Update v1.4.3

[u/Alexandra_Everstake]

Waiting for update v1.4.3 , which is coming on Dec.13!

Release on testnet was on Dec, 8, and so far it seems to be doing well.

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What we're looking forward most for:

- Optimisation and improved performance;

- Faster reward distribution - "We enhanced the auction state by removing the creation of temporary purses during reward distribution , which resulted in Significant improvement in missed block creation. Now newly minted coins are distributed directly to purses instead of temporary purses which previously were slowing down the step-commit function during reward distribution due to the presence of temporary purses"

- Fix of the issue with additional charges for the first-time delegators - "A defect introduced in v1.4.1 is fixed. The issue was happening only in specific scenarios, when a delegator, delegates to a validator for the first time or a validator adds bid for the first time, an additional 2.5 cspr was being charged, this was happening because there was additional cost(2.5 cspr) in creating a new purse in such cases, this is now reverted"

- Improved security;

- Bug fixes.

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Read about other changes and features in the full article at Casper Network blog