BNB Smart Chain Introduces Payment Lane for Gas Reservation
BNB Smart Chain's testnet has launched a Payment Lane feature that reserves a portion of block gas for specific payment transactions.
BNB Smart Chain's testnet has launched a Payment Lane feature that reserves a portion of block gas for specific payment transactions. BNB (BNB) is trading at ₹67,897 ($714.08), up 0.2% since this brief published. This is an original Token Times brief based on reporting by Blockonomi, with live market data added, as of Mon, 02 Nov 2026 01:30:01 UTC.
This development aims to ensure prioritized processing for essential payments by reserving a portion of block gas, potentially improving transaction reliability and efficiency for eligible transfers on the BNB Smart Chain.
- Payment Lane reserves 5% of each block's gas for eligible payments.
- Protocol allows gas reservation to increase up to 10% if needed.
- BNB transfers to code-free accounts are among eligible transactions.
- BNB price at $712.35, up 1.30% in the last 24 hours.
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- BNB Smart Chain Introduces Payment Lane for Gas Reservation — this brief
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BNB Smart Chain testnet has introduced a new feature called Payment Lane, which reserves a portion of each block's gas for specific payment transactions. This reservation starts at 5% of the block's gas limit and can increase up to 10% if needed.
Eligible transactions for this reserved gas include BNB transfers to accounts without smart contract code and transactions sent to contracts listed by governance. The governance mechanism can also adjust the reservation ratio as required.
Unused reserved gas does not carry over to subsequent blocks and remains idle, ensuring that the system does not compromise overall network performance. The contract list governing eligible transactions starts empty and is managed by the network's governance.
This development comes as the broader crypto market shows signs of recovery, with the total market cap at $2.69 trillion and 
Bitcoin up 1.08% in the last 24 hours. BNB, the native token of the BNB Smart Chain, is currently priced at $712.35, reflecting a 1.30% increase over the same period.
The introduction of the Payment Lane feature underscores the BNB Smart Chain's focus on optimizing transaction processing and enhancing network efficiency. It remains to be seen how this feature will impact transaction volumes and gas prices on the network in the long term.
Since this brief published about 2 hours ago, BNB (BNB) has moved from ₹67,732.01$712.35 to ₹67,896.51$714.08 — +0.24%.
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 ≈ ₹74,078.66 (about $714.08), up 1.6% over 24 hours. The rupee itself trades about 9.1% above the official rate on the P2P market, so a Indian buyer's effective cost differs from the headline dollar price.
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BNB Smart Chain Introduces Payment Lane for Gas Reservation — questions & answers
What is the Payment Lane feature on BNB Smart Chain?
It reserves 5-10% of block gas for eligible payments like BNB transfers to code-free accounts.
How does the Payment Lane affect gas usage?
Unused reserved gas stays idle and does not carry over to subsequent blocks.
What transactions are eligible for Payment Lane?
BNB transfers to code-free accounts and transactions to listed contracts are eligible.
How much is 1 BNB worth in rupee today?
About ₹74,078.66 at the live peer-to-peer (P2P) USDT rate, which is what Indians typically trade at — equivalent to roughly $714.08. 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 up 0.24% since this brief first published — trading at ₹67,897 ($714.08) now versus ₹67,732 ($712.35) 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 Blockonomi. 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.