The Polygon Foundation confirmed on X this Monday that the highly anticipated Giugliano hard fork is scheduled for deployment on the mainnet on April 8. The upgrade will be triggered at block height 85,268,500, with execution expected at 2:00 PM UTC on Wednesday.
According to the official announcement, the primary goal of this upgrade is to reduce transaction confirmation times and refine the network's architecture. The Polygon team stated: "This upgrade allows producers to publish blocks earlier, adds fee parameters directly into the block header, and introduces new RPC support for fee data."
The Giugliano upgrade has already undergone rigorous testing on the Amoy testnet. Data indicates that the upgrade reduces final confirmation times by two seconds. To ensure a smooth transition, Polygon requires all node operators to update their Bor client to v2.7.0 or their Erigon client to v3.5.0 before the activation block.
Moving Toward the 'Gigagas' Roadmap
This hard fork is a key component of Polygon's 'Gigagas' roadmap. The initiative aims to enhance user experience for payments and real-world asset (RWA) processing by increasing throughput, with the ultimate goal of reaching 100,000 transactions per second (TPS).
Over the past year, Polygon has faced several challenges regarding network stability. Last July, a vulnerability triggered by validator exits in the Heimdall system caused a network outage lasting approximately one hour. Subsequently, in September, Polygon deployed an emergency hard fork to address a flaw in the confirmation mechanism that was causing transaction delays.
With the Giugliano upgrade, Polygon is looking to further solidify its position in the high-performance blockchain space. As the infrastructure continues to evolve, developers and users can expect faster response times and greater certainty when handling high-frequency transactions.