By BNB is trading higher on Thursday following a bearish start to the week. The native coin of the Binance ecosystem has reclaimed the $570 level and could rally higher in the near term.
The recovery comes after BNB Chain announced plans to build a new high-performance Layer-1 blockchain aimed at supporting next-generation blockchain applications, including AI-powered trading systems, enterprise use cases, and privacy-focused transactions.
According to BNB Chain, the new protocol is designed to deliver Web2-like performance while maintaining the decentralization and security expected from blockchain infrastructure.
New Layer-1 targets over 100,000 TPS
BNB Chain revealed that the upcoming blockchain is being engineered to process more than 100,000 transactions per second (TPS) through optimized consensus mechanisms and parallel transaction execution.
The network also aims to achieve:
- Transaction pre-confirmation in under 50 milliseconds.
- Block finality in less than one second.
- No public mempool to reduce latency and eliminate front-running opportunities.
Instead of broadcasting pending transactions publicly, the blockchain will route transactions directly to the block producer, improving execution speed while minimizing the risk of transaction manipulation.
One of the primary use cases for the new blockchain will be supporting agentic AI trading systems capable of executing autonomous on-chain transactions.
BNB Chain also plans to integrate privacy features directly into the protocol, including confidential transactions, selective data disclosure for regulatory compliance, and native privacy protections for enterprise users
The company said these capabilities are intended to make the network suitable for both decentralized applications and institutional adoption.
BNB Chain says the new blockchain is designed to make blockchain interactions feel as seamless as traditional internet applications.
Planned features include transaction batching, scheduled transaction execution, passkey authentication, and access key management.
According to the development team, the objective is to deliver a Web2-grade user experience without sacrificing blockchain functionality.
The company expects to launch a testnet by the end of 2026, with a mainnet release targeted for early 2027.
Alongside the Layer-1 announcement, BNB Chain highlighted several AI initiatives introduced during the first half of the year.
The network launched the BNB Agent Studio and the BNB Agent SDK.
These tools integrate with AWS Bedrock AgentCore and large language model (LLM) gateways to simplify the deployment of autonomous AI agents capable of interacting with blockchain applications.
BNB Chain believes these products will accelerate the development of scalable AI-powered decentralized applications.
BNB price outlook: Bulls target the 4H swing high
The BNB/USD 4-hour chart remains bearish and efficient despite BNB’s latest recovery. However, the momentum indicators suggest that the bulls could push the price higher in the near term.
At the time of writing, the token is trading around $573, up by over 1% in the last 24 hours. The RSI of 51 means that BNB is no longer in the oversold territory.
However, it needs to rally higher for the bulls to reclaim control.
The MACD lines are also converging, adding further confluence to the growing bullish narrative.
If the rally persists, BNB could surge towards the first major resistance level at $591, which also coincides with the 4-hour Transactional Liquidity (TLQ).
A decisive break above this level could pave the way for BNB to extend its rally towards the $600 psychological level and ensure that the broader structure switches bullish.
However, if the bears regain control, they would encounter immediate support at the Wednesday low of $559.
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