Hey everyone!

Welcome to Weekly Update 99. This week we’ll be covering some changes to the base-layer which Raiden Network runs on. We’ll also be going over our usual GitHub development progress. Let’s dive in!

Ethereum hardfork - Muir Glacier

Being a layer 2 solution means the Raiden Network is impacted by layer 1 (Ethereum) hardforks. This week, Ethereum had a hardfork codenamed Muir Glacier, this was a non-contenious hardfork although you should keep in mind that if you’re a full Ethereum Raiden Network node operator that you will need to have upgraded to the latest geth or Parity clients if you have not done so already. If you want more information on the Muir Glacier, check out the Ethereum Cat Herders blog!

Development progress

Development progress over the last couple of weeks slowed down due to the ongoing holiday season. Nevertheless, Raiden still made the top 10 most developed ERC-20 projects list in December according to Santiment.

The development team focused on improving and speeding up communication between the transport layer (Matrix) and Raiden node, minor refactoring and testing the Raiden client’s compatibility with the latest releases of the Ethereum node clients (geth Parity).

In the upcoming week, we can expect the development progress to resume to the usual pace and the development team focusing on the remaining open issues in the Alderaan milestone development goal to dive straight back into it.

Conclusion

To finish up this Weekly Update, the interesting developments during the previous week are mostly related to the base-layer. As the holiday season comes to an end we’ll see things move to the usual active development for Raiden Network. We hope everyone has had a great new year and that if there are any Australian readers, that you’re staying safe in the current conditions! If you have any questions about this update, the Ethereum hardfork, or Raiden Network in general then please leave a comment and we’ll get back to you the best we can.

Cheers!