Byzantium Ether's new upgrade killer.
Ethereum's most popular client has upgraded its code to enforce the upcoming Byzantium upgrade set for later this month.
This code update from Go Ethereum (Geth) officially enshrines the anticipated hard fork for block number 4,370,000, a time previously established by ether's developers during an Ethereum core team discussion back in September 22. With the Geth release, Ethereum's network moves closer to implementing the first of two parts in the wider Metropolis upgrade.
The addition of the code to Geth is notable because it greatly increases the likelihood that the upgrade will happen at that time.
What is Ethereum Metropolis? The 4 Stages of Ethereum.
The 4 stages are as follows:
- Frontier: This was what everyone got when Ethereum was first launched.
- Homestead: The stage that we are on as of writing.
- Metropolis: The upcoming phase.
- Serenity: The final stage.
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