Pactus 1.1.8 (Budapest) Released
Overview
Pactus Blockchain Version 1.1.8 (Budapest) is now available for download. This release includes the following applications:
Pactus GUI: The graphical user interface (GUI) for the Pactus node that is suitable for both beginners and experienced users.
Pactus Daemon: The command-line interface (CLI) for the Pactus node that is suitable for experienced users.
Pactus Shell: The command-line tool that allows users to interact with a Pactus node.
Pactus Wallet: The wallet software that allows users to manage their wallet and send transactions without the need to sync the entire blockchain.
Highlights
This version aims to reduce the consensus message once there is a delay on block creation. It also defines a fixed fee of 0.1 PAC for transactions. This fixed fee will be replaced by a dynamic fee in future releases, which will provide more flexibility and efficiency.
To ensure network stability and security, it is recommended that all validators upgrade to this version as soon as they can.
Download
To start using Pactus blockchain, download the latest version from the download page and join the Mainnet.
How to Upgrade
If you are running an older version, close it first. Then uninstall the previous version and install the newer version. If you are using the archived version, simply replace it with the new version .
Change log
This version includes several changes and improvements, such as:
Feat
- firewall: define rate limit for network topics (#1308)
Fix
- set fix fee 0.1 PAC for transactions (#1315)
- consensus: add round to query proposal message (#1314)
- firewall: block peer base on blacklisted CIDR (#1309)
- consensus: reduce ChangeProposerTimeout to 6 seconds (#1311)
- sync: define rate limit for query vote and proposal (#1310)
- decrease to 100 maximum transaction per block (#1306)
- consume message first then ignore on ratelimit (#1304)
You can find the full list of changes on Github, as well as the source code