BNB Chain Pasteur hard fork goes live Aug. 25

BNB Chain will activate the Pasteur hard fork on BNB Smart Chain at 02:30 UTC on Aug. 25, 2026. Summary BNB Chain will activate the Pasteur hard fork at 02:30 UTC on mainnet August 25. Node operators must install version 1.7.7 and remove EnableBAL before the scheduled mainnet activation deadline. Three proposals strengthen bridge validation, validator governance and builder submitted block processing across BSC mainnet. QANet testing raised throughput from 1,237 to 2,324 TPS without changing block times or finality. The reported performance gains came from controlled testing and are not guaranteed after mainnet activation. The mandatory upgrade introduces three proposals covering bridge verification, validator governance and block-processing capacity. All BSC mainnet nodes must run client version 1.7.7 before activation, according to the official release. Regular users and most application developers do not need to migrate funds or change their software. Pasteur strengthens BNB Chain bridge verification BEP-682 changes how BSC validates blocks used for cross-chain transfers. The network checks validator signatures before accepting information from another chain, ensuring that the r...