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Validators push to halve fees and speed up block times as trading dominates activity on BSC.<\/p>\n
BNB Chain<\/a> validators have proposed reducing gas fees by half and shortening block times on the BNB Smart Chain (BSC) to lower costs and expedite transactions.<\/p>\n The proposal would cut the minimum gas price from 0.1 Gwei to 0.05 Gwei and speed up block times from 750ms to 450ms, according to a post<\/a> on X. That would bring the average transaction cost down to about $0.005. By comparison, Solana fees average around $0.0036, according to Token Terminal data<\/a>.<\/p>\n BSC, the flagship network of the larger BNB Chain ecosystem, currently boasts a total value locked (TVL) of over $8.2 billion \u2013 down from its peak TVL of $21 billion in May 2021, per DeFiLlama. Meanwhile, BNB, the ecosystem\u2019s native token originally launched by Binance<\/a>, is the fifth-largest cryptocurrency with a market cap of $141.7 billion.<\/p>\n The proposal highlights BNB Chain\u2019s efforts to attract and retain traders, developers, and market makers. By lowering costs and speeding up transactions, validators aim to boost activity on BSC, support higher trading volumes, and maintain staking rewards. Over the past 24 hours, BSC has generated around $1.15 million in network fees, according to DeFiLlama. <\/p>\n \u201cGas fees matter. They decide where traders build, where liquidity flows, and where innovation happens,\u201d the post reads. \u201cThat\u2019s why validators on BNB Chain are proposing to halve fees and accelerate block speeds, keeping [BSC] competitive with the fastest chains in crypto.\u201d<\/p>\nTrack Record of Fee Cuts<\/h2>\n