IOTA Has Officially Announced That the Much-Anticipated Rebased Network Upgrade Will Go Live on May 5

This upgrade marks the dawn of a new era for IOTA, promising enhanced scalability, security and decentralization.

The much-anticipated IOTA Rebased network upgrade will go live on May 5, 2025, marking a historic shift as the network migrates from the current Stardust architecture to the all-new IOTA network.

This upgrade marks the dawn of a new era for IOTA, promising enhanced scalability, security and decentralization.

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The IOTA network will have full decentralization (up to 150 validators), increased scalability with over 50,000 TPS and subsecond finality, increased IOTA staking rewards with 10-15% APY and MoveVM for L1 smart contracts.

What happens on 5.5.25?After May 5, 2025, the IOTA network will have full decentralization (up to 150 validators), increased scalability with over 50,000 TPS and subsecond finality, increased IOTA staking rewards with 10-15% APY and MoveVM for L1 smart contracts.

As stated in an official blog post, nearly all exchanges supporting IOTA trading will be fully compatible with the Rebased mainnet upgrade.

However, trading on exchanges will continue uninterrupted. IOTA token deposits and withdrawals might be temporarily paused during the upgrade on May 5, 2025. These services are scheduled to resume shortly as the upgrade is complete.

A 13-Validator Genesis Ceremony would birth the new network. The IOTA Rebased upgrade would involve a carefully orchestrated ceremony conducted by the IOTA Foundation and an initial group of 12 other validators run by trusted entities.