AIOZ Network Upgrade & Hardfork v1.8

AIOZ Network Upgrade & Hardfork v1.8

AIOZ Network is pleased to announce the upcoming Upgrade & Hardfork v1.8, scheduled to activate at Block 21,919,000 on February 2, with an estimated activation time of 05:00 UTC.

To support a smooth upgrade process and safeguard user funds, Transfers, Staking, and Bridging on the AIOZ Web Wallet will be temporarily unavailable starting February 2 at 04:00 UTC. These services will be fully restored upon the successful completion of the upgrade.

What’s New in v1.8:

  1. System Upgrades
  • Cosmos SDK v0.53 Upgrade

Enhances overall network performance, security, and stability, while ensuring long-term compatibility with the latest Cosmos ecosystem standards.

  • IBC-go v10 Upgrade

Improves cross-chain communication reliability and efficiency, and establishes a stronger foundation for next-generation interoperability features.

  • New 08-wasm Module

Introduces Wasm-based light client support, enabling more flexible and extensible interchain connections.

  1. Module Enhancements
  • Bonus Module Enhancement

Now supports multiple bonus tokens instead of a single token, enabling more flexible incentive structures and reward distribution mechanisms.

  • IBC Module Enhancement

Introduces foundational support for IBC v2 (IBC Eureka) and Wasm light client support, improving interoperability, scalability, and ease of onboarding for new chains.

  1. Interaction & Compatibility Improvements
  • Bank Module Fixes

Improves address handling to support more reliable and consistent transaction processing.

  • Client-Side Improvements

Enhances client interactions for smoother wallet and application experiences, with improved compatibility and error handling.

Join the AIOZ Network Upgrade & Hardfork v1.8

All validators, operators, and users are encouraged to prepare for the upgrade. To manually upgrade your blockchain node, please follow the steps below:

  1. Download the latest node version:

▪️ MacOS (arm64)

▪️ Linux (x86_64)

2.After Block 21,919,000 older versions will stop automatically.

3.Update by replacing your existing binary with the latest version.

4.Restart your blockchain node to resume normal operation.

To automate the upgrade process, you may also use Cosmovisor. Please refer to this official tutorial for guidance on installing and using Cosmovisor.

Thanks to our community for helping to keep AIOZ Network stable and growing.

If you have any questions or encounter any issues during the upgrade, please reach out through our official community and support channels.

About the AIOZ Network

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Powered by a global community of AIOZ DePINs, AIOZ rewards you for sharing your computational resources for storing, transcoding, and streaming digital media content and powering decentralized AI computation.

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