BNB Chain activates Pasteur hard fork on mainnet
BNB Chain activated the Pasteur hard fork on BNB Smart Chain mainnet at 02:30 UTC on Aug. 25, introducing three changes focused on bridge security, validator authorization and block capacity.
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BNB Chain activated the Pasteur hard fork on BNB Smart Chain mainnet at 02:30 UTC on Aug. 25, introducing three changes focused on bridge security, validator authorization and block capacity.

BNB Smart Chain has activated the Pasteur hard fork on its mainnet, completing a set of protocol changes designed to close weaknesses in bridge verification and validator authorization—while

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BNB Chain has activated its Pasteur hard fork on the BSC mainnet, an upgrade the network frames as a step toward stronger bridge security, though the full technical scope of the change remain