Binance.US Confirms Support For Cardano Vasil Hardfork

Cardano Vasil Hardfork, which is slated to play out today September 22, has received support from Binance.US. The United States branch of Binance exchange made this announcement on September 20.

#BinanceUS will support the upcoming #Cardano $ADA “Vasil” upgrade and hard fork, which is estimated to occur on September 22, 2022 at approximately 2:45 PDT / 5:45 EDT.

Learn more: https://t.co/FHb4yGfK4X pic.twitter.com/ln3k3Apmqo

— Binance.US 🇺🇸 (@BinanceUS) September 20, 2022

According to the announcement, during the network upgrade, Binance.US will temporarily stop the deposit and withdrawal processes for the digital token ADA.

While the upgrade will halt deposits and withdrawals of tokens from the US-based cryptocurrency exchange, it is stated that ADA trading will be unaffected.

IOHK Details Upcoming Cardano (ADA) Hard Fork Network Changes

The parent company of the decentralized blockchain platform Cardano (ADA), Input Output (IOHK), has detailed the changes users should expect on the network following the launch of the highly anticipated Vasil hard fork slated for today.

In a recent blog post published by IOG, it’s noted that the main technical teams involved had conducted extensive testing and integration efforts to ensure a successful upgrade.

IOHK emphasized the significance of the Vasil hardfork emerging as envisioned in the post.

According to IOHK, “There are multiple ecosystem stakeholders to be considered. Ensuring that any upgrade is safe and secure and that players across the Cardano ecosystem are fully ready has always been paramount.”

Vasil’s upgrades to Cardano’s ledger will enable the use of UTXO input and input without having to spend it in the script contract. In other words, it is possible to access data recorded on the blockchain without having to spend or recreate UTXO, as was the case in the past.

Through Plutus v2, Vasil improves Cardano’s smart contract functionality, enhancing an already powerful smart contract platform with better efficiency. Vasil uses the EUTXO model to enable more advanced and faster DApps.