Technical Overview
The Marscoin development team has released Marscoin Core v28.1.0, a major upgrade based on the latest Bitcoin Core codebase. This is a mandatory upgrade for all node operators, miners, pools, and exchanges. Marscoin Core v28.1.0 brings the Marscoin codebase up to date with Bitcoin Core 28.x, incorporating years of upstream improvements in:
- P2P networking: Improved peer discovery and connection management
- Performance: Faster block validation and reduced memory usage during initial block download (IBD)
- Security: Latest security patches and hardened RPC interface
- Wallet: Descriptor wallets support and improved coin selection algorithms Consensus Parameters Marscoin maintains its core consensus rules.
Fork Information Nodes running versions prior to v28.1.0 may fork onto a stale chain. If your node shows a significantly different block height than the https://explore.marscoin.org, you are likely on the wrong chain and need to upgrade immediately. After upgrading, if your node does not sync to the correct chain, restart with the -reindex flag:
./marscoind -daemon -reindex
Download & Installation
Download:
https://github.com/marscoin/marscoin/releases
Linux upgrade steps:
Stop running daemon
./marscoin-cli stop
Backup old binary (optional) mv marscoind marscoind.old
Download and extract new release
wget https://github.com/marscoin/marscoin/releases/download/ee4e2a7/marscoin-linux.tgz
tar -xzf marscoin-linux.tgz
Copy new binaries
cp marscoin-linux/marscoind .cp marscoin-linux/marscoin-cli .
Restart ./marscoind -daemon
Nodes with only 1 GB RAM should enable swap space to prevent out-of-memory crashes during sync. Verifying Your Node After upgrading, verify you’re on the correct chain:
./marscoin-cli getblockchaininfo
Check that your block height matches the explorer and that initialblockdownload is false. Network Infrastructure The Marscoin network is supported by globally distributed nodes:
Primary explorer and Electrum servers
Edge nodes in Singapore, Frankfurt, Sydney, San Francisco, and New York All infrastructure has been upgraded to v28.1.0. Questions & Support
GitHub Issues: https://github.com/marscoin/marscoin/issues
For more information, visit www.marscoin.org or join our official Telegram channel.
About Marscoin
Marscoin is a community-driven cryptocurrency project dedicated to supporting Mars exploration and eventual human settlement. Founded on the principle that a decentralized currency will be essential for future Martian economics, Marscoin combines innovative blockchain technology with a vision for humanity’s multi-planetary future. It combines a suite of battle-tested blockchain (ASERT difficulty adjustments, merge-mining, 2 minute blocks, etc) that altogether are intended to make it the best Level1 blockchain for Mars.