“We are Cardano. And if you would permit us, we would like to change the world.” – Charles Hoskinson, 24 July 2020.

After going through a pretty long checklist in the final go/no-go meeting with the core team, Charles has made the announcement everyone has been waiting to hear:

“Rocket is on the pad. We are go for the 29th.”

So, barring any weekend testing catastrophe, the long-awaited Shelley hardfork will happen around 2145 UTC on 29 July 2020. A final abort can happen sometime on Monday latest, but this looks incredibly improbable.

Thank you to Charles and the IOHK team for your dedication and hard work. My appreciation also goes out to the Cardano Foundation and Emurgo, and the wonderful Cardano community members and developers who have contributed to the project in one form or another.

The best is yet to be!