BNB Chain Proposes to Halve Gas Fee Cut in October

BNB Chain's latest proposal slashes transaction costs—but only by half what traders expected.

Gas Fee Rollback

The network plans to implement the reduced fee structure starting October 2025, cutting current rates by 50% instead of the previously discussed full reduction. This partial adjustment maintains higher revenue streams for validators while offering modest relief to users.

Market Impact

Transaction volumes typically spike after fee reductions, yet this tempered approach may dampen trader enthusiasm. The chain's native token faces pressure as investors weigh whether half a discount beats no discount at all.

Validator Economics

Network operators secure their margins through this compromise—balancing user demand for cheaper transactions against their own revenue requirements. Some decentralized applications might still benefit from the partial cut.

Because in crypto, even when costs drop, someone's always keeping the change.

New Proposal Fees

The core of the proposal is to cut the minimum gas price in half, from 0.1 Gwei to 0.05 Gwei. It also seeks to accelerate block intervals from 750 milliseconds to 450 milliseconds, which WOULD increase the network’s overall throughput.

According to the announcement, the long-term goal is to achieve an average transaction cost of approximately $0.001. This objective is guided by a principle suggested by validators, which states, “As long as staking APY remains above 0.5%, BNB Chain should strive to have the lowest gas fees possible.”

The October 2025 proposal continues a strategic trend of cost reduction on the network. A previous fee cut in April 2024 lowered gas prices from three Gwei to one Gwei. Another reduction followed in May 2025, taking fees from one Gwei down to the current 0.1 Gwei level. The following discussion is being encouraged by the former CEO of Binance.

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Layer 1 Scenario

This proposed fee reduction positions BNB Chain to compete – more directly – with networks such as Solana and Base, which have built their user bases around low costs and high transaction speeds. Furthermore, this diminution is also being explored by other players, since it is the basis of crypto trading.

The MOVE appears designed to attract cost-sensitive users, including high-frequency traders, market makers, and developers building high-volume applications, while the benefits can lead to cheaper transactions, faster confirmations, and increased adoption. 

Although, they can reduce the rewards paid to validators who secure the network. The proposal’s 0.5% Annual Percentage Yield (APY) floor for staking rewards is an attempt to balance the need for ecosystem growth with maintaining sufficient validation incentives.

This proposal is a technical upgrade that follows the thesis to be more sustainable towards other LAYER 1 players. The next steps include a community discussion period and an eventual validator vote. The outcome could prompt responses from competing networks, further intensifying the pressure on major blockchains to become cheaper and faster to retain users.

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