The Byzantium hard fork activated, introducing a suite of nine EIPs

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The Byzantium hard fork activated at block 4,370,000, introducing a suite of nine Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs).

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October 16, 2017

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Ethereum’s Byzantium upgrade has just executed by way of a hard fork at block number 4,370,000
The Ethereum network will be undergoing a planned hard fork at block number 4.37mil (4,370,000), which will likely occur between 12:00 UTC and 13:00 UTC on Monday, October 16, 2017.
At 05.22 UTC, the fifth hard fork to occur on ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap, enacted a batch of ethereum improvement protocols (EIPs) designed to enhance the platform.

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10/16/2017
Week 42 of 2017

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