BNB plans to implement its Pascal Hardfork eight days from now on March 20, 2025. With this upgrade, the platform will be one of the pioneers of the groundbreaking EIP-7702 proposal aimed at transforming user experience and developer capabilities.
The upgrade allows externally owned accounts (EOAs) to maintain account security while temporarily functioning as smart contracts during transactions.
Unique Features of BNB Chain EIP-7702 Upgrade
The upgrade aims to significantly lower barriers to Web3 adoption by enabling several user-friendly features. The features include gas fee abstraction, sponsored transactions, and batch transactions.
New users of blockchain technology will be able to navigate one of the most significant hurdles of completing on-chain interactions without holding native BNB tokens for gas fees.
Moreover, decentralized applications (dApps) can sponsor gas fees for users, making onboarding seamless and cost-free. It will also be feasible to combine several transactions, which will reduce expenses and improve user experience by increasing efficiency.
The hardfork has already been implemented on BNB Chain’s testnet, preparing the way for the mainnet. To ensure a seamless transition, it is necessary for node operators and validators to update to version v1.5.7 on BNB Smart Chain or v0.5.6 on opBNB prior to the upgrade date.
Infrastructure providers and exchanges also have to guarantee compatibility before the hardfork to help to minimize any service disruptions. Finally, developers are encouraged to test and update their decentralized applications to accommodate the new transaction types enabled by EIP-7702.
Ethereum Compatibility and Future BNB Updates
The hardfork enhances Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatibility, therefore facilitating integration with current Ethereum-based apps. The change might enable extra DeFi projects and dApps to migrate or operate concurrently over both networks.
Developers will also benefit from more flexibility and a bigger environment to build as a result of this.
Two more forthcoming changes are the Lorentz Hardfork in April 2025 and the Maxwell Hardfork in June 2025.
Constant improvements show BNB Chain’s commitment to continually developing and challenging other high-performance blockchains.
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