20 July 2026
Cardano Creator Gives Green Signal Ahead Of Smart Contract Launch
Charles Hoskinson, the creator of Cardano (ADA), has announced that the platform is "green and go" ahead of the final launch of full smart contract compatibility on the mainnet. As the network is steadily approaching the final upgrade, Hoskinson continues to keep the Cardano community in the loop with regular updates regarding the Alonzo upgrade rollout.
“We had a meeting and it is a go,” declared Hoskinson. He also stated that the Blockchain infrastructure research and engineering company, Input – Output Hong Kong (IOHK), behind the development of the proof-of-stake platform, is on the way with the primary testnet that it is ready to roll out on 1st September 2021.
Adding, Hoskinson said, that “all infrastructure looks green and go,” and emphasized that the dev team is still busy completing the final “cleanup” over the weekend, as it is sticking to the schedule with the public Alonzo testnet hard fork.
Meanwhile, elaborating on the public testnet hard fork, Hoskinson affirmed, “testnet will be in the Alonzo stage, this is not one of those speciality testnets like Purple and all these other testnets. This is the primary testnet that we use for exchanges and all other people and other things.”
Simultaneously, IOHK announced its move of submitting an upgrade proposal to the Cardano testnet to “hardfork the chain into the Alonzo era.” Speaking about the significant rollout taking place on the primary testnet and not on Alonzo Purple, IOHK said, this is “a major milestone and marks the final, critical stage prior to hard forking the Cardano mainnet, on target for 12 September.”
Further, IOHK added, “Nearly there now. Onwards,” by identifying and fixing bugs to ensure the network stability as the team continues wrapping up preparation for the next, and this time final, main Cardano network upgrade that will “usher in a transformative era of smart contracts capability.”
According to the creator, the team will continue the final checks and testing within a controlled environment until the rollover on the Alonzo testnet is completed. After that, it will remain there until the updated proposal is made on 9 September 2021. Superstitiously knocking on wood, Hoskinson concluded that it is going to be an "uneventful rollover."
Disclaimer: The author’s views and opinions are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial, investment, or other advice.
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