IOTA

<ul><li>IOTA network activated Stardust protocol today at 8 AM CEST, introducing tokenization and Layer 2 smart contract anchoring.</li><li>The upgrade results in a fork, creating two versions: the main IOTA network with augmented token supply and IOTA Classic with original supply.</li><li>Firefly IOTA version 2.0.0 was released alongside Stardust upgrade to facilitate planned airdrop for Assembly token stakers.</li></ul>The IOTA network activated its <a href="https://blog.iota.org/iota-stardust-upgrade/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Stardust protocol</a>, a significant upgrade designed to tokenize the network and anchor Layer 2 smart contract chains, today at 8 AM CEST. The protocol had previously been tested on the Shimmer network since September 28, 2022, without any reported issues or incidents.This fork resulted in two distinct versions: the main network, which adopted the Stardust protocol and an augmented token supply, and IOTA Classic, which retained the original supply but also integrated the Stardust features. The fork was initially announced by the IOTA Foundation on September 15, 2023, and led to a network downtime of up to four hours.To ensure transparency, a snapshot of the ledger was made publicly available on GitHub. This snapshot can be verified using a specific GitHub tool. Node operators were advised to update their software to the forthcoming Hornet release, version 2.0.0.Read full article at <a href="https://cryptotale.org/stardust-protocol-brings-tokenization-and-layer-2-smart-contracts-to-iota/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CryptoTale.</a>

Stardust Protocol Brings Tokenization and Layer 2 Smart Contracts to IOTA

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