Cardano developers submitted a bid to Vasil hard fork on the testnet and started a countdown for the mainnet upgrade.

We are happy to report that we have submitted an update offer for the hard fork in the last few minutes. #cardano Start the testnet and countdown #Vasil mainnet upgrade. 🧵

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— Input Output (@InputOutputHK) 28 June 2022

“With over 75% of the testnet blocks generated by the new Vasil node (1.35.0), we now have a good chain density to operate securely,” said Input Output Global (IOG), the company behind the project.

On the Testnet, the changes will take effect on July 3, after the start of period 215. According to the developers, the community requested at least four weeks to test the update before mainnet hardfuck.

“Once everyone is comfortable and ready, we will go through the same process to upgrade the mainnet to Vasil,” IOG said.

The developers emphasized that the main task is to ensure reliable and secure management of network upgrades.

The team described Vasil as “the biggest and best Cardano update to date.”

IOG noted that the improvements include throughput improvements, developer scripting performance, and cost reductions.

“Working on Vasil has been the most challenging development and integration program to date. This is a complex process that requires not only significant efforts from working groups, but also close coordination across the ecosystem,” Nigel Hemsley, head of product integration at IOG, wrote previously.

Enabling Vasil is also expected to facilitate interaction with Plutus smart contracts.

Recall that the ability to deploy smart contracts in Cardano appeared as a result of the previous Alonzo update, which the developers implemented in September 2021.

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