BNB Chain Maxwell Upgrade Goes Live Today, Slashes Block Times to 0.75 Seconds

2025-06-30 09:36:50

Main Idea

The BNB Chain Maxwell upgrade has gone live, reducing block times to 0.75 seconds, making it the fastest major blockchain, and coinciding with significant ecosystem growth and technical improvements.

Key Points

1. The Maxwell upgrade reduces block times from 1.5 seconds to 0.75 seconds, positioning BNB Smart Chain as the fastest major blockchain with sub-second finality and maintaining $0.04 average transaction fees.

2. Three critical proposals were implemented: BEP-524 (0.75-second block intervals), BEP-563 (enhanced validator network communication), and BEP-564 (smarter block fetching).

3. BNB Chain's Q1 2025 revenue surged 58.1% to $70.8 million, with 4.9 million daily transactions (20.9% quarterly growth) and 1.2 million daily active addresses (26.4% increase).

4. DeFi engagement remains strong, with Total Value Locked (TVL) growing 14.7% in BNB terms, and PancakeSwap dominating 91.8% of DEX activity.

5. Security improvements, including a 67% reduction in financial losses and a 90% reduction in sandwich attacks, have contributed to BNB's market cap surpassing $650.

Description

BNB Chain’s Maxwell upgrade has activated today, dramatically reducing block times from 1.5 seconds to 0.75 seconds in the network’s most aggressive speed optimization yet. The upgrade positions BNB Smart Chain as the fastest major blockchain, achieving sub-second finality while maintaining the $0.04 average transaction fees that helped capture the #1 ranking in daily DEX volume. Less than 5 days until Maxwell. Sub-second blocks, smarter networking, and a faster BNB Smart Chain. Here’s what you ...

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