Block.One Released Major EOS.io Blockchain Software Update EOS.io 2.0

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One released EOS.io 2.0, the software underlying the EOS blockchain.

In the release announcement published on Twitter on Jan. 10, Block.

One claimed that the update makes the blockchain "Faster, simpler, and even more secure."

Major changes to the smart contract virtual machineThe official blog post on new software explains that it includes a purpose-built WebAssembly engine on which the EOS smart contracts run.

According to the official website, WebAuthn is a web authentication standard based around public key cryptography.

"With this release of WebAuthn support for EOSIO, developers can begin testing transaction signing with WebAuthn in their EOSIO applications."

Sources told Cointelegraph that presently there is no set date for adoption of the update.

One also claims to have significantly improved the network code of the blockchain by adding multithreading support to it.

"By isolating these processes we have seen significant improvements in transaction processing and block processing performance on multi-producer EOSIO networks."

One also recently proposed a major change to the network's resource allocation system that would require users to rent network resources instead of buying them.

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