Thread by @InputOutputHK

We’re delighted to report that in the last few minutes we have submitted an update proposal to hard fork the #Cardano Testnet, and commence the countdown for the #Vasil mainnet upgrade. 🧵

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With over 75% of testnet blocks being created by the new Vasil node (1.35.0) we now have a good chain density to proceed safely.

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Thanks to all the #Cardano SPOs who continue to support the testnet, and their coordinated effort to ready the network for the Vasil HFC event.

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Once the changes have taken effect after the start of epoch 215 at 20:20 UTC on 3 July, the #Cardano testnet will start to enjoy the new #Vasil enhancements and capabilities that we’ll soon see on mainnet.

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The #Vasil upgrade – named in honor of long standing community member, the late Vasil St Dabov – brings significant performance and capability upgrades to #Cardano.

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#Vasil improvements include higher throughput through diffusion pipelining to a better developer experience via much improved script performance & efficiency (plus lower costs). It is #Cardano’s biggest and best upgrade to date.

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It is also the most complex program of work we’ve undertaken. And the whole community is involved. As shared previously, our prime concern is ensuring we manage this upgrade in a way that is safe and secure.

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The community has requested a minimum period of 4 weeks to allow SPOs, devs & exchanges the time they need to test and upgrade before hard forking the #Cardano mainnet. Once everyone is comfortable & ready, we'll go through the same process to upgrade the mainnet to #Vasil.

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Join us for Thursday’s #Cardano360 where we’ll introduce more of the IOG team plus some of the community collaborators #BuildingOnCardano and working so hard behind the scenes preparing for the Vasil upgrade. Subscribe & get alerted once we air:
youtube.com/channel/UCBJ0p…

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Thanks to all the #CardanoCommunity for the continued support. We couldn't do this without you.

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