In the autumn of 2025, during the thriving cryptocurrency market, a conversation on Platform X on October 13th made prediction markets the next big thing for BNB Chain. Paramita's investment director publicly pointed out that Chinese users wanted to bet on "everything happening around them" but lacked a reliable platform. From when CZ would be mentioned again in the media to the price of new Xiaomi cars and Spring Festival travel rush numbers, they lacked a viable Web3 testing ground. Immediately after this comment, Binance co-founder He Yi responded, inviting developers to migrate prediction markets to BNB Chain and promising investment support from YZi Labs. She publicly stated:
"We welcome professional friends to create a prediction market on the BNB chain. YZi Labs will invest."
Funding Announcement: $1 Billion BNB Builder Fund Launches
In October of this year, YZi Labs announced the establishment of a $1 billion "BNB Builder Fund," targeting DeFi, real-world assets (RWA), artificial intelligence, decentralized science (DeSci), payments, wallets, and prediction markets. According to CoinDesk , the funds will be used for equity and token investments, as well as providing technical consulting and liquidity support. This is seen as a continuation of CZ(CZ) vision of "Web3 + AI + Biotech" since his return, and as a way to fuel BNB Chain's expansion.
On-chain indicators: Capital and traffic are rising simultaneously
This capital flow was quickly reflected in on-chain data. Over the past three months, BNB Chain has attracted $182 million in net capital inflows. Trading volume on PancakeSwap, the flagship DeFi platform, has rebounded significantly, and the meme coin craze has pushed BNB prices into the $1,300-$1,315 range. According to Galaxy Research , BNB Chain is now the third-largest public blockchain with a market capitalization of $182 billion, with a majority of active users in Asia. While most observers attribute this surge to ecosystem-wide adoption and speculative trading, it also demonstrates the market's openness to new applications.
BNB Chain boasts fast speeds, low fees, and integration with numerous liquidity pools and oracles, making it suitable for the automated market maker (AMM) and order book models required for prediction markets. An official blog post notes that compared to Polymarket, which boasts over $2 billion in monthly trading volume, BNB Chain remains a promising market for real-world topics like "Xiaomi car prices" and "food delivery wars." Blockworks research also notes that global investor demand for betting on real-world events is increasing, but most projects remain at the conceptual stage.
Next step: From potential stocks to blueprint core
Driven by the growing demand from the Chinese community and backed by a $1 billion fund, the prediction market is seen as the next growth engine for BNB Chain. YZi Labs has invested in the ecosystem's prediction platform, Opinion, which has announced the launch of a mainnet points program, paving the way for a future large-scale launch. While BNB price fluctuations and the prediction market remain uncorrelated in the short term, the two are gradually aligning from capital, technology, and user demand. For developers, this lowers the barrier to entry; for investors, it means more quantifiable growth metrics. Whether BNB Chain can transform everyday life into a new way to play in Web3 and further expand its user base will be a major test of its execution.
This conversation, which began on the X platform, has now evolved into a triple resonance encompassing capital, technology, and community. If BNB Chain can capitalize on this demand, the prediction market may become the next key fulcrum in defining the competitive landscape of public chains.
