BQNB Chain is poised for a pivotal transformation as it prepares for the mainnet Pascal hard fork on March 20, 2025. This significant upgrade aims to enhance EVM compatibility and is being heralded as a leading public chain to incorporate EIP-7702. Notably, the hard fork will feature critical advancements, including Gas Abstraction, the Smart Contractization of EOA Wallets, and batch transaction capabilities, all intended to enrich user experience and grant developers increased operational flexibility.

The introduction of the EIP-7702 proposal will empower External Owned Accounts (EOA) by temporarily imbuing them with smart contract functionalities during transactions, while maintaining robust security measures. This enhancement is expected to alleviate entry barriers for users engaging with Web3 platforms. Specifically, Gas Fee Abstraction allows seamless on-chain interactions without requiring users to hold the native token for gas fees, thereby enabling decentralized applications (dApps) to sponsor user gas costs and facilitate batch transactions.

Following the successful implementation of the Pascal hard fork in testnet, node operators and validators must update to the specified versions (v1.5.7 for BSC or v0.5.2/v0.5.6 for opBNB) prior to the mainnet launch. Additionally, exchanges and service providers are tasked with ensuring full compatibility ahead of the hard fork, while developers are encouraged to adapt and test their dApps accordingly. This upgrade is part of BNB Chain’s ambitious 2025 roadmap, which also includes the upcoming Lorentz hard fork in April, followed by the Maxwell hard fork in June, aimed at reducing block propagation speeds to 0.75 seconds.