History made on
@Cardano!
For the first time, a major Layer 1 blockchain upgraded its protocol entirely through on-chain governance.
The Van Rossem hard fork activated Protocol Version 11 with:
• No downtime
• No wallet updates
• No token swaps
• No founding company steering the decision
Instead, DReps, stake pool operators, and the Constitutional Committee collectively approved the upgrade, proving that decentralized governance can work at production scale.
Beyond governance, the upgrade also introduces new Plutus capabilities, lower smart contract execution costs, and lays the groundwork for Ouroboros Leios, Cardano's next major scaling upgrade.
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