MultiversX Validators Announcements

‼️ Last call for the metachain ‼️ -> Please stop your metachain validator -> Make sure you run the latest version on your validator node v1.0.35 -> Remove the DB folder from storage -> Restart and sync the chain (~5min) -> Take care your close friends and make them follow and support us in this mission! LET’S MAKE METACHAIN GREAT AGAIN 🙌

📣 Client version 1.0.35 released Hello Nodes Team, The latest patch is here! It fixes the metachain being stuck and will in the future prevent against this interesting edge-case that affected us. 📊 Recovering from this issue might mean a roll back on some shards. To keep things fair for everyone, scoring will not consider the number of earned rewards from when block 1038 (rounded up to Wednesday 23 October 13:00 UTC) was written to the metachain and until the end of the grace period for this patch - Friday 25 October 09:00 UTC. 👉 Please do: Backup your keys, set up the latest version of the node, restore keys, start node 👉 Keep the database if possible ▪️ Linux installation guide 🔹 Windows installation guide ▫️ MacOs installation guide 🔎 Check your scripts before updating, latest tags are v1.0.35 and BoN-ph1-w3 This announcement is in effect as of Thursday 24 October 09:00 UTC. Official uptime monitoring starts Friday 25 October 09:00 UTC, 24 hours from now. Be sure to update your nodes before that time. ⚔️ See you on the battle #fiedl ! 🛡

📊 Leaderboard scores for Round 2 are up! The long awaited update is finally live on the Leaderboard. A complex update, please check the details below. Round 2 scoring was only done based on uptime. Counting rewards was not an opportunity, due to the Thursday attack and subsequent blockchain halt. Periods for scoring in UTC time: 🔹Wednesday 16 October 07:00 - 15:00 - regular scoring, based on actual uptime 🔹Wednesday 16 October 15:00 - Friday 18 October 21:00 - grace period due to the ongoing attack and subsequent patch - all nodes that were online got max points 🔹Friday 18 October 21:00 - Sunday 20 October 07:00 - regular scoring, based on actual uptime + version penalty 🔹Sunday 20 October 07:00 - 23:59 - no score - artificial network traffic prevented our observers from collecting accurate data. We removed the possibility to artificially generate traffic in that respective manner via a patch. ⚠️ Round 3 new nodes are not uploaded yet, we will do so when updating the scores next. 🔨 Etching notches into the wall of fame is not easy, but done. Please share your concerns so we can address them as needed. ⚔️ See you on the battle #fiedl ! 🛡

📣 Calling All Meta-Chainers The metachain is stuck. While we work on a fix, restarting metachain nodes could improve the situation. 👉 Please do: restart your Metachain node! We're working on a fix to avoid these kinds of situations moving forward. Please stay tuned for updates. 📊 No scoring penalties for metachain nodes due to number of earned rewards. No penalty for downtime due to restarting. The metachain Is So Meta Even This Acronym ⚔️ See you on the battle #fiedl ! 🛡

⚔️🚧 We are under attack! (?) Hello Nodes Team, The Metachain is presently not producing any new blocks after block 1.038, as it fails to reach consensus. We're assessing the nature of this issue and will provide instructions moving forward. ⚔️ See you on the battle #fiedl ! 🛡

📣 Starting Round 3 of Phase 1 Hello Nodes Team, 🎉 Round 3 of Phase 1 has officially started! 🔎 Monitoring has started Wednesday 23 October 11:00 UTC and will end Sunday 27 October 23:59 UTC. Throughout this period the main goal for node operators will remain to maintain uptime as much as possible. 👉 Scoring for this round will also take into account the number of earned rewards! You can maximize uptime & number of earned rewards by maintaining your node online and running the latest version of the client and minimize update times for new patches. 🤩 Missions will be launched soon! Sneak peak: they have to do with our wallet, cool times ahead. 📊 Leaderboard will be updated today with final Round 2 scores War. War never changes. ⚔️ See you on the battle #fiedl ! 🛡

📣 Client version 1.0.34 released Hello Nodes Team, The latest patch is here! It brings some fixes and the genesis file for Round 3 of Phase 1. 👉 Please do: Backup your keys, set up the latest version of the node, restore keys, start node ▪️ Linux installation guide 🔹 Windows installation guide ▫️ MacOs installation guide 🔎 Check your scripts before updating, latest tags are v1.0.34 and BoN-ph1-w3 👌 Go ahead and delete the old databases, this is a new blockchain. This announcement is in effect as of Tuesday 22 October 11:00 UTC. Official uptime monitoring starts Wednesday 23 October 11:00 UTC, 24 hours from now. Be sure to update your nodes before that time. ⚔️ See you on the battle #fiedl ! 🛡

📣 Preparing for Round 3 - registration form flash re-open! Hello Nodes Team, As in the previous two weeks, the next round will start with a new patch. Our devs are working hard to make it chock-full of cool features and to keep raising the bar for participants in Battle of Nodes. We're tentatively on schedule for starting a new round Wednesday 23 October 07:00 UTC, to be finally decided soon(tm). Regardless, the official patch will be announced at least 24 hours before the official start of Round 3. 👉 Until then, we're flash opening the registration form, for any late comers to Battle of Nodes that want to take this chance and squeeze some nodes in. 📊 Leaderboards scoring update: we found an issue with why scoring was not properly added for some new nodes in Round 2. TL;DR: too many nodes for the routine that parsed logs. No worries, we have all the data, we just need to import it differently. We're actually happy to have this problem, which will be solved soon. ⚔️ See you on the battle #fiedl 🛡

📣 Closing Round 2 of Phase 1 ...aaand CUT! 🎬 Round 2 of Phase 1 has officially ended! Uptime monitoring ended Sunday 20 October 23:59 UTC. 📊 We are aware of some individual issues with Leaderboard standings. We will compare our logs and your input to make sure our scoring is as close to the reality as possible. 📑 Round 3 registration form has closed. This was the last registration for new nodes. 📇 Last day for KYC submission is Tuesday 22 October (tomorrow!). Please click this link and go through KYC process if you haven't done so already. We will not be able to pay out any rewards & prizes to people who do not pass KYC! 👌 Please stay tuned for Round 3 start announcement. ⚔️ See you on the battle #fiedl ! 🛡

📊 Leaderboard update Hello Nodes Team, Updated scores for the first 2 days of Round 2 are uploaded. Scores are current as of Friday 18 October 06:59 UTC. We used only uptime information, no earned rewards, for this scoring. 📈 Normal scoring rules were applied to all nodes before the time of the attack, which was estimated to have started Wednesday 16 October 15:00 UTC. 👌 All nodes that were online during the attack & up to the patch v1.0.31 grace period - Friday 18 October 21:00 UTC - will be awarded full score, even if they weren't 100% online during that time. 👍 This is to make sure scoring stays fair and in line with the staged approach of our event: from setting up to all our war. We're still setting up! 👉 Please update to patch v1.0.31 if you haven't already, scoring penalty starts with Friday 18 October 21:00 UTC. ⚔️ See you on the battle #fiedl ! 🛡

📣 Preparing for Phase 1, Round 3 📣 Hello Nodes Team! We had a lot of fun in Round 1, there is incredible excitement in Round 2, and we are looking forward to an even better Round 3! If you are new to Battle of Nodes, welcome, it's still early! Sign up and join the battle for massive fun and epic rewards. If you are already in Round 1 & 2, your existing nodes will be carried over to Round 3. You can add more nodes for Round 3 (up to 6 total) - fill in the form. ⚠️ We're cleaning house: nodes with 0 uptime until the end of Round 2 will not be carried over automatically. If you registered a node but did not operate it yet and you want to do so from now on, register it again in the form. 👉 Please fill in this form by Sunday 20 October 23:59 UTC Newcomers please also go through the KYC process, set up your node(s) and then check out these relevant links: - Dedicated forum - FAQ - Validators Telegram channel - Testnet Explorer 👉 This is the last registration form for Battle of Nodes. If you didn't join yet, now's the last chance to do so! ⚔️ See you on the battle #fiedl 🛡

🛡 Post-skirmish update 🛡 Hello Nodes Team, After the v1.0.31 patch, the blockchain is synching again! Great job to our developers for solving a number of interesting situations that were unearthed by the attack from two days ago. Look forward to them publishing a series of excellent findings and how they addressed every one of them. 👉 Please remember to upgrade your node to v1.0.31 ⚠️ If you updated but have issues synching, restart your client until it starts synching. Why: if your synch partner is a v1.0.28 node, you will not move on. Restart until you get a v1.0.31 synch partner. This will actually be automated in a future patch! 🧟‍♂️ 37 nodes with v1.0.28 still remain. Come on guys, let's upgrade so we move on to the next battle! 📊 Scoring for Wednesday 16 October will be done as follows: - regular scoring from 07:00 UTC (time of start) until 15:00 UTC (time of attack) - nodes that were online at 15:00 UTC get full score for the next period - nodes that came online after 15:00 UTC get full score starting with their respective online time, but nothing for not being online before ⚔️ See you on the battle #fiedl! 🛡

📣 Client version 1.0.31 released We have released a new client version, which fixes the current synch issues. 👉 Please do: Backup your keys, then update your node to the latest version: Linux | Windows | MacOS 👉 Keep the existing databases for faster sync. 🔎 Using scripts? Neat, here are the proper tags: v1.0.31 & BoN-ph1-w2-p1 ⏱ This patch is in effect as of Thursday 17 October 21:00 UTC. Please update before Friday 18 October 20:59 UTC to avoid getting a score penalty. ⚔️ See you on the battle #fiedl ! 🛡

Hello Nodes Team, As promised, here is an update of the current situation and the next steps. 🚧 Blockchain status: synchronization is not happening properly. 🧰 Why: Nodes effected by yesterday's attack have become synchronization bottlenecks for the rest of the blockchain. Patch v1.0.28 removes the potential exploit used in the attack, but does not fix this issue. We will address it with another patch, due in the next 24 hours. 👉 To do: no patching or other actions are necessary right now. Please watch https://t.me/BattleOfNodes for updates. If you are not yet subscribed there, please do so now. 📊 No scoring penalties will be incurred for downtime generated by this situation. We will communicate a clear way forward in regards to scoring. 🙏 Thank you all for your continuous support and great attitude towards our first attack. We are grateful for every contribution. ⚔️ See you on the battle #fiedl! 🛡

Hello Nodes Team, 👉 In the aftermath of the first Battle of Nodes attack and subsequent patch to address the exploited issue, the testnet is momentarily unstable. We are currently investigating the situation and will share our findings. 📣 Updating to this latest patch is not mandatory. 📊 No penalties to scores. ⏱ We will release another statement in 12 hours - circa 09:00 UTC ⚔️ See you on the battle #fiedl 🛡

📣 Client version 1.0.28 released We have released a patch that fixes a vulnerability which allowed an attacker to remotely disable a node. More details here: https://t.me/ElrondValidators/14788 ⚠️ We are aware of post patch synch issues, are monitoring the situation and will come up with a solution. 😴 We're on UTC +3 timezone, which makes it 23:00 over here. We will resume full speed early tomorrow. In the meantime, please update. 👉 Please do: Backup your keys, then update your node to the latest version: ▪️ Linux update script location - update.sh : automatically updates an existing node, give the option to keep the database (recommended), does not delete the keys 🔹 Windows update script location - upgrade.bat : automatically updates an existing node, makes backups and restores your keys and database ▫️ MacOS installation guide - no update script yet 😔 Backup your keys, set up a new node as per the guide, restore your keys As we are still in Phase 1 - Build, where we discourage and penalize adversarial behavior, no score penalty will be incurred by downtime related to these attacks or any issues potentially caused by the new patch. We will release more info in a dedicated post, to share more details and some insights. ⚔️ See you on the battle #fiedl 🛡

⚔️⚔️ We are under attack! ⚔️⚔️ 🤩 The first major attack on the Elrond test network is currently under way. While we weren't looking forward to such situations until later in the game, we are pretty excited for this learning oportunity. 🕵️‍♀️ What is happening: validators with port 8080 open are currently being remotely disabled. 🧷 Why is this happening: we identified a vulnerability in our client. 💊 What next: we have the patch ready and undergoing the necessary approvement steps. 📊 How will this affect your score? Not at all - this attack would have been perfect in Phase 3, but for now we discourage them, so as to keep to our ataged approach. 💰 Dear attacker, get in touch with @SeverMM, we owe you money and a score penalty to your node. ⚔️ See you on the battle #fiedl ⚔️

📣 Starting Round 2 of Phase 1 Hello Nodes Team, 🎉 Round 2 of Phase 1 has officially started! 🔎 Monitoring has started Wednesday 16 October 07:00 UTC and will end Sunday 20 October 23:59 UTC. Throughout this period the main goal for node operators will remain to maintain uptime as much as possible. Scoring for this round will also take into account the number of earned rewards! You can maximize uptime & number of earned rewards by maintaining your node online and running the latest version of the client. 🤩 Missions will be launched soon! Sneak peak: they have to do with our wallet, cool times ahead. Some awesome facts: - 982 nodes in the current network (getting close, boyz!) - 36 new people joined for this round - 292 people registered for the event - 316 people in validators chat - block 0 was not proposed by Chuck Norris 📊 Leaderboard will be updated tomorrow, after the first 24 hours period of Round 2 Known issues that we are fixing as we speak: - some online members are displayed offline in the Leaderboard - testnet.elrond.com times out in the Validators section The time is upon us. ⚔️ See you on the battle #fiedl 🛡

📣 Client version 1.0.25 released 📣 We have released a new client version, which fixes minor bugs and has all the needed configs for moving to Round 2 of Phase 1. ⚠️ Everyone needs to update to this one, even if you already updated yesterday 👉 Please do: Backup your keys, set up the latest version of the node, restore keys, start node ▪️ Linux installation guide 🔹 Windows installation guide ▫️ MacOs installation guide 👉 We had to add some missing key files into the genesis file, so a new update is needed, even if you patched yesterday. 🔎 Check your scripts before updating, latest tags are v1.0.25 and BoN-ph1-w2-p1 Remember, official uptime monitoring starts Wednesday 16 October 07:00 UTC, 24 hours from now, be sure to update your nodes before that time. ⚔️ See you on the battle #fiedl ! 🛡

Hello Nodes Team, 🎉 We are happy to announce the official end for Round 1 of Phase 1! Score tracking ended Sunday 13 Oct 23:59 UTC, Leaderboard updated, go check it out. 👉 The score for Sunday 13 October is calculated from 07:00 UTC to 24:00 UTC, meaning 17 hours. So the maximum score for Sunday is 17/24*10.000 = 7.083 points 👌 Round 1 cool facts: - 700 validators online on average throughout the event - 55 registered nodes never came online - 90% of nodes applied latest the patch within 24 hours - +300 people in Validators chat - 319 cups of coffee drank in Elrond offices - unofficial bot to track nodes uptime & multiple community scripts, tips & tutorials -> ask in Validators chat 👉 Round 2 of Phase 1 will officially start Wednesday 16 October 07:00 UTC. Round 2 quick facts: - Official start time Wednesday 16 October 07:00 UTC - Previous round blockchain will be discarded, a new one starts - All validators will need to update ⚠️ patch not yet released, estimated to arrive today 14 October - all nodes from Round 1 are automatically whitelisted - 132 new nodes for Round 2 🧝‍♂️ Safeguard your keys and sharpen your scripts, Round 2 is coming. ⚔️ See you on the battle #fiedl 🛡