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BSCScan scheduled for 3-4 hours of maintenance from 6:00 a.m. UTC on July 22, BNB Chain says

BSCScan scheduled for 3-4 hours of maintenance from 6:00 a.m. UTC on July 22, BNB Chain says

Scheduled work may temporarily disrupt parts of BSCScan’s website and API infrastructure, while BNB Smart Chain transactions, block production and decentralized applications continue running normally.

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The official @BNBCHAIN X post directly confirms all elements of the claim: BSCScan scheduled maintenance on July 22 at 6:00 AM UTC, expected to last 3-4 hours, with some web and API services temporarily unavailable, and an alternative (BSC_Trace) provided. The claim's implication that the network continues operating is consistent with maintenance being scoped to BSCScan's website/API infrastructure only. Secondary reports (Phemex, BlockBeats) corroborate and cite this same official post.
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Summary

BSCScan, a main blockchain explorer for BNB Smart Chain, entered scheduled maintenance starting at 6:00 a.m. UTC on July 22, with the work expected to last about three to four hours. BNB Chain said some web and API services could be temporarily unavailable during the window, but the disruption affects the explorer rather than the underlying network. Transactions should continue processing, blocks should keep being produced and decentralized applications should remain operational. Users needing to check on-chain activity during the maintenance can turn to BSCTrace, which BNB Chain highlighted, as well as OKLink and the OKX Web3 Explorer for transaction, address, token and contract data. The interruption may be more significant for developers whose applications depend on BSCScan APIs for balances, transaction histories, token transfers or contract information, making backup data providers or direct BNB Smart Chain RPC connections relevant during the outage. Traders focused on market activity can still use tools such as DEX Screener, though those platforms do not fully replace explorer functions such as contract verification or detailed transaction logs.

Terms & Concepts
  • blockchain explorer: A service that lets users search public blockchain data such as transactions, addresses, tokens and smart contracts.
  • RPC connections: Direct connections to a blockchain node that applications use to read data or submit requests without relying on an explorer’s API.
  • smart contract verification: A process that confirms published contract source code matches the code deployed onchain.