Fees are more than numbers — they’re proof of demand, and the shift highlights growing adoption for BNB’s ecosystem.

💰 Tether’s $500B Ambition
Bloomberg reports that Tether is preparing a potential fundraising round of $15–20 billion at a valuation of $500 billion. If realized, CFO Giancarlo Devasini’s net worth could soar to $224 billion, putting him in the world’s top five wealth rankings — ahead of Warren Buffett and right behind Musk, Ellison, Zuckerberg, and Bezos.

📉 Ethereum Supply at 9-Year Low
Ethereum reserves on exchanges dropped to 14.8 million ETH, the lowest since 2016. Investors are moving coins off platforms, signaling a preference for long-term holding. Lower supply on exchanges can squeeze liquidity, setting the stage for sharper market moves.

📊 Grok 4 Brings AI Into Crypto Trading
The new Grok 4 platform is pitching itself as a next-gen crypto analysis tool. Its pitch: transform social chatter and blockchain fundamentals into verified investment signals. Traders can now gauge market mood, cross-check fundamentals, and confirm transactions on-chain before deploying capital.

⏳ Bitcoin’s September Stress Test
Bitcoin has historically bottomed out in September. In two days, $17.5B worth of BTC options are set to expire, with a max pain point at $107K. Big expirations often push price action toward levels that hurt the most traders — a setup the market is watching closely.

Daily Market Analytics — September 25, 2025

• Global Market Cap: $2.68T

• 24h Volume: $87B

• BTC Dominance: 48.5%

Top Coins

• BTC: $108,200 (-0.9%)

• ETH: $2,950 (-1.4%)

• BNB: $1,052 (+2.1%)

Top Gainers (24h)

• AAVE: +8.9%

• ATOM: +7.1%

• NEAR: +6.3%

Top Losers (24h)

• XRP: -5.4%

• DOGE: -4.2%

• LTC: -3.8%