BNB Chain has extended its zero-fee program for USDC, USD1, and U through September 30, 2026 at 23:59 UTC. Under the campaign, gas is covered for selected exchange withdrawals, wallet-to-wallet transfers, and bridge activity. BNB Chain says more than $4.5 million in gas fees had already been covered for users by the time of the extension.
For withdrawals to BNB Chain, the program includes several centralized exchanges such as Binance, Bitget, MEXC, Ourbit, BingX, LBank, and HTX, with supported assets, networks, and minimum withdrawal amounts varying by platform. Wallet conditions also differ by asset: USD1 and U are listed with unlimited qualifying transfers, while USDC has two free transfers per day, and direct wallet-to-wallet transfers on BNB Smart Chain have a stated minimum of $0.10.
Cross-chain USDC transfers are also included through Celer cBridge and Meson.fi. Supported source networks include Ethereum, Arbitrum, Polygon, Avalanche, and Optimism, with Tron additionally listed for Meson.fi. The terms differ by provider: BNB Chain lists a zero bridge fee for qualifying USDC moves through cBridge and a full rebate for supported Meson.fi transfers.
The extension keeps the existing usage model rather than introducing a separate participation flow, but availability depends on the exchange, wallet, bridge, asset, and network being used. BNB Chain presents the program as a way to reduce the cost of routine stablecoin movement within its ecosystem and when bringing liquidity in from other networks.