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layout: base | layout: base | ||||
title: Network Upgrade | title: Network Upgrade | ||||
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<div id="upgradepage"> | <div id="upgradepage"> | ||||
{% include upgrade-notice.html %} | {% include upgrade-notice.html %} | ||||
<div class="upgrade-details-section"> | <div class="bcha-section"> | ||||
<img src="/img/Upgrade_2021-05-15.png" alt="May 15, 2021 Upgrade"> | |||||
<h2>Who needs to upgrade?</h2> | <h2>Who needs to upgrade?</h2> | ||||
<p>All operators of a Bitcoin ABC full node must upgrade to the latest major version (0.23.x). This is available at our <a href="/releases"> Releases</a> page.</p> | <p>All operators of a Bitcoin ABC full node must upgrade to the latest major version (0.23.x). This is available at our <a href="/releases"> Releases</a> page.</p> | ||||
<h2>Exactly when will the upgrade activate?</h2> | <h2>Exactly when will the upgrade activate?</h2> | ||||
<p>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.</p> | <p>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.</p> | ||||
<h2>What features are included in the Network Upgrade?</h2> | <h2>What features are included in the Network Upgrade?</h2> | ||||
<p>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.</p> | <p>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.</p> | ||||
<h2>Do I need to upgrade my wallet?</h2> | <h2>Do I need to upgrade my wallet?</h2> | ||||
<p>The network upgrade will only affect full-nodes. This means that other BCHA software, including wallets such as <a href="/electrum">Electrum ABC</a> are not affected by the network upgrade. | <p>The network upgrade will only affect full-nodes. This means that other BCHA software, including wallets such as <a href="/electrum">Electrum ABC</a> are not affected by the network upgrade. | ||||
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