Peercoin v0.8 testing

**backpacker69** · April 2, 2019, 11:10am

Peercoin v0.8

We have recently completed our rebase to bitcoin 0.16.3 and release-0.8 branch reached its fourth release candidate.

Peercoin needs your help testing new release. Please update your testnet nodes, run them with debug=1 in config and report all issues that you notice that are not known at github.

Please note that for time being testnet directory is called ~/.peercoin/testnet3, this way you can run current testnet and 0.8 without trashing each others data directory.

Post addresses for testnet coins giveaway if our faucet is not working for you.

**thehuntergames** · April 1, 2019, 5:13pm

I see a lot of bitcoin as text in UI. I am busy syncing atm…

**backpacker69** · April 1, 2019, 5:22pm

true, translations need to be patched as well

**Vitalicus** · April 2, 2019, 12:14am

On Windows when I click the buttons in multisig tab (paste, select address), it close the app. (64 bit)

**peerchemist** · April 2, 2019, 3:45pm

Thanks everyone for testing!

Next release based of the 0.8 branch (RC5) will fork the testnet to the new protocol.

New protocol rules encompass the following RFCs:

RFC-0006 Remove Proof-of-Work Block Signature
RFC-0005 Unspendable Zero Outputs

And activation of the “Segwit” protocol extension (BIP141).

We are some 30 working days away from this.

**backpacker69** · April 3, 2019, 12:52pm

can you please open an issue at github with this problem so it doesn’t get lost?

**Vitalicus** · April 5, 2019, 7:03am

When peerassets will be integrated in peercoin wallet? (as optional)

**peerchemist** · April 5, 2019, 7:13am

Never. It was never imagined it should be in the “official” wallet.

**backpacker69** · April 5, 2019, 8:50am

@Vitalicus can you try again in the right repo this time?

**Vitalicus** · April 5, 2019, 12:07pm

I see on github is closed, but the problem that crash app still exist. Just downloaded and tested.

**Vitalicus** · April 5, 2019, 12:15pm

I will wait “unofficial” wallet, with integrated peerassets

**backpacker69** · April 5, 2019, 12:24pm

you’ve opened it in wrong repository, please open it in peercoin and not rfc

**peerchemist** · April 10, 2019, 2:02pm

0.8~RC7 has been released.

Changelog:

PoW block signature requirement is removed (RFC 0006)
Segwit protocol extension is activated

Please update your nodes, testnet will hard fork very soon.
There is a new testnet faucet at https://peercoinexplorer.net/faucet/ if you need them coins.

**Buckkets** · April 11, 2019, 4:05pm

**backpacker69** · May 2, 2019, 9:25am

please update to rc9, it is now possible to mint segwit utxos.

**backpacker69** · June 13, 2019, 6:45am

we have released rc10, which polishes on qt ui and adds peercoin specific output to rpc commands.

**peerchemist** · June 15, 2019, 9:34am

Cryptoid is now running v0.8 on the testnet: https://chainz.cryptoid.info/ppc-test/#