Details on the potential effects of Durango on various parts of the network have been made public by Avalanche. On Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at around 11 a.m. ET, the Fuji testnet will go online with the introduction of Durango, a planned upgrade to the Avalanche network. The upgrade's pre-release code has already been provided by the Avalanche Labs engineering team. Core Stake, developer accountability, and staking migration might be impacted.
First things first, the Avalanche Wallet is now in charge of the staking feature. Durango, on the other hand, would soon render that feature obsolete. Nevertheless, the site will continue to function until March of the current year, when it is designated for deprecation. Staking will no longer be supported in Avalanche Wallet or any future versions that are developed from it when Durango is released. This is because there is currently no support for the new permissionless transaction types.
The recommendation is to go to Core Stake. Validators utilizing Fuji might benefit from this alternative. Since Core Stake is compatible with the new transaction type, it will continue to function even after Durango is released.
A developer's duty is to ensure that Avalanche JSv1 is continuously maintained. Fork creators of Avalanche Wallet, this is for you. The fact that Durango does not work with older forms of transactions is the main cause here.
On February 2, 2024, the pre-release code for a planned Avalanche Network update was published. Their records show that Patrick O'Grady, VP of Engineering Platform at Ava Labs, is the one who shared it. Welcome to the Avalanche Interoperability Age! The pre-release code has been published, and it has been praised.
The Avalanche ecosystem is now focused on learning how Durango affects the Avalanche Web Wallet in a practical sense.
But it isn't the only thing that the Avalanche community is hoping for. This year, Avalanche Summit will be back, as confirmed by Avalanche. In October of 2024, Buenos Aires, Argentina will host the event. You may apply for a speaking engagement, sponsorship, or purchase tickets on the official website.
Some of the firms that have supported Avalanche Summit in the past include Chainlink, Circle, The Graph, Fireblocks, and VNTR Capital.
Currently, there is a bullish wave affecting Avalanche's native coin, AVAX. As this post is being written, its price is $34.30, a 0.44% increase over the previous 24 hours. Additional declines of 0.31% and 0.73% during the last week and thirty days, respectively, are reflected in the value. A 0.44% increase in market value is accompanied by a 2.44% decrease in 24-hour volume.
Changes are inevitable with the release of Durango, an update to the Avalanche Network. What this means for developers and how it affects Avalanche Web Wallet are both open questions.