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Bitrae Core v0.2.1 – Sync Improvements, Build Fixes & Maintenance Updates

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@bitraedev bitraedev released this 30 May 22:15
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Bitrae Core v0.2.1 Release Notes

📦 Introduction

Bitrae Core version 0.2.1 is now available for download:

🔗 Release v0.2.1 on GitHub

This is a minor maintenance release that includes important data updates, sync optimizations, and installation fixes. While not security-critical, it is recommended for all users to upgrade to benefit from improved stability and setup enhancements.

Please report any issues via the GitHub issue tracker:
🔗 Bitrae Issue Tracker

🔄 Notable Changes

⛓️ Chain Data & Consensus Updates

  • Updated checkpointData and chainTxData

    • Commit: 8a09ec4
    • Adds checkpoints up to block 595000 to improve initial block download (IBD) speed and syncing accuracy.
    • Updates transaction data for improved syncing performance.

  • Updated Consensus Parameters

    • Commit: ca7ba67
    • Sets default assume-valid block to block 550000 for faster node synchronization.
    • Updates total chainwork values to reflect current network progress.

🛠️ Build & Installation Improvements

  • Fixed BerkeleyDB Build Script Redirects

    • Commit: 01ab245
    • Updated URLs for config.guess and config.sub to resolve HTTP 302 redirect issues during BerkeleyDB compilation.

  • Improved Build Script UX for Git Cloning

    • Commit: 928ed46
    • Adds user prompt to choose between cloning the latest release (recommended) or the main development branch.
    • Includes 8-second countdown fallback to default behaviour.
    • Enhances error handling for release tag retrieval and fallback logic.

🧾 General Updates

  • Version Bump and Metadata Update
    • Commits:
      • 4a8b5a8 – Set project version to v0.2.1, updated copyright
      • f585a19 – Updated copyright
    • Updates official versioning and prepares the repository for the 2025 cycle.

🚀 Upgrade Now

We recommend that all users, miners, and node operators upgrade to Bitrae Core v0.2.1 to stay current with the latest improvements and chain data.

📥 Download Bitrae Core v0.2.1:
🔗 GitHub Releases

📝 Notes for Users

  • This release includes no consensus or RPC-breaking changes.
  • Pruned nodes benefit from the updated assume-valid settings, reducing unnecessary validation of historical blocks.
  • Developers using build scripts should now experience smoother setup with updated dependency URLs and improved clone handling.

✅ Summary of Key Changes

✔ Updated checkpoints and transaction stats
✔ Enhanced syncing performance
✔ Fixed 302 redirect issue for BerkeleyDB installs
✔ Added user input and fallback logic to clone script
✔ Minor metadata updates and version bump

🔗 Report Issues

If you experience any issues, please open a ticket on our GitHub issue tracker:
🔗 Bitrae Issues

Thank you for supporting Bitrae Core! 🚀

🔑 SHA256 Checksums

To verify the integrity of the downloaded files, compare their SHA256 checksums with the values below:

File SHA256 Checksum
bitrae-0.2.1.tar.gz 54cc3436ddbd645e63d6c2035777d474b941be26a205f08a1ed6d827b7a69e1b
bitrae-0.2.1-win64.zip 9badcea06ed7938fa7a28b61d5b5cbbe68429b69ceef7bc515eaae5a3e05cfe7
bitrae-0.2.1-win64-setup.exe aa24f7c284d27e38fa48d3109c2066231616260c6fdd6b02c9145dd66932f690
bitrae-0.2.1-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz c48f34480899db905e7826922b1393d2aaf33bea65bd826f28935911dba7f43c

🛠 How to Verify

To verify a file’s integrity, use the following command:

sha256sum -c <filename>
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