# BNB Standard Plans Validator Business to Earn BNB Rewards By John Kim Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/52071 Published: 2026-11-09T04:44:52.000Z Updated: 2026-11-09T04:44:52.000Z Section: Business > The company plans to stake its own BNB, accept delegations from other holders and take a commission on delegation rewards. BNB Standard Corporation plans to operate a validator on BNB Chain, adding a service business to its treasury strategy as the publicly listed company seeks to earn rewards from its BNB holdings. The company plans to have professional infrastructure providers run the validator while qualified custodians hold the BNB. It also intends to stake tokens from its own reserve, accept delegations from outside holders and collect a commission on rewards paid to those delegators. The plan would expand the company’s role from holding BNB to participating in network operations. BNB Chain validators receive rewards mainly from network transaction fees. Their rewards also depend on delegated stake and block production, rather than ongoing BNB issuance. Under the plan, BNB Standard would earn rewards on its own staked BNB and collect a commission from rewards generated by delegated tokens. The company raised about $500 million in a private placement in August 2025 and built a reserve of more than 510,000 BNB. It became the largest publicly listed corporate holder of BNB. Its stock ticker changed from VAPE to BNC as it shifted from an e-cigarette business to a BNB treasury strategy. BNB Standard CEO Alex Odagiu identified two priorities when he took the role on Oct. 19: increase the amount of BNB held per share and build a business on BNB Chain, starting with validator operations. The company’s later name change from CEA Industries to BNB Standard was marked by its [Nasdaq opening-bell ceremony after the rebrand](). The plan follows management changes at the company. BNB Standard sued asset manager 10X Capital in May 2026, seeking to invalidate their management agreement and recover fees. A governance agreement with YZi Labs in June brought three people onto the board. Odagiu, formerly an investment partner at YZi Labs, became CEO in October. ## Links in this article - [Nasdaq opening-bell ceremony after the rebrand](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/41174)