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 high of the LTC 0.21 launch codebase (see July replace), so this month started with me merging the pockets code. It seems that loads 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 an excellent factor, regardless of requiring the additional effort 🙂
For the code monkeys amongst you, the vast majority of the modifications have been in: scriptpubkeyman.cpp 1, mweb_pockets.cpp, and Keychain.cpp.
Other than that, I had numerous bugs and exams to repair because of the merge, which I used to be in a position to do exactly in time for the auditors at Quarkslab to incorporate of their evaluate. On that be aware…
Critiques & 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 levels of testing. We have been in a position to get her synced towards mainnet, and he or she additionally requested I create a testnet for them, which they’re now related to and experimenting on.
Releases
Whereas we’re now merged on high 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 loads like herding cats), then I anticipate we’ll be capable of have 0.21 launched by my subsequent replace. This may embrace, amongst many different issues, assist 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 chopping 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 fully completed till mid-October. So whereas we’ll stay optimistic for an October thirty first 🎃 launch for now, write the date down very evenly in pencil, not pen 😉
Notable Mentions
Ryan Wright is an absolute baller. Whereas I used to be trying to find 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 improvement initiatives. There’s nonetheless a lot extra I need to do: Dandelion for P2P-level privateness, CoinSwap assist, syncing enhancements, Atomic Swaps, watch-only addresses, MWEB assist for {hardware} wallets & gentle purchasers, and far, rather more. So nonetheless chip in 6 every time you’ll be able to 🙏
