BNB Chain is building a new Layer 1 blockchain designed for agentic trading, offering its first detailed look at an architecture that has been in development for months.
The chain will sit alongside the existing BNB Chain stack and target sub-50-millisecond transaction preconfirmation, according to the project's H2 2026 technical roadmap shared exclusively with The Block ahead of publication.
Its stated design goal is to approach the execution experience of a centralized exchange while preserving the self-custody and transparency of running onchain.
The honest gap on CEX-grade execution
Asked whether an onchain venue can match a centralized exchange, BNB Chain conceded the limit of its own pitch.
