EVM Testnet Upgrade Release

This release is for the Kava evm-alpha testnet and contains migrations for harmonizing the testnet state machine with the upcoming Kava EVM Upgrade mainnet release.

Changes:

• Adds bridge module
• Adds savings module
• Adds incentives for savings module
• Adds authz module

Upgrade Instructions

NOTE: THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE FOR TESTNET VALIDATORS ONLY

At approximately 20:00 UTC on Friday May, 6th, the evm-alpha tesntet will be halted for a planned upgrade. To upgrade your node:

# Stop kava process
sudo systemctl stop kava

# change to kava directory
cd ~/kava
git fetch && git checkout v0.17.0-testnet
make install

# restart kava process
sudo systemctl restart kava

If you have questions, post them in the Kava discord.

Kava EVM Co-Chain Release Candidate 1

This is the first release candidate of the software that will comprise the "Kava EVM Co-Chain Upgrade". The main features are:

• Adds ethermint module (v0.14)
• Adds kava-bridge module
• Adds savings module
• Adds authz module
• Upgrades IBC to v3.0.0
• Upgrades cosmos-sdk to v0.45.3
• Upgrades tendermint to v0.34.19

Note that this is a release candidate and not the official version for kava-10.

Do not attempt to run this software on mainnnet (kava-9) nodes.

Kava EVM Alpha Release 2

evm migrations for tesnet alpha 2 (#1206)

* update to ethermint v0.12.2

* use app.Options for new evm options

* fix missed references to app.Options

* use ethermint branch while waiting on upstream fix

* add upgrade handler for evm-alpha testnet 2

v0.16.1

Community Multispend Proposal Patch Release

This minor release fixes a bug in application configuration which caused CommunityMultiSpendProposal governance proposal transactions to fail. The fix takes effect on February 3rd at 16:00 UTC. Kava-9 validators should update their nodes before that time.

Fixes

[#1152] Fix MultiSpend Propsoal With Async Upgrade Time
[#1149 ] Fix pricefeed /prices endpoint to omit markets with no valid price

NOTE: The release contains a patch that must be applied by February 3rd at 16:00 UTC. Kava-9 validators should upgrade at any time before then.

Kava IBC Upgrade Release

This is the proposed software that will comprise the "Kava IBC Upgrade", scheduled for January 19th, 2022 at approximately 14:00 UTC. Changes include:

• Upgrades cosmos-sdk to v0.44.x
• Adds IBC transfers

For the latest instructions on updating validator nodes for the "Kava IBC Upgrade", see the migration guide.

NOTE: This release is intended for the "Kava IBC Upgrade" (chain-id: kava-9). Do not attempt to run this software on the current kava-8 mainnet.

Kava IBC Upgrade Release Candidate 3

This is the third release candidate of the software that will comprise the "Kava IBC Upgrade". The main features are:

• Upgrades cosmos-sdk to v0.44.x
• Adds IBC transfers

Note that this is a release candidate and not the official version for kava-9.

Do not attempt to run this software on mainnnet (kava-8) nodes.

Kava IBC Upgrade Release Candidate 2

This is the second release candidate of the software that will comprise the "Kava IBC Upgrade". The main features are:

• Upgrades cosmos-sdk to v0.44.x
• Adds IBC transfers

Note that this is a release candidate and not the official version for kava-9.

Do not attempt to run this software on mainnnet (kava-8) nodes.

Kava IBC Upgrade Release Candidate 1

This is the first release candidate of the software that will comprise the "Kava IBC Upgrade". The main features are:

• Upgrades cosmos-sdk to v0.44.x
• Adds IBC transfers

Note that this is a release candidate and not the official version for kava-9.

Do not attempt to run this software on mainnnet (kava-8) nodes.

Kava IBC Upgrade Beta Release 0

This is the first beta version of the software that will comprise the "Kava IBC Upgrade". The main features are:

• Upgrades cosmos-sdk to v0.44.x
• Adds IBC transfers

Note that this is a beta release and breaking changes are possible.

Do not attempt to run this software on mainnnet (kava-8) nodes.

Kava IBC Upgrade Alpha Release 0

This is the first alpha version of the software that will comprise the "Kava IBC Upgrade". The main features are:

• Upgrades cosmos-sdk to v0.44.x
• Adds IBC transfers

Note that this is an alpha release and breaking changes are likely.

Do not attempt to run this software on mainnnet (kava-8) nodes.