Blockchain developers of the layer-1 blockchain BNB Chain have announced the mainnet launch of the Optimism-based opBNB network. Three months ago, the opBNB testnet was deployed for developers to launch their decentralized applications (dApps) and test the network’s performance.
opBNB is a layer-2 scaling network built on the BNB Chain. The L2 blockchain is an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible network harnessing Optimism’s OP Stack to facilitate cheap and fast transactions.
opBNB Mainnet Goes Live
During the three months of testing, opBNB facilitated over 35 million transactions, housed more than 150 dApps on testnet, and was connected to nearly 436,000 unique wallet addresses.
The network also maintained a stable 2,600 transactions per second (TPS), with a peak TPS of 4,000. The opBNB ecosystem also boasts a block completion time of approximately one second, with the addition of over 86,000 blocks being completed daily. The developers added that the network saw an active daily user base of over 6,000.
Internal and external security audits are conducted on the opBNB network to ensure its safety for users.
Being a layer-2 network built on the BNB Chain, transactions conducted on the opBNB blockchain are submitted for verification to the underlying blockchain.
Arno Bauer, Senior Architect at BNB Chain, echoed the achievements of the L2 network when he said:
“Scalability and security are the top priorities of opBNB. Before opening the mainnet to the public, stringent criteria had to be met. This included High Availability (HA), 4K Transactions Per Second (TPS), rigorous stress testing, reduced gas costs under 0.2 gwei, fast finality under 1 second, and enhanced security with multiple external audits.”
What to Expect Next
The blockchain developer team admits in its announcement that it still has a long way ahead in fortifying the L2 network.
These incoming features include proof enhancement, account abstraction, data availability and interoperability with BNB Greenfield, and decentralized sequencer. The team describes these features as ways to boost “the network’s resilience and decentralization.”
