Announcing Verus Mobile v1.0.6 - Mobile Wallet for Android and iOS
This is considered an important update that fixes an incorrect fee calculation causing transaction failures when sending ERC20s on Ethereum. We recommend that all Verus Mobile users update to v1.0.6 before continuing to send transactions on Ethereum.
This affects sends that stay on the Ethereum network, and does not affect cross-chain sends to or from Verus.
The updated app is available on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, and the GitHub release page is linked below.
GitHub release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Mobile/releases/tag/v1.0.6
Topic: [ANN] Verus (VRSC) - zk-SNARK privacy, CPU-mining, 50/50 POW/POS, fair launch - page 2. (Read 48671 times)
November 11, 2023, 12:45:01 AM
November 02, 2023, 07:28:03 AM
Announcing Verus v1.1.1-11 - CRITICAL SOFT FORK UPDATE REQUIRED FOR MINING AND STAKING ON MAINNET AND TESTNET
THIS UPDATE CONTAINS A SOFT FORK AND IS CRITICAL FOR ALL STAKERS OR MINERS, AS EXPLAINED BELOW. NODES THAT ARE NOT MINING OR STAKING WILL STILL FUNCTION JUST FINE, BUT WE RECOMMEND EVERYONE UPGRADE AS SOON AS THEY CAN
Updated Bridgekeeper which can be used with the CLI is available at: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verusbridgekeeper
CLI RELEASE: https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin/releases/tag/v1.1.1-11
GUI RELEASE: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-11
GUI TESTNET RELEASE: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-11-testnet
As you might have noticed, we have had an incident where someone has put a transaction onto the chain that was not created with the official daemon, was close enough to conforming with network rules that it was getting into a block, and was causing nodes that either staked a block or were mining to segfault.
We do not know if this was intentional or some unknown programmer who is modifying the software making a serious error. It is quite likely to be the former, but we cannot prove that to be the case. This hot fix is a soft-fork, meaning that old nodes that are not staking or mining will follow the chain just fine.
It will let everyone who upgrades continue mining and staking without incident, and we would like especially pools and stakers to upgrade ASAP. Whoever does will have a better chance to get blocks at first, as everyone else comes online.
THIS UPDATE CONTAINS A SOFT FORK AND IS CRITICAL FOR ALL STAKERS OR MINERS, AS EXPLAINED BELOW. NODES THAT ARE NOT MINING OR STAKING WILL STILL FUNCTION JUST FINE, BUT WE RECOMMEND EVERYONE UPGRADE AS SOON AS THEY CAN
Updated Bridgekeeper which can be used with the CLI is available at: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verusbridgekeeper
CLI RELEASE: https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin/releases/tag/v1.1.1-11
GUI RELEASE: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-11
GUI TESTNET RELEASE: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-11-testnet
As you might have noticed, we have had an incident where someone has put a transaction onto the chain that was not created with the official daemon, was close enough to conforming with network rules that it was getting into a block, and was causing nodes that either staked a block or were mining to segfault.
We do not know if this was intentional or some unknown programmer who is modifying the software making a serious error. It is quite likely to be the former, but we cannot prove that to be the case. This hot fix is a soft-fork, meaning that old nodes that are not staking or mining will follow the chain just fine.
It will let everyone who upgrades continue mining and staking without incident, and we would like especially pools and stakers to upgrade ASAP. Whoever does will have a better chance to get blocks at first, as everyone else comes online.
October 25, 2023, 11:58:46 PM
Announcing Verus v1.1.1-10 - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED VERUS AND BRIDGEKEEPER, NON-MANDATORY UPDATE FOR MAINNET AND TESTNET THIS UPDATE HAS NO PROTOCOL CHANGES, BUT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR ALL STAKERS OR MINERS, AS EXPLAINED BELOW
BridgekeeperCLI is available at: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verusbridgekeeper
CLI RELEASE: https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin/releases/tag/v1.1.1-10
GUI RELEASE: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-10
TESTNET SPECIFIC GUI: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-10-testnet
What’s new:
1) v1.1.1-10 of Verus Desktop includes performance improvements for the Bridgekeeper, including timeout and connection reset improvements and hopefully an end to the hang-on-close issue some were seeing in the GUI. It also reduces costs for Verus Ethereum Witnesses, and it is highly recommended for any users mining or staking, especially on GUI.
2) When sending from an explicit R-address with sendcurrency, the source R-address will now be used as the transparent change output as well, which was a request from a number of people. If you want a change address to be used, you can still use a public key source or “R*” wildcard as the source.
3) Some export rewards for stakers were going to a change address, and now they will always go to the address that stakes the block. There are no other changes in v1.1.1-10
BridgekeeperCLI is available at: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verusbridgekeeper
CLI RELEASE: https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin/releases/tag/v1.1.1-10
GUI RELEASE: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-10
TESTNET SPECIFIC GUI: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-10-testnet
What’s new:
1) v1.1.1-10 of Verus Desktop includes performance improvements for the Bridgekeeper, including timeout and connection reset improvements and hopefully an end to the hang-on-close issue some were seeing in the GUI. It also reduces costs for Verus Ethereum Witnesses, and it is highly recommended for any users mining or staking, especially on GUI.
2) When sending from an explicit R-address with sendcurrency, the source R-address will now be used as the transparent change output as well, which was a request from a number of people. If you want a change address to be used, you can still use a public key source or “R*” wildcard as the source.
3) Some export rewards for stakers were going to a change address, and now they will always go to the address that stakes the block. There are no other changes in v1.1.1-10
October 18, 2023, 10:56:16 PM
Announcing Verus v1.1.1-8 - MANDATORY UPGRADE FOR MAINNET TO REMAIN CONNECTED TO THE MAIN BLOCKCHAIN NETWORK, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR TESTNET PROTOCOL CHANGES IN v1.1.1-8 WILL ACTIVATE ON MAINNET JUST UNDER 24 HOURS FROM NOW, AT BLOCK 2757830, EXPECTED AT 02:00 UTC FRIDAY - THE Bridge.vETH BRIDGE CONVERTER BASKET ENDS ITS PRE LAUNCH PHASE AT 2758800, CURRENTLY EXPECTED AT ABOUT 18:50 UTC FRIDAY
Once v1.1.1-8 activates on mainnet, all transactions sent from Ethereum to Verus since about 16:00 UTC today, which are still pending, should show up on Verus mainnet. What’s new: v1.1.1-8 fixes an issue that prevented cross-chain imports sent from the Ethereum blockchain to Verus from properly verifying the necessary cryptographic proofs, when recently,
Ethereum mainnet proofs crossed a threshold in size that required multiple UTXO outputs to hold the proofs. While the prior version did have support for multi-UTXO proofs, which was tested at lower thresholds about a year ago, the thresholds were also raised and were not needed on testnet or mainnet since then.
There was an issue discovered in that support that has been fixed, meaning it is now actively used, and we should not hit it again. v1.1.1-8 also includes the following updates:
1) A fix for inadequate fees attached to transactions when making large, multi-output transactions, and an accurate fee estimate for multi-output transactions in the return values from the “sendcurrency” API, when the “returntx” option is used.
2) Multi-currency information on UTXOs returned from the “listunspent” command or API.
3) Improvements to further reduce reversions and costs when witnesses submit confirmed notarizations or imports from Verus to the Ethereum blockchain.
MAINNET DEFAULT RELEASES
CLI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin/releases/tag/v1.1.1-8
GUI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-8
TESTNET
GUI: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-8-testnet
Once v1.1.1-8 activates on mainnet, all transactions sent from Ethereum to Verus since about 16:00 UTC today, which are still pending, should show up on Verus mainnet. What’s new: v1.1.1-8 fixes an issue that prevented cross-chain imports sent from the Ethereum blockchain to Verus from properly verifying the necessary cryptographic proofs, when recently,
Ethereum mainnet proofs crossed a threshold in size that required multiple UTXO outputs to hold the proofs. While the prior version did have support for multi-UTXO proofs, which was tested at lower thresholds about a year ago, the thresholds were also raised and were not needed on testnet or mainnet since then.
There was an issue discovered in that support that has been fixed, meaning it is now actively used, and we should not hit it again. v1.1.1-8 also includes the following updates:
1) A fix for inadequate fees attached to transactions when making large, multi-output transactions, and an accurate fee estimate for multi-output transactions in the return values from the “sendcurrency” API, when the “returntx” option is used.
2) Multi-currency information on UTXOs returned from the “listunspent” command or API.
3) Improvements to further reduce reversions and costs when witnesses submit confirmed notarizations or imports from Verus to the Ethereum blockchain.
MAINNET DEFAULT RELEASES
CLI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin/releases/tag/v1.1.1-8
GUI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-8
TESTNET
GUI: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-8-testnet
October 17, 2023, 07:48:30 PM
MKR in the bridge as indicated here, https://verus.io/eth-bridge, is still $3277 vs market prices of $1393. Quite a premium for those w/ MKR.
October 12, 2023, 12:43:21 AM
Announcing Verus v1.1.1-7 - NON-MANDATORY, RECOMMENDED UPGRADE FOR MAINNET AND TESTNET FOR ANYONE RUNNING BRIDGKEEPER
What’s new: There are no protocol or API changes. v1.1.1-7 includes the following fixes:
1) Fix when setting up Bridgekeeper for the first time that prevents potential segfault from missing a line in the config file.
2) Bridgekeeper fix to ensure proper processing of and earning from adding an import to a block made by the daemon.
MAINNET DEFAULT RELEASES
CLI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin/releases/tag/v1.1.1-7
GUI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-7
TESTNET SPECIFIC
GUI: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-7-testnet
What’s new: There are no protocol or API changes. v1.1.1-7 includes the following fixes:
1) Fix when setting up Bridgekeeper for the first time that prevents potential segfault from missing a line in the config file.
2) Bridgekeeper fix to ensure proper processing of and earning from adding an import to a block made by the daemon.
MAINNET DEFAULT RELEASES
CLI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin/releases/tag/v1.1.1-7
GUI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-7
TESTNET SPECIFIC
GUI: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-7-testnet
October 11, 2023, 06:44:17 PM
$VRSC <-> $ETH bridge website is now officially live!!!
Noncustodial $ETH bridge for all currencies & NFTs 💯
DeFi w/o MEV 💰
Unlim currencies/chains/scale 🧠
SSIDs(w/privacy) 🕵️
Sapling 50% PoW/PoS 💎
No ICO, No premine, No dev fee protocol 👑
Let's get it on!
https://eth.verusbridge.io
Noncustodial $ETH bridge for all currencies & NFTs 💯
DeFi w/o MEV 💰
Unlim currencies/chains/scale 🧠
SSIDs(w/privacy) 🕵️
Sapling 50% PoW/PoS 💎
No ICO, No premine, No dev fee protocol 👑
Let's get it on!
https://eth.verusbridge.io
October 11, 2023, 06:41:23 PM
Announcing Verus v1.1.1-6 - NON-MANDATORY, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED UPGRADE FOR MAINNET, IMPORTANT FOR MINING AND STAKING NODES, TESTNET, AND THOSE RUNNING BRIDGKEEPER
What’s new:
There are no protocol or API changes.
v1.1.1-6 includes the following fixes:
1) Fix to prevent transactions from being erroneously accepted or rejected with either incorrect or correct fees. It is recommended that validating nodes update as soon as possible to enable smooth transaction acceptance.
2) Bridgekeeper improvement to differentiate between testnet and mainnet bridgekeepers.
MAINNET DEFAULT RELEASES
CLI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin/releases/tag/v1.1.1-6
GUI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-6
TESTNET SPECIFIC
GUI: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-6-testnet
What’s new:
There are no protocol or API changes.
v1.1.1-6 includes the following fixes:
1) Fix to prevent transactions from being erroneously accepted or rejected with either incorrect or correct fees. It is recommended that validating nodes update as soon as possible to enable smooth transaction acceptance.
2) Bridgekeeper improvement to differentiate between testnet and mainnet bridgekeepers.
MAINNET DEFAULT RELEASES
CLI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin/releases/tag/v1.1.1-6
GUI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-6
TESTNET SPECIFIC
GUI: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-6-testnet
September 13, 2023, 06:23:08 AM
Announcing Verus v1.1.1-2 - NON-MANDATORY RECOMMENDED UPGRADE FOR MAINNET AND EXPECTED UPDATE FOR TESTNET VALIDATORS MAINNET USERS - THERE ARE NO PROTOCOL OR CRITICAL CHANGES, BUT VALIDATORS MAY EARN MORE DUE TO PROCESSING EXPORT ROLLUPS IN CASES WHEN THE PRIOR VERSION MIGHT FAIL
MAINNET DEFAULT RELEASES
CLI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin/releases/tag/v1.1.1-2
GUI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-2
TESTNET SPECIFIC
GUI: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-2-testnet
What’s new: There are no protocol or critical changes, but with v1.1.1-2, miners and stakers may earn more than 1.1.1-1, as the prior version will sometimes exit from the export rollup process when it should continue. v1.1.1-2 also has some minor API fixes in sendcurrency that could cause some cross-chain commands to the Verus Ethereum Bridge with specific conversions included to fail in v1.1.1-1.
MAINNET DEFAULT RELEASES
CLI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin/releases/tag/v1.1.1-2
GUI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-2
TESTNET SPECIFIC
GUI: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-2-testnet
What’s new: There are no protocol or critical changes, but with v1.1.1-2, miners and stakers may earn more than 1.1.1-1, as the prior version will sometimes exit from the export rollup process when it should continue. v1.1.1-2 also has some minor API fixes in sendcurrency that could cause some cross-chain commands to the Verus Ethereum Bridge with specific conversions included to fail in v1.1.1-1.
September 04, 2023, 07:01:44 AM
Announcing Verus v1.1.1-1 - MANDATORY UPGRADE FOR MAINNET AND TESTNET - REQUIRED UPGRADE FOR THE MAINNET ETHEREUM BRIDGE LAUNCH MAINNET USERS - ALL FULL NODE OPERATORS, NOTARIES AND POOLS - PLEASE UPGRADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO HAVE THE NETWORK PREPARED FOR A SOLIDLY SUPPORTED BRIDGE DEPLOYMENT. THE COMMUNITY HAS AGREED ON AN UPDATE DEADLINE OF SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, 17:00 UTC. WE ASK THAT EVERY NATIVE NODE OPERATOR UPGRADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ALL PRIOR VERSIONS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED DEPRECATED. WE WILL LAUNCH THE VERUS-ETHEREUM BRIDGE ON MAINNET AS SOON AFTER THE UPGRADE DEADLINE AS POSSIBLE. TESTNET USERS - PLEASE UPGRADE IMMEDIATELY - THE TESTNET ETHEREUM BRIDGE WILL BE UPGRADED WITHIN THE NEXT DAY
MAINNET DEFAULT RELEASES
CLI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin/releases/tag/v1.1.1-1
GUI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-1
TESTNET SPECIFIC GUI: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-1-testnet
What’s new: Verus v1.1.1-1 includes cross-chain improvements and fixes to enable mainnet Verus-Ethereum bridge deployment as well as final support for ERC1155 mapping. Cross chain functionality on mainnet is currently disabled, and will be reenabled, allowing for PBaaS chain launches along with the full set of all PBaaS and DeFi capabilities either at the mainnet target time above, or earlier, if our community believes we have a majority of nodes, validators, and notaries upgraded. Beyond those changes mentioned, v1.1.1-1 has no new features over and above v1.1.1. As said before, we all want the Verus<->Ethereum bridge live on mainnet ASAP. We will shoot for just after the deadline above to deploy to mainnet.
MAINNET DEFAULT RELEASES
CLI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin/releases/tag/v1.1.1-1
GUI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-1
TESTNET SPECIFIC GUI: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-1-testnet
What’s new: Verus v1.1.1-1 includes cross-chain improvements and fixes to enable mainnet Verus-Ethereum bridge deployment as well as final support for ERC1155 mapping. Cross chain functionality on mainnet is currently disabled, and will be reenabled, allowing for PBaaS chain launches along with the full set of all PBaaS and DeFi capabilities either at the mainnet target time above, or earlier, if our community believes we have a majority of nodes, validators, and notaries upgraded. Beyond those changes mentioned, v1.1.1-1 has no new features over and above v1.1.1. As said before, we all want the Verus<->Ethereum bridge live on mainnet ASAP. We will shoot for just after the deadline above to deploy to mainnet.
August 31, 2023, 10:03:20 AM
Announcing Verus v1.1.1 - MANDATORY UPGRADE FOR MAINNET AND TESTNET - REQUIRED UPGRADE FOR THE MAINNET ETHEREUM BRIDGE LAUNCH MAINNET USERS AND ALL NOTARIES AND POOLS - UPDATE BY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD, 17:00 UTC TO REMAIN RELIABLY CONNECTED TO VERUS MAINNET, TESTNET USERS, PLEASE UPGRADE IMMEDIATELY
MAINNET DEFAULT RELEASES
CLI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin/releases/tag/v1.1.1
GUI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1
TESTNET SPECIFIC
GUI: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-testnet
Due to a great deal of preparation for the Ethereum bridge, as well as testing of extreme use of sub-ID namespaces along with cross-chain use cases, we discovered a potential cross-chain transaction that could be constructed and fail in a way that could block transaction flow for that cross-chain connection. In v1.1.1, Verus VIP will smoothly handle all discovered and known similar cases. What’s new: Verus v1.1.1 includes a new, cross-chain security enhancement that supports witness node monitoring and automatic, multi-chain revocation by a secondary, merge mining node that is started with a new parameter -autonotaryrevoke=notaryid@.
While we always recommend conscientious witness selection and deliberate best practices in revoke/recovery authorities and key management, Auto Notary Revoke provides a real time monitoring capability that can mitigate risks from network attacks that might even involve a majority of witness keys being compromised. We certainly recommend never enabling that to occur based on key management practices, but every level of defense against any threat model is a win for the network, especially when automatic if simply running nodes. v1.1.1 also includes support for mapping to existing ERC1155s with the Verus<->Ethereum bridge, along with its current ERC20 and ERC721 support. Since ERC1155s can serve as either “metadata-enhanced ERC20s”, like Verus currencies, or super-NFTs, like Verus IDs and currencies, Ethereum ERC1155s can now be mapped as either normal Verus currencies or Verus Tokenized ID control tokens. The distinction is important, both in definition fees (ID control tokens are less expensive than currencies to define), and since the definition enables mapping as either one type or the other, mapping as a normal token currency makes sense for ERC1155s that have more than 1 unit of supply, and otherwise, we recommend mapping to ID control tokens for the additional power over the ID.
All of us want the Verus<->Ethereum bridge live on mainnet as soon as is possible, and though this update means we will shoot for just after the deadline above to deploy the Verus<->Ethereum bridge to mainnet, v1.1.1 enables us to do so with the confidence of having truly prepared for the permissionless, sustainable connection we are about to unleash! In addition, this release fixes the following issues: A fix to API revokeidentity, which was failing to revoke properly - no protocol change Rare segfault when mining or staking due to tx rate limiting and a network race condition
MAINNET DEFAULT RELEASES
CLI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin/releases/tag/v1.1.1
GUI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1
TESTNET SPECIFIC
GUI: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.1-testnet
Due to a great deal of preparation for the Ethereum bridge, as well as testing of extreme use of sub-ID namespaces along with cross-chain use cases, we discovered a potential cross-chain transaction that could be constructed and fail in a way that could block transaction flow for that cross-chain connection. In v1.1.1, Verus VIP will smoothly handle all discovered and known similar cases. What’s new: Verus v1.1.1 includes a new, cross-chain security enhancement that supports witness node monitoring and automatic, multi-chain revocation by a secondary, merge mining node that is started with a new parameter -autonotaryrevoke=notaryid@.
While we always recommend conscientious witness selection and deliberate best practices in revoke/recovery authorities and key management, Auto Notary Revoke provides a real time monitoring capability that can mitigate risks from network attacks that might even involve a majority of witness keys being compromised. We certainly recommend never enabling that to occur based on key management practices, but every level of defense against any threat model is a win for the network, especially when automatic if simply running nodes. v1.1.1 also includes support for mapping to existing ERC1155s with the Verus<->Ethereum bridge, along with its current ERC20 and ERC721 support. Since ERC1155s can serve as either “metadata-enhanced ERC20s”, like Verus currencies, or super-NFTs, like Verus IDs and currencies, Ethereum ERC1155s can now be mapped as either normal Verus currencies or Verus Tokenized ID control tokens. The distinction is important, both in definition fees (ID control tokens are less expensive than currencies to define), and since the definition enables mapping as either one type or the other, mapping as a normal token currency makes sense for ERC1155s that have more than 1 unit of supply, and otherwise, we recommend mapping to ID control tokens for the additional power over the ID.
All of us want the Verus<->Ethereum bridge live on mainnet as soon as is possible, and though this update means we will shoot for just after the deadline above to deploy the Verus<->Ethereum bridge to mainnet, v1.1.1 enables us to do so with the confidence of having truly prepared for the permissionless, sustainable connection we are about to unleash! In addition, this release fixes the following issues: A fix to API revokeidentity, which was failing to revoke properly - no protocol change Rare segfault when mining or staking due to tx rate limiting and a network race condition
August 11, 2023, 05:44:44 PM
Announcing Verus v1.1 - MANDATORY UPGRADE FOR MAINNET AND TESTNET - REQUIRED UPGRADE TO ENABLE THE MAINNET ETHEREUM BRIDGE LAUNCH MAINNET USERS AND ALL NOTARIES AND POOLS MUST UPDATE BY WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16TH, 17:00 UTC TO REMAIN RELIABLY CONNECTED TO VERUS MAINNET, TESTNET USERS, PLEASE UPGRADE IMMEDIATELY
MAINNET DEFAULT RELEASES
CLI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin/releases/tag/v1.1.0
GUI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.0
TESTNET SPECIFIC GUI: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.0-testnet
Congratulations everyone! As of now, v1.0.* has been looking great on testnet and mainnet. Based on our learning and in-depth bridge analysis, we are making a few small changes, before taking PBaaS to the next level on mainnet. We have been working on final code reviews, testing, and adding minor improvements to the Ethereum bridge contracts and daemon interface for weeks now, and after one more round of live testing on the public testnet, we’d consider their status ready for mainnet deployment.
All that remains is for us all to upgrade to version 1.1, upgrade testnet to the new contracts, finish the final tests, and if all goes as planned, deploy the Ethereum bridge on mainnet. Because no one has yet launched a PBaaS chain from mainnet, we have also added a couple improvements to PBaaS launches that are active in v1.1.
For that reason, v1.1 is mandatory for launching mainnet PBaaS chains as well. What’s new: v1.1 does not add new features, but it does have minor protocol changes, specifically for improving the Ethereum bridge and PBaaS launches.
MAINNET DEFAULT RELEASES
CLI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin/releases/tag/v1.1.0
GUI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.0
TESTNET SPECIFIC GUI: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.1.0-testnet
Congratulations everyone! As of now, v1.0.* has been looking great on testnet and mainnet. Based on our learning and in-depth bridge analysis, we are making a few small changes, before taking PBaaS to the next level on mainnet. We have been working on final code reviews, testing, and adding minor improvements to the Ethereum bridge contracts and daemon interface for weeks now, and after one more round of live testing on the public testnet, we’d consider their status ready for mainnet deployment.
All that remains is for us all to upgrade to version 1.1, upgrade testnet to the new contracts, finish the final tests, and if all goes as planned, deploy the Ethereum bridge on mainnet. Because no one has yet launched a PBaaS chain from mainnet, we have also added a couple improvements to PBaaS launches that are active in v1.1.
For that reason, v1.1 is mandatory for launching mainnet PBaaS chains as well. What’s new: v1.1 does not add new features, but it does have minor protocol changes, specifically for improving the Ethereum bridge and PBaaS launches.
July 24, 2023, 08:43:42 PM
Verus Protocol lead developer Mike Toutonghi explains the differences between Verus smart transactions and smart contracts:
https://medium.com/veruscoin/verus-smart-transactions-vs-smart-contracts-f98079c00ed0
https://medium.com/veruscoin/verus-smart-transactions-vs-smart-contracts-f98079c00ed0
July 20, 2023, 06:50:33 PM
Announcing v1.0.12-6 - CRITICAL, SOFT-FORK UPGRADE FOR MAINNET AND TESTNET - PLEASE SUPPORT THIS CHANGE BY UPGRADING BEFORE TUE JUL 25 2023 17:00:00 UTC
TESTNET USERS, PLEASE UPGRADE IMMEDIATELY
MAINNET DEFAULT RELEASES
CLI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin/releases/tag/v1.0.12-6
GUI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.0.12-6
TESTNET SPECIFIC GUI: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.0.12-6-testnet
This release addresses an issue with authorities on IDs exported/imported between chains. As a result of the issue that this version resolves, a self-sovereign ID can be permanently impacted in a manner that cannot be undone by the permanent owner, when sent cross-chain by a temporary signer under certain conditions.
There are no PBaaS chains on Verus mainnet yet, and this fix warrants a mandatory release to ensure that when people start launching PBaaS chains, as it is critical that a cross-chain ID export should not have any capability to infringe on anyone’s self-sovereign ownership of their ID.
This release also includes a fix for a segfault condition that can occur during a reorganization that reorganizes a recent cross-chain notarization.
What’s new:
v1.0.12-6 does not add new features, but it is critical for miners, stakers, exchanges, notaries and infrastructure providers.
TESTNET USERS, PLEASE UPGRADE IMMEDIATELY
MAINNET DEFAULT RELEASES
CLI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin/releases/tag/v1.0.12-6
GUI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.0.12-6
TESTNET SPECIFIC GUI: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.0.12-6-testnet
This release addresses an issue with authorities on IDs exported/imported between chains. As a result of the issue that this version resolves, a self-sovereign ID can be permanently impacted in a manner that cannot be undone by the permanent owner, when sent cross-chain by a temporary signer under certain conditions.
There are no PBaaS chains on Verus mainnet yet, and this fix warrants a mandatory release to ensure that when people start launching PBaaS chains, as it is critical that a cross-chain ID export should not have any capability to infringe on anyone’s self-sovereign ownership of their ID.
This release also includes a fix for a segfault condition that can occur during a reorganization that reorganizes a recent cross-chain notarization.
What’s new:
v1.0.12-6 does not add new features, but it is critical for miners, stakers, exchanges, notaries and infrastructure providers.
July 14, 2023, 02:13:41 AM
Announcing v1.0.12-5 - CRITICAL UPGRADE FOR MAINNET - MANDATORY FOR CONTINUED TESTNET USE & HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR EVERYONE MAINNET DEADLINE: UPGRADE TO v1.0.12-2 OR LATER FOR MAINNET BEFORE MONDAY, JULY 17TH, 17:00 UTC, WHICH IS WHEN THE ORACLE NOTIFICATION WILL BE REMOVED AND ALL DEFI AND CROSS-CHAIN WILL BE RE-ENABLED ON MAINNET. WE INTEND TO LAUNCH THE ETH BRIDGE AS SOON AFTER THAT AS POSSIBLE. TESTNET UPGRADE DEADLINE: PLEASE UPGRADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
MAINNET DEFAULT RELEASES
CLI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin/releases/tag/v1.0.12-5
GUI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.0.12-5
TESTNET SPECIFIC
GUI: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.0.12-5-testnet
We have moved the prior activation target out to ensure that we give the KMD notaries and the majority of miners and stakers time to upgrade before activation and also because we want to make sure that core community members are available to monitor when PBaaS reactivates and all goes live. While this upgrade is labeled critical and not mandatory, we believe everyone would be better off upgrading as soon as possible. What’s new: v1.0.12-5 does not add new features, but this version does include currency supply limits and overflow protection in areas where it was previously possible to exceed with currency definitions. In this version, we have implemented the following limits, which have been selected for the following reasons:
1) 10 billion (-1 SATOSHI) with 8 decimal places (9999999999.99999999) is now the recommended absolute limit for all currency supplies, including over time with conversions and extended tail emissions for blockchains. If you need to use currencies from Ethereum with extremely large supplies, you can map one ERC20 to multiple currencies that can add up to any size supply. You could also aggregate them into an arbitrage basket that would be maintained in balance for profit as it earned fees and could accommodate much larger aggregate supplies. If you absolutely need to support larger currency supplies in your applications and can’t use baskets or move the decimal place to extend your accounting, we can discuss options, all of which we believe come with some compatibility risk. For interoperability across all of crypto and FIAT systems, avoidance of network/JSON communication problems or replumbing (which may be worth doing over time), while still being able to accomodate extremely large supplies via aggregation or by using fewer decimal points, we believe this is the best available option, and these limits provide a solid mathematical security buffer. To understand why 10 billion specifically, most libraries for Bitcoin derived blockchains, including Komodo, Zcash, Verus, and others that are used for parsing and dealing with JSON currency values in APIs or commands will reject parsing single currency values greater than or equal to 10 billion in any context. Exceeding supply limits may make your currency issue unwanted conversion refunds, be unable to be exported across chains, or fail to interoperate properly with some apps over time.
2) This release includes significant work to ensure that boundary conditions are well handled by the network, but be advised – If you exceed these stated limits in your transactions or currency definitions, helping you to resolve any issues you might encounter may not be an urgent priority for project contributors or the growing global network of node operators participating in consensus.
v1.0.12-5 is critical for miners, stakers, exchanges, notaries or infrastructure providers and enforces currency limits that will prevent risk of overflow when PBaaS reactivates on mainnet.
Please upgrade as soon as you are able. We hope to get some rest soon and allow everyone to have a break from new versions.
Thanks!
MAINNET DEFAULT RELEASES
CLI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin/releases/tag/v1.0.12-5
GUI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.0.12-5
TESTNET SPECIFIC
GUI: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.0.12-5-testnet
We have moved the prior activation target out to ensure that we give the KMD notaries and the majority of miners and stakers time to upgrade before activation and also because we want to make sure that core community members are available to monitor when PBaaS reactivates and all goes live. While this upgrade is labeled critical and not mandatory, we believe everyone would be better off upgrading as soon as possible. What’s new: v1.0.12-5 does not add new features, but this version does include currency supply limits and overflow protection in areas where it was previously possible to exceed with currency definitions. In this version, we have implemented the following limits, which have been selected for the following reasons:
1) 10 billion (-1 SATOSHI) with 8 decimal places (9999999999.99999999) is now the recommended absolute limit for all currency supplies, including over time with conversions and extended tail emissions for blockchains. If you need to use currencies from Ethereum with extremely large supplies, you can map one ERC20 to multiple currencies that can add up to any size supply. You could also aggregate them into an arbitrage basket that would be maintained in balance for profit as it earned fees and could accommodate much larger aggregate supplies. If you absolutely need to support larger currency supplies in your applications and can’t use baskets or move the decimal place to extend your accounting, we can discuss options, all of which we believe come with some compatibility risk. For interoperability across all of crypto and FIAT systems, avoidance of network/JSON communication problems or replumbing (which may be worth doing over time), while still being able to accomodate extremely large supplies via aggregation or by using fewer decimal points, we believe this is the best available option, and these limits provide a solid mathematical security buffer. To understand why 10 billion specifically, most libraries for Bitcoin derived blockchains, including Komodo, Zcash, Verus, and others that are used for parsing and dealing with JSON currency values in APIs or commands will reject parsing single currency values greater than or equal to 10 billion in any context. Exceeding supply limits may make your currency issue unwanted conversion refunds, be unable to be exported across chains, or fail to interoperate properly with some apps over time.
2) This release includes significant work to ensure that boundary conditions are well handled by the network, but be advised – If you exceed these stated limits in your transactions or currency definitions, helping you to resolve any issues you might encounter may not be an urgent priority for project contributors or the growing global network of node operators participating in consensus.
v1.0.12-5 is critical for miners, stakers, exchanges, notaries or infrastructure providers and enforces currency limits that will prevent risk of overflow when PBaaS reactivates on mainnet.
Please upgrade as soon as you are able. We hope to get some rest soon and allow everyone to have a break from new versions.
Thanks!
July 11, 2023, 02:37:39 AM
Announcing v1.0.12-4 - CRITICAL UPGRADE FOR MAINNET - MANDATORY FOR CONTINUED TESTNET USE MAINNET DEADLINE: UPGRADE TO v1.0.12-2 OR LATER FOR MAINNET BEFORE WEDNESDAY, JULY 12TH, 17:00 UTC, WHICH IS WHEN THE ORACLE NOTIFICATION WILL BE REMOVED AND ALL DEFI AND CROSS-CHAIN WILL BE ENABLED ON MAINNET AGAIN. WE INTEND TO LAUNCH THE ETH BRIDGE AS SOON AFTER THAT AS POSSIBLE. TESTNET UPGRADE DEADLINE: PLEASE UPGRADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
MAINNET DEFAULT RELEASES
CLI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin/releases/tag/v1.0.12-4
GUI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.0.12-4
TESTNET SPECIFIC
GUI: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.0.12-4-testnet
What’s new: v1.0.12-4 does not add any new features, and the prior version will follow the chain after DeFi reactivation on mainnet, but this version is critical for miners, stakers, exchanges, notaries or infrastructure providers and fixes the following issues: CLI & GUI:
* Fix for a seg fault that may occur on some nodes if a blockchain reorganizes while mining. If this occurs while mining, it could require a resync or bootstrap to continue
* Fix for a suspected potential stall that may (unconfirmed) stop a node that is not mining from continuing to sync under the same conditions
* Fix for API funding of transactions
* Fix for failure to update identity when revocation authority is locked
* Fix for the potential that some attempts to create blocks will fail when merge mining a PBaaS chain
GUI:
* Fix incorrect txid labeling in lite mode on ElectrumX
* Bridgekeeper mining fix
* Fixes KMD interest calculation in transaction sends
* Fixes BTC fee calculation when sending transactions
All miners, stakers, exchanges, and infrastructure providers, we recommend that you upgrade to v1.0.12-4 or later as soon as you are able. Thanks!
MAINNET DEFAULT RELEASES
CLI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin/releases/tag/v1.0.12-4
GUI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.0.12-4
TESTNET SPECIFIC
GUI: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.0.12-4-testnet
What’s new: v1.0.12-4 does not add any new features, and the prior version will follow the chain after DeFi reactivation on mainnet, but this version is critical for miners, stakers, exchanges, notaries or infrastructure providers and fixes the following issues: CLI & GUI:
* Fix for a seg fault that may occur on some nodes if a blockchain reorganizes while mining. If this occurs while mining, it could require a resync or bootstrap to continue
* Fix for a suspected potential stall that may (unconfirmed) stop a node that is not mining from continuing to sync under the same conditions
* Fix for API funding of transactions
* Fix for failure to update identity when revocation authority is locked
* Fix for the potential that some attempts to create blocks will fail when merge mining a PBaaS chain
GUI:
* Fix incorrect txid labeling in lite mode on ElectrumX
* Bridgekeeper mining fix
* Fixes KMD interest calculation in transaction sends
* Fixes BTC fee calculation when sending transactions
All miners, stakers, exchanges, and infrastructure providers, we recommend that you upgrade to v1.0.12-4 or later as soon as you are able. Thanks!
July 09, 2023, 10:07:46 AM
"Just wanted to share. Due to google play policy, VerusMiner got suspended from the playstore and will not be available anymore for download. For the meantime, current and future releases can still be downloaded from the official GitHub repo.
I'll try to find an alternative app stores( like apk pure or taptap) if needed. For now, official releases will be on GitHub.
https://github.com/pangz-lab/verus_miner-release
In addition, although VerusBox is still available from playstore, mining feature will be totally removed in the next release to avoid the same fate. Other features will still be available."
I'll try to find an alternative app stores( like apk pure or taptap) if needed. For now, official releases will be on GitHub.
https://github.com/pangz-lab/verus_miner-release
In addition, although VerusBox is still available from playstore, mining feature will be totally removed in the next release to avoid the same fate. Other features will still be available."
July 09, 2023, 10:05:02 AM
Announcing v1.0.12-2 - MANDATORY UPGRADE TO REACTIVATE DEFI AND CROSS-CHAIN FUNCTIONS ON MAINNET - MANDATORY FOR CONTINUED TESTNET USE
MAINNET DEFAULT RELEASES
CLI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin/releases/tag/v1.0.12-2
GUI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.0.12-2
TESTNET SPECIFIC
GUI: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.0.12-2-testnet
MAINNET DEADLINE: UPGRADE TO v1.0.12-2 FOR MAINNET BEFORE WEDNESDAY, JULY 12TH, 17:00 UTC, WHICH IS WHEN THE ORACLE NOTIFICATION WILL BE REMOVED AND ALL DEFI AND CROSS-CHAIN WILL BE ENABLED ON MAINNET AGAIN. WE INTEND TO LAUNCH THE ETH BRIDGE AS SOON AFTER THAT AS POSSIBLE.
TESTNET UPGRADE DEADLINE: 7:00AM UTC, JULY 8TH
What’s new:
v1.0.12-2 does not add any new features, although it does include improvements in node banning and cross-chain import validation for some ETH bridge operations. We expect to activate the Goerli ETH bridge on testnet shortly after the testnet update above. If all proves out, we should soon be able to do the same for mainnet.
All Verus Desktop or CLI users, please upgrade as soon as possible. Thanks!
MAINNET DEFAULT RELEASES
CLI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin/releases/tag/v1.0.12-2
GUI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.0.12-2
TESTNET SPECIFIC
GUI: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.0.12-2-testnet
MAINNET DEADLINE: UPGRADE TO v1.0.12-2 FOR MAINNET BEFORE WEDNESDAY, JULY 12TH, 17:00 UTC, WHICH IS WHEN THE ORACLE NOTIFICATION WILL BE REMOVED AND ALL DEFI AND CROSS-CHAIN WILL BE ENABLED ON MAINNET AGAIN. WE INTEND TO LAUNCH THE ETH BRIDGE AS SOON AFTER THAT AS POSSIBLE.
TESTNET UPGRADE DEADLINE: 7:00AM UTC, JULY 8TH
What’s new:
v1.0.12-2 does not add any new features, although it does include improvements in node banning and cross-chain import validation for some ETH bridge operations. We expect to activate the Goerli ETH bridge on testnet shortly after the testnet update above. If all proves out, we should soon be able to do the same for mainnet.
All Verus Desktop or CLI users, please upgrade as soon as possible. Thanks!
July 01, 2023, 09:51:01 PM
Announcing v1.0.12-1 - CURRENTLY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR MAINNET UPGRADE FOR REACTIVATION OF DEFI AND CROSS-CHAIN FUNCTIONS ON MAINNET - MANDATORY FOR CONTINUED TESTNET USE v1.0.12-1 IS EXPECTED TO BE LABELED MANDATORY IN ~2 DAYS AFTER VERIFICATION OF PBAAS CROSS-CHAIN ON PUBLIC TESTNET WE CAN DECIDE THE FULL MAINNET ACTIVATION DATE OF DEFI AND PBAAS IN TOMORROW’S COMMUNITY MEETING
MAINNET DEFAULT RELEASES
CLI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin/releases/tag/v1.0.12-1
GUI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.0.12-1
TESTNET SPECIFIC
GUI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.0.12-1-testnet
What’s new: Although we were correct on the original method of resolving the first banning issue we saw in an earlier version, the fix was not complete. We have focused on this issue and ensured that the network operates smoothly while merge mining and cross-chain notarizing without spurious or falsely justified banning behavior. Testnet users, please upgrade as soon as possible. Thanks!
MAINNET DEFAULT RELEASES
CLI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin/releases/tag/v1.0.12-1
GUI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.0.12-1
TESTNET SPECIFIC
GUI release: https://github.com/VerusCoin/Verus-Desktop/releases/tag/v1.0.12-1-testnet
What’s new: Although we were correct on the original method of resolving the first banning issue we saw in an earlier version, the fix was not complete. We have focused on this issue and ensured that the network operates smoothly while merge mining and cross-chain notarizing without spurious or falsely justified banning behavior. Testnet users, please upgrade as soon as possible. Thanks!
July 01, 2023, 09:47:46 PM
wow thats nice!
try looking here and also joining the discord server
https://wiki.verus.io/#!index.md
try looking here and also joining the discord server
https://wiki.verus.io/#!index.md
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