Cardano Welcomes Major Wallet Release Ahead of Chang Hard Fork

In a significant development for the Cardano ecosystem, Cardano has welcomed the release of a major wallet update just ahead of the highly anticipated Chang hard fork. This wallet release marks a crucial step as Cardano prepares for one of its most transformative upgrades.

The latest wallet update introduces the feature required for the much-anticipated Chang upgrade.

In a recent tweet, Cardano developer Input Output Global (IOG) announced that Daedalus version 6.0.0 has been released for mainnet, pre-prod and preview. Daedalus 6.0.0 is a mainnet release required to cross the upcoming Chang hard fork and operate in the Conway era, thus, it might be necessary for all Daedalus users to upgrade to this version.

⭐ OUT NOW: #Daedalus 6.0.0 for mainnet, preprod & preview.

Daedalus 6.0.0 is a mainnet release required to cross the upcoming Chang hard fork and operate in the Conway era.

⚠️It is mandatory for all #Daedalus users to upgrade to this version.
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— Input Output (@InputOutputHK) August 20, 2024

This version upgrades to node 9.1.0, Cardano wallet v2024-07-27, the dependent Ledger and Trezor hardware wallet libraries, fixes the Daedalus auto-update feature to resolve the issue when running Daedalus on Linux with enabled “AppArmor.”

Crypto users should bear in mind that Daedalus remains a full-node wallet for desktops only. In this regard, a “mobile Daedalus” would be a scam trying to steal user seed phrases and ADA.

Chang upgrade approaches

Cardano’s chang upgrade seems closer than ever. In a recent update, Intersect, a member-based organization for the Cardano ecosystem, shared this.

By stake, Intersect shares that the Cardano ecosystem has now reached 80% of SPOs on 9.1.0, implying that the hard fork threshold for SPOs has been reached. Regarding exchanges, 12 have signaled readiness, while 19 remain underway – major players include Binance and Crypto.com.

For dApps, the first one to confirm its readiness for Chang hard fork has also been recorded.

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