Groestlcoin Release September 2023
As 2023 unfolds, we’re ecstatic to present the freshest quarterly insights on Groestlcoin’s journey. Our dedicated squad has been at the forefront, innovating, refining, and fortifying GRS to ensure you get the most seamless crypto experience.
Every release is a testament to our relentless pursuit of perfection. This quarter, we’ve not only ramped up our security measures but also turbocharged transaction performances, solidifying our resolve to position GRS as the epitome of user-friendliness and watertight security in the crypto realm.
Dive deep into this update to uncover the intricate details of our latest enhancements, bug rectifications, and elevations. We champion transparency and wish for our vibrant GRS family to stay abreast of every nuance.
Your unwavering trust and endorsement fuel our passion. So, without further ado, let’s unravel the thrilling innovations we’ve brought to the table!
What’s Being Released Today?
GROESTLCOIN DEVELOPMENT RELEASE
Core lightning 23.08.1
What am I?
Core Lightning is a specification-compliant Lightning Network implementation built in C. It is a lightweight, highly customisable and standard compliant implementation of the Lightning Network protocol. Core Lightning only works on Linux and Mac OS and requires a local or remote instance of Groestlcoind (version 2.16 or above) that is fully synced to the correct blockchain.
Changelog 23.08.1
- Several pay plugin improvements for better payment reliability.
- New setconfig command to change config lines dynamically without node restart: limited now, but more coming in future.
- BIP-93 seed backup support
- Per-channel ignorefeelimits setting for getting fee disagreements unstuck.
- Taproot address support: now the default for change addresses.
- Preemptive failure of incoming HTLCs if the outgoing is stuck due to high fees, to avoid channel loss.
- Dual-funding has been tweaked to the latest spec, but it's still experimental.
- The new experimental-splicing option implements the new splicing draft to move funds in and out of live channels.
- A new wait command supports invoices, along with listinvoices allowing ordering and pagination (with more commands to come!)
- pay supports self-payment: you can pay your own invoices.
- pay int a bolt11 with a description hash without providing a description has been temporarily undeprecated (but descriptions now work properly with \ in them now!).
- Experimental builds are no longer required: all experimental features are now explicit runtime options.
- User-defined tracepoints have been added to the a few paths, to help with tracing bottlenecks in production systems.
Features
- Ability to create new channels
- Ability to close existing channels
- Completely manage all channel states, including exceptional ones
- Performing path-finding within the network, passively forwarding incoming payments
- Sending outgoing onion-encrypted payments through the network
- Automatic channel management (auto-pilot)
Source – Building instructions Ubuntu – Building instructions for OSX
GRSPay v1.11.4
What am I?
GRSPay is a free, open-source, non-custodial cryptocurrency payment processor which allows you to receive payments in Groestlcoin with no fees, transaction cost or middlemen. GRSPay eliminates the involvement of a third-party. Payments with GRSPay go directly to your wallet, which increases the privacy and security. Your private keys are never visible to the GRSPay Server or anyone else. There is no address re-use since each invoice generates a new address deriving from your public key.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7s3zZnlQ6M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNMTDEPhWhY
Changelog v1.11.4
- Complete overhaul of Invoice Reporting
- POS Cart redesign
- Add product categories to POS apps
- Checkout v2: Play sound when invoice is paid
- Add support for ExchangeRateHost and FreeCurrencyRates rate providers
- Display wallet balance in default currency in the on-chain wallet navigation
Features
- Direct, P2P Groestlcoin payments
- Lightning Network support
- Complete control over private keys
- Enchanced privacy
- SegWit support
- Process payments for others
- Payment buttons
- Point of sale
- No transaction fees (other than those for the crypto networks)
- No processing fees
- No middleman
- No KYC
- The software is built in C#
- You can run GRSPay as a self-hosted solution on your own server or use a our host. The self-hosted solution allows you not only to attach an unlimited number of stores but also become the payment processor for others.
- Open Source - MIT license
GRSPay Testnet v1.11.4
What am I?
GRSPay Testnet is a free, open-source, non-custodial cryptocurrency payment processor which allows you to receive payments in Groestlcoin testnet with no fees, transaction cost or middlemen. GRSPay Testnet eliminates the involvement of a third-party. Payments with GRSPay Testnet go directly to your wallet, which increases the privacy and security. Your private keys are never visible to the GRSPay Testnet Server or anyone else. There is no address re-use since each invoice generates a new address deriving from your public key.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7s3zZnlQ6M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNMTDEPhWhY
Changelog v1.11.4
- Complete overhaul of Invoice Reporting
- POS Cart redesign
- Add product categories to POS apps
- Checkout v2: Play sound when invoice is paid
- Add support for ExchangeRateHost and FreeCurrencyRates rate providers
- Display wallet balance in default currency in the on-chain wallet navigation
Features
- Direct, P2P Groestlcoin Testnet payments
- Lightning Network Testnet support
- Complete control over private keys
- Enchanced privacy
- SegWit Testnet support
- Process payments for others
- Payment buttons
- Point of sale
- No transaction fees (other than those for the crypto networks)
- No processing fees
- No middleman
- No KYC
- The software is built in C#
- You can run GRSPay Testnet as a self-hosted solution on your own server or use a our host. The self-hosted solution allows you not only to attach an unlimited number of stores but also become the payment processor for others.
- Open Source - MIT license
Android Wallet 10.03
What am I?
Android wallet is a Hierarchical Deterministic Groestlcoin Wallet.
Changelog Groestlcoin Wallet 10.03
- Fix an issue with direct bluetooth payments.
- Request permission for connecting and listening to bluetooth sockets on Android 12 and above.
- Fix long-standing race when emptying wallet.
- Important bugfix for inputting fiat amounts.
- Important bugfix for version alerts.
- The app language can be selected independent of the system language on Android 13 and above.
- On Android 13 and above, the user is asked for notification permission when the time feels right.
Features
• Sweep paper wallets
• Transparant - free and open source
• Blockexplorer support
• Network monitor
• Backup/restore option
• Spending pin
• xpub support
• Ability to reset blockchain
• Ability to change denomination
• Ability to connect to trusted peer
• Connectivity indicator
Source – Google Play – Fdroid
Android Testnet Wallet 10.03
What am I?
Android testnet wallet is a Hierarchical Deterministic Groestlcoin Wallet.
Changelog Groestlcoin Wallet 10.03
- Fix an issue with direct bluetooth payments.
- Request permission for connecting and listening to bluetooth sockets on Android 12 and above.
- Fix long-standing race when emptying wallet.
- Important bugfix for inputting fiat amounts.
- Important bugfix for version alerts.
- The app language can be selected independent of the system language on Android 13 and above.
- On Android 13 and above, the user is asked for notification permission when the time feels right.
Features
• Sweep paper wallets
• Transparant - free and open source
• Blockexplorer support
• Network monitor
• Backup/restore option
• Spending pin
• xpub support
• Ability to reset blockchain
• Ability to change denomination
• Ability to connect to trusted peer
• Connectivity indicator
Source – Google Play – Fdroid
GRS RPC Explorer 3.4.0
What am I?
GRS RPC Explorer is a simple, self-hosted explorer for the Groestlcoin blockchain, driven by RPC calls to your own Groestlcoin node. It is easy to run and can be connected to other tools (like ElectrumX) to achieve a full-featured explorer.
Whatever reasons one may have for running a full node (trustlessness, technical curiosity, supporting the network, etc) it's helpful to appreciate the "fullness" of your node. With this explorer, you can explore not just the blockchain database, but also explore the functional capabilities of your own node.
Changelog 3.4.0
- Breaking changes to the API
- Minor fixes for running against Groestlcoin Core v23
- Block Analysis: include top "days destroyed" transactions
- URL change: /mining-template -> /next-block (redirect is included for compatibility)
- On Extended PubKey pages, include balance data for various address (if Electrum-GRS server is configured)
- Several new API actions/changes
- New /holidays, a curated list of Groestlcoin 'Holidays'
- Support for different view options on /fun
- On /difficulty-history, make delta graph honor timespan filtering
- Proper use of production-ready MemoryStore for session data
- Support for serving static assets via a configurable CDN
- Misc fixes for erroneous data display on non-mainnet nodes
- Switch from fontawesome to bootstrap-icons v1.8.0
- Refreshed "Dark" theme with blues toned down (legacy dark theme still available)
- UI/UX tweaks
- Misc minor fixes
- Updated dependencies
Features
- Network Summary dashboard
- View details of blocks, transactions, and addresses
- Analysis tools for viewing stats on blocks, transactions, and miner activity
- See raw JSON content from groestlcoind used to generate most pages
- Search by transaction ID, block hash/height, and address
- Optional transaction history for addresses by querying from ElectrumX
- Mempool summary, with fee, size, and age breakdowns
- RPC command browser and terminal
GRS RPC Explorer Testnet 3.4.0
What am I?
GRS RPC Explorer testnet is a simple, self-hosted explorer for the Groestlcoin testnet blockchain, driven by RPC calls to your own Groestlcoin testnet node. It is easy to run and can be connected to other tools (like ElectrumX) to achieve a full-featured explorer.
Whatever reasons one may have for running a full node (trustlessness, technical curiosity, supporting the network, etc) it's helpful to appreciate the "fullness" of your node. With this explorer, you can explore not just the blockchain database, but also explore the functional capabilities of your own node.
Changelog 3.4.0
- Breaking changes to the API
- Minor fixes for running against Groestlcoin Core v23
- Block Analysis: include top "days destroyed" transactions
- URL change: /mining-template -> /next-block (redirect is included for compatibility)
- On Extended PubKey pages, include balance data for various address (if Electrum-GRS server is configured)
- Several new API actions/changes
- New /holidays, a curated list of Groestlcoin 'Holidays'
- Support for different view options on /fun
- On /difficulty-history, make delta graph honor timespan filtering
- Proper use of production-ready MemoryStore for session data
- Support for serving static assets via a configurable CDN
- Misc fixes for erroneous data display on non-mainnet nodes
- Switch from fontawesome to bootstrap-icons v1.8.0
- Refreshed "Dark" theme with blues toned down (legacy dark theme still available)
- UI/UX tweaks
- Misc minor fixes
- Updated dependencies
Features
- Network Summary dashboard
- View details of blocks, transactions, and addresses
- Analysis tools for viewing stats on blocks, transactions, and miner activity
- See raw JSON content from groestlcoind used to generate most pages
- Search by transaction ID, block hash/height, and address
- Optional transaction history for addresses by querying from ElectrumX
- Mempool summary, with fee, size, and age breakdowns
- RPC command browser and terminal
GRS RPC Explorer Signet 3.4.0
What am I?
GRS RPC Explorer signet is a simple, self-hosted explorer for the Groestlcoin signet blockchain, driven by RPC calls to your own Groestlcoin signet node. It is easy to run and can be connected to other tools (like ElectrumX) to achieve a full-featured explorer.
Whatever reasons one may have for running a full node (trustlessness, technical curiosity, supporting the network, etc) it's helpful to appreciate the "fullness" of your node. With this explorer, you can explore not just the blockchain database, but also explore the functional capabilities of your own node.
Changelog 3.4.0
- Breaking changes to the API
- Minor fixes for running against Groestlcoin Core v23
- Block Analysis: include top "days destroyed" transactions
- URL change: /mining-template -> /next-block (redirect is included for compatibility)
- On Extended PubKey pages, include balance data for various address (if Electrum-GRS server is configured)
- Several new API actions/changes
- New /holidays, a curated list of Groestlcoin 'Holidays'
- Support for different view options on /fun
- On /difficulty-history, make delta graph honor timespan filtering
- Proper use of production-ready MemoryStore for session data
- Support for serving static assets via a configurable CDN
- Misc fixes for erroneous data display on non-mainnet nodes
- Switch from fontawesome to bootstrap-icons v1.8.0
- Refreshed "Dark" theme with blues toned down (legacy dark theme still available)
- UI/UX tweaks
- Misc minor fixes
- Updated dependencies
Features
- Network Summary dashboard
- View details of blocks, transactions, and addresses
- Analysis tools for viewing stats on blocks, transactions, and miner activity
- See raw JSON content from groestlcoind used to generate most pages
- Search by transaction ID, block hash/height, and address
- Optional transaction history for addresses by querying from ElectrumX
- Mempool summary, with fee, size, and age breakdowns
- RPC command browser and terminal