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@LeeSmet LeeSmet released this 09 Oct 14:35
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Releasenotes

This release also includes changes made, but not prior released in a production-ready release,
for the v1.1.2-rc1 candidate release.

Summary

  • bug fixes and improvements to web explorer, some of the more important improvements:
    • render arbitrary data decoded only if possible;
    • show timestamps on transaction pages;
    • fix all known runtime errors;
  • introduce the TFT <-> TFT20 (an ERC20 ThreefoldFoundation-backed token on Ethereum) bridge (testnet only):
    • it comes with a bridged CLI that forms a bridge between networks, allowing transfers of funds from one network to the other;
    • it introduces 3 new Transaction Types in the tfchain network to support this feature:
      • one to send funds from TFT to TFT20 (Tx v208);
      • one to receive TFT funds from the TFT network (v209);
      • one to register a TFT withdrawal address, required in order to be able to send TFT20 funds (back) to the TFT network) (v210);
    • Tx v208 and v210 can be fully validated by any tfchain daemon;
    • v209 is by default only validated in light-mode. Only a tfchain daemon also connected to the linked Ethereum network can validate the ERC20-backed CoinCreation fully (a recommendation for all block creators);
    • includes a command-line client for the bridge;
  • introduce support for 3Bot records (testnet only):
    • you can read more about 3Bot in the context of tfchain at /doc/3bot.md;
    • it comes with 3 new Transaction Types in the tfchain network to support this feature:
      • one to register a 3Bot, creating the record and getting a unique integral ID assigned as a result (Tx v144);
      • one to update the record of an existing 3Bot (Tx v145);
      • one to transfer the ownership of one or multiple names from one existing 3Bot to another (Tx v146);
  • improved tfchaind daemon:
    • support unencrypted (plain) wallets;
    • support verbose logging;
    • provide more information for hash lookups in explorers, avoiding the need to look up parent blocks;
    • allow for extensive runtime profiling when building using the profile Makefile targets;
  • improve the TFT (testnet) faucet and also provide it with an API;
  • some small corrections in documentation;
  • update codebase and get it up to date with Rivine:
    • switch to the consensus plugin-based system, eliminating the need for the transactionDB
      (the persistent data of this DB is to be manually deleted by the user);
    • update all vendored dependencies (dep);
    • get codebase up to date with Rivine's new codebase;
    • move threebot code to extension internal package;
    • remove most internal erc20 logic and use the new rivine erc20 extension;
    • adapt and fix codebase where needed;
    • improve linting, formatting and testing;
    • integrate latest rivinecg faucet (closes #369);
    • improved logging during the consensus IBD phase;
    • ensure explorer frontend JS code is up to date with latest bug fixes and features (closes #368);
    • closes #363, closes #362, closes #354, closes #357, closes #351 (disabled for standard net) and also closes #350 (disabled for standard net);
    • remove deprecated data storage functionality from API and CLI;

Upgrade concerns

  • Make sure to upgrade your full node, connected to the testnet ThreeFold Chain network, to v1.2.0 immediately, as your node(s) will no longer sync otherwise.
  • Starting from block 385,000 v0 transactions are no longer accepted by consensus nodes on both the standard and testnet network;
  • Miner fees were already required since a previous patch and are now enforced to be since block 300,000 on both the standard and testnet network;
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