Avalanche wrote an official blog post to let the community know that the Cortina upgrade is getting closer to being put into place. The scheduled activation date is March 31, 2023, at the time of drafting this article. X-Chain is now ready to switch to Snowman++ consensus, which will make the chain work with Avalanche Warp Messaging. This benefits X-Chain since it will be able to seek support from different exchanges.
The development will be executed by AvalancheGo. It has been hailed by the members, who say that lower gas fees and faster execution are what they wanted.
It further means that the network has moved to a single consensus engine to boost faster development and innovation that can be applied to a variety of use cases. The migration basically cuts down on the size of the trusted computing base, which makes it easier to put more effort into R&D.
(by Roxanne Williams)
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