Cardano Prepares To Apply Hard Fork Chang, Check Here Deh!

Cardano is preparing to apply hard fork Chang. (Photo; Doc. MSN)

JAKARTA - The Cardano Network is preparing to implement a hard fork Chang with the latest release of node validator software. This hard fork is part of the transition to the Voltaire era which will bring the government of decentralized networks.

For information only, hard forks are important changes in blockchain software that underlies cryptocurrencies. Usually, this has an impact on network separation or other important changes such as adding new features or data structures.

This Hard fork Chang is the latest version of the validator node, Node 9.1.0, which is an update of the Node 9.0 released on July 8. In addition to fixing some bugs, this new node requires the use of Conway Genesis files on the mainnet, which allows the switch to hard fork Chang. Hard fork implementation can be done after 70% of the validators have updated their nodes.

Hard Fork Chang Impact

The validators moved quickly to make updates, with 11% having updated at the time this article was written. However, an observer noted that scripts and aids still need to be updated. Cardano's group of users, Intersection, commented that this update will bring a significant transformation'' to the Cardano ecosystem:

"This release marks the completion of the main development work for the bootstrap phase of the on-chain government. [...] This milestone marks the installation of elements of the core of decentralized governance, launched in two different phases."

The intersection added that the second phase of Chang's update will begin later this year. The first phase will see a bootstrap government'' as the ecosystem adapts to new features, as predicted in Cardano Improvement Proposal 1694, published in November 2022.

According to Cardano documentation, Chang's hard fork will create an on-chain government mechanism for constitutional committees and delegation representatives who will vote on behalf of coin holders There is an individual and provides a role for the new government to stake pool operators. Proposals and voting will be carried out on-chain.

The last update on Cardano was Vasil's hard fork in September 2022, allowing block creation to be faster and improve smart contract performance. Alonzo Hard fork in September 2021 brought smart contracts into the ecosystem.

Chang's software launch was delayed for a month, possibly due to the required Node 8 series update following the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on June 25.