BNB Chain Explores New Ultra-Fast, Privacy-Focused Layer 1 - Crypto Economy

TL;DR

• BNB Chain is developing a new network with sub-150 millisecond confirmations and over 20,000 TPS, focused on speed, efficiency, and privacy.
• It will feature native privacy for transfers and contracts, without relying on intermediary layers, while remaining compliant with regulatory standards.
• With a Rust-based client, enhanced state access, and a 10x gas limit increase, the network aims to scale its infrastructure to operate at Nasdaq-level performance.

BNB Chain is moving forward with the development of a new blockchain designed to match the performance of centralized exchanges and overcome the structural limitations of its current architecture.

The team aims to build a network capable of confirming transactions in under 150 milliseconds and sustaining over 20,000 transactions per second, with a clear focus on protocol-level speed, efficiency, and privacy.

The goal is to create a smoother user experience without compromising self-custody or accessibility. The proposal includes onchain compute tools and built-in privacy features for both token transfers and smart contracts. Unlike previous solutions that relied on intermediary layers, this network aims to offer strong confidentiality without sacrificing regulatory compliance.

To support this technical leap, BNB Chain will adopt a Rust client based on Reth, with multi-threaded execution and improved memory usage and node syncing. In addition, it will implement optimized instructions that group common actions into a single step, streamlining the execution of complex contracts such as those used by DEXs and launch platforms.

BNB Chain Wants to Operate at Nasdaq Scale

The team will also redesign how the network accesses state data to reduce read times and eliminate duplicate access. According to internal estimates, nearly 30% of current execution time is spent on these operations, so improvements in the database layer are expected to enable scalable performance without bottlenecks.

The gas limit per block will be increased to 1G, multiplying current capacity by ten and enabling up to 5,000 swaps per second in decentralized environments. These upgrades build on earlier changes introduced in the first half of 2025, which included a significant reduction in block time and finality, along with a 95% drop in malicious MEV activity.

BNB Chain it’s laying the groundwork for an entirely new infrastructure built from scratch, designed to support advanced asset creation, operate at Nasdaq-level speed, and serve hundreds of millions of users with a faster, more private, and self-sufficient system