10/05 - Hybrid Consensus Hard Fork Updates

:exclamation:The PAI Coin Mainnet Hard Fork will occur at block height 154,550, now corresponding to approximately 9:50 PM Pacific Time on October 6, 2020. (4:50 AM UTC on October 7, 2020):exclamation:

:clock2: Track the countdown here: https://paicountdown.com :clock5:

:point_right: More Information about the upcoming Hybrid fork:

:point_right:If you use PAI Up Mobile, WRITE DOWN YOUR PAPER KEY according to the instructions below. You will need this to restore your wallet on the new version of PAI Up, which will be a separate app, and/or PAI Up Web Wallet.

PAI Hybrid Consensus

Here’s a snapshot :camera: of development work the team has been focused on:

  • Implemented mining for new Hybrid Consensus in PAI Miner;
  • Updated block and transaction validation according to Hybrid Consensus in PAI Up Mobile;
  • Updated the iOS version of PAI Up with the latest UI elements;
  • New payment processing for block rewards (PCP vs non-PCP);
  • New payment processing for staking rewards;
  • Ensemble unit tests for cpuminer, paicoin, and pai-miningcore;
  • Adjustments to accommodate both old & new payment processing methods for seamless transition upon fork;
  • Ongoing work to update getblocktemplate to only move to the next block once three votes are received