Binance Seals $100M Circle Deal as BNB Holds $752
BNB (BNB)
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Eugene Serbin
techbullion.com reports that Binance sealed a $100 million deal with Circle on September 22, marking a five-year bet on USDC growth across new markets. Binance purchased 1.24 million shares of Circle stock at $80.84 each, with the private deal closing on September 17 according to SEC filings. Circle pays Binance a monthly fee tied to USDC balances on the platform, adding to the $150 million Binance already received in 2025.
The agreement locks both companies into the partnership for five years as Binance holds $7.1 billion in USDC. Meanwhile, BNB trades at $752 with a $102 billion market cap as its 0 Fee Carnival runs through September 30. The report highlights Pepeto, a meme coin presale that has raised more than $11.1 million with a live zero-fee exchange.
PepetoSwap offers zero protocol fees, contrasting with the $3 cost for a $1,000 trade on Uniswap. The project features a bridge connecting Ethereum, BNB Chain, Solana, Base, and Arbitrum with zero bridge fees. SolidProof audited the contracts, and the token price sits at $0.0000001898 ahead of its listing. Changelly forecasts an October price range between $834 and $846 if the chain continues its current growth pace.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for BNB, measured when this story was written up on 30 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio spot data shows BNB trading at $758.66 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 55.0% and a 4-hour ratio of 54.1%, both exceeding the 24-hour ratio of 52.2%. This indicates that buying pressure is building in the short term relative to the daily average. The volume delta reflects this activity, showing positive inflows of +$418,442 over the last hour and +$877,023 over the last four hours. Over the full day, the volume delta stands at +$4,260,291, with a cumulative CVD of +$3,934,003. Net buying occurred for 16 of the last 24 hours, supporting a spot volume of $98,667,977 across 614,680 trades. The data suggests consistent accumulation rather than a single spike in activity.
The latest daily buy ratio of 46.4% sits at the 18th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 49.2% - weaker buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for BNB, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Comparing today's activity to the preceding week reveals a shift in momentum, as the 7-day average buy ratio was 50.0% while the latest day shows a 52.2% ratio. This represents a +2.1 point increase in buying dominance compared to the weekly average. However, the 24-hour volume of $98,667,977 is only 0.98x the weekly average, indicating slightly lower participation despite higher conviction. The weekly volume delta was -$6,857,441, contrasting with today's positive daily delta. Price has declined -3.8% over the last 8 days, with net buying occurring on only 3 of the previous 7 days. This suggests today is an unusual day for the coin, characterized by higher buy ratios but lower overall volume compared to the weekly norm.