According to the source, the BNB Chain sector rose 3.9% week over week and total value locked ticked higher, indicating stronger on-chain participation per the source. According to the source, BNB held firm while PancakeSwap’s TVL increased, highlighting liquidity support within core BNB DeFi venues per the source. According to the source, the Fermi hardfork has gone live on testnet and Brevis expanded verifiable compute on BNB Chain, adding scalability and proof capabilities that the source flags as ecosystem catalysts.