Cardano activated its Van Rossem hard fork on July 18, 2026, at approximately 21:44:51 UTC, moving the network to Protocol Version 11 without any reported downtime. The upgrade is an intra-era change inside Cardanos Conway ledger era. It does not replace the networks governance structure. Instead, it lowers the cost of running Plutus smart contracts, []
Cardano Triggers First Fully Onchain Governed Hard Fork in Network History
Bitcoin.com - 19 Jul 2026 22:44
Cardano activated its Van Rossem hard fork on July 18, 2026, at approximately 21:44:51 UTC, moving the network to Protocol Version 11 without any reported downtime. The upgrade is an intra-era change inside Cardanos Conway ledger era. It does not replace the networks governance structure. Instead, it lowers the cost of running Plutus smart contracts, []
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