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  A cutting-edge approach to enable interoperability and programmability on the
  Binance chain is Binance Smart Chain.
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# Overview of Binance Smart Chain

Lower costs and shorter block times are made possible by the PoSA consensus which is used in a system of 21 validators.

An understanding of the underlying design concepts is the best method to comprehend how to use the Binance Smart Chain app. The design ideas for BSC reveal a lot about how it functions and the importance of its functionality.

#### Here are a few of the design principles of BSC's prominent highlights.

#### ● Ethereum compatibility

Without doubt, Ethereum is the most widely used and viable platform for creating smart contracts. To enable access to its community and collections of reasonably developed applications, BSC provides interoperability with the present Ethereum Mainnet. Therefore, Binance Smart Chain makes it simple to use the vast majority of dApps, tools, and ecosystems built on Ethereum. The BSC implementation can thereby improve chances of keeping up with upcoming Ethereum improvements.

#### ● Standalone Blockchain

The BSC operates on the Binance Chain Mainnet and is essentially a separate Blockchain or layer 2 solution. Many of the core and commercial operations of BSC are independent. Finally, it can guarantee availability even if the Binance Chain goes down briefly.

#### ● Native cross-chain communication

Native cross-chain communication would mostly revolve around sending BEP20 tokens from BSC token lists from BSC to BC. As time went on, more new BEP tokens were added to the list of compatible tokens on BSC. A few restrictions notwithstanding, the protocol is capable of handling other things found in the Blockchain state storage.

#### ● Consensus and governance associated with staking

In addition to the promise of incentives from staking, BSC offers a sustainable method for attaining consensus and governance through staking. Further, to offer improved network speed compared to Proof-of-work Blockchains, the flexible approach to community governance through staking on BSC also offer this sustainability. As the improvement of transaction capacity and Blockchain time without any restrictions is made impossible by staking-based consensus, this is an important highlight.



### Perks of Binance Smart Chain

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**Low gas fees** –A transaction on BSC now costs 5 Gwei on average which is significantly less than the 40 Gwei charged on Ethereum. When compared to running the identical dApp on Ethereum, running one on BSC costs 8 times less.&#x20;

**Cross-chain compatibility** – BSC is not only compatible with the Ethereum virtual machine (EVM), but it also supports pegged coins from several other Blockchains, enabling users to build a variety of tokens for use on the network. Cross-chain compatibility raises the tokens' value, liquidity, and utility.

**EVM compatibility** – Developers of solidity are more accustomed to BSC owing to the decision to fork, giving the Binance network simple access to an existing active developer and user community. Additionally, dApps are easier to migrate over from Ethereum, which is faster and more cost-effective to run, because it is cheaper to run dApps on BSC.

**Credible platform** – Binance has credibility on all of its platforms including the BSC. The exchange is crucial to the PoSA consensus since it verifies each validator on the network, assuring the security and dependability of the Blockchain.

### Key differences between DeFi and CeFi

The key difference between centralized and decentralized finance:&#x20;

Currency to crypto transfers and cross-chain solutions are made easier by centralized finance. When a bad thing happens, like a cyberattack, centralized finance may move money to help customers or stop business. DeFi is seen as more open and unobtrusive because it does not request the customer’s private information and is not custodial. In contrast, CeFi can disrupt commerce and impose limitations on users, but DeFi does not.&#x20;

The method of transaction is the main difference between the two types of finances. Money exchanges located in one location control the system. Decentralized finance, on the other hand, depends largely on technology. Binance, Coinbase, Libra, and a few other well-known CeFi exchanges have long provided financial services related to cryptocurrencies. An Ethereum-like Blockchain platform powers the DeFi exchange.

#### Users transfer their risk to the exchanges as a result of their involvement in CeFi. Exchanges are responsible for safeguarding users’ money as a result. The intermediaries are removed in DeFi. The assumption underlying the transactions is that smart contract protocols will function.
