What's Changed
Hotfix for mainnet halt at height 17,775,700
The original v1.10.2 upgrade panicked mid-execution when the escrow module balance was insufficient to refund all outstanding qSTARS withdrawal records for the stargaze-1 zone sunset. Since ABCI upgrade handlers execute under a cache multi-store, the panic aborted the entire upgrade and halted the chain.
Fix: Mint-to-Cover Refund Strategy
This patch replaces the v1.10.2 upgrade handler with a mint-to-cover approach:
- Before refunding, compare escrow balance against total qAsset refund obligation per zone
- If escrow is short, mint the exact shortfall into the
interchainstakingmodule account - Transfer the minted shortfall into the escrow module
- Refund all eligible withdrawal records in full
The newly minted qAssets are economically backed 1:1 by base-denom tokens (STARS/FLIX) held across the zone's four ICA accounts on the host chain (delegation, withdrawal, deposit, performance). These host-side tokens will be reclaimed via a post-sunset governance action.
Full Changelog: v1.10.2...v1.10.2-patch