BNB Smart Chain Optimism-powered layer-2 opBNB hits mainnet
Binance’s Ethereum layer-2 scaling platform, opBNB, is now publicly available, following extensive testing of the OP Stack-based platform.
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Binance’s Ethereum layer-2 scaling platform, opBNB, is now publicly available, following extensive testing of the OP Stack-based platform.
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