Binance’s native coin, Binance Coin (BNB), has been on quite a roll lately. In 2023, the coin experienced significant losses, primarily on account of Binance’s legal and regulatory troubles. By October 2023, BNB prices had dropped to as low as $210.
However, it spent the first quarter of 2024 on an upward trajectory. The recovery has been impressive, to say the least —by mid-March, the digital asset was trading at approximately $600. Afterward, BNB traded sideways in the $450 to $600 range until the wider cryptocurrency bull run ignited in early November.
At press time, Binance Coin was trading at $771.16 — on the weekly chart, BNB gained 23.65%, bringing monthly returns to 38.42% and year-to-date (YTD) gains up to 150.27%. BNB currently has a market capitalization of approximately $111.27 billion — making it the fifth-largest cryptocurrency in the world, ahead of Solana (SOL) and Dogecoin (DOGE), and behind Tether (USDT).
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As Bitcoin (BTC) has stalled on its path to $100,000, investors are increasingly turning their attention to altcoins. Being one of the most established, as well as imminently tied to the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, BNB has unique advantages that attract investments.
Finbold has consulted one of the most powerful publicly available large language models for additional clarity and insight as to what price BNB could be trading at by the end of 2024.
ChatGPT-4o highlighted several bullish and bearish factors for BNB
OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4o outlined 4 bullish factors and just as many bearish ones when discussing BNB price predictions. On the bullish side of things, the large language model reflected on the significant growth that the BNB chain has experienced in the adoption of DeFi platforms, non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces, and decentralized applications (dApps).
BNB serves as the native coin used for transaction fees as well as staking on the network — so it stands to benefit greatly. In much the same vein, Binance’s many strategic partnerships were outlined as a potential bullish catalyst, together with positive market sentiment.
Finally, GPT-4o noted that the coin’s built-in deflationary measure, a quarterly burn, serves to keep scarcity at a level that supports price growth.
On the other hand, Binance’s past issues with regulatory bodies, as well as its ongoing legal dispute with FTX were mentioned as factors that could have a negative impact on investor confidence.
In addition, the AI model opined that increasing market competition, as well as BNB’s dependence on Binance as a platform, could serve to suppress growth or decrease the coin’s value.
ChatGPT-4o sets Binance Coin (BNB) price targets for the end of 2024
GPT-4o outlined two scenarios — one broadly bullish, and the other broadly bearish. In the first case, it predicted that BNB would reach a price of $850 by the end of the year. If that pans out, it would represent a 10.21% upside — not bad, but certainly modest when compared to the asset’s recent momentum.
In the other case, assuming that bearish factors turn out to be more impactful, OpenAI’s model set a $700 price target. This would equate to a 9.22% downside from current BNB prices.
On the whole, it should be noted that the bearish case does appear weaker. Legal disputes take years to play out and likely aren’t going to deter anyone from speculative investments.
Regulatory scrutiny and market competition simply come with the territory in the crypto space — and while reliance on Binance does present an operational risk, it’s highly unlikely that this fact will ever materialize into anything. At the end of the day, BNB will most likely follow wider market trends.
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