MultiversX Validators Announcements

📣 TESTNET Reset (pre-Upgrade): T1.1.10.4 - Remove DB Hello Validators, We will reset the testnet and bring it to the same version as the mainnet. We will then follow-up with an upgrade of the testnet, to mimic the upcoming mainnet upgrade. ⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet. ✅ We delete the existing TESTNET databases. 🛠 Version: T1.1.10.4 👉 Let's upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

cd ~/elrond-go-scripts-testnet
./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh stop
./script.sh remove_db
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

⏱ Genesis time: Wednesday December 30, 07:00 UTC • 1 testnet epoch = 4 hours • unbonding period = 2500 rounds (4 hours 10 minutes) 🌐 Testnet Explorer | Testnet Wallet | Setup a Testnet Validator

📣 TESTNET Upgrade T1.1.15.1 Hello Validators, We are upgrading the TESTNET. We upgrade the nodes and keep the database. New in this release: ¤ Smart Contracts deployment ¤ ESDT tokens ¤ Relayed (meta) transactions ¤ Ahead Of Time Compilation ¤ Improved gas model - lower costs ⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet. 🛠 Version: T1.1.15.1 ⏱ VM and protocol features enabled Tuesday December 22, 19:00 UTC, testnet epoch 26 👉 Let’s upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

cd ~/elrond-go-scripts-testnet
./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh stop
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

🆕 Learn more about the new features: • Arwen WASM VM • ESDT, Smart Accounts, Relayed TX 🌐 Testnet Explorer | Testnet Wallet | Setup a Testnet Validator

📣 TESTNET Reset (pre-Upgrade): T1.1.10.3 - Remove DB Hello Validators, We will reset the testnet and bring it to the same version as the mainnet. We will then follow-up with an upgrade of the testnet, to mimic the upcoming mainnet upgrade. ⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet. ✅ We delete the existing databases. 🛠 Version: T1.1.10.3 👉 Let's upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

cd ~/elrond-go-scripts-testnet
./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh stop
./script.sh remove_db
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

⏱ Genesis time: Friday December 18, 09:00 UTC • 1 testnet epoch = 4 hours • unbonding period = 2500 rounds (4 hours 10 minutes) 🌐 Testnet Explorer | Testnet Wallet | Setup a Testnet Validator

📣 TESTNET Upgrade T1.1.14.0 Hello Validators, We are upgrading the TESTNET. We upgrade the nodes and keep the database. The new release contains the latest changes introduced with T1.1.12.0 and fixes to a bug found in T1.1.13.0 ⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet. 🛠 Version: T1.1.14.0 ⏱ VM and protocol features enabled Friday December 11, 21:00 UTC, testnet epoch 6 👉 Let’s upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

cd ~/elrond-go-scripts-testnet
./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh stop
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

🆕 Learn more about the new features: • Arwen WASM VM • ESDT, Smart Accounts, Relayed TX 🌐 Testnet Explorer | Testnet Wallet | Setup a Testnet Validator

📣 TESTNET Reset (pre-Upgrade): T1.1.10.2 - Remove DB Hello Validators, We will reset the testnet and bring it to the same version as the mainnet. We will then follow-up with an upgrade of the testnet, to mimic the upcoming mainnet upgrade. 🍀 The previous "lucky 13" release helped us find a bug! A fix was already implemented and will be available in the next release. ⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet. ✅ We delete the existing databases. 🛠 Version: T1.1.10.2 👉 Let's upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

cd ~/elrond-go-scripts-testnet
./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh stop
./script.sh remove_db
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

⏱ Genesis time: Today, Thursday 10 December 21:00 UTC • 1 testnet epoch = 4 hours • unbonding period = 2500 rounds (4 hours 10 minutes) 🖥 Nodes in this list automatically become testnet Validators at genesis. If your node is not in this list, we will distribute xEGLD after the genesis so you can stake. 🌐 Testnet Explorer | Testnet Wallet | Setup a Testnet Validator

📣 TESTNET Upgrade T1.1.13.0 Hello Validators, We are upgrading the TESTNET. We upgrade the nodes and keep the database. The new release contains the latest changes introduced with T1.1.12.0 + fixes to relayed ESDT transactions + trie sync. ⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet. 🛠 Version: T1.1.13.0 ⏱ VM and protocol features enabled Thursday December 10, 09:00 AM UTC, testnet epoch 12 👉 Let’s upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

cd ~/elrond-go-scripts-testnet
./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh stop
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

(Menu: 10, 8, 3, 7) 🆕 Learn more about the new features: • Arwen WASM VM • ESDT, Smart Accounts, Relayed TX 🌐 Testnet Explorer | Testnet Wallet | Setup a Testnet Validator

📣 TESTNET Reset (pre-Upgrade): T1.1.10.1 - Remove DB Hello Validators, We will reset the testnet and bring it to the same version as the mainnet. We will then follow-up with an upgrade of the testnet, to mimic the upcoming mainnet upgrade. ⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet. ✅ We delete the existing databases. 🛠 Version: T1.1.10.1 👉 Let's upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

cd ~/elrond-go-scripts-testnet
./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh stop
./script.sh remove_db
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

⏱ Genesis time: Tuesday 08 December 09:00 UTC • 1 testnet epoch = 4 hours • unbonding period = 2500 rounds (4 hours 10 minutes) 📆 New binaries will be released for the actual upgrade on Thursday 10 December (tba) 🖥 Nodes in this list automatically become testnet Validators at genesis. If your node is not in this list, we will distribute xEGLD after the genesis so you can stake. 🌐 Testnet Explorer | Testnet Wallet | Setup a Testnet Validator | Stake from the wallet

📣 TESTNET Upgrade T1.1.12.0 Hello Validators, We are upgrading the TESTNET. We upgrade the nodes and keep the database. The new release contains the latest and perhaps most important Arwen VM upgrade, with token issuance & transfer, Smart Accounts & more. Full list below: • Elrond Standard Digital Token (ESDT) - issuance & transfer • Ahead of Time Compiling • New gas model • TX signed on hash - Ledger can now sign very large TXs • Double key protection when issuing a stake transaction • Smart Accounts with key-value storage • Relayed transactions - someone else pays the gas ⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet. 🛠 Version: T1.1.12.0 ⏱ VM and protocol features enabled Saturday, December 5, 2020 10:00 AM UTC, testnet epoch 116 👉 Let’s upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

cd ~/elrond-go-scripts-testnet
./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh stop
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

(Menu: 10, 8, 3, 7) 🆕 Learn more about the new features: • Arwen WASM VM • ESDT, Smart Accounts, Relayed TX 🌐 Testnet Explorer | Testnet Wallet | Setup a Testnet Validator

Elrond Staking Phase 2 is officially live! 100+ staking transactions have been made, 3 new nodes are already in and 170 nodes are now in the Validators Queue! Review the status in the newest “Validate” section of our web wallet: 🌐 https://wallet.elrond.com

📅 Reminder: Staking Phase 2 Starts Tomorrow! Hello Validators, The Validators Queue goes live tomorrow. If you want to join, make sure you read up on all the relevant documentation. 🖥 How to set up a node (link) 💹 How to stake using the wallet - new! (link) 📖 Phase 2 details ⏱ Validators Queue starts December 01 at 14:12:24 UTC Happy staking!

📣 PUBLIC TESTNET - Validators Queue Testing Hello Validators, The Validators Queue will become active on the mainnet starting with December 01. It will allow new nodes to stake 2,500 eGold and wait in line for a Validator slot to open, so they can join. Let's test that on the PUBLIC TESTNET! 👉 Please do: • Install TESTNET nodes - new ♥️ documentation • Perform stake transaction(s) in the Validate section of the TESTNET wallet - https://testnet-wallet.elrond.com ♻️ Once the Validator Queue Size starts increasing, let's unStake and/or turn off nodes. The goal is to see TESTNET Validators from the Queue replacing unstaked & jailed nodes. 💰 First 10 replies with an erd1... address to this message get 100k xeGLD!

🛠 Builders at work: The Validators Dashboard By Easy2Stake We are happy to introduce the first tool which offers an overview of the Elrond blockchain at its infrastructure level. Currently pointed at our public testnet, the Easy2Stake dashboard offers an immediate look at the network’s health, as well as the individual performance of its validators. The tool is built using Prometheus, Grafana, and Elrond APIs on top of infrastructure operated by our partner. “Our tool offers anyone insight into metrics that are relevant but not easy to get unless you’re a validator. If more people get to see the fine-tuned network the Elrond protocol is running on, they will be able to understand how powerful Elrond’s innovations are, especially when stacked on top of one another, starting at the infrastructure layer.” said Liviu Nica, Easy2Stake Founder & CEO. Through their contribution, Easy2Stake is setting a high standard of what added value represents for the Elrond ecosystem. This initiative is sure to get them the trust and respect of both the Validators and Delegators community. We congratulate them on this achievement and look forward to the next creative contribution coming from the Elrond community. 👉 Access the dashboard: https://elrond-stats.easy2stake.com/ user/pass: elrond/elrond 👉 Read more: https://elrond.com/blog/validators-dashboard-easy2stake/ 👉 Join our partner's TG channel: @easy2stake Retweet: https://twitter.com/ElrondNetwork/status/1332016852344692736

Scheduled maintenance has been successfully completed. ✅ The wallet, explorer, and API infrastructure are back online. Make sure to check out the Explorer, which has received an updated interface and a complete backend refactor 🔥 https://explorer.elrond.com

🚧 Maintenance window today at 22:00 UTC We will perform scheduled work on our non-blockchain systems to bring them in line with the latest mainnet version. Downtime for the affected services is expected. 🔸 Estimated duration: 2 hours 🔸 Affected: web wallet, explorer, API 🔸 Not affected: blockchain Thank you.

Mainnet Upgrade: 97.6% of Validators upgraded in under 24h! Less than 24 hours since officially announced, the mainnet upgrade to v1.1.10.0 has been performed by 2,117 Validators, out of 2,169 in total. Upgrade highlights: • 13 bugfixes • 4 improvements • 142 files touched • 132 commits • +1574/-559 lines We want to thank our Validators for diligently testing this release over the last month and making this critical upgrade a success! RT: https://twitter.com/LucianMincu/status/1331199581258919938?s=20

📣 TESTNET Upgrade T1.1.10.0 Hello Validators, We are upgrading the TESTNET. We upgrade the nodes and keep the database. The new release has the latest version of the binaries intended for the mainnet upgrade. It contains T1.1.9.0 + a fix for an edge case concerning unstaking jailed nodes. Staking features enabled in testnet epoch 6. ⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet. 🛠 Version: T1.1.10.0 ⏱ Staking features enabled Tuesday 17 November 02:00 UTC, testnet epoch 6 👉 Let’s upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh stop
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

(Menu: 10, 8, 3, 7)

🌐 Check your testnet nodes on the testnet explorer 👉 Interacting with the new features will be done via the testnet wallet

📣 TESTNET Upgrade T1.1.6.3 - NEW testnet, remove DB Hello Validators, We are upgrading the TESTNET - we remove the databases and revert to the current mainnet version. We will then follow up with another release, to simulate the upgrade of the mainnet to the latest binaries, complete with the latest bugfixes. ⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet. 🛠 Version: T1.1.6.3 ⏱ Genesis time: Monday 16 November 02:00 UTC 👉 Let’s upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

./script.sh github_pull
./script.sh stop
./script.sh remove_db
./script.sh upgrade
./script.sh start

(Menu: 10, 8, 6, 3, 7)

🌐 Check your testnet nodes on the testnet explorer 👉 Interacting with the new features will be done via the testnet wallet

🚧 Testnet Infrastructure Scheduled Maintenance at 15:00 UTC Update: successfully completed. Hello Validators & Developers, There will be a scheduled maintenance performed on the TESTNET infrastructure. 👌 No action is needed on your end. ⚙️ Affected components: Testnet Wallet, Testnet Explorer, Testnet APIs The public testnet itself will not be impacted in any way. ⏱ Maintenance window: 15:00 UTC - 17:00 UTC Thank you for your support.

📣 TESTNET Upgrade T1.1.9.0 Hello Validators, We are upgrading the TESTNET. We upgrade the nodes and keep the database. The new release includes fixes to the Elasticsearch indexer and the NTP syncer problem recently found. ⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet. 🛠 Version: T1.1.9.0 👉 Let’s upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

./script.sh
github_pull
upgrade
start

Check your testnet nodes on the testnet explorer: 🌐 https://testnet-explorer.elrond.com 👉 Interacting with the new features will be done via the testnet wallet: https://testnet-wallet.elrond.com

📣 TESTNET Upgrade T1.1.8.0 Hello Validators, We are upgrading the TESTNET. We upgrade the nodes and keep the database. The new release includes fixes to the Elasticsearch indexer and the import DB feature. ⚠️ Do not upgrade your mainnet validators! You risk getting jailed and jeopardizing the mainnet. 🛠 Version: T1.1.8.0 👉 Let’s upgrade our TESTNET VALIDATORS. Please do:

./script.sh
9 - github_pull
3 - upgrade
6 - start

Check your testnet nodes on the testnet explorer: 🌐 https://testnet-explorer.elrond.com 👉 Interacting with the new features will be done via the testnet wallet: https://testnet-wallet.elrond.com