BNB Smart Chain's Fermi Hard Fork to Cut Block Time to 0.45 Seconds on January 14

On January 14, BNB Smart Chain is set to activate the Fermi hard fork, cutting block times to 0.45 seconds after the broader BNB Chain completed its Fourier upgrade on January 7. The network is scaling in response to rising onchain demand, with Op BNB also halving its block time, while the BNB token trades near $884 following a 3.5% daily decline and open interest of about $820 million.