Merlin Chain Mainnet Upgrade Announcement Upgrade Time Window: 📅2025-06-26 · 02:00–14:00 UTC Notice: ❗️To avoid potential loss, please refrain from conducting any on-chain transactions during the upgrade. This upgrade moves Merlin from Fork 9 to Fork 12, which is a major leap in performance, reliability, and infrastructure. 🛠 What’s New in This Upgrade: 🔸 New Sequencer Architecture - Replaces legacy systems with zkEVM-optimized transaction sequencing and customizable components (consensus, state management). - Enables higher throughput and tailored chain configurations for Merlin Chain. 🔸 RPC Infrastructure Upgrade - Migration to CDK-Erigon RPC - Smoother on-chain experience & improved node stability 🔸 Smart Contract Enhancements - New rollbackBatches feature for greater protocol flexibility ⚡️ Performance Boost - Significantly higher TPS - Faster & more efficient ZK proof generation