Ethereum Devs Set Date for Shanghai Hard Fork | News

Ethereum core developers during the All Core Developers Execution Layer #157 call on Thursday have approved a final deadline for activating the long-awaited Shanghai hard fork, which is set for April 12. Subscribe to our Telegram channel to get daily short digests about events that shape the crypto world The update is scheduled to undergo at epoch 620,9536 at 10:27 PM UTC. However, the date is yet to be approved and confirmed by developers on GitHub. The Shanghai hard fork upgrade includes a set of suggestions for improving the network, including EIP-4895, the implementation of which allows ether (ETH) to be withdrawn from the Beacon Chain staking contract. According to data from Staking Rewards, a total of 18.7 million of ETH ($31.1 billion) are locked in staking so far. Access more than 50 of the world’s financial markets directly from your EXANTE account – including NASDAQ, London Stock Exchange and Tokyo Stock Exchange