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- [Mandatory Update](#mandatory-update)
- [How to Upgrade](#how-to-upgrade)
- [Compatibility](#compatibility)
- [Mac OSX High Sierra](#mac-osx-high-sierra)
- [Noteable Changes](#noteable-changes)
- [Migrate Travis as pipeline](#migrate-travis-as-pipeline)
- [Zerocoin](#zerocoin)
- [Tokenimplementation](#tokenimplementation)
- [Protocol change](#protocol-change)
- [New RPC Commands](#new-rpc-commands)
- [Tokens](#tokens)
- [Masternodes](#masternodes)
- [Deprecated RPC Commands](#deprecated-rpc-commands)
- [Token implementation](#token-implementation)
- [New RPC Commands](#new-rpc-commands)
- [Masternodes](#masternodes-1)
- [Deprecated RPC Commands](#deprecated-rpc-commands)
- [Masternodes](#masternodes-2)
- [5.0.99 Change log](#5099-change-log)

## ION Core version 5.0.99 is now available

Download at: https://github.com/ioncoincore/ion/releases
Download at: https://bitbucket.org/ioncoin/ion/downloads/

This is a new major version release, including various bug fixes, performance improvements, implementation of the Atomic Token Protocol (ATP), as well as updated translations.
This is a new major version release, including a new base code, various bug fixes, performance improvements, upgrades to the Atomic Token Protocol (ATP), as well as updated translations.

Please report bugs using the issue tracker at github: https://bitbucket.org/ioncoin/ion/issues?status=new&status=open

### Mandatory Update

ION Core v5.0.99 is a mandatory update for all users. This release contains new consensus rules and improvements that are not backwards compatible with older versions. Users will have a grace period of up to two week to update their clients before enforcement of this update is enabled - a grace period that will end at block 1320000 the latest.
ION Core v5.0.99 is an experimental release, intended only for TESTNET. It is not a mandatory update. This release contains new consensus rules and improvements for TESTNET only that are not backwards compatible with older versions. Users will have a grace period of up to one week to update their testnet clients before enforcement of this update is enabled.

### How to Upgrade

If you are running an older version, shut it down. Wait until it has completely shut down (which might take a few minutes for older versions), then run the installer (on Windows) or just copy over /Applications/ION-Qt (on Mac) or iond/ion-qt (on Linux).
- If you are running an older version, shut it down.
- Wait until it has completely shut down (which might take a few minutes for older versions).
- Copy the files in the testnet data folder to a backup medium, and delete all files in the testnet folder except ioncoin.conf and wallet.dat.
- Run the installer (on Windows) or just copy over /Applications/ION-Qt (on Mac) or iond/ion-qt (on Linux).

### Compatibility

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ION Core should also work on most other Unix-like systems but is not frequently tested on them.

#### Mac OSX High Sierra

Currently there are issues with the 4.x gitian release on MacOS version 10.13 (High Sierra), no reports of issues on older versions of MacOS.

### Noteable Changes

- core: switch core from pivx to ion
- move to bitbucket
- token implementation (IIP6)
- rebase to dash
- fix regtest and testnet
- new regtest genesis is inline with source
- updated dependencies
- Move to bitbucket
- The ION Core project is now available throug the [ION Coin Bitbucket repository](https://bitbucket.org/ioncoin/ion/)
- The ION Core repository at github will for now remain available, but will no longer be updated.
- Fee policy
- The current release partially implements IIP0006 - the remainder of the IIP0006 implementation will follow in a subsequent update.
- The new fee policy, proposed and adopted in IIP0006, is implemented. As a result, this client will only relay and mine transactions with
a feerate of 0.01 ION per KB.
- The fee calculation approach for token transactions has been made more accurate.
- Core: the core code has been rebased from PivX to Dash.
- The staking functionality has been ported to the new code base.
- The token implementation (ATP) has been ported to the new code base.
- The zerocoin functionality (xION) has been partially ported to the new code base.
- Fixes to regtest and testnet
- A previously unsolved issue related to running regtest scripts no longer occurs in the new code base
- The regtest mining and staking functionality allows generating POS, POW and Hybrid blocks
- The new regtest genesis is inline with the updated source
- Testnet is running the new code base, including deterministic masternodes
- Updated dependencies
- boost 1.70
- QT 5.9.8
- expat 2.2.9
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- xcb_proto 1.13
- xproto 7.0.31
- xtrans 1.4.0
- Support more architectures
- More supported architectures
- mips
- mipsel
- s390x
- powerppc64
- powerppc64le
- new gui and artworks
- New gui and artworks
- spinner
- updated and refactored build process
- gitian build script extended
- Updated and refactored build process
- Gitian build script extended
- can be used with latest debian or ubuntu
- added upload to a server over SSH
- added hashing of resulted archives
- fix latest dependencies
- deployment process
- snapcraft from bitbucket
- snap on launchpad
- ~~continuous build process on circleci~~
- snapcraft
- ~~deb packages~~
- ~~rpm packages~~
- ~~gitian~~
- ~~bitbucket pipelines~~
- developers tools
- Developers tools
- VSCode
- added spellchecker exclusion list
- build, debug and scripts for vscode debugger
- all sources spellchecked
- All sources spellchecked
- BLS
- [BLS Signature Scheme](https://github.com/dashpay/dips/blob/master/dip-0006/bls_signature_scheme.md)
- [BLS M-of-N Threshold Scheme and Distributed Key Generation](https://github.com/dashpay/dips/blob/master/dip-0006/bls_m-of-n_threshold_scheme_and_dkg.md#bls-m-of-n-threshold-scheme-and-distributed-key-generation)
- ~~I2p support~~
. ~~new Hybrid-PoW~~

#### Migrate Travis as pipeline

#### Zerocoin

- Reimplement zerocoin to new source

#### Tokenimplementation

- Reimplement zerocoin to new source
- The core part of the zerocoin functionality has been ported to the new code base.
- This includes all functionality related to verification of zerocoin transactions.
- This excludes functionality to create new zerocoin transactions.

#### Protocol change
#### Masternodes

- Atomic Token Protocol (ATP)
Testnet masternodes requires using the `protx` command:
- Ensure a 20k collateral is available (`masternode outputs`).
- Generate the keys:
- Generate the 'owner private key' (`getnewaddress`).
- Generate the 'voting key address' (`getnewaddress`).
- Generate the 'masternode payout address' (`getnewaddress`).
- Optionally, generate the 'fee source address' (`getnewaddress`).
- Generate the 'operator public and private keys' (`bls generate`).
- Configure the remote wallet:
- Add `masternode=1` to the remote ioncoin.conf
- Add `masternodeblsprivkey=<BLS_PRIVKEY>` to the remote ioncoin.conf (the private part of the 'operator public and private keys')
- Add `externalip=<EXTERNAL_IP>` to the remote ioncoin.conf (the external IP address of the server hosting the remote masternode)
- Configure the controller wallet:
- Run the following command in the debug console: `protx register_prepare <collateralHash> <collateralIndex> <ipAndPort> <ownerKeyAddr>
<operatorPubKey> <votingKeyAddr> <operatorReward> <payoutAddress> (<feeSourceAddress>)`
- The above command returns:
- A binary transaction ("tx")
- A collateral address ("collateralAddress")
- A message to sign ("signMessage")
- Run the following command in the debug console: `signmessage <collateralAddress> <signMessage>`
- The above command returns a signature
- Finally, submit the registration transaction with the following command: `protx register_submit <tx> <signature>`
- When the remote node is started, it will automatically activate.
- Run the sentinel on the remote server to let other masternodes know about yours
- Edit `sentinel.conf` to set the network to 'testnet'.

#### Token implementation

- The Atomic Token Protocol (ATP) has been fully ported to the new code base.
- Various improvements have been added to the verification code and the database code for tokens.

**Introduction:**

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### New RPC Commands

#### Tokens

`configuremanagementtoken "ticker" "name" decimalpos "description_url" description_hash ( confirm_send ) `
`configuretoken "ticker" "name" ( decimalpos "description_url" description_hash ) ( confirm_send ) `
`createtokenauthorities "groupid" "ionaddress" authoritylist `
`droptokenauthorities "groupid" "transactionid" outputnr [ authority1 ( authority2 ... ) ] `
`getsubgroupid "groupid" "data" `
`gettokenbalance ( "groupid" ) `
`listtokenauthorities "groupid"`
`listtokenssinceblock "groupid" ( "blockhash" target-confirmations includeWatchonly ) `
`listtokentransactions "groupid" ( count from includeWatchonly ) `
`melttoken "groupid" quantity `
`minttoken "groupid" "ionaddress" quantity `
`sendtoken "groupid" "address" amount `
`tokeninfo [list, all, stats, groupid, ticker, name] ( "specifier " ) `
`scantokens <action> ( <scanobjects> ) `
#### Masternodes

masternode "command" ...
masternodelist ( "mode" "filter" )

`masternode count` - Get information about number of masternodes (DEPRECATED options: 'total', 'ps', 'enabled', 'qualify', 'all')
`masternode current` - Print info on current masternode winner to be paid the next block (calculated locally)
`masternode outputs` - Print masternode compatible outputs
`masternode status` - Print masternode status information
`masternode list` - Print list of all known masternodes (see masternodelist for more info)
`masternode winner` - Print info on next masternode winner to vote for
`masternode winners` - Print list of masternode winners

### Deprecated RPC Commands

#### Masternodes

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`listmasternodeconf ( "filter" )`
`listmasternodes ( "filter" )`

### Deprecated RPC Commands

#### Masternodes

`masternode count`
`masternode current`
`masternode debug`
`masternode genkey`
`masternode outputs`
`masternode start`
`masternode start-alias`
`masternode start-<mode>`
`masternode status`
`masternode list`
`masternode list-conf`
`masternode winners`

### 5.0.99 Change log
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