BNB Chain announced a new layer-1 network aimed at supporting high-frequency trading and AI agents on its platform. The project targets a public testnet launch at the end of 2026, followed by a planned mainnet launch in early 2027. The roadmap highlights performance targets, specifically transaction preconfirmations under 50 milliseconds and network throughput above 100,000 transactions per second, stated as primary design goals.
The technical roadmap sets targets for sub-second block finality, transaction preconfirmations under 50 milliseconds, and throughput above 100,000 transactions per second. In the first half of 2026, block times improved from 750 milliseconds to about 450 milliseconds and throughput increased from roughly 2,800 transactions per second to about 5,200 transactions per second. The new layer-1 network will run alongside the existing BNB Chain ecosystem rather than replace it.
Execution-layer innovations in the roadmap include just-in-time compilation and strength reduction to optimize smart contracts at the execution engine level. The plan also removes the public mempool and streams transactions directly to the block leader as a performance measure. Blockspace is planned to be reserved for oracles, liquidations and cross-chain bridges, alongside privacy, account abstraction, gas sponsorship, transaction batching, scheduled execution and passkey signing. The roadmap enumerates additional execution and middleware features alongside these performance changes.
The network architecture removes the public mempool and streams transactions directly to the block leader. The roadmap includes this change alongside other low-latency design choices. The new layer-1 will operate alongside the existing BNB Chain ecosystem rather than replace it. The roadmap presents the new network as complementary infrastructure within the broader BNB Chain platform.
Blockspace is planned to be reserved for system-critical functionalities, specifically oracles, liquidations and cross-chain bridges. The plan also reserves blockspace for privacy features, account abstraction, gas sponsorship and transaction batching. Scheduled execution and passkey signing are likewise listed among reserved or prioritized uses of blockspace. The roadmap pairs these reservation policies with stated performance targets and listed execution-layer techniques. The document lists these architectural and allocation choices as part of the project’s technical roadmap.
BNB Chain is researching quantum-resistant security for the new layer-1 network being developed for high-frequency trading and AI agents. The stated goal is to adopt quantum-safe protections without changing wallet addresses. This work remains at the research stage and does not include finalized implementations. The roadmap lists quantum-resistant security as an ongoing area of study.
BNB Chain is developing a new layer-1 network for high-frequency trading and AI agents, targeting sub-second finality, transaction preconfirmations under 50 milliseconds and throughput above 100,000 transactions per second. The network will run alongside the existing BNB Chain and targets a public testnet at the end of 2026 and mainnet in early 2027.
