Cardano’s IOHK announced that it had successfully released and tagged the Cardano node 1.35.0, which it claims will be the final candidate for the mainnet Vasil release. It also notified the SPO community that supported the testnet that the new node was ready for deployment. According to the Cardano developer, the launch of the node remains an “important milestone” leading up to the Vasil hardfork.
Keep upgrading https://t.co/4uk0g1jfVx
— Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) June 27, 2022
The testnet upgrade proposal will be submitted as soon as 75% of stake pool operators join, ensuring the required chain density.
According to updates published over the weekend, IOHK claims that the core Cardano software is now code-complete. Positive performance and cost improvements were also seen during the testing of the new Plutus v2 code, including new CIPs that could significantly improve smart contract performance.
The upcoming Vasil update is expected to include four different CIPs, including CIP-31 (Reference Inputs), CIP-32 (Inline Datums), CIP-33 (Reference Scripts), and CIP-40 (Collateral Outputs).
Activity ramps up
IOG is still preparing for the Vasil testnet hardfork release. Following the successful release of a testnet hardfork, exchanges and SPOs should have four weeks to complete all necessary testing and integration tasks before the mainnet fork.
The Vasil hardfork’s mainnet launch had been scheduled for late June, but it has since been postponed. According to the revised plan, it is now expected to happen in late July. IOG promises to update its development update this week with new developments as the community hopes for a successful Vasil HFC event.