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The Chang hard fork is key to Cardano’s roadmap, with the upgrade being part of the path to the Voltaire era. Voltaire will see Cardano become a self-sustaining ecosystem, with governance improvements including a voting and treasury system.
Chang has elicited a lot of community interest, with anticipation as high as it was ahead of the activation of smart contracts on Cardano via the Vasil hard fork.
On Aug. 28, the working group for the hard fork, which includes community representatives, Emurgo, the Cardano Foundation, and Intersect, voted for the Chang go-ahead. This follows the earlier delay after exchanges appeared to lag in their preparations.
Per the update, stake pool operators, decentralized applications and exchanges have since reached the expected implementation threshold.