opBNB just completed its mainnet hardfork about an hour ago. Block time reduced from 500 to 250ms.
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opBNB Fourier Mainnet hardfork is now live as of January 7, 2026 at 03:00 UTC.
Key change: PR #305 reduced the block interval, cutting block time from 500ms to 250ms.
Node operators should confirm they are running the supported client versions.
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