According to BNB Chain news, BNB Chain announced that the application for MVB Season 8 is now open, and the application deadline is 11:59 pm (UTC) on September 18, 2024. The Most Valuable Builder (MVB) program is a collaboration between BNB Chain, Binance Labs, and CMC Labs. It has now been shortened to 4 weeks. MVB Season 8 will continue to provide early Web3 builders with the resources and support they need to thrive in the BNB Chain ecosystem.

Projects applying for MVB must meet the following criteria:
1. Most of the business and transaction volume occurs on BNB Chain;
2. The smart contracts of the core business are deployed on BNB Chain;
3. The project tokens are initially issued on BNB Chain.