{"id":8821,"date":"2018-09-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/2018\/09\/17\/constantinople-ethereum-hard-fork-october\/"},"modified":"2018-09-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T00:00:00","slug":"constantinople-ethereum-hard-fork-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/constantinople-ethereum-hard-fork-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Constantinople, Ethereum\u2019s hard fork, to activate on Testnet in October"},"content":{"rendered":"
Activation of Ethereum\u2019s upcoming hard fork, Constantinople, has been scheduled to take place in three week \u2013 specifically, October 9 \u2013<\/strong> hitting the Tesnet first before jumping to the main chain.<\/p>\n According to developers, the aforementioned upgrade will be rolled out on Ropsten<\/strong>, a cross-client testnet that simulates every aspect of the Ethereum main network, while the subsequent activation on the mainnet is expected to take place at some point between October 30 and November 2.<\/p>\n \u201cEthereum\u2019s Constantinople hard fork will hit the Ropsten testnet October 9th. It will then be implemented on the main chain soon after Devcon 4 (oct30-nov2),\u201d<\/em> reads a tweet<\/a><\/strong> by Eric Conner<\/strong>, an Ethereum defensor.<\/p>\n However, no exact block number for its activation in neither of the two nets has been finalized. Block numbers help to time upgrades within the blockchain space.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Constantinople is a hard fork on Ethereum\u2019s platform that aims to improve the general efficiency of the blockchain and reduce transaction costs, all the while paving the way for a smooth switch of core consensus algorithm. Currently, Ethereum is ruled by a Proof-of-Work consensus, but since its conception, it has been its objective changing to a Proof-of-Stake (PoS).<\/p>\nImproving efficiency and reducing transaction costs<\/strong><\/h2>\n