• VeChain’s launch of its Proof-of-Authority 2.0 protocol goes live today; it will enhance blockchain scalability and promote green technologies in the industry.
• The VeChain foundation outlines what users can expect from the upgrade and how they can use PoA 2.0.

All over the world, blockchain technology is the building block for innovations in data transfer on a secured and decentralized system. However, scalability remains an issue as the technology evolves due to the rising demand for fast settlements.

Accordingly, VeChain is set to solve the scalability and throughput challenges in the blockchain ecosystem with its Proof-of-Authority (PoA) 2.0 protocol.

Introducing PoA 2.0

According to the VeChain Foundation, the need for secured data on a public blockchain is the driving force behind the PoA 2.0 platform. Furthermore, with the request for sustainable blockchain technology on the rise, VeChain disclosed that the PoA 2.0 protocol is critical in creating smart contract systems for various public and private enterprises.

PoA 2.0 combines several types of blockchain consensus to develop a solution for the innovative real-world ecosystem. In addition, the VeChain development team noted that the protocol solves any further trade-offs between the Nakamoto and BFT consensus.

With this, VeChain can operate dual consensus modes concurrently. With PoA 2.0, there will be no need for any compromise to secure the BTC ecosystem. The protocol also enhances chain security to protect users’ transaction data on a blockchain network.

Furthermore, with the VeChain PoA 2.0 protocol, data quality is never compromised as users benefit from total security and guarantee on their blocks under specific conditions. The PoA 2.0 will further boost global sustainability by developing green technologies and enterprises as the demand for future blockchain-based applications continues to grow.

Using the VeChain PoA 2.0

Most importantly, here is what users should expect from the upgrade. First, users who are either Economic or X Economic node owners are expected to allow the hard fork to operate automatically, as no action is needed from them.

However, transfers from within and outside exchanges are temporarily put on hold pending the completion of the upgrade. Therefore, users should ensure to cross-check before moving any token.

For developers and other projects currently running the Thor nodes, users must do a software upgrade to version 2.01 to avoid any issues with dApps before the mainnet upgrade. In addition, users on the Authority Masternodes (AM) are to upgrade their node software before the mandatory PoA 2.0 hard fork goes live.

Stakeholders have initially voted to impose the VIP-220, the final stage of the PoA 2.0, on the VeChainThor Mainnet. The most critical aspect of VeChain’s upgrade is merging the Nakamoto Consensus with the Byzantine Fault Tolerance.

This is to remove the weaknesses of each of the protocols to allow for seamless and efficient operations. With this integration, both perform where their strengths are without exposing the other. Meanwhile, the PoA 2.0 protocol is live, ushering in a game-changing upgrade for the VeChain ecosystem’s drive toward sustainability.

The implementation of the latest updates signifies VeChain’s drive toward its goal of global mass adoption of its green blockchain technology. VeChain aims to become the leading platform for blockchain sustainability and digital economic growth. At the time of writing, the native token of the VeChain network, VET, is down 5 percent and trades at $0.019, indicating that it has yet to respond to the latest historic milestone of the blockchain.