Speaking at the Electronic Cash Conference in Barcelona, eCash founder Amaury Séchet announced the launch timeline for “Pre-Consensus”, a feature scheduled for the network upgrade on November 15.
Avalanche-style pre-consensus arrives on eCash on November 15
Pre-Consensus will be activated on the mainnet as part of the upcoming eCash (XEC) upgrade, formalizing a capability long discussed in the project’s roadmap. The announcement came during the Electronic Cash Conference in Barcelona, where Amaury Séchet outlined the objectives and activation mechanisms.
Pre-Consensus integrates Avalanche-style consensus within eCash to add fast transaction finality prior to block production. Project materials describe it as the first instance of instant finality on a proof-of-work (PoW) blockchain, aiming for confirmation within three seconds and aimed at reducing the need for probabilistic settlement in routine payments.
“Pre-Consensus is a milestone not only for eCash, but for digital cash technology in general,” Séchet said at the Electronic Cash Conference in Barcelona.
For exchanges and services, the team says the change means deposits can be credited without waiting for multiple block confirmations. Current service providers supporting the Avalanche finality of eCash include Binance, Upbit, Bithumb, HTX and Coinex, with a public scorecard tracking integration and planned rollout.
Developers characterize eCash as a Nakamoto/Avalanche hybrid that maintains proof-of-work while combining Avalanche pre-consensus to speed settlement. The Avalanche implementation on eCash is separate from the AVAX network and was developed by the Bitcoin ABC team, according to project documentation and the announcement shared with Bitcoin.com News.
Activation is scheduled for November 15, pending the execution of the network upgrade on compatible nodes. Additional background information on instant finality and the Avalanche integration is available on the project website and the scorecard that tracks service support, which the team says will be updated as more services enable the feature.