BNB Chain, the community-driven blockchain ecosystem, today announced its Delegation Support for the fifth iteration of its TVL Incentive Program, which concluded on March 21, 2025. This initiative was launched to support and accelerate innovation in decentralized finance and the broader restaking ecosystem. By allocating up to 5% of each protocol’s incremental staked BNB as Delegation Support, the program plays a key role in driving protocol-level growth and reinforcing BNB Chain’s DeFi infrastructure.
The TVL Incentive Program is designed to catalyze sustainable growth across liquid (re)staking protocols by providing direct, performance-based incentives. Through this effort, BNB Chain continues to promote a more secure, scalable, and resilient DeFi environment. All qualified participants were evaluated using a weighted set of metrics to determine their final rankings, with the top five protocols earning Delegation Support.
KernelDAO secured the top position and was awarded 3956 BNB in Delegation Support. Astherus followed and received 3512 BNB, while YieldNest was third and was allocated 97 BNB. Tranchess, which came fourth, received 149 BNB, and Lista-DAO, which came fifth, was awarded 1704 BNB. Each protocol’s reward was calculated according to its respective performance tier, ranging from 1% to 5% of the incremental staked BNB.
The reward assets will be distributed in BNB within 10 days following this announcement. Delegation Support will remain active for a period of one to three months, depending on each protocol’s overall performance and adherence to robust security and risk management practices. In cases where a protocol is assessed to present a high level of risk, such as exposure to security threats or contract vulnerabilities, BNB Chain reserves the right to withdraw Delegation Support in a timely and responsible manner.
As BNB Chain continues to strengthen its support for the DeFi ecosystem, efforts are underway to optimize the TVL Incentive Program to deliver greater value to participating projects. BNB Chain welcomes suggestions and feedback from the community to help evolve this initiative further and contribute to BNB Chain’s mission of onboarding the next billion Web3 users.
Users can learn more about the TVL Incentive Program here or view the full details on the BNB Chain website.
About BNB Chain
BNB Chain is a community-driven blockchain ecosystem that is removing barriers to Web3 adoption. It is composed of:
- BNB Smart Chain (BSC): A secure DeFi hub with the lowest gas fees of any EVM-compatible L1; serves as the ecosystem’s governance chain.
- opBNB: A scalability L2 that delivers some of the lowest gas fees of any L2 and rapid processing speeds.
- BNB Greenfield: Meets decentralized storage needs for the ecosystem and lets users establish their own data marketplaces.
Setting a high bar for security, the AvengerDAO community protects BNB Chain users while Red Alarm provides a real-time risk-scanner for Dapps. The ecosystem also offers a range of monetary and ecosystem rewards as part of its Builder Support Program.
For more, users can follow BNB Chain on X or start exploring via the Dapp library.
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