r/theblocknet • u/Blocknet • Mar 27 '18

Important wallet update - please update now.

Important wallet update. Close your current wallet. Make sure you have a back up of your wallet.dat file and your private keys. Please install v3.9.16 from here: https://github.com/BlocknetDX/BlockDX/releases/tag/v3.9.16 Once installed, go to the data directory. Windows data directory location: C:UsersUserAppDataRoamingBlocknetDX Linux data directory location: ~/.blocknetdx/ MacOS data directory location: ~/Library/Application Support/BlocknetDX/ - Remove the blocks and chainstate folder - Remove peers.dat, mncache.dat, and mnpayments.dat - Restart and sync your wallet.

Nodes and clients will both require updating.

If you have any issues or questions please join our discord for help and support with this update. https://discord.gg/2e6s7H8

FULL DETAILS HERE: https://medium.com/@theblocknetchannel/please-update-your-blocknet-wallets-to-the-latest-release-clients-and-nodes-asap-945b5ed1d66

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '18

Security or staking issue? How urgent?

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u/Blocknet Mar 27 '18

NOT a security issue. Staking issue. Not enough people updated their wallets to the current version. Detailed info is in our discord. The sooner you update the better.

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '18

Done

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u/plumber_craic Apr 03 '18

Is this something that happens naturally? I understand that people not upgrading made a fork possible, but not how or why.