The BEP2 and BEP20 chain fusion is scheduled for April 2024.
Developers of Binance's BNB Chain want to merge the dual BNB Beacon Chain (BEP2) and BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) chain structure into a single blockchain.
According to the Janua 8 announcement, users are "strongly recommended" to transfer their BEP2 and BEP8 (mini BEP2 tokens) to the BEP20 chain, which will preserve assets on a 1:1 ratio. The transfer can be done via centralized and decentralized exchanges, or through the BNB Chain Wallet and other self-custody wallets. A tentative deadline for the BNB Chain Fusion has been set for April 2024.
Users who do not bridge their assets by the deadline can still do so thereafter using a legacy feature. That said, users will need to wait up to seven days to recover their BEP2 assets post-fusion, with the recovery feature having no user interface, only a command line prompt
