Digest #31: July 27 – August 2, 2026

This minor update improves network stability by fixing bugs where validators could skip data submissions or lose data during temporary outages. API version information is improved, and a standard port for Node Manager has been set. No action is required for hosts as the update is applied automatically.

The proposal to upgrade the devshard v4 runtime to v4.0.1 was PASSED with 100% 'Yes' votes. This update improves performance by removing unnecessary blockchain requests and optimizing memory usage. No manual action is required for hosts, the update will occur automatically.

This is the devshard v4.0.1 runtime update, replacing the previous v4.0.0 version. It significantly improves performance by removing blockchain requests that were performed on every new block. The update also ensures that unused host sessions are properly cleared to save memory. No manual action is required for hosts; the update occurs automatically after the vote approval.

The proposal to upgrade the main Gonka network to v0.2.15 was PASSED with 100% 'Yes' votes. This is a major update that includes the removal of deprecated features, improved transaction processing, and increased network resilience. Hosts need to update their software to benefit from the new version.

This is a major Gonka network update. Changes include the full removal of the legacy inference API, improved bridge transaction validation to filter out invalid ones before they enter the network, and bug fixes in the Proof-of-Concept (PoC) system to prevent validators from being penalized for their own outages. New services `edge-api` and `versiond-router` have been introduced to improve availability and scalability, allowing independent scaling of data read APIs and the ability to run multiple devshard v4 replicas. Blockchain request resilience during gRPC failures has also been improved. Hosts must update their software to leverage all the benefits of the new version.