Overview
The team welcome two additional engineers to the team to assist in the client development and Bifröst module. They have sufficient experience in the blockchain industry and will bring a fresh set of eyes to the codebase.
THORNode
The THORNode team have been focussing on identifying and fixing issues in the validation of a full life-cycle of THORChain. There number of edge cases found and addressed is reducing.
- [bugfix] emit both inbound and outbound txns if both apply
- Update thorclient
- 322-issue the highest version that has majority
- 319-issue add logic to subsidize pool with slashed bond (RUNE)
- Refactor docker builds
- ensure pools have an asset
- [bugfix] add rune in leave msg to bond
- [bugfix] Mocknet patches
- [refactor] merge pubkey managers
- Resolve “[FIX] slash node account if it send the same txout item many times”
The Bifröst team have just upgrade the module to a V2, which will allow greater abstraction across multiple chains. This work is necessary to ensure the module can be quickly re-adapted for chains with good code re-use.
- [ADD] Bifrost v2 config, types, pkg components
- [ADD] Update metrics to v2
- Use int64 for block height instead of uint64
Midgard API
The Midgard team have been implementing fixes and additional tweaks to ensure a robust client service.
- Added: Extented tests, notes, extra test output.
- Add: Smoke test data
- Resolve “CHANGE: Slip to Basis Points”
- Resolve “Midgard reward event json implementation does’t match the one implemented in Thornode latest version”
- Fixes: buyTxAverage, buyFeeAverage, Standardised sell methods, Expaned tests
- Complete Block Reward event handler
Frontend Client
The frontend team have been addressing issues found in QA and are getting closer to public consumption.
- Resolve “FIX: Styling on wallet drawer”
- Resolve “Update: show 2 decimal points for price and exchange rate”
- Resolve “FIX: Styling on sliders”
- Resolve “Fix: stake list issue in the wallet drawer”
- Resolve “FIX: Advanced stake calculation UX issues”
- Resolve “Fix: exchange rate calculation”
- Fix withdraw timer modal for withdrawing stake
- Remove `console.log` and log errors only
- Fix state handling of timer modal
- Re-define pw handling
- Fix modal styles on mobile
- Resolve “Fix: trade slip calc in swap”
- Resolve “Make create pool page UI to be responsive”
- Fix websocket handling for staking / swapping results
- Resolve “Fix: close token dropdown in the stake card”
- Resolve “Add: base price token selector in the mobile view”
- Fix CI — lint error
- Resolve “Fix: page glitch in swap address input”
- Upgrade dependencies
- Resolve “Add skeleton loader for pool create page”
Audit
Code Review: Commenced
Economic Review: Commenced
TSS Audit: Commenced
Next Milestones
The updated testnet is in the final stages of testing.
Community
To keep up to date, please monitor community channels, particularly Telegram and Twitter:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/thorchain_org
- Telegram Community: https://t.me/thorchain_org
- Telegram Announcements: https://t.me/thorchain
- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/thorchain
- Github: https://github.com/thorchain
- Medium: https://medium.com/thorchain
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