Tech Updates: ?️ 19 to 25 Aug

*❓ What we worked on*

✅ The 1.12.2 update is performing exceptionally well. Thanks to the community's help in testing, we've fixed several longstanding & challenging bugs. The performance, especially regarding sockets, has seen significant improvement
✅ Previous versions & ITNs helped us identify & fix numerous issues with the community's assistance. We’re pleased to report that those issues are resolved, leaving us feeling very optimistic about the network's stability. ITN Stage 2 has been a great success

*?️ What we’re working on next week*

⏩ Continue monitoring the performance of the 1.12.2 update & address any new issues as they arise
⏩ Complete the finalization with Immunefi and pay out the bounties soon

? Shardeum Atomium 1.12.2 is LIVE

All validator nodes must update the validator to keep contributing to the network: shm.gg/validator-update

NOTE: Atomium testnet is still active for performing transactions & running a validator node. However, no XP will be awarded for these.

*? Tech Updates: ?️ 12 to 18 Aug*

*❓ What we worked on*

✅ Mitigated ongoing issues within the network
✅ Focused on testing a rotational update to improve network stability & performance

*?️ What we’re working on next week*

⏩ Work towards finalizing & implementing the rotational update to enhance network reliability

Thank you to our community for your valuable contributions & ongoing support.

*? Weekly Tech Update*

*❓What we worked on*

✅ Addressed & fixed memory leaks in the system
✅ Implemented several important fixes with no new regressions
✅ Enhanced archivers & validators to ensure they don’t miss receipts
✅ Made significant rounds of archiver improvements, including a new type of receipt verification

?Challenges we faced

▶️ Ongoing efforts to resolve memory leaks

☑️ What we’re working on next week
⏩ Continuing improvements on archivers & validators
⏩ Further refining receipt verification methods

We appreciate your patience & support as we work to build a robust & reliable network.

? Releasing Shardeum Pre-Atomium 1.11 (Non-Incentivized Version)

Sphinx 1.10.3 is being sunsetted & a new network, Pre-Atomium 1.11, is now Live.

This release is the non-incentivized version which will become the incentivized testnet. It is currently feature complete & additional updates will be shared within a week.

Pre-Atomium 1.11 also marks the completion of official period for SHM Airdrop Phase 1 eligibility, from 26 April 2022 to 22 Jun 2024 (23:59 UTC).

Connect your wallet to Pre-Atomium 1.11. Find network endpoints here: docs.shardeum.org/network/endpoints

Let's BuildWeb3 together ?

*? Weekly Tech Update*

*❓What we worked on:
✅ Pre-crack (EVM) fixes ready to merge
✅ Completed the Space Kayak GUI security review
✅ Implemented rapid-response network releases
✅ Added more tests to the JSON-RPC server & expanded test data creation
✅ Fixed stuck transactions & LT2 RPC spam issue
✅ Prepared API endpoint for active/standby validators for merging
✅* Ready to merge cycle transactions out-of-sync fixes

*? Challenges we faced:
▶️ Ongoing hardening of the AJV endpoint
▶️ Continued work on the Rosetta implementation
*☑️ What we’re working on next week
⏩** Specifying an additional load testing script for construction APIs

We appreciate your patience & support as we work to build a robust & reliable network.

? Weekly Tech Update

❓What we worked on:

✅ Resolved nonce-locked issue; fix has been verified.
✅ Addressed out-of-sync validator issue, ensuring synchronization and minimizing missed transactions. Currently undergoing internal testing.

⏭️ What we’re working on next week:

? Investigating the remaining coin transfer issue arising from network spamming by a single source, the last item on our blocker list. Multiple teams will focus on this with promising leads.

? Commencing migration from GitLab to GitHub, enabling the open-sourcing of Shardeum's code. This transition will occur in phases, targeting completion by next week's end.

? Collaborating with Arcadia, a web3 service company, to test and resolve any lingering issues related to staking, un-staking, and slashing for node behaviour.

We appreciate your continued patience and support as we strive to build a robust and reliable network.

? Weekly Tech Update

❓ What we worked on

✅ Sphinx 1.10.3 is out & over 50% nodes have already upgraded
✅ Performance improvements have been made to the JSON-RPC server
✅ The team has been focused on verifying fixes in 1.10.3.
✅ The team is working through the remaining blockers in phases to get Incentivized Testnet up & running as soon as possible

⁉️ Challenges we faced

⭕ Investigated a transaction reverted issue
⭕ Focused on other pressing blockers

⏭️ What we’re working on next week

Continue to work on these challenges phase by phase.

Our tech team is allocating significant time & resources to deliver these updates & move Shardeum forward. We appreciate your patience & support as we work to build a robust & reliable network.

? Update on Sphinx 1.10.3

The minVersion of the network has been set to 1.10.3, with a corresponding activeVersion change soon to follow today.

✅ This rotational hot fix has fixes for problems found on our Sphinx Network
✅ Two validator crash fixes
✅ Memory use improvements which should reduce or eliminate some out of memory crashes observed
✅ Fixes for the lost node detection system to solve an issue in the current Sphinx network where some lost nodes were not getting marked properly

Note: These changes are to the protocol & will not go live until the network is 100% upgraded to 1.10.3.

? Sphinx 1.9.7 is live

? Update your validator to the latest version as soon as possible.

? Existing validators:
https://shm.gg/validator-update

? Install a new validator:
https://shm.gg/validator

? Claim testnet SHM from faucet:
https://shm.gg/testnet-shm

Sphinx 1.9.7 upgrade includes:

✅ Fixes for nonce errors.
✅ Initial fixes for CAs acting as EOAs issue.