Zano has set block 3,833,000 as the on-chain activation height for Hard Fork 6, expected to go live between Aug. 25 and 27, 2026, giving network participants a concrete deadline to prepare for one of the project’s most consequential upgrades.
Key Takeaways:
Zano confirmed block 3,833,000 for Hard Fork 6 (HF6) activation, expected between Aug. 25 and 27, 2026.HF6 introduces Gateway Addresses, clearing a technical barrier that limited ZANO exchange and decentralized exchange ( DEX) platform access.Zano is in talks with Thorchain and other DEXs about post-HF6 integrations, with the updated wallet live now.Beyond connectivity, HF6 includes a set of security and reliability improvements:
Stronger wallet-file encryption, making a stolen or copied wallet file considerably harder to crack Per-output payment IDs for cleaner exchange and merchant accounting, while keeping recipient privacy intact Safer encryption and decryption RPCs for developers P2P denial-of-service hardening with SOCKS5 proxy support to protect nodes from traffic-flooding attacks What Operators Need to DoThe countdown is running.
