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Who needs to upgrade?

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.

Exactly when will the upgrade activate?

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.

What features are included in the Network Upgrade?

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.

Do I need to upgrade my wallet?

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.