Current outcome
CZ has endorsed BNB Chain's new L1 plan: the L1 will coexist with BSC, connect via a native bridge, issue no separate token, and continue using BNB for gas, staking and governance; its name is TBD, an internal multi-validator devnet is already running, and the official target is testnet in late 2026 and mainnet in early 2027.
Progress timeline
2 material updates- #01
CZ回应BNB Chain新L1计划：多条链，一种币
BNB Chain is developing a new high-performance EVM-compatible L1 with sub-second finality, native account abstraction, transaction preconfirmations, multi-channel capacity reservation, and an on-chain privacy pool, with CZ framing the strategy as 'multiple chains, one coin.'
Source evidence: theblockbeats
- #02
【赵长鹏回应 BNB Chain 新 L1 计划：多条链，同一种代币】
Added the official timeline (testnet late 2026, mainnet early 2027) and details that the new L1 will coexist with BSC, connect via a native bridge, issue no separate token, continue using BNB for gas, staking and governance, and already runs an internal multi-validator devnet.
State after update: CZ has endorsed BNB Chain's new L1 plan: the L1 will coexist with BSC, connect via a native bridge, issue no separate token, and continue using BNB for gas, staking and governance; its name is TBD, an internal multi-validator devnet is already running, and the official target is testnet in late 2026 and mainnet in early 2027.
Source evidence: foresightnews