The BNB Smart Chain (BSC) network has deployed a major optimization in response to increased speculation in meme coins, which led to a 388% increase in gas fees. The upgrade improves transaction efficiency and reduces congestion by allowing validators to process multiple bids per three-second block window. Time-sensitive transactions were previously delayed or failed due to the block cap, despite users paying higher gas fees. The upgrade will prioritize transactions interacting with meme coin contracts and potentially allow higher-value transactions to replace lower-priority ones. BNB Chain experienced its highest-ever gas fees, reaching $15 million last week. BSC gas fees rose 114% throughout the week, second only to Solana. The rise of meme coins and the suspension of Binance from legal action with the SEC drew investors back to BSC. BNB's price and market cap have seen significant growth, outperforming SOL. BNB has become the largest Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) chain in terms of monthly transactions, processing 68.3 million transactions in the last 30 days. The meme coin revival is also evident with the Four.meme platform enabling the creation of over 12,000 meme tokens in a day.



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