BitShares Protocol Upgrade (Hardfork) Activated
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On December 8, 2017 16:40 UTC, the BitShares protocol was upgraded.
Although there are various tweaks, one of the major changes was related to enabling the revival of "blackswanned" assets. This capability was developed under a worker proposal that was led by Peter Conrad and whose funds were escrowed through the BitShares Blockchain Foundation
Some related details can be found at BSIP-0017 : Revive BitAssets after global settlement" and BSIP-0018 : Revive BitAsset through buying Settlement Pool.