Layla upgrade is now effective and appears to have gone through smoothly.

https://cryptocurrency.org.nz/news/nz-crypto-con-brings-australian-model-to-new-zealand-as-country-s-largest-crypto-event

Congratulations, so very happy for you both.

Thanks for the prompt! Have joined BCHNostr and happy to be here to support the BCH community. BCHNostr is not on the Apple App Store and hence was not here sooner.

A major upgrade to Bitcoin Cash (BCH), the Layla upgrade, is scheduled for 12:00:00 UTC, 15 May 2026. It is a hard fork (scheduled consensus-level network upgrade) that activates four Cash Improvement Proposals (CHIPs). 1. Loops (bounded looping operations): Allows repetitive tasks enabling much more efficient smart contracts. 2. Reusable Functions: Lets developers define custom shortcuts improving code efficiency (10-100x shorter contracts). 3. Pay-to-Script (P2S): Improves smart contract transparency, security, and usability. 4. Bitwise operations: Restores/enables bitwise arithmetic opcodes for advanced scripting and privacy tools. This makes BCH far more powerful for complex smart contracts while keeping fees low, improving developer experience, security, and the framework for scalability/privacy/quantum readiness. https://youtu.be/adF_Y7y5eiI