$BNB Lower Fees on Binance – If you pay fees in BNB, you often get discounts.

Access to DeFi tokens – Many tokens, especially in BNB Chain ecosystem (like CAKE, SFP, ALPACA), are paired with BNB rather than stablecoins.

Liquidity – BNB is a major token, so pairs with BNB are usually highly liquid.

🔍 Where to Trade BNB Pairs

Binance (Centralized Exchange)

PancakeSwap (DeFi, BNB Chain)

MEXC, KuCoin, Gate.io (some BNB-based pairs exist here)

Trust Wallet + DEX (for DeFi trading using BNB pairs)

🧠 Tip:

If you're using BNB to buy smaller altcoins on PancakeSwap, you’ll be working with BNB-based pairs in the BNB Chain (BEP-20) ecosystem.