Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson declared the Leios upgrade as the final step to complete the Cardano network, currently in public testing with throughput peaking at 26.8 TxkB/s, about six times the current mainnet capacity. Leios enhances transaction data processing without replacing the existing Praos chain, aiming for a phased rollout in the Dijkstra hard fork targeted for late 2026, pending governance approval. Hoskinson also hinted at a new privacy-focused project called Midnight, though details remain undisclosed. The upgrade promises significant scalability improvements but remains subject to community and technical validations before mainnet launch.
Cardano's Leios testnet recently achieved a peak throughput of 26.8 TxkB/s, a significant milestone ahead of its planned mainnet upgrade. For readers following the cryptocurrency sector, here is Pluang's market snapshot as of Oct 17, 2026 20:21 WIB: out of 50 major cryptocurrencies, 7 rose and 42 fell. Notable movers include COTI at Rp199 with a 1-day change of -5.88% and a Pluang order activity of 23% Sell / 77% Buy, FIL at Rp19,694 down 5.49% with 21% Sell / 79% Buy, and ENJ at Rp510 down 5.23% with balanced order activity.
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