At the Electronic Cash Conference in Barcelona, eCash founder Amaury Séchet revealed the official implementation timeline for the network’s “Pre-Consensus” feature, scheduled to activate with the November 15th protocol upgrade. This significant enhancement will introduce Avalanche-inspired pre-consensus mechanisms directly to the eCash (XEC) mainnet, marking a pivotal moment in the project’s development roadmap.
The Pre-Consensus implementation represents the culmination of extensive research and community discussion within the eCash ecosystem. This technological advancement will enable near-instant transaction finality, substantially improving the network’s performance characteristics while maintaining the security and decentralization principles fundamental to the protocol.
Industry observers note that this upgrade positions eCash to better compete in the rapidly evolving digital payments landscape by addressing critical scalability and confirmation time challenges. The Avalanche-style consensus approach being implemented differs from traditional blockchain confirmation mechanisms, offering deterministic finality without compromising network security.
The November upgrade follows eCash’s established pattern of regular protocol enhancements and demonstrates the project’s commitment to technological innovation in the electronic cash space. Market participants and network validators are preparing for the transition, which requires node operators to update their software to maintain network compatibility.
