BNB Chain partners with on-chain sleuth ZachXBT to boost ecosystem security

Blockchain platform BNB Chain has announced an alliance with well-known on-chain investigator ZachXBT, who is dedicated to improving the security of the crypto ecosystem through lead ￰0￱ its X account, BNB stated , “Zachxbt is now supporting the BNB Chain community to help keep the ecosystem cleaner, fairer, and more transparent.” Keeping Web3 safe takes more than tech, it takes people who care enough to trace every lead. @zachxbt is now supporting the BNB Chain community to help keep the ecosystem cleaner, fairer, and more transparent ￰1￱ — BNB Chain (@BNBCHAIN) November 5, 2025 ZachXBT is an anonymous crypto detective who is recognized for uncovering scams in the web3 ￰2￱ started these investigations after getting scammed 4 years ￰3￱ then, he’s helped bring to light multimillion-dollar thefts, recover stolen funds, and assist law ￰4￱ has earned him a great deal of respect in the crypto and NFT communities over ￰5￱ instance, he recently helped uncover and trace a theft involving about $3.05 million worth of XRP tokens that were stolen from a user’s Ellipal cold ￰6￱ reported by Cryptopolitan, the funds were moved through several crypto exchanges and wallets in an attempt to hide their ￰7￱ to release a vulnerability investigation report Over time, BNB Chain security has grown ￰8￱ 2023, the cost of hacks went down 85% to $161.17 million in 414 ￰9￱ 2024, losses dropped by another 70%, bringing them down to $47 ￰10￱ October 2025, scammers hacked into the BNB Chain’s official X ￰11￱ posted phishing links that resulted in an $8,000 ￰12￱ hack used fake WalletConnect prompts and stole $22,000 from injected ￰13￱ showed that hacks into social media accounts can undermine trust even when blockchain systems remain ￰14￱ network plans major upgrades to better the speed and security with a target of 5,000 swaps per second, gasless transactions, and new Rust-based systems.

It’s also building Rust-based clients and AI-powered transaction tools. Additionally, 35.5% of the chain’s blocks in 2024 were hit by MEV (Maximum Extractable Value) attacks, which the chain is now ￰15￱ trading is now halted by the Good Will Alliance, a new alliance of ￰16￱ Chain’s total value locked (TVL) has gone up from $5.5 billion on BSC to $25.21 million on opBNB. However, investors are expected to ensure that smart contracts are audited, remain vigilant against phishing risks, and monitor how governance adapts to new ￰17￱ Chain strikes a balance between Ethereum’s safety and Solana’s ￰18￱ the other hand, a small group of validators makes the centralization risks even ￰19￱ tanks 13% amid a wider market downturn BNB Chain’s native token, BNB, slid more than 13% in the past week, falling under the $1000k ￰20￱ volatility follows the overall crypto market.

However, it has shown small daily gains after bouncing back from a low of about $885 ￰21￱ analysis by YZi Labs found that insiders, such as BNB co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, own less than 1% of the coin. Then, the general public owns 67%. BNB holdings distribution.