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BNB Smart Chain node releases version 1.8.1

The BNB Smart Chain node project announced the release of version 1.8.1 of its node software. The announcement came from the project itself and did not state what changes, fixes or upgrade schedule the release includes.

Evidence strength Official source

Includes an official statement from the project or venue. Official claims are still not independent verification.

ImportanceHigh

Project updates topic · core coin BNB · official source

UrgencyRoutine

No time pressure

Three separate rule-based signals. None is the probability that the report is true. How they work →

Key facts

Attributed sources: BNB Smart Chain node

BNB after this site detected it

  • 5 minutes-0.10%vs BTC +0.06 pp
  • 1 hour+0.61%vs BTC +0.14 pp
  • 24 hours—Window not complete
Source published First received Updated UTC

Claims and open questions

What sources claim

  • The BNB Smart Chain node project released version 1.8.1 of its node software, according to its own announcement.

Still unresolved

  • Does version 1.8.1 require node operators to take any action, such as a mandatory upgrade deadline or a planned hard fork, and what changes does it contain?

Model-assisted explanation; citations, numbers and output format are checked. This is not independent semantic verification.

Source evidence

1
BNB Smart Chain nodeOfficial channel
BNB Smart Chain node: v1.8.1 released ↗

github.com

Published 16/10/2026, 10:51 · Received 23/10/2026, 01:52

Original source titles remain in their source language. Full articles are not republished.

Market reaction after detection

Returns start at the sample closest to site detection (within the same minute up to 10 minutes later), using the same data source and quote currency. Actual sample times are shown; missing observations remain blank.

Observed returns after site detection
WindowReturnBTCDifference from BTC (pp)Actual sampled interval / source
5 minutes-0.10%-0.16%+0.06 pp23/10/2026, 01:52 → 23/10/2026, 01:57 (UTC)
Gate · USDT
1 hour+0.61%+0.47%+0.14 pp23/10/2026, 01:52 → 23/10/2026, 02:53 (UTC)
Gate · USDT
24 hours———Awaiting a complete valid window

Historical market context

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Closed hourly candles from the 30 days before this event observation. Different venues are kept separate.

Prior 30-day hourly baseline
MetricValue
Hourly coverage83.2% (599/720)
Median absolute 1h return—
99th percentile of absolute 1h returns—
Historical hourly BTC beta— (598 matched returns)

OKX · USDT · Context as of 23/10/2026, 01:52 · Last included candle closed 23/10/2026, 01:00

Historical baseline not readyHistory is incomplete or stale. Background updates and gap repair continue automatically. No historical conclusion is inferred from missing data.

Hourly descriptive statistics, not minute-move probabilities. Backfilled history never moves the observation cutoff above.

Event timeline

Source publication, receipt and analysis times are separate. All times UTC.

  1. Source published: BNB Smart Chain node

  2. Source received: BNB Smart Chain node

  3. Event first detected by this site

  4. Evidence record updated

  5. English explanation generated

  6. Latest content update

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