BNB breaks $910 resistance on wider crypto market rally momentum

• BNB broke through the $910 resistance zone, rising 2% to top $920, as the broader cryptocurrency market saw a 5.3% increase in the CoinDesk 20 (CD20) index.
• The rally comes ahead of the planned Fermi hard fork on January 14, which aims to improve the BNB Chain's capacity to 20,000 transactions per second and make it more attractive to developers.
• BNB reached an intraday high of $921.47 and now sits near the next breakout target at $928, with bulls eyeing a potential move towards $1,066 if momentum holds.

BNB broke through a closely-watched resistance zone over the past 24-hour period, climbing 2% to top $920 amid a wider cryptocurrency market rise that saw the broader CoinDesk 20 (CD20) index move up 5.3%.

The rally comes ahead of the Fermi hard fork, which is currently scheduled for Jan. 14. The upgrade will reduce block times from 750 milliseconds to 450 milliseconds and improve how the network processes transactions.

Its goal is to boost BNB Chain’s capacity to 20,000 transactions per second, making it a stronger contender for developers working on high-speed decentralized applications in areas like finance and artificial intelligence.

On the technical side, BNB reached an intraday high of $921.47 before stabilizing. Trading volume rose, signaling renewed interest as price pierced past the $906-$910 resistance range. BNB now sits just under the next breakout target at $928, with bulls aiming for a move toward $1,066 if momentum holds.

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• KuCoin recorded over $1.25 trillion in total trading volume in 2025, equivalent to an average of roughly $114 billion per month, marking its strongest year on record.
• This performance translated into an all-time high share of centralised exchange volume, as KuCoin’s activity expanded faster than aggregate CEX volumes, which slowed during periods of lower market volatility.
• Spot and derivatives volumes were evenly split, each exceeding $500 billion for the year, signalling broad-based usage rather than reliance on a single product line.
• Altcoins accounted for the majority of trading activity, reinforcing KuCoin’s role as a primary liquidity venue beyond BTC and ETH at a time when majors saw more muted turnover.
• Even as overall crypto volumes softened mid-year, KuCoin maintained elevated baseline activity, indicating structurally higher user engagement rather than short-lived volume spikes.

• Metaplanet’s multiple to net asset value (mNAV) rose to around 1.25, its highest level since before the October liquidation crisis.
• The move followed MSCI’s decision not to exclude digital asset treasury companies from its global indexes.
• Strategy (MSTR) rose around 5% in pre-market trading while price action across other bitcoin treasury companies remained relatively muted.

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