What to Know:
- YZi Labs aims to empower BNB Chain builders across DeFi, AI, RWA, and more.
- Global accelerator offering up to $500K and access to YZi and BNB Chain core teams.
- With record network activity and DEX volume, BNB Chain solidifies its lead in the Web3 space.
Labs, formerly Binance Labs, has set up a $1 billion Builder Fund to help founders and developers build in the BNB ecosystem, especially on BNB Chain. The goal is simple: to give builders the money, tools, and community they need to make real products that can have an effect on Web3, AI, and biotech.
The BNB token recently hit an all-time high of over $1,330, and there has been record activity on the BNB network. This new fund comes at a good time. The ecosystem is growing faster than ever, with 26 million transactions every day and the highest DEX trading volume in the business.
Empowering Builders for the Next Phase of Web3
YZi Labs says the new Builder Fund will focus on supporting long-term founders building in areas like DeFi, AI, DeSci, RWA, payments, wallets, and trading platforms.
Using BNB Chain’s fast and low-cost infrastructure, builders can access more funding, integrations, and tools and potentially reach over 460 million users across the BNB ecosystem.
Ella Zhang, Head of YZi Labs, said, “BNB represents the next phase of digital infrastructure where decentralization, scalability, and real usage come together. With this $1B fund, we want to help founders build the next generation of open systems that connect technology back to human progress.”
EASY Residency: A Launchpad for Builders
YZi Labs also announced EASY Residency Season 2, starting this October. It’s a global accelerator for founders, offering up to $500,000 in funding and direct access to the YZi Labs and BNB Chain core teams.
This season will expand to New York, San Francisco, Dubai, and Singapore, creating immersive spaces for builders to develop and launch their products.
Within the program, the Most Valuable Builder (MVB) track, BNB Chain’s flagship accelerator will operate under YZi Labs’ EASY Residency. The unified program connects founders with global investors, mentors, and partners, helping them build faster and smarter. Applications for EASY Residency and MVB are open on a rolling basis, giving teams from around the world a chance to join.
Why This Matters
BNB Chain is already proving that it is one of the best ecosystems in crypto. Block times went down to 0.75 seconds and gas fees went down to 0.05 Gwei after the Maxwell Hardfork earlier this year. These improvements made the network faster and cheaper, which made more people and developers want to build on it.
At the same time, BNB Chain still has the most daily DEX trading volume and active users, which shows that its community is both big and active. Thanks to help from YZi Labs and the MVB program, projects like PancakeSwap, Aster DEX, and ListaDAO have already become big platforms.
YZi Labs says that the effect is just as important as the money. The team thinks that the next generation of technology will be shaped by combining Web3, AI, and biotech. This will make life better.
Over the years, YZi Labs has helped more than 300 projects in 25 countries, including more than 65 companies that went through its incubation programs. A lot of them are now important parts of the BNB ecosystem.
The Bigger Picture
The timing of this fund is no coincidence. Just yesterday, YZi Labs posted on X: “The market has spoken. BNB’s fundamentals are built for mass adoption and this is only the beginning.”
BNB’s success is being driven by strong fundamentals like high staking yields and utility across DeFi, Launchpool, and payments. Token scarcity through its auto-burn system, which has already burned over 30% of the total supply, and institutional adoption, with BNB now emerging as a key digital asset for on-chain treasuries and liquidity management.
For builders, YZi Labs says “the rails are ready, liquidity is deep, and the next billion users are waiting.” With the Builder Fund now active and BNB Chain at record highs, the next chapter for Web3 innovation on BNB has just begun.
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