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Open-source platform Tezos has just announced Edo, its fifth and most ambitious upgrade to its blockchain to date. This upgrade will add the Sapling protocol, tickets, and a new Adoption Period to support future upgrades that improve network functionality.
Sapling, Tickets, and a New Adoption Period will Bolster Future Upgrades
Tezos has been ramping up development activity following the growing hype around its native token XTZ, which has risen nearly 120% year-to-date as of writing. Its last update, Delphi, was released three months ago and cut gas costs by 75%.
Tezos says its new Sapling protocol will enable developers to power ānew types of applicationsā by incorporating āvoting or supporting asset transactions with selective disclosures.ā One-use tickets will act as a āconvenient mechanismā to unlock contractual functions, according to Tezos. Besides improving developer efficiency, tickets are designed to encourage more āsecure and composable contractsā and issue tokens.
New Adoption Period to Ease Transition to New Protocols
The new Adoption Period is set to address the common challenges users face on the Tezos network during the transition period of new protocols. Users can now expect a five-cycle period between the approval of upgrades and the adoption process (approximately two weeks). This signals a departure from Tezosā previous mechanism of four periods to eight cycles, with Tezos declaring its commitment to āseamless upgrade transitions for all users.ā
Edo will tackle minor bugs, improve overall performance, and lower gas consumption than previous ecosystem upgrades. Tezosā progress continues apace, with the project already working towards the next milestone. In the Edo release, Tezos stated that users could anticipate news on its next major update, Florence, soon.
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