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BNB Chain Leads as Top Blockchain in User Activity

Recent data shows a major shift in blockchain user activity, with BNB Chain claiming the top spot. The network saw a sharp 19% increase in users, pushing its weekly active user count to over 17 million, placing it ahead of all other competitors.

NEAR Protocol followed closely with 16.1 million users, while Solana came in third with 12.3 million, a figure that represents a notable 16% drop. Other networks like Tron, Base, and opBNB were clustered at around 6.6 million users each, with opBNB showing a strong 26% surge in its user base.

Despite their market capitalization, major blockchains like Ethereum and Bitcoin remained further down the list, each with fewer than 3 million weekly users.

The data also reveals significant volatility in specific projects. Uniswap and Aptos both experienced declines of over 20%. The Solana ecosystem faced particularly sharp drops, with protocols like Jito losing 31.7% of its users and Raydium plunging by 59.6%.

Conversely, PancakeSwap, a major decentralized exchange on BNB Chain, bucked the trend with a 10% increase in weekly users, further strengthening BNB’s dominant position. This data highlights that while some ecosystems are gaining momentum, others are experiencing setbacks, demonstrating the rapid shifts in user attention within the blockchain space.

September 2025, Cryptoniteuae

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Vaibhavv Ali
Vaibhavv Ali

Vaibhavv Ali is the founder and editor of Cryptonite (cryptonite.ae), an independent digital-asset news and analysis publication with a UAE focus. He covers virtual-asset regulation — VARA, ADGM and the UAE Central Bank — alongside real-world-asset tokenization, stablecoins and agentic AI in finance. Every Cryptonite article is human-edited and its sources are linked. He is also a celebrated speaker and host.

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