BNB Chain's NewL1 Developer Forum Invites Developers to Shape Network Design
BNB Chain is using its developer forum to bring builders together around the technical development of NewL1, an emerging Layer 1 network within its ecosystem. The dedicated discussion space allows developers to share research, propose technical improvements and exchange feedback on infrastructure, protocol design and applications.
The forum covers a broad range of BNB Chain technologies, including BNB Smart Chain, opBNB, Greenfield, BNB Chain Evolution Proposals (BEPs), software development kits and other developer tools. Its central objective is to improve the developer experience by giving community members a place to discuss ideas before and during implementation.
The NewL1 section has attracted discussions about native privacy, transaction ordering, MEV infrastructure and developer feedback. These conversations provide insight into the technical areas being explored as the network moves through development.
NewL1 Forum Focuses on Technical Collaboration
The BNB Chain Developer Forum is designed as an open technical discussion platform. Developers can read proposals, create topics, ask questions and receive feedback from other participants in the ecosystem.
Its NewL1 category provides a dedicated space for discussions about the network's architecture and individual components. Topics include tokenomics and gas, transaction ordering, pre-confirmations, priority lanes, consensus, peer-to-peer networking, virtual machine execution, storage, privacy and post-quantum security.
The forum also encourages participants to keep discussions focused, support technical claims with reasoning and follow its Code of Conduct. The guidelines are intended to help new members understand the community's expectations and participate constructively.
What Is BNB Chain's NewL1?
NewL1 is described as a vertical-optimized, general-purpose Layer 1 designed for trading, payments, privacy and artificial intelligence applications. It is fully compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), allowing developers to work with familiar smart contract technology and development tools.
The project is positioned as a complement to BNB Smart Chain rather than a replacement. BSC continues to serve its established ecosystem, while NewL1 is intended for workloads that may require deeper architectural changes. The two networks are designed to connect through a native bridge.
BNB remains the native asset of NewL1, and the project description states that no separate token will be issued. Developers can explore the architecture and technical components through the official NewL1 documentation.
Privacy and MEV Lead Recent Technical Discussions
Privacy is one of the subjects receiving attention in the NewL1 forum. A dedicated native privacy layer discussion explores how private transactions could operate alongside ordinary EVM activity.
The discussion includes an approach for combining private transfers with public DeFi interactions in a single atomic transaction. This design aims to let users move assets from a private transaction environment into a public application interaction and return the resulting assets to private state without splitting the process into multiple linkable transactions.
Another active topic concerns MEV infrastructure. The NewL1 TEE Gateway discussion examines transaction ordering through a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE). The discussion covers how transactions can be organized into different lanes and how priority rules may affect their position in a block.
The forum discussion notes that gas-price-based ordering is currently supported within lanes, while access to lanes is governed through an admission process. These details remain part of the technical discussion and should not be interpreted as evidence that every proposed capability is finalized for a public network launch.
Developers Raise Questions About Devnet Feedback
Community members are also discussing how developers can report problems encountered while testing NewL1. A developer feedback proposal raises the need for a standardized process covering reproducible errors, RPC issues, performance observations and compatibility problems.
The discussion also asks how developers could track submitted reports and receive updates when fixes become available. A structured feedback process could help organize testing observations and make it easier to identify technical issues during development.
Other recent topics include community feedback on NewL1 development and BNB Shield, a proposal exploring insurance as part of the ecosystem. These subjects show that forum participation extends beyond core protocol engineering to potential infrastructure and application-level services.
NewL1 Remains in the Devnet Development Stage
The official documentation identifies NewL1 as a devnet project. Its network information page provides connection details and current network parameters, while warning that the devnet is unstable and may undergo breaking changes.
The documentation also distinguishes the current development network from future public releases. Public testnet and mainnet have not launched, meaning developers should treat the available environment as an evolving testing platform rather than a production network.
For builders interested in participating, the NewL1 Developer Quick Guide explains how to connect using familiar EVM development tools, including Foundry, Hardhat, Remix and common Ethereum SDKs.
The developer forum gives the BNB Chain community a place to discuss these technical developments, raise questions and provide feedback. As NewL1 progresses, the discussions around privacy, transaction ordering, infrastructure and developer tooling will remain important parts of its development process.
