ChainCatcher news, the dYdX Foundation stated on the X platform that the dYdX community voted to support upgrading the dYdX Chain protocol software to v5.0, with a voting rate of 90%, of which 98.5% voted in favor. The software upgrade will be executed at block 17,560,000. This block is expected to be generated on June 6 at 23:16 (UTC) Beijing time. Validators are encouraged to prepare for this upgrade, including running Slinky sidecar v0.4.6 or a newer version.

According to ChainCatcher news, the Cosmos Hub community is voting on the "Gaia v16 software upgrade" governance proposal, which will end on May 10.It is reported that this version introduces the following new features: ICA controller submodule IBC, rate limiting module (with initial rate limits outlined in proposal 890), IBC fee module, and ICS epochs (part of ICS v4.1.0). After the governance vote is approved, the relevant binaries for Gaia v16.0.0 need to be updated and submitted to the Cosmos Hub, and the update process will take about two weeks.In addition, according to the announcement released by Upbit supporting the Cosmos network "Gaia v16" upgrade, Upbit will suspend deposits and withdrawals for this network on May 15, and will resume them after the network upgrade stabilizes.

ChainCatcher message, dYdX stated on platform X that the dYdX chain is paused due to the v4.0.0 software upgrade, and they are currently investigating the issue, hoping to resolve it in the next few hours. Previously, the dYdX chain encountered interruption issues and is currently being debugged.

ChainCatcher message, dYdX Ops SubDAO posted on social media that due to the deployment of the dYdX Chain v4.0 software upgrade, there is expected to be network delays and potential outages between April 8th, 16:00 - 17:00 (time may vary).In addition, it is reminded that dYdX Chain validators using tmkms or Horcrux need to update to the latest version of the corresponding tools before the upgrade block height.Previously, the dYdX community voted to approve the proposal to upgrade the dYdX Chain protocol software to version v4.0. It is reported that this version upgrade will impact the protocol and network, including: adding the x/authz module, IBC withdrawal limits, conditional order improvements, Cosmos SDK v0.5 upgrade, etc.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official blog, Horizen announced the release of ZEN 4.1.0 mandatory software upgrade, which deprecates the main chain shielded pool. Horizen reminds exchanges, mining pools, node operators, and full node wallet users to upgrade to ZEN 4.1.0 immediately if they encounter service interruptions.Previously, the Horizen official blog announced that the community recently approved ZenIP 42204, which deprecates the Horizen main chain shielded pool. After deprecation, all privacy features will be removed from the Horizen main chain at the consensus level. This means that after this change, ZEN will no longer be considered a privacy coin. Horizen stated that the purpose of deprecating the Horizen main chain shielded pool is to ensure that Horizen uses privacy technology in a correct and sustainable manner, mitigating regulatory threats.