



Gridcoin version 3.5.9.9 is available!





Keep in mind:

before you upgrade, make a !backup



For Windows users specifically:

the new Windows installer 3.5.9.9 is soon downloadable from here,

or you can update from within your Windows client





All other users (Linux, Mac, ...):

can find the source code here, OR:

upgrade from their used location (e.g. package managers, once the responsible person for those package managers made the new version available)





Changes in this version are (more detailed here, changelog, commit 1):

Dependencies: OpenSSL 1.1.0 support, C++11 support

Buffer overflow protection

High CPU Usage: Improved

Thread Safety: Added global lock

Staking: Removed repetetive block signing and 1 cent staking and reboot bug for beacons, updated beacons in memory after advertising, clearer stake messages, kernel improvements

Neural Network: UTC timestamps

ARM: Optimization to build

RPC: getblockstats, enhancements to getmininginfo, remove unused commands, add debug1-10 commands

GUI: Prevent crash recv items list, toolbar align, remove unused menus, fix splash screen dismissal bug, allow copy paste for certain fields, TxList double click Message, remove Galaza, diagnostic screen fix, QT58 support, icons

Translations: Lithuanian, Russian, Swedish and Chinese and various other Countries

Remove dead code

Log: Use more efficient log command

Config File: Auto Backup





Keep in mind this is NOT a mandatory (Windows AND Linux, etc...) release:

the last "real mandatory" was: version 3.5.8.8 (released on 2017 April 2)

but... as always it helps us a lot when you run this version





Please tell us when you experience problems!