Back to collectionStaking Opens as Node Operators Face a Mandatory Update
The first staking version and esXAI redemption were approaching. In the morning, officials warned that a mandatory node update would arrive later that day: without it, nodes would stop working when the first staking version launched. The Night Watchman was among the first to enter the application.
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The first staking version and esXAI redemption were approaching. Node operators wanted to put accumulated rewards to use but feared losing challenge participation during a software change. The Night Watchman kept an eye on his running node, while the narrator was in Denver for an Ethereum developer conference.
In the morning, officials warned that a mandatory node update would arrive later that day: without it, nodes would stop working when the first staking version launched. Patch 1.1.2 appeared in the evening with an even stronger warning. Staking was a breaking change, and nodes without that version would no longer participate in any challenges. Staking and redemption went live that night. Officials wrote, ‘The moment we’ve been waiting for is finally here,’ supplied the application address, and reminded users to switch their wallets to the Arbitrum network and use only official links. In a post the same day, officials invited conference attendees in Denver to find the narrator directly for help connecting to Xai.
The Night Watchman was among the first to enter the application. Looking back, he said his strongest feeling was not excitement: at last he could do something with the esXAI he had accumulated over more than two months, though taking that step meant beginning a 180-day count. The update kept nodes eligible for challenges, and staking and redemption had become real choices rather than announcements. He still had to decide which path fit his funds and watch how the new version ran.