The BNB Chain team has unveiled a roadmap for the network’s development through 2026. Developers aim to “create a next-generation blockchain” capable of competing with CEX and TradFi platforms like Nasdaq.
BNB Chain is entering its next era.
We’re bringing a CEX-level experience to a decentralized, permissionless blockchain. All without sacrificing what makes Web3 powerful.
Here’s what’s coming next 🧵👇 pic.twitter.com/Fg30EUSYmB
— BNB Chain (@BNBCHAIN) July 16, 2025
Achievements in the First Half of 2025
In the past six months, the BNB Chain team executed two hard forks: Lorentz and Maxwell. These updates improved key network metrics:
- block time was reduced from 3 to 0.75 seconds;
- transaction finality accelerated from 7.5 to 1.875 seconds;
- average fees decreased to $0.01;
- the number of malicious MEV attacks dropped by 95%.
The network handled a peak load of 17.6 million transactions in 24 hours with an average daily trading volume of $9.3 billion.
Goals for the End of 2025
In the latter half of 2025, developers will focus on scaling. The goal is to enable up to 5000 DEX swaps per second.
To achieve this, the team plans to increase the block gas limit tenfold to 1 billion gas units (1G). Plans also include transitioning to a new Rust-based client for enhanced performance, implementing “super instructions” to optimize complex operations, and speeding up access to the StateDB.
The Next Generation of BNB Chain
In 2026 and beyond, the team intends to build a next-generation blockchain from scratch. According to developers, the current architecture has reached its limits.
Key features of the future network include:
- transaction confirmation in under 150 milliseconds;
- throughput exceeding 20,000 transactions per second for complex DeFi operations;
- built-in privacy features for transfers and smart contracts;
- a simplified user experience akin to Web2 applications with support for multi-signature wallets.
“The next phase of BNB Chain will make on-chain access as intuitive as logging into your favorite app, while giving you full control over your assets,” the statement reads.
The blockchain ranks fourth among networks in the DeFi ecosystem by TVL.
In April, the network’s developers implemented the Pascal hard fork, aimed at enhancing the blockchain’s EVM compatibility.
In July, BNB Foundation conducted its 32nd quarterly burn of 1.6 million BNB tokens, valued at over $1 billion.