On October 7, 2025, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), former CEO of Binance, expressed astonishment at the explosive BNB memecoin season, stating he “didn’t see it coming,” per Coindoo.com. The BNB Chain has become a hotspot for speculative tokens, with CZ’s social media influence amplifying the hype. A BNB Chain phishing incident on October 2 sparked the “4” memecoin, which surged 470% in a week to a $245M market cap, despite no major exchange listings, per. CZ’s X post about the hack, which netted hackers just $4,000, fueled the rally, turning it into a community meme, per Cointelegraph.
The “4” memecoin symbolizes CZ’s personal mantra of discipline and emotional control in trading, a recurring theme in his posts, per Coindoo.com. Launched on PancakeSwap, it saw trading volume explode from $500,000 to $155M in two days, with 79,000 transactions, per. A trader turned $3,000 into $2M by buying early, holding 98% of their portfolio in “4,” per TradeBrains. CZ reposted the BNB Chain’s hack alert to his 8.9M followers, inadvertently boosting the token from $0.001 to $0.22, per. X posts from @Bubblemaps show million-dollar profits and nine-figure market caps, dubbing it “BNB meme szn,” per BitcoinEthereumNews.
BNB Chain’s low fees and high throughput have fueled a memecoin breakout, mirroring Solana’s 2024 frenzy with BONK and WIF, per KuCoin Learn. Tokens like PALU and CZ’s Dog (BROCCOLI) lead, with BNB memecoins generating higher retail profits than Solana’s, where only 0.5% of 600,000+ tokens survived, per. CZ teased interacting with popular BNB memes but clarified no official endorsement, per CoinDesk. Earlier in 2025, CZ’s dog reveal sparked “Broccoli” coins on Four.Meme and Pump.fun, with 480+ variants, per CryptoNewsFlash.
Analysts warn memecoins lack fundamental value, with most retail investors losing out post-hype, per Coindoo.com. BNB’s $880 record on August 20, 2025, per, insulated it from volatility, but small-caps like “4” risk sharp corrections. CZ’s focus remains on Aster DEX and its ASTER token, per. X posts from @LukeMartin highlight BNB’s edge in liquidity, per.
BNB could hit $1,000 by 2026 amid memecoin growth, per CoinShares, but “4” faces $20 support risks, per TradingView. Monitor PancakeSwap volumes on DefiLlama and CZ’s X for signals. Dollar-cost average into BNB with stop-losses below $800, or diversify into USDC, per. Follow @TheBlock__ for updates. BNB memecoin szn offers high-reward opportunities but demands caution in 2025’s volatile market, per.
