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• BSC v1.6.5 was released as a maintenance update that allows validators to set an optional cap on transaction gas limits, removes the handshake from the BSC protocol, and updates filtermaps checkpoints; the upgrade triggers snapshot regeneration with reduced node performance expected until the process finishes. This matters to Mubarak as a BSC-based token because network maintenance affects the reliability of the chain it runs on. (December 18, 2025) 3
• BSC v1.6.4 was released for the BSC Mainnet Fermi hard fork, primarily aimed at reducing the block interval from 0.75 seconds to 0.45 seconds via BEP-619 and BEP-590, alongside multiple improvements and bug fixes. Faster block times improve transaction throughput and user experience for tokens deployed on BSC, including Mubarak. (December 5, 2025) 4
• A December 2025 roundup of top memecoins highlighted projects such as Troll, which secured a six-figure licensing deal with Trollface creator Carlos Ramirez, and Pitbull on BSC, which has burned over 60% of its 100 quadrillion supply and relies entirely on decentralized, community-driven operation. This context is relevant to Mubarak as a fellow BSC memecoin competing for community attention. (December 11, 2025) 5
• BSC v1.6.3 was released as a maintenance update fixing two RPC issues and including several enhancements, along with Fermi BEPs such as bumping gnark-crypto, fixing eth_simulateV1, and fixing a crasher in TraceCall with BlockOverrides. These fixes support the stability of the network hosting Mubarak. (November 7, 2025) 6
• BSC v1.6.2 was released to prepare node operators for the Fermi testnet hard fork, estimated to arrive on November 10, 2025, and included Fermi BEPs covering fast finality stability, 0.45-second block intervals, block-level access lists, incremental snapshots, and EVM super instructions. This upgrade path underpins the performance improvements that benefit BSC-based tokens. (October 31, 2025) 7
• The Fermi hard fork was scheduled for BSC testnet with an estimated arrival of November 10, 2025, implementing BEP-590, BEP-619, BEP-592, BEP-593, and BEP-610, along with new features such as a websocket RPC filter API for transaction receipts and a "ProxyedNodeIds" configuration to improve block propagation efficiency. These changes improve the underlying infrastructure for all BSC tokens, including Mubarak. (October 31, 2025) 8
• BSC v1.5.18 was released as a maintenance update including MEV updates, performance gains, and non-critical bug fixes, such as removing the mev_bestBidGasFee RPC method to ensure true blind bidding and fixing a shared-storage-pool bug that increased performance by roughly 4%. However, BNB Chain developers subsequently urged users not to upgrade to this version due to adverse community feedback, and users who had already upgraded were advised to remove the binary temporarily until a fix was issued. This episode is relevant as a reminder of operational risk on the BSC network. (July 23–24, 2025) 910
• BSC v1.5.16 was released for the BSC Mainnet Maxwell hard fork, expected to occur on June 30, 2025, with all mainnet nodes required to update prior to the fork; key parameter changes included the epoch increasing from 500 to 1000 and the gas limit decreasing from 70M to 35M with overall throughput unchanged. These network-level changes affect transaction costs and confirmation times for BSC-based tokens like Mubarak. (June 5, 2025) 11
• BSC v1.5.13 was released for the BSC Testnet Maxwell hard fork, expected on May 26, 2025, with the same epoch and gas limit parameter changes as the mainnet version, plus upstream code syncs for Pectra-related bug fixes. This was a precursor to the mainnet Maxwell upgrade. (May 21, 2025) 12
• BSC v1.5.11 was released as a maintenance update to support PBS (MEV) after BSC activated BEP-20 with the Lorentz hard fork, updating MEV parameters such as defaultMaxBidsPerBuilder from 3 to 2 and defaultNoInterruptLeftOver from 400ms to 250ms to function properly under shorter block intervals. These adjustments support the MEV infrastructure that operates on BSC. (April 22, 2025) 13
• BSC v1.5.10 was released for the BSC Mainnet Lorentz hard fork, activated on April 29, 2025, featuring BEP-520 for a 1.5-second short block interval, with the epoch increasing from 200 to 500, the gas limit decreasing from 140M to 70M, and Consecutive TurnLength increasing from 4 to 8. Shorter block intervals improve the speed of transactions for tokens on BSC. (April 10, 2025) 14
• BSC v1.5.9 was released for the BSC Testnet Lorentz hard fork, activated on April 8, 2025, featuring BEP-520 for a 1.5-second short block interval, along with MEV configuration changes and a crypto update to solve CVE-2025-22869. This testnet release preceded the mainnet Lorentz upgrade. (April 2, 2025) 15
• BSC v1.5.6 was released as a hard fork release to support BSC Pascal on BSC testnet, expected on February 25, 2025, including five BEPs covering BLS12-381 curve operations, historical block hashes from state, EOA account code, block format compatibility with EIP-7685, and increased calldata cost. These protocol-level improvements form part of the technical foundation for BSC-based applications. (February 15, 2025) 16
• BSC v1.5.5 was released, incorporating upstream changes from Geth v1.15.0, reverting default expensive metrics in the blockchain, and adding a tool to analyze the effect of EIP-7623. This was an early-2025 maintenance release for the BSC network. (February 7, 2025) 17