Ethereum’s Istanbul upgrade arrives early, causes testnet split

Ethereum's ($ETH) test network, Ropsten, has forked leading to two competing chains being mined. While planned to upgrade October 2, it occurred a few days early due to unusually fast block confirmation times. Proof-of-Work chains require miners to manually upgrade their software leading them to be caught off guard with the unexpected timing.

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