According to @zilliqa, a critical hardfork is scheduled with testnet live and mainnet activation at block 19486411 around Feb 5, 2026, with validators asked to update nodes before the specified block heights. According to @zilliqa, the release includes a Cancun compatible EVM unlocking new opcodes, QUIC based networking for faster and more stable communication, granular RPC rate limiting, and parallelized checkpoint generation aimed at performance and scalability.