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Who needs to upgrade?

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All operators of a Bitcoin ABC full node must upgrade to the latest major version (0.23.x). This is available at our Releases page.

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Exactly when will the upgrade activate?

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In order to activate reliably at a predictable time, the network upgrade uses the "Median Time Past" mechanism. The upgrade activates when the median of the last 11 blocks reaches timestamp 1621080000 (12:00:00 UTC on May 15th, 2021). This means that the upgrade doesn't actually activate exactly at that time, but typically about one hour later, when 6 blocks with timestamps greater than the activation time have been produced.

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What features are included in the Network Upgrade?

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The May 15th 2021 upgrade does not include any new protocol features. However, because of the automatic replay protection that is part of the 6-month upgrade cadence, it is still necessary for all full node operators to upgrade to 0.23.x.

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Do I need to upgrade my wallet?

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The network upgrade will only affect full-nodes. This means that other BCHA software, including wallets such as Electrum ABC are not affected by the network upgrade. +

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