Pactus 0.10.0 released

Overview

Pactus Blockchain Version 0.10.0 is now available for download. This release includes a graphical user interface (GUI) that is suitable for both beginners and experienced users. It also includes a command-line interface (CLI) for advanced users and wallet software that allows users to interact with the blockchain without the need to sync the entire blockchain.

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The main update in this version allows users to set up multiple validators in one node. Users can set up to 32 validators in a single node, and each validator can stake up to 1,000 coins.

Download

This version has been implemented for Testnet-1 and is being prepared for the upcoming Mainnet launch. To start using Pactus Blockchain Testnet-1, download the latest version from the download page and join the Testnet.

These guides can help you to run and configure your node:

• How to run Pactus in graphic mode?
• How to run Pactus in command line mode?
• How to run Pactus using Docker?

Change log

This version includes several changes and improvements, such as:

Feat

• removing address from account (#454)
• supporting multiple consensus instances (#450)
• adding sortition interval to the parameters (#442)

Fix

• gui: check if the node has an active consensus instance (#458)
• Use of a Persistent Merkle tree to enhance performance of calculating the state hash; fully tested in Testnet-0 (#432)
• GetBlockchainInfo API in gRPC now returns the total number of validators and accounts (#439)
• wallet path as argument (#455)
• adding reward addresses to config (#453)
• removing committers from the certificate hash (#444)
• prevent data race conditions in committee (#452)
• using 2^256 for the vrf denominator (#445)

You can find the full list of changes on Github, as well as the source code