Litecoin MimbleWimble October Replace
The testnet has been operating for a month now and has highlighted the areas the place extra work is required. A number of bugs have been discovered consequently, which implies the early testnet launch was extremely precious.
After checking out probably the most essential bugs (because of the assistance of a few superior contributors[1]), I switched to including full pockets assist. I used to be capable of end this up a number of days in the past[2], and I’m planning to roll these modifications out to all of the testers tomorrow night.
I’ve additionally modified how MW blocks are constructed[3] to keep away from quite a lot of downfalls within the current strategy.
I’m touring right this moment and solely have cell entry, however I needed to get a fast replace out for many who have been following patiently. I’ll edit this message tomorrow to incorporate the detailed plan I promised for the remaining work.
Additionally, I simply need to say an enormous thanks to the many individuals who’ve helped out with the testnet in varied methods!
[1][https://github.com/ltc-mweb/libmw/graphs/contributors 4](https://github.com/ltc-mweb/libmw/graphs/contributors)
[2][https://github.com/ltc-mweb/libmw/pull/20](https://github.com/ltc-mweb/libmw/pull/20)
[3][https://github.com/ltc-mweb/litecoin/pull/5](https://github.com/ltc-mweb/litecoin/pull/5)
This replace was written by the Litecoin MimbleWimble lead developer David Burkett and printed on Litecoin.com
