BNB

Specifications	Details
Platform (underlying architecture)	Layer 1
Consensus Algorithm	Proof-of-Staked Authority (PoSA)
Ecosystem	BNB Chain
Token	BNB
Native Token Ticker	$BNB
Smallest Unit	Jager (1 BNB = 10^8 Jagers)
ARR or APY	~6%
Max Supply	200M
Delegation Requirements (Min-Max)	Minimum - 1 BNB Maximum - No limit
Stake Activation Period	1 Epoch
Reward Distribution Period	Every epoch (Every day at UTC 00:00)
Compounding	Manual
Compounding Frequency	Can be redelegated as rewards earned
Unbonding Period	7 days start from the next UTC 00:00
Lockup Period	None
Penalties and Slashing	Yes
Burn Mechanism	BNB uses a real-time auto-burning mechanism as introduced in BEP95. A fixed ratio of the gas fee collected is burned in each block, with the ratio decided by BSC validators. Check bnbburn.info to know the stats.
Validator Self-Bond Requirement	2000 BNB (Only the top 45 highest-stake nodes are chosen to be part of the active validator set)
Inflation
Validator Set Diversity	BNB Chain validator set comprises 55 validators (21 Cabinets, 24 Candidates) with Proof of Staked Authority (PoSA) consensus. The most bonded staking candidates are considered active validators (Max 45). In addition to 45 active validators (21 Cabinets and 24 Candidates), BSC includes 10 inactive validators.
Governance Mechanism	On-chain governance
Smart Contract Support	Yes
Smart Contract Programming Language	Solidity
Cross-chain Compatibility (Interoperability)	Yes
TPS (Transaction Throughput)	~100 TPS (~2000 TPS max)
Transaction Finality	~3.75s
Link to Explorer(s)	https://bscscan.com/, https://bsctrace.com/ , https://explorer.bitquery.io/bsc
Testnet Faucet	Testnet faucet and others
Figment’s Public Validator Address	`bva1ra94sse7s6styug74ejjgwpqmzc8hdx0ttwe3g`
Figment Staking Guide	HERE
Figment Supported MEV Relay	bloXroute
Recommended Wallet(s)	Ledger, Binance Wallet
CoinGecko Profile	https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/bnb