Litecoin MimbleWimble October Replace

The testnet has been operating for a month now and has highlighted the areas the place extra work is required. A number of bugs have been discovered consequently, which implies the early testnet launch was extremely beneficial.

After finding out probably the most essential bugs (due to the assistance of a few superior contributors[1]), I switched to including full pockets assist. I used to be in a position to end this up a couple of days in the past[2], and I’m planning to roll these modifications out to all of the testers tomorrow night.

I’ve additionally modified how MW blocks are constructed[3] to keep away from loads of downfalls within the current strategy.

I’m touring right now and solely have cell entry, however I wished to get a fast replace out for many who have been following patiently. I’ll edit this message tomorrow to incorporate the detailed plan I promised for the remaining work.

Additionally, I simply wish to say an enormous thanks to the many individuals who’ve helped out with the testnet in varied methods!

[1][https://github.com/ltc-mweb/libmw/graphs/contributors 4](https://github.com/ltc-mweb/libmw/graphs/contributors)
[2][https://github.com/ltc-mweb/libmw/pull/20](https://github.com/ltc-mweb/libmw/pull/20)
[3][https://github.com/ltc-mweb/litecoin/pull/5](https://github.com/ltc-mweb/litecoin/pull/5)

This replace was written by the Litecoin MimbleWimble lead developer David Burkett and revealed on Litecoin.com