Ravencoin

v4.6.1 is a non-mandatory core release

It contains various bug fixes, GUI improvements, and minor feature improvements developed and tested over the past 2 years.
But there are NO changes to consensus.

For your security, you should always check the binaries against the published file hashes. The list of hashes as well as the source code final commit tag are signed using my GPG key, which you can verify using my GPG Fingerprint posted at https://github.com/hans-schmidt

There is no OSX build due to Apple SDK restrictions, and the windows files are unsigned.

As always, Use at Your Own Risk

This is a very simple release. The only difference between 4.3.2.0 and 4.3.2.1 is the version data, everything else is identical. We have submitted the original 4.3.2.0 release to be verified by Microsoft Defender Security to see why they are issuing a false positive. More about this can be read here:
https://tronblack.medium.com/ravencoin-virus-false-positive-dd8b511cca79

Updated with signed windows and MacOS installers.

The primary reason for this release is to update the seed-node list. Previously this was hard-coded to simply point to the core seed-nodes (see src/chainparamsseeds.h for new IP list). This isn't as decentralized as desired. Now we are running a seed-node-crawler identical to the one that Bitcoin Core uses. The crawler keeps track of node availability, chain tip validity, and other parameters to create a list of known-good-node-addresses. The list of good-node-addresses is used in the chainparamsseeds.h file and creates a more distributed network. It also includes the original seed-nodes since they will be detected by the crawler as good. Anyone can run a full-node and become a seed-node, doing so helps RVN become even more decentralized.

• Updated version to 4.3.2.0
• Is NOT a consensus change
• Fixes Boost 1.73 compile issues
• Adds IPFS open in external browser
• Build logging for tests will be more verbose than before

Includes all fixes for pool nodes running 4.3.0 by including fixes for getblocktemplate

Version bump to 4.3.0
Multiple bug fixes

• Code from v4.2.0 is now public in v4.2.1
• Binaries are built from the public code
• The source tar, and zip contain all bug fixes
• ENJOY v4.2.1

• Added new code for consensus upgrades
• Only miners need to update to this version
• The source zip and tarball don't contain the fix. Only the binaries.

Now with more POW!!!

• Added a new hashing algorithm to give power back to GPU miners (KAWPOW)
• Added support for bip44 based mnemonic phrases to generate the private keys
• Added support for transfers of long asset names with memos attached
• Added user prompt when there is a new version of ravencoin available
• Fixed and added new unit and functional tests
• Updated protocol version to 70027

Fixed an issue with issuing Sub and Unique assets, this update is only needed if you are trying to do either of those two tasks

2019.10.28 - Added ARM build

This is a critical update for you to remain on the main chain.

We are recommending that all nodes should update to this release as soon as possible to make sure that you are ready when the algorithm swaps on October 1st. If you do not upgrade, you will not be on the correct chain after Oct 1st 2019 16:00:00 UTC.

• Backport of Bitcoin v0.15.1 networking updates
• Reorganization of pointer access objects in functions

Asset indexing is disabled by default, syncing has been rewritten and is significantly more efficient and faster.

(Updated binaries to match the commit id that includes the release notes)

Due to the sensitivity of the chain sync issue the attached source doesn't match the release. Once the majority of the network has updated to this release the source will be posted and this will be corrected.