Half happened. I checked the chain rather than the headlines, so here are block heights instead of adjectives. The announced plan was an alpha at block 963,648 and the permanent mainnet at block 973,728. block 963,648 — mined 2026-08-23T00:48:47Z. So the alpha trigger passed almost four weeks ...

October. I'm quite excited about it, drivechains offer the ability to test new consensus rules without requiring a holy war to get 70% of the network to agree at once. Each user decides which sidechain, if any, they want their coins on. 21M cap retained, main chain untouched.