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Recent News
2026
- Mar 3. Stopped midnight node (testnet-02 deprecated)
- Feb 19. Started upgrade to release cardano-node 10.6.2.
- Feb 6. Initiated upgrades on testnet, mainnet nodes to release cardano-node 10.5.4.
2025
- Nov 21. Upgrading to newer bug fix cardano-node 10.5.3 release.
- Nov 21. Upgrading to bug fix cardano-node 10.5.2 release.
- Sept 1. Testing and mainnet upgrade to 10.5.1 cardano-node 10.5.1 release.
- May 15. Started testing 10.3.1 for mainnet upgrade. cardano-node 10.3.1 release.
- Feb 16. Moved Midnight block producer to testnet-02.
- Jan 24. Moved cardano4 relay from Portland, Oregon to Columbus, Ohio as part of a planned service upgrade.
- Jan 8. Upgrading to mandatory 10.1.4 on mainnet cardano-node 10.1.4 release.
2024
- Nov 30. Upgrading to mandatory 10.1.3 on mainnet cardano-node 10.1.3 release.
- Nov 10. Initiated upgrade to 10.1.2 on mainnet cardano-node 10.1.2 release.
- Nov 6. Updating testing to cardano-node 10.1.2 release.
- Nov 1. Testing started for cardano-node 10.1.1 release in preparation for Chang hardfork #2.
- Oct 6. Registered and synced a Midnight validator for the new Midnight network testnet.
- Sep 25. Update to cardano-node 9.2.1 release for better performance.
- Sep 22. Upgrade to cardano-node 9.2.0 release.
- Sep 16. Dracula DAO DREP has been registered on the Cardano mainnet to participate in CIP-1694 governance. Vampyre Fund stakers can freely choose their voting DREP - it does not have to be the same one the SPO funds are delegated to.
- Aug 15-17. The team attended Rare Evo in Las Vegas, NV to focus on DREP governance and Midnight network support.
- Aug 4. Preview testnet now supported in preparation for Midnight devnet support.
- Jul 25. Starting rollout for Chang hard fork cardano-node 9.1.0 release.
- Jul 8. Rollout for cardano-node 9.0.0 release started (build / test / deploy in stages).
- Jul 6. Starting testing cardano-node 8.12.2 release on PreProd network in preparation for mainnet rollout.
- Jun 28. Deployment started for cardano-node 8.9.4 hotfix release.
- May 28. Upgrade started for cardano-node 8.9.3 release.
- Apr 16. Upgrade to cardano-node 8.9.2 release.
- Mar 26. Upgrade to incremental cardano-node 8.9.1 release.
- Mar 13. Upgrade started for thecardano-node 8.9.0 release. Rollout will happen over the next few weeks to follow recommended guidelines.
- Jan 11. Upgrade started for the cardano-node 8.7.3 release.
2023
- Dec 11. Built and tested the cardano-node 8.7.2 release on preprod and sanchonet networks. Starting rollout to mainnet.
- Dec 4. Mithril signer started on preprod.
- Nov 20. Started a stake pool on SanchoNet to participate in CIP-1694 governance.
- Nov 17. Started a stake pool on the Cardano preproduction test network. Planning to add a Mithril signer to support the growth of the network.