Burst: Hard Fork
Once the network shows its support for hard forks, they will be planned according to a certain block height, following this roadmap:
First hard fork: includes dynamic block size and transaction fees, the PoC2 protocol and some of the Dymaxion code, but inactive. The fork is planned to happen around block 470 000 – probably not before March.
Second hard fork: implementation and activation of the remaining Dymaxion code. Users should be able to play with it on the TestNet before that.
Third hard fork: Implementation of the PoC3 protocol.
What is a hardfork?
The cryptocurrency mainnet operates according to certain rules. To improve network performance or correct errors, changes are periodically introduced into it. A hard fork represents changes that are not compatible with previous versions of software supporting the cryptocurrency network. In order to continue to mine the cryptocurrency, miners need to update the software.
In some cases, as a result of a hard fork, a completely new cryptocurrency may appear, as happened with Bitcoin Cash and EthereumPoW.