The BNB Chain network is about to take a crucial step with the activation of the Hard Fork Lorentz, scheduled for April 29, 2025 at 5:05 am UTC. This technical upgrade marks a major evolution of Binance's blockchain infrastructure, with the aim of improving the speed and fluidity of crypto transactions.
In short
- The hard fork Lorentz of BNB Chain will be activated on April 29, reducing the block time from 3 to 1.5 seconds.
- Several technical parameters will be modified, including the increase in the Epoch and the drop in the gas limit.
- All BSC nodes must be updated before Hard Fork, while BNB wins visibility on Kraken.
BNB CHAIN: Reduction of block time from 3 to 1.5 seconds
The heart of this update on BNB Chain is based on the implementation of the BEP-520, which divides by two the block time of the BSC network, going from 3 to 1.5 seconds. This change aims to reduce latency, accelerate the finalization of transactions and offer a significantly improved user experience for developers, validators and end users.
Increased speed should also promote the adoption of the BNB Chain in use cases requiring great responsiveness. In addition to reducing block time, Hard Fork Lorentz will introduce other important adjustments:
- Epoch will drop from 200 to 500;
- The gas limit will be divided by two (from 140 to 70 million Gwei);
- The “CONSECUTIVE Turnleng” will be doubled, going from 4 to 8.
These changes to BNB Chain aim to strengthen the resilience of the Binance network while maintaining its overall flow.
Nodes must be updated before April 29
All BSC nodes must be upgraded to version 1.5.10 before Hard Fork. A similar prior update has already been successfully performed on the OPBNB network on April 21, reducing its block time to 0.5 seconds.
In parallel, the BNB crypto was listed on the Kraken platform on April 22, with four available trading pairs (BNB/EUR, BNB/USD, BNB/USDC and BNB/USDT). An advance that strengthens the attractiveness of the Binance ecosystem.
With Hard Fork Lorentz, BNB Chain crosses a decisive technological course to accelerate and optimize its network. This evolution strengthens the position of Binance in the Crypto universe, while offering users and developers a faster, more stable and better suited to web3 infrastructure.
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