Bytecoin BCN Upcoming Hardfork Bytecoin BCN hardfork is deemed necessary since there are several changes that are impossible to make backward-compatible with the old version.

Over the past weeks, the Bytecoin (BCN) project Team has worked on several imperative features and innovations with an aim of developing the Bytecoin software. A lot of work was put into bytecoin hard fork and the release date is set between late 2018 and early 2019 according to the given roadmap. The Stagenet hardfork version 3.4.0 Beta is scheduled for launch on December 12, 2018, while the Amethyst release is scheduled for February 7, 2019."Bytecoin BCN Upcoming Hardfork"









This major release of Bytecoin project opens doors to a series of important innovations to the Bytecoin mobile and desktop. A hardfork token is deemed necessary since there are several changes that are impossible to make backward-compatible with the old version.





In usual cases, the new features and data structure of the transaction or block enable both old and new versions of the project to interact ideally. The new Beta version takes advantage of new functionality while the old version can interact with the new data the regular way. However, in the case of Bytecoin project, the data structure changes considerably requiring the development of a hardfork.





The New Version of Bytecoin





The hardfork is meticulously designed to operate smoothly. The new version of bytecoin is designed to interact with the blockchain and every other node the old way. However, it can dispatch new functionality whenever required. All the functional program and open nodes naturally tested the new blocks during the blockchain sync and simultaneously make a note of the block version.









Whenever the number of blocks that comprise of the new block version attains a specific threshold, for example, 90 percent of blocks within 24 hours, all the nodes unanimously decide on a switch height. Since the blockchain releases a block after every 120 seconds, it is easy to calculate the time required for a certain released block height should take place.





The nodes with the old version of bytecoin cease to be compatible with the new blocks of the blockchain after a switch height. Although a hardfork seems inconvenient at times, it introduces many new innovative features. The 3.4.0 Amethyst release will enable Bytecoin users to benefit from the new HD wallet that has addresses in a new format.





Also, it will create space for auditable wallets, improved sync speed, more compact transactions, and improved node connectivity speed. members are advised to note that the upcoming hard fork is only a software update that leaves the currency intact. There will be no added token, no burned coins, and the entire coin supply will remain the same. Thus, it is a ‘consensus update.’





Not like other hardforks





What’s more important is that upcoming Bytecoin hardfork is only a software update and the currency stays intact so it is not like other hardforks in the crypto world. There will be no burned coins, no added new coins, and the total supply of bytecoin would not be changed.





moving forward, you will not be asked to move your coins anywhere:





Updated Anonymity Requirement





The upcoming hardfork release will also introduce the new minimal anonymity requirement. From its mass adoption, all transactions of a token will get executed with a minimum anonymity of 3. The Bytecoin Devs are aware that many users prefer sending TXs with zero anonymity with intentions of paying a smaller fee for a smaller TX.



