The Avalanche network has launched the Helicon upgrade, which integrates six community proposals into the AvalancheGo v1.15.0 release. The update went live on the mainnet on September 22 at 11:00 AM ET.
Key changes include reducing the minimum staking period from 14 days to 48 hours and introducing auto-renewal for stakes. Additionally, the uptime requirement for validator rewards has increased from 80% to 90%.
The upgrade implements ACP-285, which recalibrates the reward curve over a 90-day period to favor longer staking commitments. These adjustments aim to reduce AVAX inflation by 0.5 to 1 percentage point.
Helicon introduces Continuous Execution, allowing consensus and transaction processing to run in parallel. Furthermore, the C-Chain now utilizes dynamic gas pricing that adjusts based on network demand.
Validators were required to update to version v1.15.0 to remain connected to the network. The changes were previously tested on the Fuji Testnet, where they were deployed on July 28.
