By Key Points
- BNB Chain Lorentz Hard Fork Speeds Up Blocks to 1.5s
- BNB Chain speeds up with Lorentz hard fork.
- Block times cut to 1.5s on BSC, 0.5s on OpBNB.
- Ethereum scraps EOF amid Fusaka upgrade tensions.
- BNB focuses on speed, Ethereum on community consensus.
The BNB Chain is stepping into a new era with the successful launch of the Lorentz hard fork. As competition heats up, BNB Chain isnโt just keeping paceโitโs setting the tone for faster, smoother blockchain experiences.
Meanwhile, Ethereum faces internal disagreements over its upcoming Fusaka upgrade, exposing a deep divide among its developer community.
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โ BNB Chain ่ฏ่ช | #BNBChainDemoDay ๐ฆ๐ช (@BNBCHAINZH) April 29, 2025
Starting with strong momentum from its Pascal upgrade, BNB Chain has now completed the Lorentz mainnet hard fork. This upgrade slashes BNB Smart Chain (BSC) block times to 1.5 seconds and pushes OpBNB blocks down to just 0.5 seconds.
This technical leap means decentralized applications (dApps) can now respond faster than ever, making user experiences much smoother and more efficient. It positions BNB Chain as one of the fastest ecosystems in the Layer-1 and Layer-2 space.
“Welcome everyone to experience a faster and smoother BNB Chain,” the official team announced, signaling a new era for developers and users alike.
The Lorentz hard fork builds on lessons from previous upgrades and reflects BNB Chain’s mission to prioritize high throughput and low latency. In an increasingly competitive blockchain world, speed and reliability are key, and BNB Chain is clearly betting big on both.
Lorentz at 1.5s blocks? Solana already does 0.4s. But Maxwell at 0.75s… BNBโs roadmap is evolution on crack.
โ AICZ ๐ถ BNB (@ArtificialCZ) March 7, 2025
Still, the price reaction to this major milestone was modest. BNB is up just 0.29% over the last 24 hours, currently trading around $608.22. Investors keeping a close eye on Binanceโs Bitcoin reserves might find this development aligns with Binance’s strong positioning in the crypto market.
BNB Price Performance. Source: Techtoken
Ethereumโs Fusaka Faces Developer Rift Over EOF
While BNB Chain accelerates forward, Ethereum is caught in a different kind of struggle. Its Fusaka upgrade, expected later this year, hit a major snag after developers decided to scrap the EVM Object Format (EOF) proposal.
EOF was meant to modernize the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), making it cleaner, more modular, and easier to upgrade in the future. But not everyone agreed on its necessity or timing.
Important Clarification on EOF debate
There’s a significant EOF debate today, but one crucial misunderstanding needs to be addressed clearly:
The current EOF discussion is NOT related to the upcoming Pectra upgrade, scheduled for May 7th. The Pectra upgrade does not includeโฆ
โ Tomasz K. Staลczak (@tkstanczak) April 28, 2025
In an update, Tomasz Kajetan Staลczak from the Ethereum Foundation confirmed that EOF would not be part of the May 7th Pectra upgrade and remains controversial for Fusaka. Fellow core developer Tim Beiko later added that EOF had been officially removed from Fusakaโs plans due to concerns about complexity and potential delays.
EOF was removed from the Fusaka network upgrade today. I’ve articulated my rationale for the decision in the PR to the Meta EIP: https://t.co/GT2Yn41oMI
I recommend watching the full call for context: https://t.co/jHnUTVm7Vb
โ timbeiko.eth (@TimBeiko) April 28, 2025
“EOF was removed from the Fusaka network upgrade today,” Beiko wrote, summarizing the end of a long internal debate.
For some in the Ethereum community, this marks a shift toward a more cautious, user-focused governance model. As Storm, a researcher at Paradigm, put it, “EOF is probably dead due to a lack of rough consensus. This is symbolic of Ethereum evolving toward maximal consideration of user impact.”
big update: EOF is probably dead due to lack of rough consensus being reached on the core dev call
this is a **MASSIVE** milestone. it is symbolic of ethereum turning a new page and evolving toward maximal consideration of User Impact
there will be growing pains. some explicitโฆ
โ storm (@notnotstorm) April 28, 2025
While some developers see dropping EOF as a necessary move to avoid risks, others argue it was a lost opportunity to simplify Ethereum’s core system. Either way, the decision highlights the trade-off between moving fast and ensuring stability in a decentralized, community-driven environment.
Broader Implications for Blockchain Evolution
The difference between BNB Chain and Ethereum reflects larger trends shaping the crypto landscape in 2025. Projects like WLFiโs strategic Binance meeting underline how blockchain ecosystems are competing harder than ever to optimize technology, partnerships, and governance models.
Recent shifts, like Trump’s tariffs sparking a Bitcoin market revaluation, show how external economic forces are also reshaping priorities within crypto development.
Meanwhile, the struggle to scale technologies such as AI Agents, as seen with adoption bottlenecks in 2025, highlights that even emerging technologies face major hurdles.
Ethereum (ETH) Price Performance. Source: Techtoken
On a different note, privacy coins like Monero are experiencing major momentum, with the recent Monero price surge demonstrating that not all blockchain innovations are about speedโsome are about preserving values like financial privacy.
The contrasting approaches of BNB Chain and Ethereum reflect the ongoing debate: Should blockchains prioritize blazing speed and scalability, or maintain a steady, user-driven evolution focused on stability and governance?
Both models are gaining followers, and the future of decentralized technology may very well belong to the projects that can balance both visions without losing community trust.
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