BNB Chain developers plan to launch a new Layer 1 blockchain designed for automated trading, AI applications, and enterprise use cases. The testnet is scheduled to launch by the end of 2026.
The BNB Chain team unveiled its technical roadmap for the second half of 2026, with the development of a new Layer 1 blockchain as its centerpiece. The network is designed to deliver more than 100,000 transactions per second (TPS) in its initial phase, with a long term goal of scaling to 1 million TPS. It will also feature ultra-low latency and built-in privacy capabilities.
The new architecture is being developed for use cases that require high-speed transaction execution. According to the roadmap, the network will provide transaction pre-confirmation in less than 50 milliseconds and final confirmation in under one second. The blockchain is intended to serve as core infrastructure for:
- high-frequency trading;
- autonomous AI agents;
- payment services;
- enterprise applications.
One of the network’s key features will be the removal of the public mempool. Instead, transactions will be streamed directly to the block producer, reducing latency and lowering the risk of front-running. The developers also plan to introduce several new capabilities, including:
- dedicated lanes for priority operations, including oracles, cross-chain solutions, and liquidation mechanisms;
- native support for confidential transactions with selective disclosure to meet regulatory requirements;
- enhanced account abstraction capabilities, including gas sponsorship, transaction batching, and scheduled transaction execution.
The new blockchain’s testnet will launch by the end of 2026, followed by the mainnet in early 2027.
At the same time, BNB Chain developers will continue scaling the existing BSC network. For the first half of 2026, the team reported the following milestones:
- block intervals reduced from 750 ms to 450 ms;
- transaction finality reduced from 1,125 ms to 650 ms;
- benchmark throughput increased from 2,800 TPS to 5,200 TPS.
In the second half of the year, the team aims to double the mainnet’s throughput once again as part of its long term strategy to achieve a tenfold increase in the overall performance of the BNB Chain ecosystem.
The roadmap also includes continued development of enterprise infrastructure, including stablecoin issuance technologies, institutional-grade privacy solutions, and security mechanisms designed to address future risks associated with quantum computing.
Notably, BNB Chain launched a solution for autonomous payments between AI agents in 2025, built on the x402 payment protocol.
