Digest #12: March 16 – March 22, 2026

Voting is now active for Proposal No. 31, which concerns the update of Gonka software to version 0.2.11. This is an important decision for the future of the network, and every GNK token holder can participate. The main changes included in the upgrade are:

1) Inference shards (experimental feature) — inference coordination is moved off-chain to separate subnets; only session setup, escrow, and settlement remain on the blockchain, which reduces chain load and paves the way for 100x throughput.

2) Acceleration of MsgStartInference and MsgFinishInference — fewer state entries and requests on hot request processing paths, more stable block execution.

3) Cryptographic validation optimization (PR #779) — redundant signature checks are removed where the protocol itself guarantees them.

4) BLS fixes based on Certik's audit (PR #822) — problems with threshold validation and handling of duplicate slots in distributed key generation and threshold signatures are resolved.

5) IBC Trade Support — governance-controlled trading of approved IBC assets, with updated CosmWasm contracts for community sale and liquidity pool.

6) Required-collateral aware slashing — penalties are now calculated based on the required minimum collateral, not the full deposit amount, which is fairer for those who over-collateralized.

7) Batch Transfer With Vesting and fix for application.db bloat.

An experimental feature of 'shards' (subnets) for AI computing has been introduced. This will allow for load distribution and more efficient processing of AI tasks. For now, this feature is available in a limited mode, but in the future, it will significantly improve network operation.

We have significantly accelerated the launch and completion processes of AI tasks on the network. This means that your Qwen3-235B requests will be processed faster, and the overall network performance will improve.

New tools have been added to support Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC). This is an important step for the future integration of Gonka with other blockchain networks, which will open new opportunities for the GNK token and the entire ecosystem.