Ethereum Classic upgrade, code named MYSTIQUE, will occur on block 14,525,000. The estimated date for MYSTIQUE is February 13th of 2022.
Ethereum Classic core developers have posted ECIP-1104, which provides information for ETC’s MYSTIQUE hard fork:
This document proposes the following blocks at which to implement these changes in the Classic networks:
5_520_000
on Mordor Classic PoW-testnet (Jan 13th 2022)5_578_000
on Kotti Classic PoA-testnet (Jan 23th 2022)14_525_000
on Ethereum Classic PoW-mainnet (Feb 13th 2022)
For more information on the opcodes and their respective EIPs and implementations, please see the Specification section of this document.
Technical Details, Motivation, and Rationale
For technical details, motivation, and rationale for the hard fork, please visit ECIP-1104: http://ecips.ethereumclassic.org/ECIPs/ecip-1104
Node Explorer
Adoption across publicly visible ETC nodes can be tracked on this dashboard by looking at the percentage of nodes for which ForkId (Next) = Mystique:
– http://ethclassic.co/nodes
The following client releases contain Mystique support. All node operators are encouraged to upgrade as soon as possible.
– Core-geth v1.12.4 or later.
– Hyperledger Besu v21.10.8 or later.
Communications
If you are using a managed API service or third-party service provider, then please ensure they are ready for Mystique.
The more people who ask, the more likely a provider is to make a public statement confirming their readiness.
If you are a miner, mining pool, node operator, wallet operator or other kind of ETC stakeholder, please upgrade your node/s to minimize the risk of network splits.
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