The Cardano team released node v.9.1.0, which includes enhancements, bug fixes, and a Conway genesis file to facilitate the Chang transition.
The performance and tracing team also published release benchmarks for node v.9.0.0, confirming no performance regressions compared to mainnet release v.8.12.1.
Last week, the Cardano blockchain underwent a major development with the launch of Chang hardfork, per the CNF update. The team also released the node v.9.1.0 which includes a Conway genesis filed to facilitate the Chang transition. This update includes several enhancements and bug fixes, especially to the CLI and API.
Last week, the Cardano performance and tracing team finished and published the release benchmarks for node v.9.0.0. These benchmarks play a significant role in block fetch duration and confirm no performance regressions in comparison to the mainnet release v.8.12.1.
Furthermore, they conducted scaling benchmarks on Plutus execution budgets, assessing the impact of changes