The Cardano Vasil hard fork has now experienced its second delay in the last two months. This upgrade is important for the development of the network, and as always, the Cardano developers continue to stay true to form by only shipping secure products. The second delay was announced in late July and founder Charles Hoskinson made one video explaining what is behind the delay and what is expected for the Vasil hard fork next.
The delay was caused by errors
Now, one big thing that has plagued the crypto space is bugs that have been found in developers’ code. These bugs, when left undetected, have been exploited across various platforms by bad actors who have made off with millions of dollars in crypto. However, despite how rampant such bugs and exploits have been, Cardano’s projects have not been subjected to them, and this can be attributed to the strict process developers follow before shipping a product.
According to founder Charles Hoskinson, this process of making sure a product is safe before shipping was what was behind the second postponement of the Vasil hard fork. As with the first time the hard fork was postponed, he explained that they had found bugs that they needed to fix to make sure it was safe to use. The issue with these bugs, however, is not just finding them, but the process of fixing them throughout the product.
Hoskinson explained that not only do they have to fix the bugs, but they also have to go back and verify that they have been fixed. Then they have to go through the entire testing pipeline again, which takes time. “So we get to a state where the look is complete,” said the founder. “But then you have to test, and when you’re testing, you might discover something, and then you have to fix it, and then you have to go back through the whole testing pipeline. So that’s what’s causing the traffic delays.”
Any other delays from Cardano?
After Vasil’s hard fork was postponed for the second time, the question on everyone’s lips was when the hard fork would happen and if there would be any further delays. Hoskinson also took the time to answer these questions.
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Cardano’s founder explained that since they had already found so many bugs and addressed them, he didn’t think there would be any more delays with the hard fork. He revealed that the developers are now in the final stages of testing the product. “So unless something new is discovered, I don’t foresee any further delays,” he added.
As for the price of Cardano’s native ADA token, the news of the postponement doesn’t seem to have hit it too hard. The digital asset was trading around $0.55 when the announcement was made, and while there was some decline, it was only by a small margin.
ADA is trading at $0.49 at the time of writing. It remains the 8th largest cryptocurrency with a market cap of $16.7 billion.
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