Staking

v3.6.1 is a bugfix and security release recommended for all users. It fixes a downloader regression that could silently replace a valid local snapshot (#23859), a peer-ban bypass that let a banned Ca…

Stakely is launching two products built on stVaults, Lido protocol’s modular staking infrastructure.

> [!WARNING] > This release bumps the database schema (v3 → v4). The migration runs automatically at startup and rewrites nothing, so upgrading is a plain restart. It does mean a v26 datadir can no l…

Good day Lodestar operators! We've just release v1.47.0 and recommend you upgrade your mainnet and testnet nodes. This one is BIG! We have moved our bls operations to Zig!! :tada::tada: We are super…

Recovers ExEx WALs with non-contiguous file IDs, preventing startup failures after finalization leaves gaps. Allows networks with dynamically scheduled forks to update their advertised fork filter wi…

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As Ethereum continues to evolve into a global digital infrastructure, the operational integrity of its validator set becomes increasingly important.

The Nimbus consensus client v26.8.0 is a medium-urgency release with additional beacon API support. Because it enables QUIC gossip support, it listens on a new UDP port, by default 9001 and configura…

A technical breakdown of how digital signatures actually work in blockchain systems, from raw bytes to onchain authorisation.

No confidential AI method is free. Each trades away speed, utility, hardware budget, or security. Compare five approaches for running LLMs on sensitive data: cryptography, TEEs, obfuscation, differen…

Erigon 3.6.0 is headlined by more reliable Caplin block production, pruned nodes reclaiming old snapshots, and plain commitment snapshots, with leaner state access and maintenance throughout. Most 3.…

Nodes that produce blocks now do it more reliably, pruned datadirs stop bleeding disk, and background merges land 2–3× faster on less RAM.

> [!WARNING] > This release changes mempool admission defaults. Transactions now need a non-zero priority fee to be admitted (--mempool.min-tip, default 1 wei), and replacing a pooled transaction now…

Finalizes pending payload builds when resolved early, preserving accumulated work instead of discarding it. Correctly handles whole-storage trie wipes during batched persistence.