go 1.21

Makefile

@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ setup: setup-check setup-build setup-dev tidy
 
 setup-check: ##@setup Check if Go compiler is installed.
 ifeq (, $(shell which go))
-	$(error "No Go compiler found! Make sure to install 1.20.0 or newer.")
+	$(error "No Go compiler found! Make sure to install 1.21.0 or newer.")
 endif
 
 setup-dev: ##@setup Install all necessary tools for development

go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/status-im/status-go
 
-go 1.20
+go 1.21
 
 replace github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.10.26 => github.com/status-im/go-ethereum v1.10.25-status.11
 
@@ -21,19 +21,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v3 v3.2.2
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1
 	github.com/deckarep/golang-set v1.8.0
-	github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.10.26
-	github.com/forPelevin/gomoji v1.1.2
-	github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0
-	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.3
-	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0
-	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.2.0
-	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.12
-	github.com/ipfs/go-cid v0.4.1
-	github.com/jinzhu/copier v0.0.0-20190924061706-b57f9002281a
-	github.com/keighl/metabolize v0.0.0-20150915210303-97ab655d4034
-	github.com/kilic/bls12-381 v0.0.0-20200607163746-32e1441c8a9f
-	github.com/lib/pq v1.10.4
-	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p v0.32.2
+According to this comment https://github.com/golang/go/issues/58426#issuecomment-1673306090 looks like the problem is solved in go 1.21, but we can't upgrade to that version because 
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub v0.10.0
 	github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.0.3
 	github.com/mat/besticon v0.0.0-20210314201728-1579f269edb7

shell.nix

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ in pkgs.mkShell {
 
   buildInputs = with pkgs; [
     git jq which
-    go_1_20 golangci-lint go-junit-report gopls go-bindata gomobileMod
+    go_1_21 golangci-lint go-junit-report gopls go-bindata gomobileMod
     mockgen protobuf3_20 protoc-gen-go
   ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin xcodeWrapper;