BNB Chain Optimism-powered layer-2 opBNB hits mainnet
Binance’s Ethereum layer 2 scaling platform opBNB is now publicly available, following extensive testing of the OP Stack-based platform.
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CZ Responds to Allegations of Binance Dumping Bitcoin to Defend BNB
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) credited a little-known X (formerly Twitter) user on Wednesday for dispelling rumors of internal chaos at Binance, which suggested that the exchange was desperately selling…
BNB Chain Exploiter Loses $63M on Venus Protocol to Liquidation Amid Market Crash
A crypto wallet connected to the October 2022 BNB Chain $600 million exploit has lost roughly $63 million on the decentralized lending platform Venus Protocol due to liquidation that resulted…
BNB hacker loses over $53M after getting liquidated in market crash
A crypto wallet linked to the BNB chain exploit had three of its positions liquidated after BNB's price dropped below $220.
BNB Chain hard fork to improve security and compatibility with EVM chains
Binance’s BNB Chain is set for two upgrades aimed at improving the finality of the network and compatibility with other EVM blockchains.
BNB Chain Average Daily Active Addresses Spiked 25% to 1.4M in Q2 2023: Report
The number of average daily active addresses on the BNB Chain spiked to 1.4 million in the second quarter of 2023, signaling a 25.6% increase from the figure recorded in…
BNB Beacon Chain to add ‘panic’ feature that can ‘halt’ blockchain
BNB Beacon Chain mainnet is set to undergo the “ZhangHeng” hard fork around July 19, which will bring new upgrades aimed at improving security.
Binance’s BNB Chain introduces layer-2 testnet powered by Optimism
The Binance-founded blockchain has introduced a new layer-2 chain opBNB, though some suggest there are other ways to scale the network.
Binance Launches Bitcoin Transaction Accelerator and Teases Layer-2 Solution
Binance is also preparing a BNB Chain layer-2 scaling solution to improve network transaction speeds and costs. Separately, the firm announced on June 15 that Binance Pool has launched a…
BNB Chain to Take Over Venus Protocol’s $150M Position as Loan Approaches Liquidation Threshold
The BNB Chain core team is set to take over a substantial Binance Coin (BNB) loan position belonging to the decentralized lending platform Venus Protocol as it approaches its liquidation…