What is the London hard fork upgrade?

COUNTDOWN TO LONDON: In less than 24 hours, the London hard fork upgrade is going live on #Ethereum. It contains 5 code changes including Ethereum’s fee market change dubbed EIP 1559, as well as 4 additional Ethereum Improvement Proposals.

What is Ethereum's London hard fork?

Ethereum ’s much-hyped and somewhat controversial “London” hard fork has just activated. So far, news of the successful upgrade has coincided with a runup in the price of ether, the native token of ethereum’s blockchain. The cryptocurrency is at $2,620, up 3.9% in the last 24 hours.

What is the London Fork?

To cut a long story short, the London fork fires the starting gun on massive changes to the way miners operate on the Ethereum blockchain — and soon, they will be extinct. This article contains links to third-party websites or other content for information purposes only (“Third-Party Sites”).