A “glitch” in MetaMask that caused it to overestimate opBNB fuel fees has now been fastened, in accordance to a social media publish from BNB Smart Chain. Many customers pay the default recommended charge displayed of their wallets, so a misestimation may cause customers to overpay.
Together with our pals at @MetaMask, we have resolved a glitch that made it look like opBNB’s fuel fees had been unusually excessive.
Now, you’ll be able to benefit from the true advantages of opBNB: quick, low-cost, and safe transactions. Here’s the way it occurred: [1/7]
— BNB Chain (@BNBCHAIN) September 25, 2023
OpBNB is an optimistic rollup layer 2 of Ethereum. It was launched on Sept. 13 and developed by the staff that created BNB Smart Chain. According to the staff, they found not too long ago that “Metamask had set a default minimum recommendation price for gas based on the average of all networks.” This was an inexpensive coverage for different L2 networks, the staff stated, nevertheless it “didn’t quite align with opBNB.” The staff claimed that opBNB fees “can be much lower than other L1 and L2 networks,” making the estimation inaccurate.
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To clear up this downside, BNB Smart Chain contacted the MetaMask staff, which was “extremely helpful and agreed to update their algorithm.” As a consequence, the pockets now precisely shows the community’s fees.
According to the BNB Smart Chain staff, customers can now verify every community’s fees by switching to opBNB from inside MetaMask and trying to carry out a transaction, which they are saying will show that the community usually has decrease fees than rivals.
OpBNB was developed utilizing the OP Stack, a modular framework that may be used to create interoperable blockchain networks. The OP Stack was developed by the OP Labs staff, which is attempting to create a “Superchain” comprising a number of interconnected blockchain networks. The Superchain faces competitors from Polygon’s “Supernets,” which is attempting to accomplish a similar aim.
