{"id":5008,"date":"2025-03-03T12:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T12:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/?p=5008"},"modified":"2025-03-03T12:40:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T12:40:50","slug":"february-2025-work-progress-network-upgrades-fixes-security-enhancements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/february-2025-work-progress-network-upgrades-fixes-security-enhancements\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2025 Work Progress: Network Upgrades, Fixes &#038; Security Enhancements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>February 2025 was a month focused on critical node updates across multiple cryptocurrencies. Several networks received important improvements, bug fixes, and security enhancements. In addition, Kaspa (KAS) experienced a scheduled block reward reduction. Below is a summary of all the major updates for this month.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/february-work-progress-report.png\" alt=\"february-work-progress-report\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2126\" data-wp-pid=\"2126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/february-work-progress-report.png 700w, https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/february-work-progress-report-300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Horizen (ZEN) v5.0.6 Update<\/h2>\n<p>The latest update for Horizen, Zend v5.0.6, is now available. All nodes must upgrade before <strong>March 11, 2025<\/strong>, as the previous version (v5.0.5) will be deprecated at block #1730680.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/happy_miner.jpg\" alt=\"happy_miner\" width=\"1422\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3963\" data-wp-pid=\"3963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/happy_miner.jpg 1422w, https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/happy_miner-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/happy_miner-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/happy_miner-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/happy_miner-1200x675-cropped.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1422px) 100vw, 1422px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Zend v5.0.6 will remain active until its scheduled deprecation at block #1783180, expected on <strong>June 11, 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Changes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Extended deprecation height for v5.0.5.<\/li>\n<li>New tool introduced to dump address balances (available in Linux packages).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Aeternity (AE) v7.2.0 Update<\/h2>\n<p>Aeternity released version 7.2.0, bringing enhancements to security, performance, and network stability.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Updates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improved HC sync stability.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed rollback and direct access issues.<\/li>\n<li>MacOS builds now support M1\/arm64 architecture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These improvements contribute to a more efficient and stable Aeternity blockchain ecosystem.<\/p>\n<h2>Kaspa (KAS) Rusty-Kaspa v0.16.0 Update<\/h2>\n<p>The latest stable release of Rusty-Kaspa (v0.16.0) introduces a major <strong>database upgrade<\/strong> from v3 to v4. Node operators should be aware that this is a one-way upgrade, meaning downgrading to a previous database version will not be possible.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/miner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4858\" data-wp-pid=\"4858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/miner.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/miner-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/miner-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/miner-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/miner-1200x675-cropped.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Database Upgrade Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New data stores for temporary Ghostdag stores.<\/li>\n<li>Deprecated high-level Ghostdag data entries removed (now calculated on-the-fly).<\/li>\n<li>Parallelized MuHash calculations for improved performance.<\/li>\n<li>Support for new transaction introspection opcodes and arithmetic enhancements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Kaspa (KAS) Block Reward Reduction<\/h3>\n<p>As part of the Kaspa Tokenomics and emission schedule, the block reward has been reduced:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Previous Block Reward:<\/strong> 69.29 KAS<\/li>\n<li><strong>New Block Reward:<\/strong> 65.40 KAS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To estimate profitability after this adjustment, use <a href=\"https:\/\/2cryptocalc.com\/\">2CryptoCalc<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kaspa mining pools:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kas.2miners.com\">Kaspa Pool<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/solo-kas.2miners.com\">Kaspa SOLO Pool<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Flux (FLUX) v7.2.0 Update<\/h2>\n<p>The latest Flux release (v7.2.0) introduces a series of optimizations aimed at improving network efficiency and reducing storage requirements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Changes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Support for Flux OS Arcane image.<\/li>\n<li>Database compaction and undo state pruning.<\/li>\n<li>Approximately 9GB of data removed, reducing the chain size from 44GB to 35GB.<\/li>\n<li>Deprecation capability disabled (Flux Daemon will no longer deprecate).<\/li>\n<li>Fixes for displaying payment addresses for P2SH (multisig) Flux Nodes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These updates enhance the efficiency of Flux nodes and reduce storage overhead, making the network more scalable.<\/p>\n<p>Stay up to date with all the latest mining news and changes by following us on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/pool2miners\">X (Twitter)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/chat2miners\">Telegram<\/a>. 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