Finalized no. 33
tl;dr Merge progress -- minor spec updates, engineering full steam ahead 🚂 No progress in client diversity. Be selfish, run a minority client!...
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Finalized no. 32
tl;dr Kintsugi🍵 in progress -- testnet to come Stakers must upgrade for Arrow Glacier...
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Finalized no. 31
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