Input-Output Global, the well-known Cardano developer has formally asserted that Vasil hard fork’s launch has been delayed to the latter part of July. In an exclusive blog post, the delivery and products head at the platform, Nigel Hemsley, states that the respective upgrade should not be incorporated hurriedly. The group of developers at the Cardano wishes to ensure that the set parameters are correctly followed and no glitch takes place, indicating that the security, as well as the quality, are the two extremely important factors.
Cardano Delays Vasil Hard Fork
It was previously reported that the procrastination was witnessed some days following the formal confirmation. At first, the event of a hard fork combinator was expected to occur on 29th January. As per the updated agenda, Input-Output Global intends to incorporate a hard fork into the testnet at this June’s end. Following that, the stake pool runners as well as the crypto exchanges will have nearly a month to test the latest upgrade.
Approximately, 80% of the trading venues require to comply with the conditions (likely to be imposed due to the upgrade) even in advance of the launch of the hard fork on the mainnet of the platform. Discussing this, Input-Output Global has emphasized that no absolute timeline can be provided in this respect. The hard fork (entitled after Vasil Dabov – a prominent Bulgarian mathematician) has been considered to be a complicated development program up till now. It is anticipated to enhance the scalability of the network to a dramatic level, hence, elevating the adoption thereof by the common masses.
In a separate evaluation of the whole Vasil upgrade project, it was brought to the front that a cumulative of 7 glitches were pointed out. Even though it was clarified that none of them were discovered to be severe, the group of developers responsible for the upgrade is not in the favor of giving a go-ahead signal for the upgrade to take its place on the mainnet. That is why the currently occurring delay has been suggested by them in the case of the Vasil hard fork’s deployment into the public testnet.
IOG Doesn’t Want to Take Risks
Apart from the 7 trivial glitches, it was mentioned by IOG that the venue still requires to have a look at some items dealing with Vasil in the impending days to eliminate any suspicions regarding the expected upgrade. In this way, the Cardano developers’ group has determined to solely launch the Vasil upgrade on the public testnet of Cardano till this month’s end, and the respective procedure will continue for up to four weeks.
In the meantime, the development team of the Cardano network has been strictly criticized for the constant delay in issuing critical upgrades. It is also noteworthy that the group is not taking this criticism seriously as the safety of the consumers is their foremost priority while offering the services. The Vasil upgrade includes some key improvements such as scalability, speed, as well as smart contract operations on the Cardano platform.
