The Monero (XMR) community is preparing for a scheduled hard fork containing important planned software updates. The most marked changes will include updates of range proofs, as well as changes to the mining software. A few months have passed since the last update ensuring ASIC resistance, and Monero wants to make sure no new machines can be built.
The Monero hard fork is expected at block height 1685555, which may arrive before October 18. Participants in the Monero ecosystem are urged to update to the latest versions, as explained in a Reddit thread:
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