BNB Chain has announced that it will carry out the Pascal Hardfork on its mainnet on March 20. According to a statement on X, the platform mentioned that the Hardfork is ready after it successfully underwent testing on its testnet.
According to the announcement, the Pascal Hardfork is expected to boost BNB Chain’s Ethereum compatibility and developer flexibility. It mentioned that one of the expected features, EIP-7702 smart contract wallets, had already been tested on the BNB Chain testnet successfully. The EIP-7702 is expected to give Ethereum wallets smart contract capabilities, with the feature expected to allow wallets execute batch transactions and spending limits.
BNB Chain to undergo Pascal Hardfork upgrade
According to the statement, the feature will also improve security, allowing multisig support, while allowing users perform gasless transactions via payments. With this, experts believe that new users will begin to flock into the Web3 sector, as the upgrade will improve user experience.
In a post by Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao, he reiterated the need for the Hardfork, terming it as very important. In addition, the Hardfork data will also give users within the BNB ecosystem enough time to upgrade their technology and software. According to the platform, node operators, exchanges, and validators need to update to v1.5.7 on BNB Smart Chain or v0.5.6 on opBNB before the upgrade occurs.
Failure to carry out these upgrades would put their nodes out of sync after the upgrade. Developers also need to test and update their decentralized applications for new transactions. Aside from the Pascal Hardfork, BNB Chain has also planned two other Hardforks for 2025, with the Lorentz Hardfork going live in April, while the Maxwell Hardfork will be rolled out in June. These Hardforks will reduce block intervals to 1.5 seconds and 0.75 seconds, respectively.