📣 MAINNET Upgrade V1.1.25.0

Hello Validators,

A MAINNET upgrade is in progress. We are upgrading the MAINNET! The bugfixes included in the latest testnet release are now ready to be deployed on the mainnet. The two bugs can only theoretically manifest after January 26, with the activation of the new features. By upgrading before that, we remove that possibility.

Issues fixed:

• a memory leak problem in Arwen VM
• a backwards compatibility issue on the gasCost REST API endpoint.

🗓 The new features will active at Epoch 180:
Tuesday January 26 ~14:23 UTC

🛠 Version: V1.1.25.0

✅ No action required for non-mainnet validators.

Through your efforts to upgrade and test the latest elrond-go releases as soon as they are live, you are contributing to building a global economy that we can all trust. The Elrond Validators community is truly something special 🙌

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📣 TESTNET and DEVNET Upgrade T1.1.26.0 & D1.1.26.0

Hello Validators,

We are upgrading both the TESTNET and DEVNET. We upgrade the nodes and keep the database.

⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet.

🛠 Version: T1.1.26.0 & D1.1.26.0

👉 Let’s upgrade our TESTNET & DEVNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

• TESTNET

cd ~/elrond-go-scripts-testnet
./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh stop
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

• DEVNET

cd ~/elrond-go-scripts-devnet
./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh stop
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

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🛠 Devnet Explorer | Devnet Wallet | Setup a Devnet Validator

📣 MAINNET Upgrade V1.1.26.0

Hello Validators,

A MAINNET upgrade is in progress, to deploy the release previously tested on our public testnet. We thank you for your support!

🗓 The new features will active at Epoch 180:
Tuesday January 26 ~14:23 UTC

🛠 Version: V1.1.26.0

✅ No action required for non-mainnet validators (most of which have already upgraded!)

🌐 Testnet Explorer | Testnet Wallet | Setup a Testnet Validator

📣 TESTNET Reset (pre-Upgrade): T1.1.26.1 - Remove DB

Hello Validators,

We will reset the testnet and bring it to the same version as the mainnet.

It then stays as is for a couple of days, to facilitate the pre-launch testing of Maiar. This means we get to engage with the Maiar testers on the public testnet!

⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet.

✅ We delete the existing TESTNET databases.

🛠 Version: T1.1.26.1

👉 Let's upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

cd ~/elrond-go-scripts-testnet
./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh stop
./script.sh remove_db
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

⏱ Genesis time: Friday 29 January, 8:00 UTC

Smart Contract deployment will be enabled starting with Epoch 1, 12:00 UTC

• 1 testnet epoch = 4 hours
• unbonding period = 2500 rounds (4 hours 10 minutes)

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📣 TESTNET Upgrade T1.1.27.1

Hello Validators,

We are upgrading the TESTNET. We upgrade the nodes and keep the database.

The upgrade brings several important new features:

• ESDT tokens
• Staking v2
• Delegation Manager (system smart contract)
• & some bugfixes

⏱ The new features will be live at testnet epoch 30, Wednesday 03 February, 08:00 UTC

⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet.

🛠 Version: T1.1.27.1

👉 Let’s upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

cd ~/elrond-go-scripts-testnet
./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

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🌎 2 Million Transactions Processed

Hello Validators,

Today we celebrate the 2 million transactions milestone!

Soon, we'll do this kind of volume on a daily basis.

Let's make sure that we will remember then, the hard work that we're doing now, to get there & beyond!

We made this happen together, team. Congratulations.

Retweet: https://twitter.com/LucianMincu/status/1357281400538415104

📣 TESTNET Upgrade T1.1.28.0

Hello Validators,

We are upgrading the TESTNET. We upgrade the nodes and keep the database.

The upgrade brings several bug-fixes & improvements.

⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet.

🛠 Version: T1.1.28.0

👉 Let’s upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

cd ~/elrond-go-scripts-testnet
./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

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📣 DEVNET Upgrade D1.1.28.0

Hello Validators,

We are upgrading the DEVNET. We upgrade the nodes and keep the database.

The upgrade brings several bug-fixes & improvements. We want to bring the bugfixes already deployed on our testnet to our devs, let's help them build.

⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet.

🛠 Version: T1.1.28.0

👉 Let’s upgrade our DEVNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

cd ~/elrond-go-scripts-devnet
./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

🛠 Devnet Explorer | Devnet Wallet | Setup a Devnet Validator

📣 TESTNET Reset (pre-Upgrade): T1.1.26.2 - Remove DB

Hello Validators,

We will reset the testnet and bring it to the same version as the mainnet. We then follow-up with new binaries, to add new features and fix some bugs.

⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet.

✅ We delete the existing TESTNET databases.

🛠 Version: T1.1.26.2

👉 Let's upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

cd ~/elrond-go-scripts-testnet
./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh stop
./script.sh remove_db
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

⏱ Genesis time: Friday 19 February, 10:00 UTC

• 1 testnet epoch = 4 hours
• unbonding period = 2500 rounds (4 hours 10 minutes)

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📣 TESTNET Upgrade T1.1.30.0

Hello Validators,

We are upgrading the TESTNET. We upgrade the nodes and keep the database.

The upgrade brings several bug-fixes & improvements. One subtle change: we will activate staking v2, system delegation manager and 3 more fixes on epoch 6 ~2021.02.20 10:00:00 UTC but the maximum number of nodes will be enlarged to 3200 after 5 epochs. This is important, all node stake operations (regardless from the wallet or from the system delegation smart contracts) will put the new nodes on the waiting queue up until 2021.02.21 06:00:00 UTC.

⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet.

🛠 Version: T1.1.30.0

👉 Let’s upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

cd ~/elrond-go-scripts-testnet
./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

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📣 TESTNET Reset (pre-Upgrade): T1.1.26.3 - Remove DB

Hello Validators,

We will reset the testnet and bring it to the same version as the mainnet.

The latest release introduced a bug. We fixed it, so reset & then another upgrade!

⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet.

✅ We delete the existing TESTNET databases.

🛠 Version: T1.1.26.3

👉 Let's upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

cd ~/elrond-go-scripts-testnet
./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh stop
./script.sh remove_db
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

⏱ Genesis time: Monday 22 February, 22:00 UTC

• 1 testnet epoch = 4 hours
• unbonding period = 2500 rounds (4 hours 10 minutes)

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📣 TESTNET Upgrade T1.1.31.0

Hello Validators,

We are upgrading the TESTNET. We upgrade the nodes and keep the database.

The upgrade brings several bug-fixes & improvements.

⏱ Changes at Epoch 7 (Wednesday 24 February 02:00 UTC):

Phase 3 Staking, Delegation Manager and 3 more fixes

⏱ Changes at Epoch 12 (Wednesday 24 February 22:00 UTC):

Max number of nodes: 3200

⚠️ Staking before Epoch 12 will add your nodes to the Validators waiting list.

💡 Once 3200 validator nodes are active: newly staked nodes will become part of a new, unincentivized, Validators waiting list.

⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet.

🛠 Version: T1.1.31.0

👉 Let’s upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

cd ~/elrond-go-scripts-testnet
./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

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📣 TESTNET Upgrade T1.1.32.0

Hello Validators,

We are upgrading the TESTNET. We upgrade the nodes and keep the database.

♻️ Node redundancy - you can now set up multiple backup nodes for the same Validator.

1. Install as many backup nodes as needed
2. Copy the main Validator .pem file to the backup nodes
3. Edit prefs.toml, add the bit below, as is, and change the parameter "RedundancyLevel" to a positive integer.

# RedundancyLevel represents the level of redundancy used by the node (-1 = disabled, 0 = main instance (default),
   # 1 = first backup, 2 = second backup, etc.)
   RedundancyLevel = 0

Example:

• Main node - 0
• Backup node 1 - 3
• Backup node 2 - 5

The integer is a multiplier of x5 rounds. i.e. Backup Node 1 will automatically propose and sign blocks instead of the Main node after 3 x 5 = 15 rounds during which the Main node does not sign.

⚠️ Don't configure multiple backup nodes with the same RedundancyLevel value - they will double-sign.

⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet.

⏱ The new features are live immediately after you upgrade

🛠 Version: T1.1.32.0

👉 Let’s upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

cd ~/elrond-go-scripts-testnet
./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

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📣 TESTNET Reset (pre-Upgrade): T1.1.26.4 - Remove DB

Hello Validators,

We will reset the testnet and bring it to the same version as the mainnet.

The latest release introduced a bug. We fixed it, so reset & then another upgrade!

⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet.

✅ We delete the existing TESTNET databases.

🛠 Version: T1.1.26.4

👉 Let's upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

cd ~/elrond-go-scripts-testnet
./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh stop
./script.sh remove_db
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

⏱ Genesis time: Monday 01 March, 06:00 UTC

• 1 testnet epoch = 4 hours
• unbonding period = 2500 rounds (4 hours 10 minutes)

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📣 TESTNET Upgrade T1.1.33.0

Hello Validators,

We are upgrading the TESTNET. We upgrade the nodes and keep the database.

This release contains fixes for bugs discovered in the previous release. Rinse & repeat!

⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet.

⏱ Epoch 3 - Monday 01 March 18:00 UTC - Phase 3 Staking + Delegation Manager

⏱ Epoch 7 - Tuesday 02 March 06:00 UTC - increased number of nodes

🛠 Version: T1.1.33.0

👉 Let’s upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

cd ~/elrond-go-scripts-testnet
./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

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📣 TESTNET Upgrade T1.1.34.0

Hello Validators,

We are upgrading the TESTNET. We upgrade the nodes and keep the database.

⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet.

🛠 Version: T1.1.34.0

👉 Let’s upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

cd ~/elrond-go-scripts-testnet
./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

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📣 TESTNET Reset (pre-Upgrade): T1.1.26.5 - Remove DB

Hello Validators,

We will reset the testnet and bring it to the same version as the mainnet.

The latest release introduced a bug. We fixed it, so reset & then another upgrade!

⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet.

✅ We delete the existing TESTNET databases.

🛠 Version: T1.1.26.5

👉 Let's upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

cd ~/elrond-go-scripts-testnet
./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh stop
./script.sh remove_db
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

⏱ Genesis time: Monday 08 March, 10:00 UTC

• 1 testnet epoch = 4 hours
• unbonding period = 2500 rounds (4 hours 10 minutes)

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📣 TESTNET Upgrade T1.1.34.1

Hello Validators,

We are upgrading the TESTNET. We upgrade the nodes and keep the database.

⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet.

⏱ Epoch 2 Monday 08 March 18:00 UTC:
• Delegation Manager activation

⏱ Epoch 7 Tuesday 09 March 14:00 UTC:
• Max nodes increased to 3200

🛠 Version: T1.1.34.1

👉 Let’s upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

cd ~/elrond-go-scripts-testnet
./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

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📺 Elrond Validators Town Hall Meeting 1

Hello Validators,

Thank you for attending our first Town Hall meeting. We were overwhelmed by the number of attendants. We will host the next town hall meetings on a platform that is better suited to our large audience.

To all those who wanted to attend but couldn't get in: sorry and thank you for understanding.

Highlights:

• TENTATIVE date for Delegation Manager activation: 22 March. This means Staking Providers can create staking pools. Delegating to them however will yield no rewards until the Max Nodes increase.

• TENTATIVE date for Max Nodes increase: 05 April. This means staking pools will be able to bring their nodes online and start earning rewards.

• Delegation Waiting List: we are creating an interactive guide to support your transition. No action needed right now.

Detailed blog post will follow on Wednesday 10 March.

You can find the recording here: https://youtu.be/WcnnXEACzf8?t=5

📣 DEVNET Upgrade D1.1.34.1

Hello Validators,

We are upgrading the DEVNET. We upgrade the nodes and keep the database. This upgrade brings the DEVNET in line with the TESTNET.

This is an additional test prior to the mainnet upgrade, and does not affect any of the deployed smart contracts.

⏱ Epoch 652: Staking Phase 3 features + Delegation Manager

⏱ Epoch 660: Max Number of Nodes increased to 3200

⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet.

🛠 Version: D1.1.34.1

👉 Let’s upgrade our DEVNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

cd ~/elrond-go-scripts-devnet
./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

🛠 Devnet Explorer | Devnet Wallet | Setup a Devnet Validator