Prop 541: Injective Evm Mainnet Upgrade

The proposal here outlines the parameters for the Injective Ethernia Mainnet Upgrade. This upgrade proposal introduces unprecedented capabilities, features, and improvements:

• Hyperdrive EVM Private Beta. The core component of the Ethernia Mainnet Upgrade delivers the first private mainnet beta for Injective EVM, launching the fastest EVM layer purpose‑built for finance. This also introduces the permissioned mainnet beta release of Injective’s MultiVM architecture. Strategic partners and key collaborators will be able to deploy and test Solidity‑based smart contracts directly on the Injective mainnet. Feedback from this closed rollout will harden the infrastructure ahead of a permissionless public release later this year, delivering an ultra‑low‑latency, high‑throughput EVM environment natively secured by Injective. This positions Injective as the leading destination for builders, institutions and users.
• Intuitive Universal UX. Human Readable Values are now integrated across all Injective modules, enabling users to trade and build with zero technical barriers. Prices and order sizes can be expressed in simple, familiar numbers while the chain handles all conversions behind the scenes. This dramatically simplifies developer integrations and front‑end user experiences, setting a new standard for usability in decentralized finance.
• Enhanced CLOB Layer. Injective’s pioneering orderbook receives an upgrade with block‑timed safeguards that provide advanced order handling even during periods of heavy network congestion. This enhancement improves reliability for traders and market makers, ensuring seamless execution under any market condition.
• Dynamic Exchange Module Scalability. The exchange module now allows traders to adjust margin ratios, enabling more flexible risk management and a smoother trading experience across decentralized exchanges built on Injective. This additional layer of control further enhances Injective’s capital‑efficient design.

If passed, this proposal will commit the Injective blockchain to halt at a target block height 127250000 (approximately 14:00UTC / 10AM ET on July 31 2025) and resume with the v1.16.0 version of the Injective Chain application binary. More details can be found in the long‑form release notes: https://github.com/InjectiveLabs/injective-core/blob/release/v1.16.x/CHANGELOG.md

These enhancements collectively advance Injective’s vision of a hyper‑performant and capital‑efficient Layer 1 purpose‑built for Web3 finance, solidifying its position as the premier network for tokenization, real world assets, and next‑generation financial innovation.