Binance Will Support the Avalanche (AVAX) and Firo (FIRO) Network Upgrades & Hard Forks

2021-08-23 11:36

Fellow Binancians,

Binance will support the Avalanche (AVAX) and Firo (FIRO) network upgrades & hard forks.

The Avalanche (AVAX) network upgrade will take place at approximately 2021-08-24 14:00 (UTC). Deposits and withdrawals of AVAX tokens will be suspended starting from 2021-08-24 13:00 (UTC).
The Firo (FIRO) network upgrade & hard fork will take place at the Firo block height of 401,580, or at approximately 2021-08-26 08:30 (UTC). Deposits and withdrawals of FIRO will be suspended starting from approximately 2021-08-26 07:30 (UTC).

Please note:

The Avalanche (AVAX) network upgrade will take place at approximately 2021-08-24 14:00 (UTC). The estimated time is for users’ reference only.
The Firo (FIRO) network upgrade & hard fork will take place at the Firo block height of 401,580. The estimated time is for users’ reference only and is subject to change depending on block propagation times.
The trading of AVAX and FIRO will not be affected during the upgrades.
Binance will handle all technical requirements involved for all users holding AVAX and FIRO in their Binance accounts.
The Avalanche (AVAX) and Firo (FIRO) network upgrades & hard forks will not result in new tokens being created.
We will reopen deposits and withdrawals for AVAX and FIRO once we deem the upgraded networks to be stable, and we will not notify users in a further announcement.

For more information on the network upgrades & hard forks, please refer to the following:

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Thanks for your support!

Binance Team
2021-08-23

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