BNB (BNB) and Ethereum (ETH): a comparison
BNB and Ethereum set side by side: how the quotes moved, how the protocols are built and what tasks each one was made for.
Specifications of BNB and ETH
| BNB (BNB) | Ethereum (ETH) | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $690.95 | $2,118.59 |
| Ticker | BNB | ETH |
| Type | coin of its own network | coin of its own network |
| Network | BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) | — |
| Fees are paid in | BNB | — |
| Launched | 2017 | 2015 |
| Built by | Binance | Vitalik Buterin |
| Consensus | Proof of Staked Authority | Proof of Stake |
| Privacy | transfers are public | transfers are public |
| In circulation | 131.51 M BNB | 122.21 M ETH |
| Market cap | $90.87 B | $258.91 B |
| Rank by cap | #4 | #2 |
| Block | — | ~12 sec |
| Supply cap | — | no cap |
Source: CoinGecko, Nov 10, 2026 12:57. How these numbers are counted
Price movement: BNB and ETH
The start of the period is taken as 100 for both prices: the chart shows the difference in movement, not the quotes themselves.
| Period | BNB | ETH |
|---|---|---|
| 7 days | −1.31% | −5.29% |
| 30 days | −8.07% | −14.9% |
| 90 days | +11.81% | +13.34% |
The link between their daily moves over the quarter is 0.79 (they travel together).
The tasks BNB and ETH were made for
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How BNB and Ethereum are built
How BNB works
BNB Smart Chain is Ethereum-compatible and runs on Proof of Staked Authority: the number of validators is limited, which is what makes blocks fast and fees low. Regular burns gradually reduce the total supply.
What BNB is for
BNB goes towards gas in BNB Smart Chain, works in the network's DeFi applications and gives benefits inside the Binance ecosystem.
How Ethereum works
In the autumn of 2022 the network moved from mining to Proof of Stake: blocks are proposed and confirmed by validators who have locked up ETH, and a new slot opens every 12 seconds. Contract code is executed by the EVM virtual machine. Part of the fee on every transaction is destroyed, so the final supply of the coin depends on how actively the network is used.
What Ethereum is for
ETH is needed to pay for gas, is posted as collateral in DeFi, takes part in staking and serves as the unit of account of the ecosystem. Layer-2 networks — Arbitrum, Optimism and others — also charge their fees in ETH, so the coin serves a sizeable part of the crypto market.