BNB Standard CEO outlines plans for a BNB Chain validator as firm heads to Nasdaq bell

New chief executive Alex Odagiu wants the Nasdaq-listed BNB treasury company to run its own validator and grow BNB holdings per share BNB Standard Corporation no longer wants to simply hold BNB. It wants to help run the network behind it. The Louisville-based company, listed on Nasdaq under the ticker BNC, plans to launch its own validator on BNB Chain. The plan comes from newly appointed CEO Alex Odagiu, who takes the helm as the firm marks a rebrand and a leadership change with a trip to the Nasdaq opening bell. Odagiu was named chief executive effective October 19, 2026.