Network rollover
The Tari network upgrade schedule calls for a network rollover every 8 weeks. This week marks a designated rollover juncture, which means that Nextnet will transition to Stagenet, and Development will move to Nextnet. These rollovers do not typically entail a hardfork. This time, however, all three test networks will be reset with a fresh Genesis block as we roll out some new features.
Stagenet
The notable highlights of the upcoming changes to Stagenet are:
Enhanced Transaction Flexibility (45685b9f): We’re excited to announce that Console Wallets now have the ability to perform burn transactions directly. Previously, this functionality was exclusively available via the CLI.
Improved Wallet Base_node Monitoring (c704890c): We’ve dedicated resources to significantly improving the monitoring of wallet base_node interactions, leading to a more seamless user experience.
Introducing Chat Library (5b09f8e2): In line with expanding the capabilities of the Tari network, we’ve incorporated a chat library that enables applications to engage in peer-to-peer (p2p) chat across the Tari network. This addition broadens the utility and potential use cases for the platform.
Features
- refactor configuration for chat so ffi can create and accept a config file (#5426) (9d0d8b52
- add metadata signature check (#5411) (9c2bf41e
- improved base node monitoring (#5390) (c704890c)
- add optional range proof types (#5372) (f24784f3
- added burn feature to the console wallet (#5322) (45685b9f)
- chat ffi (#5349) (f7cece27
- add miner timeout config option (#5331) (aea14f6b
- improve message encryption (#5288) (7a80716c
- chat scaffold (#5244) (5b09f8e2)
- p2p: allow listener bind to differ from the tor forward address (#5357) (857fb555
Bug Fixes
- use mined at timestamp in fauxconfirmation (#5443) (f3833c9f
- fix custom wallet startup logic for console wallet (#5429) (0c1e5765
- use domain separation for wallet message signing (#5400) (7d71f8be
- don’t use in memory datastores for chat client dht in integration tests (#5399) (cbdca6fc
- loop on mismatched passphrase entry (#5396) (ed120b27)
- deeplink to rfc spec (#5342) (806d3b8c)
- fix panic when no public addresses (#5367) (49be2a27
- remove wallet panic (#5338) (536d16d2)
- added missing log4rs features (#5356) (b9031bbb
- add SECURITY.md Vulnerability Disclosure Policy (#5351) (72daaf5e
- make the first output optional in the wallet (#5352) (bf16140e)
- wallet .h file for lib wallets (#5330) (22a3a17d)
- clippy issues with config (#5334) (026f0d5e
- default network selection (#5333) (cf4b2c8a
- allow public addresses from command line (#5303) (349ac895
- comms:
- wallet-ffi: don’t block on start (#5437) (27fe8d9d
Nextnet
During this period, a wide range of bugs, addressing issues from refining the mempool’s handling of zero-confirmation transactions to resolving malleability bugs present in the headers, have been addressed.
A notable improvement in the wallet recovery process is worth highlighting. There is a transition away from the practice of rewinding the bulletproof, opting for a more streamlined approach: now, the blinding factor and value on the UTXO are simply encrypted, enhancing the efficiency of the recovery mechanism.
Additionally, there is a noteworthy enhancement to the Tari layer - the incorporation of a chat FFI client tailored specifically for peer-to-peer (p2p) chat messaging. This addition significantly enhances the communication capabilities within the Tari network, enriching the overall user experience.
The full list is available below:
Features
- fix formatting block (#5630) (49732f65)
- remove unused wasm_key_manager (#5622) (508c9719)
- remove orphan validation and only validate on insertion (#5601) (41244a3e)
- ban peer unexpected response (#5608) (02494aee)
- add mempool min fee (#5606) (15c7e8f9)
- chat-ffi logging (#5591) (159959cc)
- chat message fetching pagination (#5594) (20243574)
- new message callback to chat-ffi (#5592) (bbd543ee)
- chat ffi status callback (#5583) (f68b85f4)
- peer sync limiter (#5445) (548643b7)
- proof of work audit part 2 (#5495) (af32f96f
- improve recovery speed (#5489) (d128f850)
- sparse merkle trees (#5457) (f536d219
- ui for template registration in console wallet (#5444) (701e3c23)
Bug Fixes
- minor fixes for multiple address support (#5617) (efa36eb7)
- error out the stx protocol if the sender sends unsupported data (#5572) (8a085cde)
- sorted edge case (#5590) (f7b21930)
- check bytes remaining on monero blocks (#5610) (1087fa9d)
- duplicate tari header in monero coinbase (#5604) (f466840a)
- monero fork attack (#5603) (9c81b4d8)
- miner delay attack (#5582) (bece2d0b)
- peer connection to stale nodes (#5579) (eebda00b)
- update peers seed for esme (#5573) (0f6b7504)
- sparse Merkle tree key querying (#5566) (623839f5)
- comms: check multiple addresses for inbound liveness check (#5611) (3937ae42)
- core: always pass the correct timestamp window to header validatior (#5624) (29700c3d)
- mempool should use the correct version of the consensus constant (#5549) (46ab3ef0)
- mempool fetch_highest_priority_txs (#5551) (f7f749c4
- remove optional timestamp verification bypass (#5552) (b5a5bed2)
- update code coverage approach (#5540) (7a9830ed
- use correct TOML field for console wallet network address (#5531) (70763dde
- llvm-tools installed correctly (#5534) (4ab4b965)
- push test coverage even if some tests fail (#5533) (053c748d
- console-wallet: fix possible subtract underflow panic in list (#5535) (8d5e8e6e
- core: disable covenants for all networks except igor and localnet (#5505) (308f5299
- add a not before proof (#5560) (11f42fb0
- borsh sized serialization should be fallible (#5537) (53058ce2
- add documentation to covenant crate (#5524) (442d75b0
- covenants audit (#5526) (dbb59758
- mmr: support zero sized balanced merkle proof (#5474) (ef984823
- wallet: use correct output features for send to self (#5472) (ce1f0686