BNB Chain unveils 2026 tech roadmap after achieving zero downtime in 2025

BNB Chain has unveiled its 2026 technology roadmap, building on its successful 2025 performance where it maintained zero downtime despite handling record traffic, including peaks of 31 million daily transactions. Key 2025 upgrades reduced block times to 0.45 seconds and finality to 1.125 seconds while cutting fees significantly. This success fueled growth, with TVL rising over 40% and stablecoin capitalization doubling. The 2026 plan aims to scale the network to approximately 20,000 Transactions Per Second (TPS) with sub-second finality. This will involve a dual-client strategy (Geth and a new Rust-based Reth client), upgrades to parallel execution, and new middleware for AI agents and privacy. Ultimately, the long-term goal is to evolve into a next-generation trading chain capable of nearly one million TPS.

(Source：Crypto Briefing)