Announcing the Orion Hard Fork and Gubiq 6.0
This article formally announces the Orion Hard Fork with upgrade details.
Hard fork block
Orion is the next hard fork for Ubiq and is planned to activate at block 1,791,793, currently estimated for January 10, 2022.
Changes
The Orion hark fork has been in development and testing for the past few months by the Ubiq core development team.
This update will activate the following UIPs:
- UIP 10 — Aries hard fork update
- UIP 11 — Fee market change
- UIP 12 — Reduce Target Time for Blocks
- UIP 13 — Change Block Rewards — modified via UIP-16
- UIP 14 — Orion hard fork update
- UIP 16 — Change block rewards + Consolidate hard forks to one hard fork
Which includes activating the following EIPs from the Ethereum Berlin and London upgrades:
- EIP 2565 — ModExp Gas Cost
- EIP 2929 — Gas cost increases for state access opcodes
- EIP 2718 — Typed Transaction Envelope
- EIP 2930 — Optional access lists
- EIP 3198 — BASEFEE opcode
- EIP 3529 — Alternative refund reduction
- EIP 3541 — Reject new contracts starting with the 0xEF byte
- EIP 1559 — Fee market change
Gubiq 6.0
Gubiq 6.0 full node is now available:
https://github.com/ubiq/go-ubiq/releases/tag/v6.0.0
All services which run Ubiq nodes must upgrade ASAP. Fusion wallet will be updated to point to the latest version and you will automatically be prompted to upgrade.
Open Ethereum Pool
Modified Open Ethereum Pool is now available:
https://github.com/ubiq/open-ethereum-pool
The latest updates include the Orion hard fork block reward changes.
If you are a pool and have upgraded, please indicate on your pool’s front page that you are ready for the Orion hard fork.
Outreach
This is a call to the community to please actively inform others about the Ubiq hard fork upgrade and to contact services and software providers that you currently use.
FAQ
Here are some further questions not covered in the above:
What do I have to do with my coins?
Nothing. Ubiq holders can simply keep their coins on a private wallet, hardware wallet or on exchange.
Will I have to update Fusion?
Fusion will prompt you to update your version of Gubiq. The Fusion front end can remain unchanged.
Does this mean we will have two Ubiq chains like ETH and ETC?
This hard fork is part of our roadmap. This hard-fork upgrade is not contentious and therefore the likelihood of a chain split is low.
Are the exchanges supporting the upgrade?
Exchange partners have been notified of the update and we do not anticipate any issues.
Are hardware wallets supporting the upgrade?
Your hardware wallet requires no changes to use the upgraded chain. Wallet software like Pyrus and Sparrow will be updated with no effect on your Ledger or Trezor.
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