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New L1 explained
BNB Chain’s new Layer 1, in plain English. Every article is checked against the official docs and links to its sources.
Current status: DevnetBNB Chain's official docs say New L1 runs as a multi-validator devnet. Public testnet and mainnet have not launched, and details may change. Official docs ↗
- 01What is New L1?BNB Chain's new EVM-compatible Layer 1 for fast, latency-sensitive activity, and why it is being built.
- 02New L1 and BNB Smart ChainWhat the two chains share, where they differ, and why one does not replace the other.
- 03How New L1 is builtThe architecture in plain English, covering consensus, execution, storage and networking.
- 04Blocks, finality and pre-confirmationWho produces blocks, when a transaction becomes final, and what a 20 ms pre-confirmation does and doesn't promise.
- 05Multi-LaneReserved block space so latency-sensitive apps aren't crowded out by unrelated traffic.
- 06Native account abstractionBatched actions, session keys and sponsored gas, built into the protocol instead of added on.
- 07Governance and stakingHow BNB staking, govBNB voting power and on-chain proposals work on New L1.
- 08Privacy and the shielded poolAn opt-in way to make private BNB transfers, what it hides, what it doesn't, and why it isn't ready for real money.
- 09Is New L1 available yet?The current network status, what officially exists today, and what does not.
- 10New L1 for developersTransaction types, the transaction lifecycle, RPC differences and storage, for people who build on EVM chains.