eToro notifies clients of ETH network upgrade
Online broker eToro has issued a notice on the upcoming scheduled ETH network upgrade.
The Ethereum ($ETH) blockchain will undergo a scheduled network upgrade. The upgrade is estimated to take place on March 13th 2024, at epoch #2,695,682, at approximately 13:55 UTC and should last for a short period.
eToro Money crypto wallet send services for $ETH will not be available for one hour prior to as well as during the fork. Coin transfer services for $ETH may not be fully available for 3 hours prior to as well as during the fork, and coin transfer requests will be delayed until the upgrade has completed, and the network deemed stable.
Additionally, send services for ERC-20 tokens will not be available for this period.
Accessing and trading of $ETH are not expected to be affected unless eToro deems the upgraded network unstable. If this happens, $ETH trading services will be disabled until the network stabilizes, and the broker will let you know once they are back.