David Edwards
The blockchain network that Binance first introduced, BNB Chain, has laid out a bold plan to provide native anonymity and grow its infrastructure to handle more than 20,000 transactions per second (TPS) by 2026. The network’s plan to move from a low-cost platform to a high-performance blockchain that can compete with centralized exchanges is reflected in these enhancements, which are described in the study The Future of BNB Chain: An Outlook for the Rest of 2025 & 2026.
Significant progress was made in the first half of 2025, according to the study, including a reduction in block creation time to 0.75 seconds and transaction finality to just 1.875 seconds. A record 17.6 million transactions were handled in a single day thanks to these enhancements, which have allowed the network to manage an average daily volume of $9.3 billion across 12.4 million transactions.
The fact that average gas prices are currently $0.01 further solidifies BNB Chain’s standing as one of the most cost-effective blockchain networks. Additionally, the ecosystem has reduced damaging maximal extractable value (MEV) activity by 95%, which is a significant step in the direction of a more equitable on-chain environment.
In the future, BNB Chain is expected to undergo revolutionary improvements. The development team is rebuilding its StateDB to increase data scalability, optimizing transaction processing with “super instructions,” and launching a Rust-based client. By enabling sub-150 millisecond finality and a throughput of over 20,000 TPS, these modifications aim to provide a blockchain infrastructure that can serve high-frequency Web3 applications, ranging from institutional-grade finance platforms to decentralized gaming.
The roadmap’s use of native privacy at the protocol level is among its most innovative features. Integrating privacy into the foundation of BNB Chain is a purposeful strategic move to strengthen user sovereignty at a time of heightened surveillance and data collecting.
Building a decentralized environment that can support more than 200 million people is the long-term goal. The infrastructure of BNB Chain seeks to meet this demand while preserving decentralization, speed, and cost-efficiency as liquidity flows on-chain from both centralized exchanges and conventional financial systems.
