The regular update from Tim, Nigel and Kevin which covers the last few days in the run up to the Vasil upgrade is available on YouTube. On track, and we also have confirmation that the upgrade vote was submitted to the network ready for the 22nd September. This means that the upgrade vote will trigger…
Daedalus v5 released
There is a new version of the Daedalus Full Wallet released. This uses Cardano Node 1.35.3 under the covers so it is ready for the Vasil update on Sept 22nd. We’ve gone through the upgrade process and it will take a while to run, as the blockchain database structure that is stored locally on your…
Vasil date announced
News just in that Vasil upgrade criteria are on track and a date for the upgrade has been announced by IOG for 22nd September, approximately 3 weeks from now as of writing. Good news, this upgrade will unlock significant speed increases and new capabilities, providing ample headroom for the Cardano ecosystem to grow during the…
2022 Brand Report
News just in that Cardano has made it into the top 30 of the Brand Intimacy Report for 2022 at #26, edging ahead of BMW, IKEA and many other big names including Bitcoin which is four places behind. A good sign that wider awareness is building.
Ready for Vasil
All ADAvault nodes have now been upgraded to 1.35.3 ready for the Vasil Hard Fork Combinator event. You can track the overall Cardano ecosystem progress towards Vasil on the PoolTool.io Network Health dashboard. As of writing you can see we are about half way there in terms of SPO upgrades. IOG have set a few…