Don’t invest unless you’re prepared to lose all the money you invest. This is a high-risk investment and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong. Take 2 minutes to learn more

Band Protocol (BAND) Price

BAND

Buy

Please note: like most trading venues, we display the current mid-market rates in our price charts. When you trade, you get the current bid or ask price depending on whether you are buying or selling. There is always a slight difference between the mid-market and the current bid or ask prices. This is a natural result of how Exchange order books work.

Digital currencies are very high risk. Do not invest money you can’t afford to lose. Please consider the suitability of crypto for your individual position before trading.

About Band Protocol (BAND)

The protocol runs on BandChain, an independent Delegated Proof-of-Stake (DPoS) blockchain built using the Cosmos SDK. Validators stake the network's native token, BAND, to secure the network and earn a portion of the fees generated by the protocol, Messari said. BandChain is custom-built for oracle computations, such as settlement, data sourcing and aggregation.

Band Protocol’s most obvious use case is in finance dApps, Decrypt said.

It works with data providers such as Binance and CoinGecko.

Other potential use cases include sports scores, weather and verifiable random number generation, needed in connection with things such as lotteries and NFT drops.

BAND is the native token of BandChain. It is the sole token on its network. Originally created as an ERC20 token, BAND powers the network. Use cases for the token, Messari said, include: collateral/stake for validators; transaction and access fees; and participation in BandChain governance. “The governance process allows the token holders to have decision-making power in shaping the direction of the network,” Messari said.

Band Protocol has joined the OpenAPI Initiative alongside tech giants such as Google and Microsoft to help define a standard for APIs.

How is the price of BAND determined?

BAND tokens were initially distributed in the form of two initial coin offerings (ICOs) and an initial exchange offering (IEO). The first ICO sale took place between August and October 2018. It sold 10 million BAND tokens at price of $0.3 per BAND, raising $3 million in the process, according to Messari. The second token sale took place in June 2019 and sold five million BAND tokens at a price of $0.4 per BAND, raising $2 million.

The IEO was held on Binance Launchpad, and the sale followed a lottery and airdrop format. A total of 12,368,200 BAND (12.37% of total token supply) was allocated to Binance Launchpad and was sold to Launchpad participants, Messari said.

BAND implements an inflationary model on tokens that is designed to gradually decrease their value, Decrypt said. “This is done to encourage users to take part in network staking to earn more tokens through staking rewards, with a goal of having 66% of all BAND tokens staked at any given time.”

The annual inflation rate changes based on that target percentage.

Why does BAND have value?

As dApp makers look to alternative blockchains for faster transactions and lower costs, said Decrypt, Band could be an essential tool to enable a broader dApp ecosystem going beyond Ethereum. Growth of DeFi and increased demand for the token, assuming inflation is controlled as intended, will drive value.

What are the main benefits of BAND?

  • Band Protocol will help create a common standard enabling blockchain applications to easily leverage APIs and data, CoinDesk said.
  • Band bridges the gap between blockchains and off-chain data sources, according to Decrypt.

How to buy Band Protocol (BAND)

With Uphold, you can buy digital currencies in just 11 clicks - even if you don’t have an account yet. 

Nothing could be easier.

Here’s how fast it is to get started:

1. Go to Uphold.com and click sign up.

2. Enter your email address and personal details. 

3. Click the link we send you and create a password

… and you’re off to the races!

Just start trading.

Get more coin for your coin

0% withdrawal fees

Low spreads

Learn more

Uphold Europe Limited, Reg No. 09281410, Registered Office: Eastcastle House, 27/28 Eastcastle Street, London, United Kingdom, W1W 8DH

© Uphold 2024. All Rights Reserved.

Uphold (FRN: 938277) is registered with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for AML purposes and complies with the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer for Funds (Information on the Payer).

Uphold is also an EMD agent (FRN: 900577) of Optimus Cards UK Limited (FRN: 902034) which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to issue e-money pursuant to the Electronic Money Regulations 2011.

The purchase, sale and custody of cryptoassets are regulated by the FCA for anti-money laundering purposes but this does not indicate any approval by the FCA of Uphold’s cryptoasset activities. Cryptoassets are very high risk and speculative.  When purchasing, selling and/or holding cryptoassets, you will not have access to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) or the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) if something goes wrong. You should be aware and prepared to potentially lose some or all of your money. You should carefully consider whether trading or holding cryptoassets is suitable for you in light of your financial circumstances.

Fiat money payments and balances (fiat is another name for traditional currencies, such as GBP, USD and EUR) constitute regulated e-money and payment services. In providing fiat balances, you are being issued with e-money by Optimus and Uphold is acting as its agent. See specific e-money terms. E-money is not a deposit or investment account which means that your e-money will not be protected by the FSCS. Your funds will be held in a designated safeguarding account with a regulated financial institution. E-money will not earn any interest.

Additional risk warnings are contained in Uphold’s Terms & Conditions