BNB Chain Launches Jenner Hardfork on Testnet with Payment Lane Feature
The Jenner hardfork introduces upgrades focused on improving payments, real-world assets, and DeFi on the BNB Smart Chain.
The Jenner hardfork introduces upgrades focused on improving payments, real-world assets, and DeFi on the BNB Smart Chain. BNB (BNB) is trading at ₹71,544 ($750.75), down 0.6% since this brief published. This is an original Token Times brief based on reporting by Cryptopolitan, with live market data added, as of Thu, 29 Oct 2026 07:15:01 UTC.
The Jenner hardfork aims to enhance BNB Chain's transaction efficiency and expand its use cases in payments and DeFi, potentially increasing its competitiveness in the smart contract platform space.
- BNB Chain activated Jenner hardfork on BSC Testnet with three key upgrades.
- Payment Lane reserves block space for faster, more efficient transactions.
- BNB price rose 1.43% in 24 hours following the announcement.
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- BNB Chain Launches Jenner Hardfork on Testnet with Payment Lane Feature — this brief
BNB Chain has launched the Jenner hardfork on its BNB Smart Chain (BSC) Testnet, introducing upgrades aimed at improving the network's capabilities in payments, real-world assets (RWA), and decentralized finance (DeFi).
The most significant upgrade is the Payment Lane, which reserves a specific portion of each block for payment transactions. This feature is designed to ensure faster and more efficient processing of simple BNB transactions.
The Jenner hardfork also includes upgrades related to real-world assets and DeFi, although specific details about these enhancements have not been fully disclosed.
The announcement comes at a time when the total crypto market cap stands at $2.75 trillion, with 
Bitcoin experiencing a slight 24-hour decline of 0.81%. In contrast, BNB has seen a 1.43% increase in its price over the past 24 hours, reaching $755.1.
The introduction of the Jenner hardfork and its focus on enhancing transaction efficiency could position BNB Chain as a more attractive platform for developers and users in the competitive smart contract platform landscape.
Since this brief published about 2 hours ago, BNB (BNB) has moved from ₹71,958.12$755.10 to ₹71,543.58$750.75 — -0.58%.
The chart plots BNB's price: grey is the move before this brief published, the vertical dashed line marks the moment it published, the horizontal dashed line is the price then, and the coloured area is the move since — from Token Times's market data (daily resolution). It shows what happened after the news, not that the news caused it; many factors move prices. Not financial advice.
At today's peer-to-peer rate, 1 BNB ≈ ₹75,217.64 (about $750.75), up 0.9% over 24 hours. The rupee itself trades about 5.1% above the official rate on the P2P market, so a Indian buyer's effective cost differs from the headline dollar price.
Live market data
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Figures and sectors in this story, checked live against on-chain aggregators · October 29, 2026.
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BNB Chain Launches Jenner Hardfork on Testnet with Payment L — questions & answers
What is the main feature of the Jenner hardfork?
The Payment Lane, which reserves block space for faster and more efficient payment transactions.
How does the Jenner hardfork impact BNB?
The hardfork aims to improve BNB Chain's transaction efficiency and expand its use cases, potentially increasing its attractiveness to users and developers.
What is the current market context for BNB?
BNB is priced at $755.1, with a 1.43% increase in the last 24 hours, while the overall market remains relatively flat.
How much is 1 BNB worth in rupee today?
About ₹75,217.64 at the live peer-to-peer (P2P) USDT rate, which is what Indians typically trade at — equivalent to roughly $750.75. The rupee price moves with both BNB's US-dollar price and the USDT/INR rate; use our BNB in rupee page for any amount.
Has BNB's price moved since this brief was published?
BNB is down 0.58% since this brief first published — trading at ₹71,544 ($750.75) now versus ₹71,958 ($755.10) at publication. Token Times re-checks this figure against CoinGecko and Binance every 15 minutes.
Which outlets reported this story?
This is an original Token Times brief that synthesises reporting from Cryptopolitan. It is not a copy of any one article — follow the source links above for the original reporting.
Original summary — not financial advice. This is an original Token Times brief that summarises a development reported elsewhere and adds live market data for context; it is not the original article and reproduces no part of it. Follow the source link above for full details. Crypto is volatile and high-risk — always do your own research.