Olympia Development Timeline
From specification drafting through mainnet activation — tracking the progress of Ethereum Classic's most significant upgrade.
Specification Drafting
Complete2024 Q3 – 2025 Q2Five core ECIPs drafted and submitted: ECIP-1111 (EIP-1559 Fee Market), ECIP-1112 (Protocol Treasury), ECIP-1113 (DAO Governance), ECIP-1114 (ECFP Funding Process), ECIP-1121 (EVM Alignment with Fusaka). Community review on the ECIP repository.
Client Implementation
Complete2025 Q1 – 2025 Q4Three independent client implementations built and tested. Core-Geth (Go), Hyperledger Besu (Java), and Fukuii (Scala) each implement the full Olympia specification independently, ensuring no single point of failure.
Governance Contracts
Complete2025 Q3 – 2026 Q1Smart contract suite deployed and tested: OlympiaTreasury, OlympiaGovernor, OlympiaExecutor, TimelockController, ECFPRegistry, SanctionsOracle, OlympiaMemberNFT. Demo v0.3 deployed to both Mordor testnet and ETC mainnet.
Testnet Deployment
In Progress2026 Q1 – PresentMordor testnet deployment and validation. All three clients syncing and producing blocks. Cross-client compatibility verified through the Hive integration testing framework. SNAP sync validated between clients.
Olympia Upgrade Core Developers Call
UpcomingTBDThe Olympia Upgrade core developers call will finalize the activation block for Mordor testnet and ETC mainnet. All client teams and stakeholders will participate in the consensus decision.
Mainnet Activation
UpcomingTBDOlympia activates on ETC mainnet at the agreed-upon block. EIP-1559 fee market goes live, basefee begins flowing to the protocol treasury. Block rewards and tips remain completely untouched.