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Cardano's Van Rossum Hard Fork Goes Live, Reducing Smart Contract Costs

20 Jul 2026· CLOM Newsroom· CLOM· 1 min readADAPROJECT

The Van Rossum hard fork for Cardano has been successfully implemented. This upgrade aims to lower the costs associated with smart contracts.

In addition to cost reductions, the hard fork introduces fully on-chain community governance, enhancing the Cardano ecosystem.

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