BNB Price Falls Below Technical Support as Market Awaits FOMC Clues Amid Geopolitical Tension

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June 17, 2025
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By CD Analytics, Francisco Rodrigues|Edited by Aoyon Ashraf

Updated Jun 17, 2025, 4:23 p.m. Published Jun 17, 2025, 4:23 p.m.

BNB, the native token of BNB Chain, fell 1.7% over the past 24-hour period, trading between $659 and $646.
Despite the short-term turbulence, BNB Chain’s fundamentals remain strong, with the network processing over $100 billion in decentralized exchange (DEX) volume in the past month.
The token is currently consolidating below resistance with a bearish tilt.

BNB, the native token of BNB Chain, fell 1.7% over the past 24-hour period, rattled by growing market unease as the conflict between Israel and Iran escalates and after U.S. President Donald Trump called for the National Security Council to prepare in the situation room.

BNB swung between $659 and $646 during the day, marking a tight but significant trading range. The $647 level has emerged as a support line for the token, which now hovers below it, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis data.

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Despite the turbulence, BNB Chain’s fundamentals remain strong.

It processed over $100 billion in decentralized exchange (DEX) volume in the past month, and more than $10 billion in the last 24 hours, according to DeFiLlama.

Investors are now eyeing Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting for cues. Any signals on interest rates could influence liquidity, particularly in risk-on assets like crypto.

Also lingering in the background is VanEck’s pending BNB ETF application, which was filed in May. If approved, it could open the door to greater institutional participation.

Strong support has formed at $647, backed by a surge in volume to 82,311 tokens, nearly triple the 24-hour average, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis data.
Resistance is entrenched between $658 and $659, an area where the price was rejected twice amid rising volume.
Hourly charts reveal a push to $655, followed by a slight pullback to $652. This identifies a local resistance at $655.70-$655.80.
Selling pressure intensified during downswings. BNB is currently consolidating below resistance with a bearish tilt, and further downside comes if sentiment remains weak.

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Francisco is a reporter for CoinDesk with a passion for cryptocurrencies and personal finance. Before joining CoinDesk he worked at major financial and crypto publications. He owns bitcoin, ether, solana, and PAXG above CoinDesk’s $1,000 disclosure threshold.