【】

  发布时间:2024-11-21 21:36:26   作者:玩站小弟   我要评论
A big upgrade for decentralized app platform Ethereum has gone as planned on Thursday. After a faile 。

A big upgrade for decentralized app platform Ethereum has gone as planned on Thursday.

After a failed try in January, which was postponed just one day before the scheduled upgrade date due to a security issue, Ethereum has now been upgraded to a new version called Constantinople. Another, smaller upgrade called St. Petersburg, was rolled out as well to mitigate the security issue found in the original Constantinople code.

SEE ALSO:Ethereum upgrade delayed over security vulnerability

Constantinople brings a number of improvements to Ethereum's efficiency and speed (read a detailed overview here). But, most importantly, it paves the way for a major future upgrade called Casper. That upgrade, sometimes also called Ethereum 2.0, is scheduled to go live later this year and bring an immensely important switch from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake consensus mechanism, among other changes.

St. Petersburg, which went live immediately after Constantinople, essentially undoes one of Constantinople's upgrades, which was found to be a security risk.

Mashable Games
Mashable Light SpeedWant more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories?Sign up for Mashable's weekly Light Speed newsletter.By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Thanks for signing up!

Major upgrades (also called hard forks) of blockchain-based systems such as Ethereum can be tricky as they require participants on the network to switch to new software. If they don't, the fork becomes contentious -- the blockchain splits in two with some users switching to the new version and some staying on the old one.

Constantinople and St. Petersburg were activated at block height 7,280,000 or roughly at 8pm UTC on Thursday. More than 3,700 blocks were mined on Ethereum since then, and everything points to the fork going as planned.

The price of Ethereum is slightly down in the last 24 hours according to CoinMarketCap, having fallen roughly 1% to $136.81.

Disclosure: The author of this text owns, or has recently owned, a number of cryptocurrencies, including BTC and ETH.


Featured Video For You
This space heater mines bitcoin while keeping your house warm

TopicsCryptocurrency

  • Tag:

相关文章

  • Watch MTV's Video Music Awards 2016 livestream

    It's MTV Video Music Awards night. Are you ready?Kanye's going to be there, and he's going to say th
    2024-11-21
  • 三七粉什麽時間吃最好

    毋庸置疑的是三七粉的確是一種對人體大有裨益的藥粉 。同時三七還有另外一個名字叫做“金不換” ,這也從側麵反映出三七在中醫學上的重要價值。其實女性朋友們多吃三七粉的話  ,對身體非常有好處 ,因為三七粉能夠起著活
    2024-11-21
  • 寶寶額頭紅印能消失嗎

    有許多的家長會發現自己家寶寶的額頭上會出現有紅印,額頭上的紅印可能是因為寶寶的出生之前受到了外力的影響從而引起的 ,有可能是因為基因的變異從而引起的 。寶寶額頭上的紅印對於其美觀的影響是很大的,因此寶媽都
    2024-11-21
  • 過敏性咽喉炎有哪些比較好的治療方法 ?

    人們在換季時期身體是非常容易出現一些不良狀況的 ,尤其是過敏性咽炎這種疾病就是過敏體質的人非常容易患上的 。患有過敏性咽炎給人體帶來的不良影響非常多  ,比如嗓子有痰 、老是想咳嗽 、嗓子發癢 、感覺嗓子有異物等等
    2024-11-21
  • Satisfy your Olympics withdrawals with Nike's latest app

    Following in the footsteps of last year's successful launch of Nike's Tech Book is back in its secon
    2024-11-21
  • 男士尿道感染吃什麽藥

    男士尿道感染一般分成幾種類型 ,有泌尿係統感染以及前列腺感染等,泌尿係統感染一般是服用抗生素等藥物進行治療,而前列腺炎是采用四環素以及青黴素等進行治療,男士應該要根據炎症的類型去選擇合適的藥物,避免藥物
    2024-11-21

最新评论