BNB Chain has successfully activated the Haber hard fork, implementing BNB Evolution Proposal (BEP)-336 to optimize data storage and processing. Announced on June 20, 2024, this upgrade claims to reduce blockchain fees by 90%, significantly lowering layer-2 costs on the BNB Smart Chain (BSC). The new system introduces blob-carrying transactions, streamlining the verification process and reducing transaction costs to around $0.0001.
Unlike Ethereum's EIP-4844, BNB's approach tailors blob management to its unique ecosystem. This hard fork also benefits BNB Greenfield, a decentralized storage solution, enhancing its data management capabilities with "BlobHub." This advancement ensures improved efficiency for decentralized applications (DApps) and layer-2 networks on BSC.
The hard fork comes as BNB's price hit an all-time high of $717.48 on June 6, reflecting strong market performance and confidence in BNB's innovations. With a 19% gain in early June, BNB outperformed the broader crypto market's 4.2% increase, although its sustainability remains under scrutiny.
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