127: Winter Bug Bash Challenge ☃️
Dec 7-13 2020
⚠️ DEPRECATION NOTICE ⚠️
With the release of Grin v5.0.0 as part of the January 2021 network upgrade, HTTP/S and file-based methods will be disabled in wallets, and it will no longer be possible to send or receive Grin this way.
Transactions should use the Slatepack standard from now on.
News
Grinnode.live has created the Winter 2020 Bug Bash Challenge where participants are paid for executing tests and filing bugs in preparation for the v5.0.0 release. Free prizes in BTC and GRIN will be given away!
👹 Beware of scams! The official website for the G-1 ASIC manufacturer is https://ipollo.com and nothing else. ☝️
ComplyFirst launches, effort to support compliance for exchanges using privacy cryptocurrencies.
Dev
There are 99 open issues in /grin, and 55 open issues in /grin-wallet.
Merged PRs: 5 in /grin | 1 in /grin-wallet | 4 contributors
v5.0.0 is progressing, testnet forked successfully last week, and preparations are proceeding for release candidates.
/grin v5.0.0 beta2 binary
/grin-wallet v5.0.0 beta2 binary
@davidtavarez progress update and funding period wrap up.
Last dev meeting discussed Slatepack, v5.0.0 planning, Naming, and API listening on 0.0.0.0.
The next bi-weekly development meeting is scheduled for Tue Dec 22 @ 15:00 UTC in grincoin#general on Keybase. You can add topics to the agenda.
Governance
Lehnberg funding request extension, Q1 2021 - added to tomorrow’s governance meeting agenda.
The next bi-weekly governance meeting is scheduled for Tue Dec 15 @ 15:00 UTC in grincoin#general on Keybase. You can add topics to the agenda.
RFCs
Draft
Early payment proofs [wallet-dev]
Safe cancel [wallet-dev]
Payjoins support [wallet-dev]
Open
QA Team [core]
Final Comment Period
Parallel IBD p2p messages [node-dev], with disposition to merge by Dev 15
Accepted
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Closed
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The 62nd indexed artwork in this edition is by @LovelyGrin.
This newsletter is curated by Daniel Lehnberg. Any views expressed are personal and do not represent an official position of the Grin project.
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