Ethereum London Hard Fork Scheduled To Launch On 4th Aug.
2021-07-07 | Eddy Morgan

The long-awaited Ethereum London hard fork
is probably going to launch on 4
th Aug. between 13:00 UTC [9 a.m. ET] and 17:00 UTC, with block 12,965,000. Many Ethereum [
ETH] enthusiasts are excited for the delayed release, while some are
observing on with “cautious optimism.”
As
a part of a roadmap designed
to steer up to
the launch of Ethereum 2.0,
that can replace Ethereum’s present PoW [Proof-of-Work] protocol with PoS [Proof-of-Stake], the London hard fork has been implemented into several testnets. After successful activation on the Ropsten and Goerli testnets,
the ultimate hard fork release date was
decided.

The protocol
update embodies five EIPs [Ethereum Improvement Proposals], most notably EIP 1559 and EIP 3554, that aim to counter various inefficiencies:
EIP 1559 introduces
a new fee structure
to form Ethereum less inflationary. This protocol change
is very controversial as it aims to burn
a part of the fees, hence decreasing miner revenue.
EIP 3554 delays Ethereum’s difficulty bomb to 1
st December. This mechanism will incrementally hike
the problem of mining on the Ethereum network, effectively “freezing” PoW [Proof-of-Work] in preparation for Ethereum’s shift to PoS [Proof-of-Stake].
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