BNB Chain unveils 2026 tech roadmap after achieving zero downtime in 2025

BNB Chain has released its 2026 tech roadmap, setting out plans to transform the network into a highly optimized trading chain after proving it can operate at scale with zero downtime in 2025.

BNB Chain closed 2025 with strong performance. As highlighted in the roadmap release, the network maintained uninterrupted operations while handling record traffic, including peaks of 31 million daily transactions.

Key upgrades cut block times to 0.45 seconds, reduced finality to 1.125 seconds, and lowered fees roughly 20 times without harming validator rewards, the team reported.

On the adoption side, the total value locked rose over 40% and transactions grew 150% year-over-year. The expansion was mirrored in asset demand, with stablecoin capitalization doubling to roughly $14 billion at its peak and real-world assets surpassing $1.8 billion, supported by major institutional issuers such as BlackRock’s BUIDL, Franklin Templeton’s BENJI, and VanEck’s VBILL.

Those achievements feed directly into the 2026 roadmap, the team stated.

The network is now focused on scaling to roughly 20,000 TPS with sub-second finality while maintaining low transaction costs.

The network will roll out a dual-client strategy, including Geth for stability and a new Rust-based Reth client for performance, alongside upgrades to parallel execution, storage, and database architecture to manage long-term state growth.

Developers will also see new middleware for privacy, AI agents, and more efficient app design, while the team lays the groundwork for a next-generation trading chain with near-instant confirmations and, eventually, capacity approaching one million TPS, all with optional migration paths for existing apps.