Osaka/Mendel hardfork drops tomorrow at 02:30 UTC on BNB Chain.

This upgrade brings execution-layer improvements and finality mechanism updates to the network. The dual-upgrade (Osaka for execution + Mendel for consensus) aims to enhance transaction processing efficiency and consensus reliability.

Key technical changes likely include:

• Execution client optimizations for faster block processing

• Finality gadget improvements to reduce block confirmation times

• Potential gas optimizations and EVM compatibility updates

Node operators need to upgrade their clients before the fork height. If you're running validators or full nodes on BNB Chain, update now to avoid consensus splits.

This is a mandatory upgrade—non-upgraded nodes will be left on the old chain after activation.