Developers named Istanbul hard fork date at Ethereum

Ethereum developers have planned to activate Istanbul hard fork in the main network to block # 9 056 000.

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Miners will mineits tentatively December 4th. In case of unforeseen circumstances, the hard fork will be postponed to January 8.

In this case, the developers believe that nothingshould prevent timely activation. They also approved the EIP 2124 upgrade, which allows users to determine which chain the majority supports.

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Ethereum developers approve upgrades for Istanbul hard fork

Recall, the hard fork in the test network led to the division into two chains.