coredao-org/core-chain v1.0.7

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v1.0.7 is a hard fork release for Core-chain testnet.

The testnet is expected to have a scheduled hard fork upgrade named Poseidon at block height 18,253,800. The current block generation speed forecasts this to occur around 26th Mar 2024 at 03:10 AM (UTC).

The Poseidon hardfork enables self custody BTC staking on Core blockchain.

The validators and full node operators on Core TestNet should switch their software version to v1.0.7 before 26th Mar.

Improvements

• #1 Enables self custody BTC staking on Core blockchain.

How to Run

Please refer to https://docs.coredao.org/developer/become-a-validator/validators/core-full-nodes.

How to Upgrade

• Download the appropriate version of Geth for your operating system.
• Verify the checksum, e.g., for geth_linux.
  • Run sha256sum geth_linux
  • The result should match 7e4f3cbaf8242f7b8c233ef8b1225708ba4180d38134dcbd699c7e8ee65c3b70
• Stop the old version of the Geth program.
• Replace it with the new version.
• Start the new version of the Geth program.
• Verify that the new version is correct by checking the console output, such as instance=Geth/v1.0.7-50d3557c/linux-amd64/go1.19.13.
• Ensure that the node syncs up to the latest block successfully. For validators, confirm that the node can successfully produce blocks once elected.

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