Banana Gun (BANANA)
Telegram trading bot with real revenue and buyback mechanism but entirely dependent on on-chain trading volume cycles
Ranked 39th of 251 rated tokens. Scoring pass 11 Jun 2026.
What the numbers say
BANANA scores 135 of 250 across the 25-variable framework, which places it 39th of 251 rated tokens and inside the top quartile of the set. The framework verdict is CAUTIOUS HOLD.
BANANA is a top-10 name in the set on 4 variables. The score rests on Buyback and Burn 8/10, 7th of 251, Supply Inflation 8/10, 8th of 251, Circulating / FDV Ratio 9/10, 10th of 251 and Protocol Revenue 7/10, 10th of 251.
Against the same universe, BANANA sits in the bottom third on Regulatory Safety 4/10, 213th of 251 and TVL Trend 2/10, 189th of 251. These are the variables that would have to move for the verdict to change.
Only 40.2% of BANANA's maximum supply is in circulation, so 2.49x the current float is still scheduled to arrive. Holding price per token flat while the rest enters circulation implies 59.8% of the fully diluted value sitting ahead of today's holders. That is a heavy overhang: most of the eventual supply has not reached the market yet.
BANANA trades 95.5% below its all-time high of $78.62. Recovering that level is a 22.2x move, not a 95.5% one, which is the arithmetic most drawdown charts hide.
25-variable breakdown
Each variable is scored 1 to 10 and ranked against every other rated token, so a 7 that ranks 20th means something different from a 7 that ranks 180th. The rank is the part that is hard to get anywhere else.
Cash flow
| Protocol Revenue | 7 | 10th of 251 | |
| Revenue Trend | 5 | 32nd of 251 | |
| P/S Multiple | 5 | 38th of 251 | |
| Real Staking Yield | 4 | 82nd of 251 |
Supply
| Supply Inflation | 8 | 8th of 251 | |
| Vesting Schedule | 8 | 21st of 251 | |
| Circulating / FDV Ratio | 9 | 10th of 251 | |
| Buyback and Burn | 8 | 7th of 251 |
Ownership
| Smart Money Flows | 5 | 48th of 251 | |
| Insider Selling | 5 | 42nd of 251 | |
| Holder Concentration | 5 | 10th of 251 |
Traction
| TVL Trend | 2 | 189th of 251 | |
| Active Users | 5 | 38th of 251 | |
| Developer Activity | 5 | 83rd of 251 | |
| Network Growth | 5 | 52nd of 251 |
Position
| Market Share | 5 | 52nd of 251 | |
| Competitive Moat | 4 | 114th of 251 | |
| Institutional Adoption | 3 | 115th of 251 | |
| Exchange Depth | 6 | 37th of 251 | |
| Social Mindshare | 6 | 23rd of 251 |
Risk
| Regulatory Safety | 4 | 213th of 251 | |
| Catalyst Calendar | 5 | 50th of 251 | |
| BTC Alpha Potential | 5 | 13th of 251 | |
| Team Execution | 6 | 30th of 251 | |
| Treasury Runway | 5 | 74th of 251 |
The vertical tick on each bar marks the median score across all 251 rated tokens, so a bar ending left of the tick is below the universe on that variable.
Catalyst and risk
Next catalyst
Bull market retail FOMO driving Telegram bot volume spike; 1% fee on all trades with aggressive buyback
Principal risk
Revenue collapses in bear markets; Unibot/Maestro competition fierce; no durable moat beyond brand
Market and supply
| Price | $3.51 |
| Market cap | $14.1Mrank 963 |
| All-time high | $78.6220 Jul 2024 |
| Circulating supply | 4,016,416 |
| Eventual supply (max supply) | 10,000,000 |
| Dilution to full supply | 2.49x |
| Listed on | Binance, Bybit, Gate.io |
Price, market cap, supply and all-time high from CoinGecko, fetched 6 Aug 2026. The 25 scores come from the research pass dated 11 Jun 2026 and don't move with price.
Tokens with a similar profile
These are the closest matches to BANANA measured on the shape of all 25 variables after removing overall quality, so what they share is a pattern of strengths and weaknesses rather than a similar size or price.
Sources
- [Dune Analytics] Banana Gun generated ~$30M in protocol revenue in 2024 via 1% fee on all Telegram bot trades with buyback
- [CoinMarketCap] BANANA nearly fully circulating (92%+) reducing open risk, with daily buybacks from fee revenue
- [Messari] Telegram trading bot sector revenue highly cyclical, peaking with meme coin mania in 2024
Common questions
- What is the Early Thunder score for Banana Gun (BANANA)?
- BANANA scores 135 out of 250 on the 25-variable framework, ranking 39th of 251 rated tokens (top quartile). The framework verdict is CAUTIOUS HOLD.
- What are BANANA's strongest fundamentals?
- BANANA ranks highest on Buyback and Burn 8/10, 7th of 251, Supply Inflation 8/10, 8th of 251, Circulating / FDV Ratio 9/10, 10th of 251 and Protocol Revenue 7/10, 10th of 251. Ranks are measured against all 251 tokens in the same scoring pass.
- What are the weakest parts of the BANANA thesis?
- BANANA scores in the bottom third of the universe on Regulatory Safety 4/10, 213th of 251 and TVL Trend 2/10, 189th of 251. The single risk carried on the scorecard is: Revenue collapses in bear markets; Unibot/Maestro competition fierce; no durable moat beyond brand
- How much BANANA supply is still to enter circulation?
- 40.2% of eventual BANANA supply is circulating today, leaving 2.49x the current float still to arrive. At a flat price per token that is 59.8% of fully diluted value ahead of current holders.
- How far is BANANA from its all-time high?
- BANANA trades 95.5% below its all-time high of $78.62. Returning to that high requires a 22.2x move from the level used in this scoring pass.
- Which tokens have a similar profile to BANANA?
- Measured on the shape of all 25 scored variables rather than on price, the closest matches to BANANA are BGB (135), GT (123), OKB (145) and HT (98). Similarity here means the same pattern of strengths and weaknesses, not a similar market cap.
- What is the next catalyst for BANANA?
- Bull market retail FOMO driving Telegram bot volume spike; 1% fee on all trades with aggressive buyback
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Research and analysis, not investment advice. Scores are one framework applied consistently across 251 tokens, not a prediction of price.