BNB Chain activates Jenner with a lane reserved for payments
📋 Summary
BNB Smart Chain activated the Jenner upgrade on the Chapel testnet. The update reserves 5% of each block’s capacity for eligible payments, prepares the CAS20 standard for regulated assets, and provides smart contracts with timestamps accurate to the millisecond.
BNB Smart Chain (BSC) deployed the Jenner upgrade on the Chapel testnet, beginning the hands-on testing phase of a mechanism that sets aside part of block capacity for payments. The main change, called Payment Lane, reserves 5% of each block’s gas limit by default for eligible transactions.
The measure aims to prevent simple transfers from being completely squeezed out by swaps, token launches, or other activity spikes. For users, the update neither creates a new type of transaction nor eliminates fees. For wallets, exchanges, remittance services, and payment processors, however, it could make transaction inclusion more predictable when the network is congested.
How the lane reserved for payments works
According to the technical explanation published by BNB Chain, Payment Lane is a gas accounting rule applied during block validation. General transactions can use up to 95% of capacity, while the remaining portion is protected for payments that meet the protocol’s criteria.
BNB value transfers to accounts without code are automatically classified this way. Transactions sent to payment contracts may also qualify, but these contracts must be added to a list managed by governance. The list starts empty, which means stablecoins and other tokens do not receive priority simply because they exist on the network.
The reserve can be adjusted by governance, up to a cap of 10%.
📋 Summary
BNB Smart Chain activated the Jenner upgrade on the Chapel testnet. The update reserves 5% of each block’s capacity for eligible payments, prepares the CAS20 standard for regulated assets, and provides smart contracts with timestamps accurate to the millisecond.
BNB Smart Chain (BSC) deployed the Jenner upgrade on the Chapel testnet, beginning the hands-on testing phase of a mechanism that sets aside part of block capacity for payments. The main change, called Payment Lane, reserves 5% of each block’s gas limit by default for eligible transactions.
The measure aims to prevent simple transfers from being completely squeezed out by swaps, token launches, or other activity spikes. For users, the update neither creates a new type of transaction nor eliminates fees. For wallets, exchanges, remittance services, and payment processors, however, it could make transaction inclusion more predictable when the network is congested.
How the lane reserved for payments works
According to the technical explanation published by BNB Chain, Payment Lane is a gas accounting rule applied during block validation. General transactions can use up to 95% of capacity, while the remaining portion is protected for payments that meet the protocol’s criteria.
BNB value transfers to accounts without code are automatically classified this way. Transactions sent to payment contracts may also qualify, but these contracts must be added to a list managed by governance. The list starts empty, which means stablecoins and other tokens do not receive priority simply because they exist on the network.
The reserve can be adjusted by governance, up to a cap of 10%.