BNB Chain Launches $650k Trenching Season Across Five Trading Platforms

BNB Chain launched Trenching Season on January 19, giving traders multiple ways to compete for a combined $650,000 reward pool across five trading competitions on major platforms. The campaign runs through February 2 and brings together Binance Wallet, Bitget, GMGN, Ave.ai, and Genius, each operating its own contest with distinct rules, timelines, and reward structures.

The initiative is designed to give traders flexibility in how they participate, while increasing onchain trading activity across the BNB Chain ecosystem at a time when recent network upgrades have improved speed and reliability.

What Is BNB Chain Trenching Season?

BNB Chain Trenching Season, also referred to as BNB Trenching Szn, is a coordinated series of onchain trading competitions that reward users based on metrics such as trading volume, realized profit and loss, or account balance. Instead of concentrating activity on a single platform, BNB Chain partnered with five established trading interfaces to spread participation across the ecosystem.

According to BNB Chain, the goal is to support traders, builders, and users by creating structured opportunities to engage with assets on BNB Chain while competing for rewards. Each competition operates independently, meaning users can choose one or participate in several at the same time.

How Do The Five Trading Competitions Work?

Each competition under Trenching Season has its own structure, eligibility rules, and reward calculation. While all require onchain trading activity on BNB Chain, the criteria for ranking participants differ.

Below is an overview of how each platform is running its contest.

Binance Wallet On-Chain Trade And Win

Binance Wallet’s competition focuses on realized profit and loss from onchain trades.

Key details include:

• Registration period from January 18 to February 2
• Competition period from January 19 to February 2
• Top 200 eligible participants ranked by realized profit and loss
• Total prize pool of 200 BNB

This format rewards traders who can manage risk and timing rather than simply generate volume.

Bitget Onchain Trading Competition 111

Bitget’s competition emphasizes trading volume.

Key details include:

• Competition period from January 19 to January 23
• Top 1,200 eligible participants ranked by total trading volume
• Prize pool of 150,000 USDT

This structure favors active traders who execute larger volumes over a shorter time window.

GMGN S10 BSC Trading Contest

GMGN’s contest ranks participants by balance rather than volume or profit.

Key details include:

• Competition period from January 19 to February 2
• Top 30 eligible participants ranked by balance
• Prize pool of 100 BNB

This approach rewards traders who can grow and maintain account value during the contest period.

Ave.ai New Year PK Competition

Ave.ai combines multiple reward tracks into a single competition.

Key components include:

• Sunshine Award for completing at least one onchain transaction of 200 USDT or more
• Tiered trading competition based on minimum volume thresholds
• Trading leaderboard ranking the top 200 by volume
• Total prize pool of 100,000 USDT

The competition runs from January 19 to January 26 and is designed to accommodate both casual and active traders.

Genius BNB Meme Szn

Genius focuses specifically on memecoin trading within the BNB Chain ecosystem.

Key details include:

• Competition period from January 21 to February 21
• Top 100 eligible participants ranked by realized profit and loss
• Prize pool worth $100,000 in BNB

This competition reflects continued interest in memecoin trading while applying structured ranking criteria.

Who Can Participate In BNB Trenching Season?

BNB Trenching Season is open to both experienced traders and newcomers. Because each competition has different requirements, users can select formats that match their trading style, risk tolerance, and available capital.

Some contests prioritize volume, others reward profitability, and some focus on simple participation. This variety lowers the barrier to entry while still offering incentives for advanced traders.

Recent Updates

Fermi Upgrade Goes Live

The launch of Trenching Season comes shortly after the Fermi hard fork went live on January 14 at block height 75,140,593. Fermi reduced block time on BNB Smart Chain from 0.75 seconds to 0.45 seconds.

As a result, the network now produces roughly two to three blocks per second.

Key improvements include:

• Faster transaction confirmations
• More reliable fast finality
• Improved validator coordination
• Better block propagation
• Improved performance for real-time trading applications

These changes help ensure that high trading activity during competitions does not lead to congestion or unpredictable confirmation times.

USD1 Trading Competition

On the same day as the Fermi upgrade, BNB Chain announced a separate USD1 trading competition in collaboration with World Liberty Fi, Four Meme, and Aster DEX. That program deploys $250,000 in USD1 as onchain liquidity support under BNB Chain’s $100 million Liquidity Incentive Program.

The USD1 initiative runs from January 15 to January 25 and evaluates trading pairs based on price movement, volume, and market participation. Eligible pairs are included automatically without requiring applications.

Together, these initiatives show a coordinated push to increase liquidity, trading depth, and onchain activity across BNB Chain.

Conclusion

BNB Chain Trenching Season brings together five trading competitions across major platforms, offering structured incentives for onchain trading between January 19 and February 2. With $650,000 in total rewards, multiple ranking models, and improved network performance following the Fermi upgrade, the campaign provides traders with several ways to engage with the BNB Chain ecosystem. Rather than focusing on a single metric, Trenching Season highlights how different trading behaviors fit into a broader, more resilient network.

Resources 

1. BNB Chain on X: Posts (January, 2026)

2. Blog article by BNB Chain: Win a share of $650K with BNB Trenching Szn on Binance Wallet, Bitget, GMGN, Ave.ai, Genius

3. BNB Chain developers on X: Posts in January, 2026

4. BNB Chain Github 1: About v1.6.2