$BNB Hits $1,000 ATH as Market Cap Reaches $145.7B

$BNB has broken through a historic milestone. The token surged past $1,000, setting a new all-time high with a market cap of $145.7B, according to CoinMarketCap.

The rally followed Binance’s treasury adjustments, with plans to rotate $BTC and $ETH into $BNB. In August, BNB Smart Chain ranked 2 in crypto by fees, generating $345M in a single month.

From its ICO price of $0.10 in 2017 to today’s four-digit level, $BNB has returned nearly 10,000x. A $10 investment at ICO is now worth $100,000.

Stories of early believers are now crypto folklore.

Wallet 0x8503 spent less than $1K to buy 999 $BNB at ~$1 per token. Today, that bag is worth ~$1M, a 1,000x return.

BNB just broke $1,000 today! @cz_binance

Diamond Hand 0x8503 spent less than $1K to buy 999 $BNB eight years ago, when the price was only ~$1.

Now, those 999 $BNB are worth ~$1M, a 1,000x return.https://t.co/DIkr8auXWA pic.twitter.com/4qZElFjyt5

— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) September 18, 2025

The rise cements $BNB’s place as one of the most profitable ICO investments in history.

CZ Speaks Out

In a rare tweet, Binance founder CZ commented not as an executive, but as a community member:

“I, not representing any entity or title, as just a community member and a BNB holder, thank everyone in the BNB and crypto ecosystem, for your support.”

Watching #BNB go from $0.10 ICO price 8 years ago to today's $1000 is something words cannot explain.

I, not representing any entity or title, as just a community member and a #BNB holder, thank everyone in the #BNB and crypto ecosystem, for your support.

We had our challenges…

— CZ