Minter Network is getting bigger. Validators are responsible for the health of the network. Four slots for new validators open each month, but it can be difficult for beginners to figure out how to set up a masternode.

We believe that this kind of information should be publicly available. So we wrote a manual on how to run and set up your masternode from scratch. The manual is available on Github under MIT license.

https://github.com/minterscan/minter_validator_manual

Thanks to Anatoly Ustinov from U-node and Daniil Lashin from the Minter Team for their help in compiling the manual.

We invite all competent experts to discuss and supplement this manual. This is Open Source, we'll be glad to pull requests.

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🗳 Minter 1.1 Upgrade Proposal Accepted

36 validators, or 88.86% of the network’s voting power, have already voiced their support for proceeding with the change.

🍃 Voting page on Minterscan

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👨‍💻 The results of the second stage of the Minter Push Hackathon

First place
• yyy.cash
• tap.mn

Second place
• minterpush.com
• p.motherminter.org

Third place
• push.gifts
• phewapp.org
• push.reef.mn
• bip.plus

🎉 Congratulations to the winners!

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🗳 1.1 Proposal B Voting Ended

A two-thirds majority of Minter validators voted in favor of the proposed block number for the transition to a new version of the blockchain.

At the 5,000,000th block (March 6, 2020, ~7:00 a.m. UTC), the current network will stop. An hour after that, Minter 1.1 will go live.

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🗳 Voting for Minter 1.2 (Proposal B)

A new voting to upgrade Minter Network begins today, on July 6, 2020.

🎯 Purpose
• Approve the list of network updates proposed by the development team

📋 Updates
• Adding a third (controlling) address for the validator
• Ability to change the validator public key

⚙️ Mechanics
• All validating nodes vote
• Update accepted with support >67%
• Voting will last until July 14, 2020 (02:59:59 UTC)
• If updates are accepted, the second stage of voting will take place with fixing a specific block for updating and the hash code of the node

Follow the voting on 🍃 Minterscan

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🗳 Voting for Minter 1.2 (Proposal С)

A new voting to upgrade Minter Network begins today

🎯 Purpose
• Approve the list of network updates proposed by the development team

📋 Updates

1) Сhange the way stake’s BIP values are calculated:

bipValue = (reserve - CalculateSaleReturn
(nonLockedSupply)) * value / totalDelegatedValue

This will make it possible to calculate — how many BIPs will be penalized in the event of malicious behavior by the validator.

2) Adding a new transaction type: EditMultisigOwners
Thanks to this type of transaction, it will be possible to use the «constant entry point» by other blockchains and sidechains.

3) Adding a new transaction type: PriceVote
This will make it possible to discover the price of BIP on-chain, which, in turn, will further allow the Network to run complex smart contracts and services.

⚙️ Mechanics
• All validating nodes vote
• Update accepted with support >67%
• Voting will last until August 07, 2020 (23:59:59 UTC)

Follow the voting on 🍃 Minterscan

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