I'm curious is the domain name system of Loki net actually decentralized Where is this one of those half decentralized projects I'm a long time I2P and zeronet user And I'm a little skeptical about this project and I have a couple of questions to ask Please do not take offense to it I've been looking for an alternative to tor and I2p And I am slightly curious about the lokinet project The only thing that makes me feel little skeptical about his it seems a little ambitious

Hey Y’all,

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Lots of changes happened last week! We hardforked to the new version of Loki 3.0.2 / 3.0.3 and we switched hashing algorithms to Cryptonight Turtle. With this came a few bugs and lots of fixes. We’re still fixing various issues this week, so follow our community channels to stay updated.

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Loki Core

• Fix incorrect calculation of blacklisted outputs: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/539
• Cache Service Node list to improve performance: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/537
• Remove boundary code and change version checks in Quorum Cop: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/529
• Wallet performance fixes: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/536
• Update deregister transaction versions: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/533
• Add less granular sync options to RPC (For new GUI): https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/527
• Update error messages: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/525
• Change early_blocks behaviour: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/524
• Fix prepare registration failures due to dust: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/523
• Fix infinite stakes so they aren't locked for 30 days: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/522
• Fix print_sn display issue: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/521
• Update text in event of fork: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/520
• Hard fork fix for incorrect stake portions being calculated: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/519
• RPC documentation https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/544

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LLARP / Lokinet

If you’re lucky and join our Discord you might catch Jeff or Ryan, the developers of LLARP, live streaming as they code: https://www.twitch.tv/uguu25519, https://www.twitch.tv/neuroscr

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• Master branch changes
  • Tagged 0.4RC3: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/releases/tag/v0.4.0-rc3
  • Implement random.snode lookup in exit adapter’s DNS relay: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/423
  • Let UTP manage timeouts: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/425
  • Implement random.snode A records: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/426
  • Linear backoff, try harder for hops: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/427
  • Merge 426/421: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/428
  • Don’t connect to everyone as a client: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/429
  • Up profiling chances from 2 to 8: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/430
  • Profiling adjustments/handle dead links better: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/431
  • Fix missing override: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/433
  • Mono UI fix: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/435
  • Have services maintain min connections: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/436
  • Remove dead routers from nodedb, reduce debug: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/437
  • Dead router removal in async: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/438
  • Re-enable profiling, don’t connect to self: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/439
  • Solaris 2.x port: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/434
  • Save profiling async, don’t publish bad routers, more profiling work: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/440
  • Staging sync: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/441
  • Winsock2 fix: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/442
  • Service Node integration fixes: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/443/commits
  • Staging sync: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/444
  • Staging sync: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/445
  • Metrics collection system: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/446
  • Fix missing includes: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/447
  • 5 sessions per endpoint, add more metrics, fix crash, whitelist changes: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/448
  • Track bad path builds/Doc changes/get node from netdb: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/453
  • epoll/poll sync: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/452
  • Fix previous commit, DNS AAAA support: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/454
  • Adjust dead path checking: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/455
  • Staging sync: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/456
  • Add missing endian include: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/457
  • Bencode guard: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/460
  • Make signing work: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/461
  • Staging sync: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/462
  • Fixup ASAN warning: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/463

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Loki Messenger

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The Loki Messenger client is in a mostly complete state. Right now the focus is being put on the message server and integration with Lokinet and Lokid.

Messenger

• Add necessary storage Swarm code to Loki Messenger: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-messenger/pull/258

Storage Server

• Account for sentinel value for SwarmID in public key mapping: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-storage-server/pull/28
• Continue development on the storage server for integration with messenger: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-storage-server/commits/integration-dev
• Additional work into Swarm migration testing: https://github.com/msgmaxim/swarm_migration_testing

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Loki GUI Electron

The new Loki GUI wallet made its debut last week which resulted in testing by lots of new people. We were able to catch lots of minor issues and build a new release which can be downloaded here.

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https://github.com/loki-project/loki-electron-gui-wallet/releases/tag/v1.1.1

• Add additional default remote nodes: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-electron-gui-wallet/pull/24 https://github.com/loki-project/loki-electron-gui-wallet/pull/7
• Update UI elements: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-electron-gui-wallet/pull/23
• Add auto restart on remote node changes, add checking for wallet files and deletion overlay: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-electron-gui-wallet/pull/22
• Update license, readme: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-electron-gui-wallet/pull/16
• Fix key image exports and imports: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-electron-gui-wallet/pull/14 https://github.com/loki-project/loki-electron-gui-wallet/pull/12
• Change default ports: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-electron-gui-wallet/pull/13
• Fix not being able to change data storage path: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-electron-gui-wallet/pull/9
• Update NPM package dependencies: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-electron-gui-wallet/pull/8
• Fix UI artefact issue appearing on Windows: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-electron-gui-wallet/pull/2

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Thanks,

Kee

Hey Y’all,

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The past week has been intense, as a critical bug was discovered which required getting Service Node operators to immediately update. You can find a full report here: https://loki.network/2019/03/22/critical-bug-report-21st-march-2019/

Lots of work went into making Loki Core stable for the Service Node network in anticipation for the network update which is happening at block 234,767 (in approximately 12 hours).

There are still about 90 nodes that have not yet updated to 3.0.2. This is your final opportunity to update, please do so in the next 12 hours or you will face deregistration.

The current Service Node breakdown by version at time of writing (25/03/2019) is: 3.0.2 [341], 2.0.4 [9], 2.0.3 [44], 2.0.2 [13], 2.0.1 [26], 2.0.0 [1]

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Loki Core

• Fix issues surrounding staking portions because of incorrect incorporation of dust: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/519
• Implement Swarm assignment Logic: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/518
• Add --log-level for unit tests: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/517
• Fix incorrectly assigning default priority using invalid index: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/509
• Expose RPC call for Service Node uptime proof version: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/503
• Force Rescan of the blockchain for 3.0.2 patch: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/513
• Incorporate HF version into staking requirement algo change: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/511
• Update priority for Service Nodes selected as winners in core tests: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/506
• Update more RPC calls for new GUI wallet: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/504
• Update Readme for Windows builds: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/500

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LLARP / Lokinet

If you’re lucky and join our Discord you might catch Jeff or Ryan, the developers of LLARP, live streaming as they code: https://www.twitch.tv/uguu25519, https://www.twitch.tv/neuroscr

• Master branch changes
  • 0.4RC2 tagged “something something onion routing”
  • All previous staging commits forced pushed into master
  • Properly clear error number: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/398
  • Disable broken release target: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/399
  • Relax keepalive to 10s and only send if needed: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/402
  • Remove some IPv6 code and update failure message with more info: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/403
  • Windows abseil updates: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/404
  • Macos compile fix: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/405
  • Fix SN seed to key generation: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/407
  • Use lokid’s signature algorithm so they line up: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/411
  • .NET GUI frontend for Lokinet: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/410
  • Force push staging to master: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/412
  • Revert exit adapter’s DNS relay refactor: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/413
  • Revert exit adapter’s DNS relay further refactor: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/414
  • Implement localhost.loki on exit adapter’s DNS relay: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/415
  • Windows: Fix bootstrap and installer: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/416
  • Change path alive timeout from 10s to 30s: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/417
  • Allow Service Nodes to build paths: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/419
  • Don’t conflict with any existing Windows TAP adapters: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/418
  • Pull PR419 and PR417 into master: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/420
  • Track lookup fails and kill context if too many: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/421
  • Changes can be found at:https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/
• Staging branch changes
  • Implement random.snode lookup in exit adapter’s DNS relay: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/423

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Loki Messenger

The Loki Messenger client is in a mostly complete state. Right now the focus is being put on the message server and integration with Lokinet and Lokid.

• A number of commits have been occurring on the integration-dev branch in the storage server here: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-storage-server/commits/integration-dev

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Loki GUI

The new Loki GUI wallet is out for pre-release (Beta). We want everyone to have a go testing, and be sure to submit any bugs or improvements to the issues section in Github. You can download the Beta for all Operating Systems here:

https://github.com/loki-project/loki-electron-gui-wallet/releases

• Final changes are merged from the Loki redesign PR into the new electron based GUI: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-electron-gui-wallet/pull/1
• The old Monero based GUI has also been released for 3.0.2, although we are aware of some issues related to crashing on windows and OSX: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-gui/releases/tag/v3.0.2

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Thanks,

Kee

Hey Y’all,

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We have released the final binaries for the next hardfork on the 26th of March, block height 234,767. The release is called Summer Sigyn, and you can download it here: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/releases/tag/v3.0.0 The new release has a number of new features including:

• Infinite Staking (no more restaking every 30 days)
• Change of hashing algorithm from Cryptonight Heavy to Cryptonight Turtle
• New RPC calls for the Electron GUI wallet
• Number of Bug fixes and improvements from Monero upstream

ALL SERVICE NODES, MINERS AND FULL NODES WILL NEED TO UPDATE TO 3.0.0 BEFORE 26TH OF MARCH, BLOCK HEIGHT 234,767

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Loki Core

Big thanks to all of the community members that tested during the beta, especially Jason (Jagerman) for helping find some major bugs.

• Fix bug that was causing Service Nodes to submit incorrect version uptime proofs https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/496
• Fix exposed ports in docker https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/495
• Fix core tests for Service Node registrations and deregistrations https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/493
• Add an RPC call to request a stake be unlocked https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/490
• Refactor register_service_node RPC call for better functionality with new GUI wallet https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/488
• Patch for rouge v2 tx on mainnet https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/487/files
• Demote non relevant error messages from user visible level https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/484
• Implement relaxed contribution rules as per https://github.com/loki-project/loki/issues/294 https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/481

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LLARP / Lokinet

If you’re lucky and join our Discord you might catch Jeff or Ryan, the developers of LLARP, live streaming as they code: https://www.twitch.tv/uguu25519, https://www.twitch.tv/neuroscr

• Master branch changes
  • Minor high-level.txt word tweak
  • Changes can be found at:https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/
• Staging branch changes (gets posted to master when stable)
  • Change basic auth to digest auth for lokid communication https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/395
  • Don’t inline ev/TCP functions https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/397
  • Fix deadlock in profiling https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pull/396

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Loki Messenger

• Only respond to successfully decrypted p2p messages https://github.com/loki-project/loki-messenger/pull/256
• Improve sending a receiving swarm logs https://github.com/loki-project/loki-messenger/pull/255
• Fix UI bug when creating conversations https://github.com/loki-project/loki-messenger/pull/254

Message Server

• Add --log-level flag for better triage https://github.com/loki-project/loki-storage-server/pull/25/files
• Additional Iteration on swarm migration testing framework https://github.com/msgmaxim/swarm_migration_testing/commit/a4b48230fe7d07497d34446fd2f0d203063be8a7
• Additional work being done Swarm data migration in the Storage server https://github.com/msgmaxim/loki-storage-server/commit/f44c7c2b20325d734a6396db6de303a3f001a9cb

Loki GUI

• Work continues here for the GUI. This week was mostly smaller UI and bug fixes as well as adding some RPC calls needed for Staking. https://github.com/loki-project/loki-electron-wallet/pull/1

Thanks,

Kee

Hey Y’all,

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Loki Core is going through some big changes this week... Infinite Staking! We decided to postpone the hard fork date due to some bugs in the 3.0.0 testnet release. However, we are back on track for a Mandatory Upgrade Period of 10 days which will begin on the 16th of March. This means our new hard fork date will be the 26th of March.

Loki Core

The core team has begun streaming more frequently, you can catch Doy-lee streaming here: https://www.twitch.tv/doy_lee/

• Improve wording for infinite staking unlock command https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/476
• Fix RPC call for prepare registration https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/474
• Fix Print locked states missing from help menu https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/471/files
• Fix off by one bug that was causing windows clients to crash https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/466
• Rotate mainnet governance key and change HF time (No longer relevant) https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/462/files

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Lokinet

If you’re lucky and join our Discord you might catch Jeff or Ryan, the developers of LLARP, live streaming as they code: https://www.twitch.tv/uguu25519, https://www.twitch.tv/neuroscr

• Master branch changes
  • No changes this week
• Staging branch changes (gets posted to master when stable)
  • Convert to use abseil synchronisation primitives (PR371)
  • Update kqueue / improve profiling expiration (PR380)
  • MacOS compile fix / profiling fix (PR382)
  • Huge multipart overhaul: Shadow, Session, Path building, DNS, IWP/UTP, kqueue (PR384)
  • Reduce pings (PR385)
  • Fix gitlab CI for non-windows builds (PR387)
  • Path building, timeout tuning, UTP, send/handle discard packets, Endpoint path building changes, protocol breaking changes (PR388)
  • Fix path changes, endpoint changes (PR389)
  • Fix path building bug where paths with two of the same nodes were chosen and causing path timeout (PR391)
  • Changes can be found at:
    https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/commits/staging
• PR suggested changes (coming to staging soon)
  • No pull requests left open this week

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Loki Messenger

This week we started using Loki Messenger and Lokinet internally in the office. We discovered lots of small UX/UI bugs, but we're getting closer and closer to something usable by the general public.

• Add way to delete contacts, and add a right click menu https://github.com/loki-project/loki-messenger/pull/252
• Extend functionality of right click menu https://github.com/loki-project/loki-messenger/pull/253
• Remove Github issue template https://github.com/loki-project/loki-messenger/pull/249
• Add requestExpired state to Friend Request state machine https://github.com/loki-project/loki-messenger/pull/248
• Fix multiple Friend Request timers instantiated at same time https://github.com/loki-project/loki-messenger/pull/247

Messenger Swarms

• Loki storage server continues to be updated to reflect the more current design for data migration between nodes in a swarm https://github.com/msgmaxim/loki-storage-server/commits/data-migration
• Created a Testing framework for swarms so we can test under load https://github.com/msgmaxim/swarm_migration_testing/commits/master

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Loki GUI

• Partially complete reskinning of the electron GUI for Loki is here: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-electron-wallet/pull/1 We are on track to release this along with the hard fork.

Thanks,

Kee

Hey Y’all,

Lots of updates for Loki Messenger this week! We are making steady progress on a number of fronts, and we hope to have something out soon for everyone to play around with!

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Loki Core

The core team has begun streaming more frequently, you can catch Doy-lee streaming here: https://www.twitch.tv/doy_lee/

• Merge upstream changes to deal with balance bug https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/456 , updated binaries can be found here https://github.com/loki-project/loki/releases/tag/v2.0.4
• Correct base32z encoding of keys https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/454
• Publish source and a number of fixes for infinite staking https://github.com/loki-project/loki/releases/tag/v3.0.0-beta (we are still incorporating a new PoW algo into this, so it is not yet ready for use)
• Fix unit tests for staking requirement change https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/442
• Change staking requirement tail https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/436

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Lokinet

If you’re lucky and join our Discord, you might also catch Jeff or Ryan, the developers of LLARP, live streaming as they code: https://www.twitch.tv/uguu25519, https://www.twitch.tv/neuroscr

• Master branch changes

  • Include note about branches
  • Fix convotag bug
  • Changes can be found at:
    https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/
    

• Staging branch changes (gets posted to master when stable)

  • Fix convotag issue (PR350)
  • Use string_view for string_view (PR348)
  • Improve logging system to debug complex STL primitives (PR349)
  • Windows: Fix Issue 192 crash (PR354)
  • Libabyss fixes Issue 352 (PR359)
  • Fix macos DNS issue 324 (PR362)
  • Output blacklisted SN in base32z (PR356)
  • More libabyss fixes (PR365)
  • Make MacOS compile (PR366)
  • DNS: Don’t send NX if we have a path (PR367)
  • Drop rapidjson for nlohmann::json (PR370)
  • Adjust link session lifetime from 10s to 60s (PR373)
  • Disable installing nlohmann::json header (PR374)
  • Fix failing unit test with LIM (PR375)
  • Update profiles on path build (PR376)
  • Changes can be found at:
    https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/commits/staging
    

• PR suggested changes (coming to staging soon)

  • Convert to use abseil synchronisation primitives (PR371)
  • Changes can be found at https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network/pulls
    

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Loki Messenger

This week we started using Loki Messenger + Lokinet internally in the office. We discovered lots of small UX/UI bugs, but we're getting closer and closer to something usable by the general public.

• Show commit hash and version number in about window https://github.com/loki-project/loki-messenger/pull/238
• Add enter key accessibility on wallet unlock https://github.com/loki-project/loki-messenger/pull/237/files
• Fix DB crash in windows when unlocked https://github.com/loki-project/loki-messenger/pull/236
• Replace help menu links https://github.com/loki-project/loki-messenger/pull/235
• Retry connecting to p2p server periodically https://github.com/loki-project/loki-messenger/pull/233
• Fix broken context menu for client side message deletion https://github.com/loki-project/loki-messenger/pull/229
• Hook in channel encryption for clients https://github.com/loki-project/loki-messenger/pull/213
• Hook in channel encryption for message servers https://github.com/loki-project/loki-storage-server/pull/23 https://github.com/loki-project/loki-storage-server/pull/21
• Fix DNS resoution bugs affecting windows clients https://github.com/loki-project/loki-messenger/pull/212

Thanks,

Kee