Testnet Node Software Upgrade: ZEN 5.0.0-rc1 is Available to Download

• 5.0.0-rc1 is a Testnet pre-release candidate in anticipation of the release of 5.0.0 to Mainnet later in January 2024.
• Pre-release 5.0.0-rc1 will perform a network upgrade on Public Testnet via Hard Fork at block #1404200, on January 16th, 2024 at approximately 02:00 PM UTC.
  • ZenIP-42207 to fully remove the shielded pool from Horizen will be implemented with this release on Testnet:
    • All transactions involving shielded addresses will no longer be accepted at the consensus level once the hard fork activates.
    • RPC calls z_sendmany and z_mergetoaddress have been partially disabled, so that it will be no longer possible to submit transactions involving shielded addresses (transparent-to-shielded, shielded-to-shielded and shielded-to-transparent) once the hard fork activates. Transparent-to-transparent transactions will still be accepted and submitted to the network.
• Only nodes running on Public Testnet have to be updated.
• IMPORTANT: 5.0.0 will be released in January and go live on Mainnet in February 2024. Once active it will no longer be possible to perform any transactions involving shielded addresses. It is highly recommended to move funds out of the shielded pools before then. Directly depositing funds from shielded addresses to exchange wallets is strongly discouraged.
  

See release notes Here!

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