BNB Chain Fusion
BNB Chain
Fusion
The BNB Chain Fusion is a strategic shift to migrate the BNB Beacon Chain’s functionalities to BNB Smart Chain (BSC) and retire BNB Beacon Chain. This move aims to streamline the network, improve efficiency, reduce security risks, and align BNB Chain's architecture with the current technological demands and future growth.
15 April 2024
Preparation
BNB Beacon Chain First Sunset Fork
completed
18 April 2024
Staking Migration
BNB Smart Chain Feynman Hardfork
completed
June 2024
Auto Refund
BNB Beacon Chain Second Sunset Fork
Late June 2024
Final Sunset
BNB Beacon Chain Final Sunset Fork
July 2024
Post Fusion
What shall Stakeholders Do?
BEP2/BEP8 Token Issuers
Action
- Bind their valuable tokens and notify users for transfer them to BSC
Risk if Action is not Taken
The tokens not binded will be lost and cannot recover anymore
Estimated Deadline
Jun 2024
BEP2/BEP8 Token Holders
Action
- Cross-transfer their tokens to BSC
Risk if Action is not Taken
Although after the final sunset users still can recover tokens if binded, it will be much more difficult and incur lock duration
Estimated Deadline
Jun 2024
Validators
Action
- Create new validator and migrate delegations
Risk if Action is not Taken
Lose the validator seat for voting power will be migrated to BSC
Estimated Deadline
Apr 2024
Delegators
Action
- Migrate staking to BSC native staking
Risk if Action is not Taken
Less or no further income for voting power will be migrated to native BSC staking
Estimated Deadline
Apr 2024
Atomic Swap Projects
Action
- Disable atomic swap feature in their apps
Risk if Action is not Taken
Impact the apps’ functionalities for atomic swap is disabled on Beacon Chain
Estimated Deadline
Apr 2024
CEXs (Central Exchanges)
Action
- Disable deposit for assets not binded
- Finally sunset the deposits & withdrawals of Beacon Chain
Risk if Action is not Taken
The deposited tokens not binded will be lost and cannot recover anymore
Estimated Deadline
Jun 2024
Staking Pools
Action
- Migrate staking to BSC native staking
Risk if Action is not Taken
Less or no further income for voting power will be migrated to native BSC staking
Estimated Deadline
Jun 2024
Wallets
Action
- Support cross-chain transfer if possible
- Sunset the support of Beacon Chain
Risk if Action is not Taken
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Estimated Deadline
Jun 2024
All Communities
Action
- Verify their accounts after the balance dump is published
Risk if Action is not Taken
Invalid dump will lead to fund lost
Estimated Deadline
Jun 2024
Other Projects
Action
- Adjust their projects for Beacon Chain sunset accordingly
Risk if Action is not Taken
-
bug bounty
program
Secure the Ecosystem and Get Double Rewards!
We invite the security research community to rigorously examine the designated codebase and uncover potential vulnerabilities. During the BNB Chain Fusion process, we are providing the Double Bounty Rewards at our discretion for validly submitted security vulnerabilities.
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