BNB Chain Rolls Out “Fermi” Upgrade, Boosting Block Speed by 40%
BNB Chain has implemented its third major network upgrade, dubbed Fermi, aimed at significantly improving transaction speed, finality, and execution efficiency, according to ChainCatcher.Named after Italian-American physicist Enrico Fermi, the Fermi upgrade increases block production speed by approximately 40% and reduces finality confirmation time to around one second. The changes are designed to make transaction confirmations more predictable and to lower slippage risks during periods of high market volatility.Key improvements in the Fermi upgradeThe upgrade introduces several technical enhancements across the network’s core infrastructure, including:Optimized validator coordination mechanisms, improving consensus efficiencyEnhanced blockchain data access, enabling faster state reads and writesImproved transaction execution efficiency, supporting smoother performance under heavy loadTogether, these upgrades are intended to strengthen BNB Chain’s reliability for high-frequency trading, decentralized finance (DeFi), and other latency-sensitive applications.Part of a broader upgrade roadmapFermi follows two earlier major upgrades on BNB Chain:Pascal, named after mathematician Blaise PascalMaxwell, named after physicist James Clerk MaxwellEach upgrade has focused on incremental performance and scalability improvements, reflecting BNB Chain’s broader strategy of iterative optimization rather than radical architectural changes.With faster block times and near-instant finality, the Fermi upgrade positions BNB Chain to better compete in environments where execution speed, predictability, and cost efficiency are critical.
