Cardano has reached a big milestone with the discharge of a significant node replace. This milestone comes because the Cardano community gears up for the extremely anticipated Chang improve.
Cardano Node 9.1.0 has been launched, representing a big step towards the Chang arduous fork.
New Launch: cardano-node 9.1.0
Test it out right here: https://t.co/5wg3pgXSCS
Launched by github-actions[bot] – input-output-hk#Cardano $ADA #Koios
— Cardano Updates (@cardano_updates) July 25, 2024
As said in a Github launch, Cardano Node 9.1.0 is the mainnet candidate for Chang Improve #1, which can ship governance options to Cardano and start the technical bootstrapping part, as outlined in CIP-1694 Bootstrapping Part. Node 9.1.0 brings a configuration file replace to an earlier launched Node 9.0.0.
Earlier in July, Node v 9.0.0 was launched as the primary node that may help crossing the Chang arduous fork boundary on mainnet and long-running testnets, similar to PreProd.
What’s new?
Cardano node 9.1.0 consists of all of the options required to cross the upcoming Chang arduous fork. The principle change from node 9.0.0 is that node 9.1.0 requires a Conway genesis file at start-up, whereas the genesis file was elective in node 9.0.0. This file is required to cross the Chang arduous fork.
The Cardano node 9.1.0 launch additionally incorporates some bug fixes and enhancements to the CLI and API, together with a “question treasury” command, and modifications to make sure compatibility with CIP69 and CIP119.
Within the wake of the improve, Cardano SPOs and different important node customers (exchanges, explorers, wallets) have been urged to improve to this model of the node. An replace proposal to set off the Chang arduous fork will probably be submitted when ample SPOs and exchanges have upgraded to this model.
Chang arduous fork
The Chang improve will stagger the discharge of governance performance, making it simpler to undertake and onboard for these with new or further roles in governance. Chang Improve #2 will deploy governance options to Cardano and start the technical bootstrapping part, as described within the CIP-1694 Bootstrapping Part.
Chang Improve #2 takes CIP-1694 out of the technical bootstrapping part and unlocks the ultimate options of on-chain governance, together with DRep participation and all governance actions.
