when does the new changes take effect? I guess first you should update wallet?
We will test the changes on testnet first. A dev branch will be opened up in nearterm so we can use it for testing things like this. Properly testing these changes is very important as many of the changes will require complicated code updates. If there are additional devs that want to contribute to the project please join us on discord where we are discussing features.
Once this is successful, we will schedule the changes, first a soft fork to run the new client by a certain date and then it only talks to the other new clients, and then the reduction starting at block x. Similar to what we did when we need to update the code to prune off the outdated clients. I'm thinking first part of Q1, maybe earliest mid january if everything lines up properly.
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a little update, THIS DOES NOT AFFECT MAIN WALLETS at this time
testnet will be checked on 12/17 to do a test softfork, and then 12/20 for hardfork, I am testing syncs on both current main, and testnets to make sure it syncs and everything lines up with existing chain. If all goes well during the testing, we will test a few clients doing a switch from current reward to reward reduction. After testing is successful, we will decide on firm soft/hard fork dates so we can notify everyone. Anyone have a preference on timeframe? Thinking 2weeks for soft switch, then another 2weeks before hard switch.
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