The @InputOutputHK team has successfully tagged and released #Cardano node 1.35.0 which can confirm will be the final candidate for the mainnet Vasil release

Today, we’re pleased to report that the IOG team has successfully tagged and released #Cardano node 1.35.0 which we can confirm will be the final candidate for the mainnet Vasil release.

The #Vasil upgrade – named in honor of long standing community member, Vasil St Dabov – brings significant performance and capability upgrades to #Cardano. The release of this new node is an important milestone on the road to this upgrade. 

We’re code complete on all the core #Cardano software. Testing on the new #Plutus v2 code (including new CIPs which significantly improve smart contract performance) has been successful, and delivered very positive results in terms of performance and improved cost. 

The next step is preparing for #Cardano testnet release. We have in the last few minutes alerted our SPO community supporting the testnet that the new node is ready for them to deploy onto the testnet. 

We’ll give testnet SPOs the time they need & as soon as more than 75% of block-producing SPOs on the testnet have upgraded – needed for satisfactory chain density for the hard fork – we’ll submit the testnet update proposal, which will take one complete epoch to take effect.

We’ll share more on progress next week, when we’ll bring you another development update from the IOG team. Plus just some of the community collaborators #BuildingOnCardano who'll share their experience & a behind the scenes look as we work together to deliver #Vasil.

We couldn't do this without our brilliant #Cardano developer and SPO community. And with such a complex upgrade, we owe it to the community to follow the most rigorous process we can. 

As we have communicated previously, our prime concern is ensuring we do so in a way that is safe and secure, and ensure all ecosystem partners are comfortable and ready. 

Thanks to all the #Cardano community for the continuing support. 🙏