According to ChainCatcher news, the official announcement shows that the IOTA network will undergo a Stardust upgrade at 14:00 on October 4, Beijing time. At that time, a network fork will be carried out, and a 4-hour downtime is expected. Node operators should upgrade their software to the latest upcoming Hornet version, version number 2.0.0.
The Stardust protocol upgrade will introduce a tokenization framework, and IOTA will also have the ability to anchor the L2 smart contract chain on it. Additionally, IOTA Classic, will also be based on the IOTA Stardust protocol but retain the old supply.
The Stardust protocol upgrade will introduce a tokenization framework, and IOTA will also have the ability to anchor the L2 smart contract chain on it. Additionally, IOTA Classic, will also be based on the IOTA Stardust protocol but retain the old supply.