With $635 average trade sizes matching Robinhood-level retail activity, 1.3 million users, and $92K in weekly fees flowing across six blockchains, Banana Gun's on-chain execution layer is starting to look less like a bot and more like infrastructure.
March 16, 2026, Chainwire
Banana Gun, the multi-chain DeFi trading platform, has surpassed $8 billion in annualized trading volume, a milestone first reported by Investing.com and syndicated across Yahoo Finance. The figure puts the platform alongside some of the highest-volume automated trading services in crypto, but the more telling metric may be the shape of its activity: average trade sizes of $635, roughly matching retail equity and ETF transactions on platforms like Robinhood and E*TRADE.
That pattern matters. It signals that Banana Gun's user base trades like retail investors, not whales running arbitrage. The platform has processed $16.09 billion in cumulative volume and 25.3 million trades since its 2023 launch. The current daily average sits at 16,619 trades across a global user base of 1.3 million.
From Sniping Bot to Execution Layer
Banana Gun launched during the 2023 memecoin surge as a Telegram bot built for token sniping. Three years later, it operates a dual-interface execution layer spanning six blockchains. The original Telegram bot handles speed-first mobile trading. Banana Pro, the browser-based terminal, handles everything else: customizable chart layouts, portfolio tracking across multiple wallets, granular copy trading with spend caps and historical performance data, limit orders, DCA automation, and a rebuilt notification system that separates critical alerts from noise.
Both surfaces share the same data pipeline. A position opened via Telegram appears instantly on the Banana Pro dashboard with matching balances, order states, and market data. No reconciliation step. The platform currently supports Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, Base, and MegaETH, with a sixth integration in development.
$92K Weekly Fees, Broken Down by Chain
Banana Gun generates revenue through trading fees across all supported chains. In its most recent reporting period, weekly fees held at $91,762, marking six consecutive weeks without decline. Ethereum accounted for 63% of that total at $58,267. BSC surged 49% to $14,709. Solana contributed $14,305 with steady daily volume between $1,600 and $2,900. Base generated $3,684.
40% of every fee dollar goes directly to BANANA token holders. No staking, no lockups, no governance votes. Hold 50 BANANA, receive distributions every four hours in ETH or SOL depending on the originating chain. At current fee levels, that translates to roughly $36,000 in weekly holder distributions.
88% Sniping Accuracy and MEV Protection Across Six Chains
Every transaction on Banana Gun passes through pre-execution checks before reaching the blockchain. MEV-protected routing channels trades through private pathways, blocking front-running and sandwich attacks. Pre-trade simulation scans for honeypot contracts. Anti-rug monitoring flags suspicious behavior while liquidity still exists. Reorg protection handles block reorganization exploits.
On Ethereum, the platform reports an 88% success rate in competitive first-block sniping, the highest among major trading bots. These protections apply identically across all chains with zero manual configuration required.
"We never set out to build the biggest bot. We set out to build the one traders could actually trust."
-- Daniel, CEO and Co-Founder, Banana Gun
Five Chains Shipped in 90 Days, MegaETH from Block One
Between December 2025 and February 2026, Banana Gun completed five full chain integrations on Banana Pro. The defining moment: MegaETH on day zero. When MegaETH launched its mainnet on February 9, Banana Gun was the only platform with presets, limit orders, DCA, copy trading, charts, and analytics operational from the first block.
MegaETH processes 100,000 TPS with millisecond block times. The engineering team rebuilt the routing engine specifically for MegaETH's sequencer, delivering the same MEV protection available on slower chains at a speed approaching centralized exchange execution, without surrendering custody.
In February, the team also shipped its largest infrastructure overhaul of 2026: a unified data engine, Quick Buy/Sell widget, rebuilt notifications, and cross-chain UX standardization, all deployed simultaneously. Three new hires (two frontend engineers, one QA specialist) joined in January to accelerate the release cycle.
Platform Metrics (March 2026)
• $8B+ annualized trading volume
• $16.09B cumulative volume since 2023
• 25.3 million trades executed
• 1.3 million registered users
• $635 average trade size (retail-level)
• 16,619 average daily trades
• $92K average weekly platform fees
• 40% fee share to holders every 4 hours
• 88% first-block sniping success (Ethereum)
• 6 supported blockchains, full feature parity
• 5 chain integrations in 90 days
• Day-zero MegaETH mainnet support
Roadmap
Planned for 2026: enhanced copy trading controls on Banana Pro, additional chain integrations, and Banana Swap, a simplified interface requiring only a connected wallet. Given the team ships weekly upgrades and launches on new chains from block one, stated timelines tend to compress.
About Banana Gun
Banana Gun is a multi-chain DeFi execution platform offering a unified Telegram bot and Banana Pro, a browser-based trading terminal, for on-chain trading across Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, Base, and MegaETH. The platform provides automated sniping, MEV-protected execution, copy trading, DCA strategies, and limit orders. With $16 billion in cumulative volume and 1.3 million users since 2023, Banana Gun distributes 40% of all platform fees directly to BANANA token holders every four hours.
Links
Website: bananagun.io
Banana Pro Terminal: pro.bananagun.io
Blog: blog.bananagun.io
Documentation: docs.bananagun.io
X (Twitter): @BananaGunBot
Telegram Community: @Banana_Gun_Portal
Telegram Bot: @BananaGun_bot
