BNB Chain has announced the activation of the Pasteur hard fork on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) mainnet. This upgrade targets vulnerabilities in bridge and validator security, and aims to ramp up the network's throughput.

What's New with the Pasteur Hard Fork

The Pasteur hard fork is designed to beef up protection for BSC’s bridges and validators. Devs zeroed in on patching up known exploits that could have let bad actors attack the network’s infrastructure.

Fortifying Bridge Security

One of the main goals with this update is to lock down bridges—the pieces that let different blockchains talk to each other. The new security measures are set to cut down the risk of hacks and lost funds when moving assets across chains.

Higher Network Throughput

Alongside the security upgrades, Pasteur is also tuned to boost BSC’s throughput. That means the chain can handle more transactions and keep things running smooth even when traffic spikes.

Rolling out the Pasteur hard fork marks another step for BNB Chain as it works to build a more secure and scalable ecosystem for both users and devs.