BNB Smart Chain’s Maxwell upgrade appears to have gone live, with average block times falling to 0.8 seconds, down from 1.5 on Monday.

The Maxwell hard fork was set to cut block times in half, among other upgrades.  

BNB Chain data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://x.com/BNBChainDevs/status/1938220764626559287″ rel=”noopener nofollow” target=”_blank” title=”null”>said on Thursday that the Maxwell upgrade will make transactions faster for users, create more responsive data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://cointelegraph.com/learn/articles/what-are-dapps-everything-there-is-to-know-about-decentralized-applications” title=”null”>decentralized applications (DApps) for developers, lower the latency for decentralized finance, boost scalability, validator sync and overall network efficiency.

“This isn’t just another upgrade—it’s a technical…

BNB Smart Chain’s Maxwell upgrade appears to have gone live, with average block times falling to 0.8 seconds, down from 1.5 on Monday.

The Maxwell hard fork was set to cut block times in half, among other upgrades.  

BNB Chain data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://x.com/BNBChainDevs/status/1938220764626559287″ rel=”noopener nofollow” target=”_blank” title=”null”>said on Thursday that the Maxwell upgrade will make transactions faster for users, create more responsive data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://cointelegraph.com/learn/articles/what-are-dapps-everything-there-is-to-know-about-decentralized-applications” title=”null”>decentralized applications (DApps) for developers, lower the latency for decentralized finance, boost scalability, validator sync and overall network efficiency.

“This isn’t just another upgrade—it’s a technical…