BNB Chain Boosts Transaction Speed and Stability with New Upgrade

BNB Chain is set to upgrade the BNB Smart Chain (BSC) by cutting the block time in half, from 1.5 seconds down to 0.75 seconds.

This change will be implemented through the upcoming hard fork named “Maxwell,” scheduled for June 30, 2025. The goal of this update is to speed up transactions, enhance network responsiveness, and boost overall ecosystem performance.

The Maxwell upgrade includes three main proposals—BEP-524, BEP-563, and BEP-564—that focus on increasing the speed and reliability of the BSC network.

Key improvements expected from the update are:

• Halving the block time to 0.75 seconds.

• Better communication among validators.

• Faster synchronization of blocks across nodes.

These changes will positively impact all users of the network—developers, validators, node operators, and everyday users alike.

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This follows an earlier upgrade called “Lorentz,” which reduced block time from 3 seconds to 1.5 seconds and brought several stability enhancements. For example, the frequency of chain reorganizations dropped from around five times daily to just two, block finality became more uniform across validators, and validators used less memory while processing blocks more efficiently.

Data from Dune Analytics shows that during this period, BSC also lowered its average transaction fees to $0.04 and topped daily decentralized exchange trading volumes.

Once Maxwell goes live, transactions on BSC will be almost instantaneous, making activities like token swaps, minting NFTs, and using decentralized apps much smoother and faster.

Alexander Zdravkov

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