Core DAO has announced plans for an emergency hard fork after a glitch led to validators raking in excess rewards. According to the team, the situation is now contained. The upcoming forward upgrade won’t involve any chain rollback or impact previously confirmed transactions.

What We Know So Far

The hard fork initiative comes after an incident where validators claimed more rewards than intended. Core DAO stresses the issue is isolated and there’s no need to reverse any confirmed blockchain operations.

How the Upgrade Works

This is a "forward upgrade": the chain keeps moving forward, with no history rewinds or rollbacks of confirmed transactions. This approach preserves the integrity of past records and zeroes in on fixing the protocol for smooth operation going forward.

The Bigger Picture

A hard fork means a protocol rules change requiring all nodes to upgrade. In networks like this, validators are in charge of confirming blocks and earning rewards—so any reward distribution bugs can force a rules tweak. In this case, Core DAO says the fix will roll out with no meddling in already confirmed transactions.