Immutable X to Undergo Mainnet Hard Fork on March 26th
Immutable X is set to undergo the Shanghai mainnet upgrade, closely aligned with Ethereum. This upgrade is scheduled to take place on the zkEVM mainnet on March 26th. This upgrade aims to maintain the close relationship between Immutable zkEVM, powered by Polygon, and Ethereum, thereby benefiting from Ethereum’s security and network effects.
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.
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We are committed to keeping Immutable zkEVM, powered by Polygon | Aggregated, as close to Ethereum as possible to benefit from its security and network effects.
The Shanghai hard fork will occur on zkEVM Testnet on 12 march 2024…