Stellar Delays Planned Smart Contract Upgrade Due to Software Bug
• Stellar blockchain facing delay of planned upgrade to add smart contracts due to bug • Bug found on Jan 25 in Stellar Core software that could affect smart contract apps post-upgrade • Stellar Development Foundation now planning to stop validators from voting to upgrade on Jan 30 • Fix expected in next 2 weeks; if upgrade postponed, new vote date to be determined • Upgrade aimed to add Ethereum-style smart contract capabilities to older Stellar blockchain