Alephium’s Danube Upgrade Goes Live: A Major Leap for Web3 on Proof of Work
2025-07-15 15:21:36

Main Idea
Alephium's Danube upgrade, launching on July 15, 2025, aims to enhance the Web3 experience by combining the decentralization and security of Proof of Work with improved usability and performance.
Key Points
1. The Danube upgrade is set to activate on July 15, 2025, marking a significant milestone for Alephium's Layer 1 blockchain.
2. The upgrade focuses on delivering a Web2-grade user experience while maintaining decentralization and security through Proof of Work and native sharding.
3. Alephium positions Danube as a step toward achieving 'the Web3 we were promised,' where performance and decentralization coexist.
4. The upgrade aims to provide a credible alternative to Proof of Stake Layer 1s and Layer 2 rollups by enhancing the UTXO model natively on Layer 1.
5. Post-Danube, Alephium plans to focus on latency improvements and showcasing its new architecture.
Description
This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. Zug, Switzerland – Alephium, the only scalable Layer 1 blockchain powered by Proof of Work and native sharding, will activate its long-awaited Danube upgrade on July 15, 2025. The release marks a major milestone in Alephium’s roadmap, bringing faster block times, seedless onboarding, and a simplified
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