The latest update of Dogecoin Core 1.14.8 is now available here: https://github.com/dogecoin/dogecoin/releases/tag/v1.14.8/
To upgrade, first, make a Backup of your wallet.dat file located on:
Windows Folder:
C:\Users\[YOUR USERNAME]\AppData\Roaming\Dogecoin or ( %APPDATA%\Dogecoin )
MAC Folder:
$HOME/Library/Application Support/Dogecoin
Linux Folder:
$HOME/.dogecoin
Download the latest version and install it:
dogecoin/dogecoinreleases/tag/v1.14.8
if everything goes well, you will not need to do anything 🙂
Notable changes
Important Updates
Several important updates have been added to Dogecoin Core, including fixes
backported from Bitcoin Core's upstream.
Reduce Peer INV Object Counts
Previously, Dogecoin Core nodes would maintain a large list of inventory for
each peer. This is excessive and unnecessary and has been reduced to a more
reasonable number.
Implemented with #3577
Improve Transaction Request Tracking
A new transaction request tracking system improves the way Dogecoin Core
communicates with other peers. Notably, this improvement prioritizes
communication with outbound peers over inbound peers and makes CPU and memory
use more reliable and scalable with the number of peers.
Implemented with #3577
Improve Orphan Transaction Handling
In previous versions of Dogecoin Core, orphan transactions were processed in a
complex fashion. Now they are processed more like regular getdata messages,
which allows for more efficient handling of messages arriving from other peers,
as well as other code simplifications.
Implemented with #3575
Reduce Getheaders Traffic for INV Messages
Dogecoin Core now sends a getheaders message for one block when announced in an
INV message, and it sends only a single such message rather than multiple per
INV message. This reduces traffic and simplifies the logic of the code.
Implemented with #3568
Improve Reporting of Difficulty Adjustment Errors
Previously, difficulty adjustment violations were not reported for chains that
branched off before the last checkpoint. This has been changed by moving the
checkpoint check after the difficulty check.
Implemented with #3576
Security Policy Documented
The SECURITY.md file describes how to report a potential
vulnerability or security issue in Dogecoin Core.
Implemented with #3611
Dependency Updates
- Updated fontconfig to version 2.12.6 (#3590)
- Updated freetype to version 2.11.0 (#3590)
- Updated expat to version 2.6.2 (#3590)
- Allow compiling with Boost 1.80 and newer (#3588)
Minor Changes
- Dogecoin Core now supports compilation with C++14 and C++17, if you select
the appropriate configuration flags (#3494, ... )
- With the C++ version updates, the code now uses more built-in C++ features instead
of Boost equivalents, where possible (various commits)
- The CI configuration was updated to be compatible with newer versions of Python (#3582)
- Rely on the well-tested OpenSSL secure random functions, but allow the use of std::shuffle (#3521)
Credits
Credit goes to all awesome contributors to this release, alphabetically:
- Amiti Uttarwar
- Anthony Chen
- chromatic
- daanksy
- Dakoda Greaves
- Ed Tubbs
- Hennadii Stepanov
- John Newbery
- Michi Lumin
- Patrick Lodder
- Pieter Wuille
- practicalswift
- Russell Yanofsky
- Twinky-kms
- Wladimir J. van der Laan
