The mainnet release begins private trading tests, while the broader CypherOS privacy platform is planned for a later chain upgrade.

The first two upgraded epochs finalized, while early blocks began a gradual gas-limit climb from 60 million toward a 200 million client target.

Anza is asking app developers to test programs and integrations as the upgrade moves validator voting off-chain. Mainnet activation remains pending.

Dashjr lost editor and admin access to the BIPs repository about 26 hours after Mark "Murch" Erhardt filed a motion on the developer mailing list. Dashjr called the accusations false. Minutes before the removal was confirmed, he announced a sabbatical from mining pool Ocean.

Base's Azul upgrade is currently live on testnet, with mainnet launch scheduled for mid-May.

Leaked messages tied to Bitcoin developer Luke Dashjr hint at a network change that could let a small committee censor some transactions.

According to analysts, ETH's price action this month is the result of the upgrade, and a refocus on core activities.

Allegations that Charles Hoskinson misappropriated over 300 million ADA are at the center of a row in the Cardano community.

From letting third parties pay transaction gas fees to improving validator UX, the biggest Ethereum upgrade since The Merge has just gone live after several delays.

The new upgrade introduces sealed-bid auctions for MEV searchers.