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Homestead
LiveFirst planned protocol upgrade.
Activated 2016-03-14Block 1,150,000
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About Homestead
Homestead was the first planned Ethereum upgrade, introducing critical safety improvements including the DELEGATECALL opcode and fixes to the contract creation process.
Core EIPs Included
2EIPs that are part of the activated upgrade on mainnet.
Homestead Hard-fork Changes
DELEGATECALL
Other EIPs
1Networking, Meta, Informational, and ERC standards associated with this upgrade.
devp2p Forward Compatibility Requirements for Homestead
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