Stellar schedules mainnet vote on Protocol 30 for November 23
BROBROK News · Based on reporting by DiarioBitcoin ·
Stellar has set validator votes to move Protocol 30, known as Bell, from testnet to mainnet on November 23. The proposal adds Soroban smart-contract features, post-quantum signature verification, and millisecond-level ledger timestamps, but it does not immediately speed up ledger closures.
Key points
- CAP-84 introduces muxed addresses for smart contracts to track individual customer identifiers.
- CAP-87 adds ML-DSA signature verification in Soroban, while network transactions will still use Ed25519 for now.
- CAP-88 changes ledger closing timestamps to millisecond precision.
- Mainnet activation depends on the validator vote scheduled for November 23.
- Wallets and apps will need to support the new address format, which starts with W.
Why it matters
The upgrade could make Stellar more useful for exchanges, payment providers, and custodians that need to separate customer balances in smart contracts. It also adds an early step toward post-quantum readiness, even though it does not change network speed right away.
Original headline: “Stellar prepara el voto de Bell para su red principal tras la fecha prevista para testnet”
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