The Ethereum A scheduled upgrade of the network is planned in block number 13,773,000This is expected to take place Wednesday, December 8, 2021. The Variable times and time zones can cause changes in the exact date. Please upgrade your node before Sunday, December 5, 2021, to account for variable block time.
What Is Arrow Glacier?
The Arrow Glacier Network update, similar to muir glacierIt alters the parameters of Ice Age/Difficulty BombIt can be set back several months. This It has also been done in Byzantium, Constantinople London Updates to the network No As part of the, other changes were made Arrow Glacier.
The Only proof-of work networks are affected by difficulty bomb and it is therefore not possible to use the Ethereum Mainnet and Ropsten testnet. With The recent progress Towards The transition from Ethereum To Proof Of StakeIt was decided to delay the mainnet attack for now and to try to run the program. Proof Of Stake Transition on Ropsten Before the mainnet bomb goes off.
For Continue reading Arrow Glacier You can find out more about the history of the difficulty blast. Ethereum Cat Herders’ Explanatory blog post.
Client versions
To Compatibility with Arrow Glacier upgrade: Node operators will have to upgrade their client to one of these versions:
NoteOpenEthereum, This was earlier this year announced as being deprecatedSupport has been released for Arrow Glacier Version number 3.3.0-rc.14. You can download it Here.
For We recommend that you continue to follow the deprecation warnings and choose alternative client software. If OE is the best option for you Arrow Glacir Before you put it in production, update and be aware.
Upgrade Specification EIP
The You can find the full specification of the upgrade in the Execution specifications repository Here.
Only One EIP is included with the update EIP-4345: Delay The difficulty bomb should not be used until June 2022.
As An Ethereum Or, Ethereum Holder, is there anything you need?
If If you use an exchange, web or mobile wallet service or hardware wallet, there is no need to do anything, unless your wallet or exchange tells you otherwise.
As What should I do as a miner/node operator?
Download The latest version of your Ethereum As indicated in the table, client
What What happens if I am not a miner/node operator but I do not participate in the upgrade process?
If You are using an Ethereum If your client isn
