This replace was written and supplied by Litecoin MimbleWimble lead developer David Burkett.
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Coding
Final month I merged the node code on prime of the LTC 0.21 launch codebase (see July replace), so this month started with me merging the pockets code. It seems that rather a lot modified within the pockets between 0.18 and 0.21, so I needed to spend a number of weeks redesigning how we calculate and handle MWEB addresses and keys. The tip outcome was even cleaner than we had with 0.18 although, so this turned out to be a superb factor, regardless of requiring the additional effort 🙂
For the code monkeys amongst you, the vast majority of the adjustments have been in: scriptpubkeyman.cpp 1, mweb_pockets.cpp, and Keychain.cpp.
Other than that, I had lots of bugs and checks to repair on account of the merge, which I used to be capable of just do in time for the auditors at Quarkslab to incorporate of their assessment. On that be aware…
Opinions & Audits
I’m working very intently with one of many Quarkslab auditors now. She has been going over the code and is within the preliminary phases of testing. We have been capable of get her synced towards mainnet, and she or he additionally requested I create a testnet for them, which they’re now linked to and experimenting on.
Releases
Whereas we’re now merged on prime of 0.21 launch code, we really haven’t even launched 0.21 but 😀. I used to be requested to take over managing this launch, so I spent the previous week getting that launch code prepared. Assuming I can herd the opposite devs collectively (which is rather a lot like herding cats), then I count on we’ll have the ability to have 0.21 launched by my subsequent replace. This can embrace, amongst many different issues, help for Taproot 🚀. Hopefully we are able to get 0.21 adopted shortly, and miners signalling for Taproot, as a result of the next month, I’ll be reducing the discharge for MWEB (which I’m calling 0.22-ish till somebody offers me an official launch quantity). The discharge date for 0.22-ish might be extremely depending on the outcomes of the audit, which gained’t be utterly completed till mid-October. So whereas we’ll stay optimistic for an October thirty first 🎃 launch for now, write the date down very calmly in pencil, not pen 😉
Notable Mentions
Ryan Wright is an absolute baller. Whereas I used to be looking for a quiet road nook to dwell (see: background 18), he swooped in with a 100 LTC donation 2 simply earlier than I listed my home in the marketplace 😜
MWEB is now totally funded! 💰 🤑 💵
All further donations collected will proceed to fund me for future growth tasks. There’s nonetheless a lot extra I wish to do: Dandelion for P2P-level privateness, CoinSwap help, syncing enhancements, Atomic Swaps, watch-only addresses, MWEB help for {hardware} wallets & gentle shoppers, and far, way more. So nonetheless chip in 6 every time you’ll be able to 🙏
