On Thursday, BNB Chain, an ecological chain developed by the well-known exchange Binance, released a mysterious trailer with a date of June 19. The flashing text in the film made the community speculate that Layer 2 will be launched, and Changpeng Zhao (CZ) 's retweets seemed to confirm this.
BNB Chain releases mysterious trailer
On Thursday (15th), BNB Chain, an ecological chain developed by the well-known cryptocurrency exchange Binance, released a mysterious video on its official Twitter, marking the date of June 19th and announcing There will be a major update.
What's special about this update? Some sharp-eyed netizens found the words Layer2 (second-layer solution) in the flashing screen of the video, which seems to imply that BNB Chain is about to enter the Layer2 field.
The announcement sparked speculation in the community about the update, with some believing that BNB Chain would adopt a zero-knowledge proof solution similar to Ethereum’s zkEVM (Zero-Knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine), while some were looking forward to whether Binance would host an airdrop Activity.
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) also retweeted BNB Chain’s tweet yesterday (16th) and directly asked the community: “Currently on layer 2, how many layers do you need?”
CZ’s question has confirmed the news of the launch of Layer 2, but many people still have questions in their minds - why does BNB Chain need to make changes now? This starts with the advantages of Layer2 itself and its comparison with Layer1.
Why does BNB Chain need to cross over to Layer2?
First of all, when it comes to Layer2 solutions, the first thing most people think of is better scalability, faster transaction speed and lower cost.
Compared with BNB Chain's Layer1 fees, the Layer2 solution can obviously provide users with cheaper transaction fees. This makes BNB Chain face increasing competitive pressure in today's era of the rise of major public chains, and has always been disliked. The outdated and old BNB Chain is indeed time to make changes.
Judging from the number of projects currently being developed on BNB Chain and the overall development ecology, if Layer 2 is successfully launched, it will be able to create more possibilities. It is also a powerful medicine that BNB Chain urgently needs to break through the siege and make The decision to move into Layer 2 is not surprising.
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