Beam
BEAM
An EVM-compatible blockchain and developer toolkit for gaming
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| 1h | 24h | 7d | 30d | 60d | 90d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.39% | 2.16% | 3.30% | 53.83% | 104.24% | 38.60% |
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On-chain Holding
| Holding Token | Price | Amount | Total Value |
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Top Holders
| Address | Token | Quantity | 7d | Percentage | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merit Circle (bb43) |   BEAM | 8,265,671,452.08 | -1,852,847,722-18.32% | 14.14% | $23.09M |
| Binance 8 (acec) | BEAM | 7,368,988,978.78 | 1,168,988,978.78+18.85% | 12.6% | $20.58M |
| 0xdf6b...c69f | BEAM | 7,170,000,000 | -- | 12.26% | $20.03M |
Open Markets
| # | Exchange | Pair | Price | +2% depth | -2% depth | Volume (24h) | volume % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HHTXCEX | BEAMX/USDT | $0.002852 | $742 | $2,573 | $990,871 | 10.40% |
| 2 | UUpbitCEX | BEAM/KRW | $0.002882 | $9,959 | $15,403 | $436,907 | 4.59% |
| 3 | BEAM/WETH | $0.002848 | $104,802 | $104,487 | $351,686 | 3.69% | |
| 4 | BBybitCEX | BEAM/USDT | $0.002857 | $8,711 | $18,733 | $312,474 | 3.28% |
| 5 | BEAM/USD | $0.002888 | $29,308 | $31,018 | $53,017 | 0.56% | |
| 6 | BBithumbCEX | BEAM/KRW | $0.002879 | $2,582 | $4,785 | $45,865 | 0.48% |
| 7 | BBitgetCEX | BEAM/USDT | $0.002876 | $43,471 | $34,201 | $35,585 | 0.37% |
| 8 | PPhemexCEX | BEAMX/USDT | $0.002861 | $5,505 | $3,164 | $21,363 | 0.22% |
| 9 | BEAM/WETH | $0.002872 | $624 | $622 | $9,623 | 0.10% | |
| 10 | BEAMX/USD | $0.00284 | $9,946 | $10,942 | $1,752 | 0.02% |
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About Beam
Beam is a blockchain network built specifically for gaming, running as a subnet on Avalanche. Its core business is providing game developers with a full suite of tools: SDKs for Unity, Unreal, and Web platforms, plus a player API that handles accounts, assets, and transactions. Players get social logins (Google/Apple) instead of managing crypto wallets, and in-game items can be traded on built-in marketplaces.
The main pain points Beam solves are the friction of crypto onboarding (wallet setup, private keys, gas fees) and the high costs/slow speeds of general-purpose blockchains. By using a dedicated gaming network, transactions are fast and cheap, while the SDK abstracts away blockchain complexity so developers can focus on game design.
In the past six months (Feb-Aug 2026), Beam has expanded its ecosystem partnerships with several game studios, improved its SDK documentation, and launched new features for asset management and marketplace integration. The network has seen growing adoption among indie developers looking for player-friendly blockchain solutions.
One notable challenge: the broader blockchain gaming sector has faced skepticism due to past failures of play-to-earn models, and Beam must continuously demonstrate that its technology adds real value beyond speculation.
Beam, a gaming-focused blockchain, evolved from Merit Circle. Key milestones include the $MC to $BEAM token migration (completed by Oct 2024, 97.1% migrated), the launch of its mainnet as an Avalanche elastic subnet with proof-of-stake, and the testnet phase with Openfort account abstraction and LayerZero interoperability. In December 2024, Coinbase listed BEAM spot trading, marking a major liquidity milestone. DWF Labs invested $250,000 in Beam Nodes, strengthening decentralized infrastructure. The ecosystem collaboration with Sophon (a ZK Stack chain) and Aethir for decentralized computing expanded Beam's reach beyond gaming. Treasury reports show growth from $118M to $201M in Q1 2024, with token buybacks and burns. These events highlight Beam's transition from a DAO to a self-sustaining gaming network.
Beam (formerly Merit Circle) is a gaming-focused blockchain ecosystem. Its co-founders and core executives include:
- Marco van den Heuvel: Co-Founder & CEO. Previously founded other ventures. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcovdheuvelnl/ | Twitter: https://x.com/Marco_Beam
- Tommy Quite: Co-Founder & CFO. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommyquite/ | Twitter: https://x.com/tommyqeth
- Mark Borsten: Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer (also building Sophon). Twitter: https://x.com/meritcirclorr
- Thale Sonnemans: COO. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thalesonnemans/