BNB Chain’s Pasteur hard fork, activated August 25, 2026, has increased block gas capacity by 28% on mainnet, using the new BidBlock V2 format to process more transactions within each block. The upgrade, based on BEP-675, removes one redundant Ethereum Virtual Machine execution pass by allowing builders to submit fully executed BidBlocks. Adoption has been rapid, with BidBlock V2 producing about 98% of recent BNB Smart Chain blocks. Operating near a 55 million gas limit, BNB Chain plans gradual increases toward 90 million, targeting higher throughput for dApps and institutional users while testing whether validators and node infrastructure can support sustained, larger block sizes.
This update represents a notable development in the Crypto sector. Organizations and founders tracking this space should evaluate potential strategic and technical implications on their operations.