From e17905a0a34bb7c6bfbb0bba39eab082d0d68ce7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daira Hopwood Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2019 00:33:21 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Specify the difficulty adjustment change on testnet. Signed-off-by: Daira Hopwood --- protocol/protocol.tex | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/protocol/protocol.tex b/protocol/protocol.tex index b5cc0e48..31f9673d 100644 --- a/protocol/protocol.tex +++ b/protocol/protocol.tex @@ -8963,6 +8963,11 @@ $\ThresholdBits$ is that these functions use only information from \blocks \emph the given \blockHeight. } +On the test network from \blockHeight $299188$ onward, the difficulty adjustment algorithm +is changed to allow minimum-difficulty \blocks, as described in \cite{ZIP-205}. +This change does not apply to the production network. + + \introlist \subsubsection{nBits conversion} \label{nbits} @@ -9803,6 +9808,8 @@ Peter Newell's illustration of the Jubjub bird, from \cite{Carroll1902}. \begin{itemize} \item Correct [SBB2019] to \cite{SWB2019}. \item The $\BCTV$ vulnerability affected Soundness as well as Knowledge Soundness. + \item Specify the difficulty adjustment change that occurred on the test network + at \blockHeight $299188$. \sapling{ \item Rename zk-SNARK Parameters sections to be named according to the proving system ($\BCTV$ or $\Groth$), not the shielded protocol construction