#vechain Completes Hayabusa Upgrade | Delegated Proof-of-Stake Now Live

@vechain ’s Hayabusa upgrade is now fully active on the VeChainThor mainnet. The transition began on December 2 and concluded on December 9 with the first DPoS block produced, marking the end of the PoA era.

Key changes now in effect

• Consensus shifts from PoA to Weighted Delegated Proof-of-Stake (WDPoS) with permissionless validator participation through $VET staking and NFT delegation

• $VTHO issuance is now staking-based, passive generation ends, initial inflation reduced about 72 percent, and 100 percent of transaction fees are burned

• StarGate staking is fully integrated with tiered NFT delegation starting at 10,000 $VET and automated post-transition claims

• Rewards and governance adjust based on network activity and VTHO usage

Context and ecosystem impact

• Tokenomics and governance align with MiCA-oriented compliance requirements

• Major exchanges temporarily paused services during the upgrade window to support compatibility

• Hayabusa is VeChain’s eighth mainnet hard fork with uninterrupted uptime since 2017