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157 lines
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2020-11-20 v1.0.0-rc1
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We're happy to join the other client teams in announcing our `v1.0.0` release
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candidate with support for Mainnet ✨
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You can use this release/binary to set up your rig and monitoring for Eth2
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genesis next Tuesday (*December 1 12:00:23 UTC*).
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> **N.B.** There will be at least one more release, before December 1st.
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> In particular, **we are planning a more polished release for Sunday** which
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> will act as a drop-in replacement for this release candidate.
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Don't worry if your peer count appears low at first -- It should increase as
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more validators connect to Mainnet.
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**Highlights include:**
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* The addition of a deposit contract "state snapshot" to network metadata.
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This allows the client to skip syncing deposits made prior to the snapshot.
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* A much faster startup time. We've removed the deposits table from the database,
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which means the client no longer needs to process all deposits on start-up.
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* The Eth1 monitor no longer starts if the beacon node has zero validators attached to it.
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* The genesis detection code is now optional and disabled by default.
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* An RPC call to get Chronos futures at runtime.
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* Eth2 spec gossip parameters.
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**We've fixed:**
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* A database corruption issue affecting Pyrmont nodes.
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* Unnecessary copy/memory alloc when loading DbSeq entries.
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* A block production issue affecting clients that hadn't finished downloading the latest deposits.
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2020-11-20 v0.6.6
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=================
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New additions:
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* New RPC APIs for inspecting the internal state of the Eth1 monitor.
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We've fixed:
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* A fork-choice issue causing Nimbus to get stuck on a particular slot.
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* A logic error causing Nimbus to vote for an incorrect Eth1 block.
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* A crash during initialization when the web3 provider is refusing
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to serve data (e.g. due to exceeded request quota).
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2020-11-17 v0.6.4
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=================
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New additions:
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* Support for the Pyrmont testnet.
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* The PCRE library is no longer necessary for building Nimbus.
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* Sensitive files such as keystores are now accessible only to the
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user of the beacon node on POSIX systems (the group rights have
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been dropped).
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We've fixed:
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* An issue preventing blocks to be downloaded when the client goes
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out of sync.
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* Resource leaks that may lead to reduction of network activity due
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to a build-up of malfunctioning peer connections.
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2020-11-12 v0.6.2
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A bugfix release addressing issues discovered in the Toledo network.
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New features include:
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* GossipSub 1.1
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* The beacon node status bar (footer) now contains a
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time-left-until-synced estimate.
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* A JSON-RPC method `setLogLevel` for dynamically changing the
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log level of selected components at run-time.
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* The ability to launch Nimbus with a partially-synced Geth node.
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We've fixed:
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* A bug preventing the node from proposing blocks when connected
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to a web3 provider
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* An invalid "corrupted database" error message appearing on start-up
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* Incorrectly set message-ids in gossip message causing other clients
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to penalise and potentially disconnect our nodes from the network.
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* An issue occuring when Nimbus is paired with a Geth node
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that is not fully synced.
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2020-11-09 Hope (v0.6.0)
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========================
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`Nimbus eth2` 0.6.0 was the first externally audited and stable release
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of our beacon node software. When compared to the 0.5x series, it features
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significant reductions in storage and memory requirements, a faster sync
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speed, and a plethora of usability and security enhancements across the
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board. Under normal network conditions, the delivery rate of attestations
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and block proposals is expected to be above 99%. Going forward, our release
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schedule will start to accelerate, with multiple new releases expected before
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the Eth2 mainnet launch.
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Changelog highlights include:
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* Full support for the 1.0 Eth2 phase0 spec and the monitoring of the
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mainnet validator deposit contract.
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* LibP2P and GossipSub fixes which drastically improve the delivery of
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attestations and blocks (nearly 100% expected rate of delivery).
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* Fixes for all major resource leaks: you no longer need to restart your
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node to improve its performance.
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* Efficient caching and storage mechanisms: ensures our memory consumption
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remains comparatively low both during smooth and turbulent network conditions.
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* Several storage and networking optimisations leading to an order of magnitude
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improvement in beacon chain sync speed.
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* Audits to our codebase by ConsenSys Diligence, NCC Group and Trail of Bits.
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More than 60 of the security findings have already been addressed.
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The remaining items will be resolved before mainnet launch.
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* Support for pairing with a locally running Geth instance to allow for
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decentralised monitoring of the validator deposit contract.
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* An extensive user guide for managing the beacon node.
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* Slashing protection mechanisms + database.
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* Support for storing the validator signing keys in a separate process, isolated
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from the network, with a minimal attack surface.
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