This week several of our engineers worked together on setting up a pre-testnet Overwinter activation test network. The idea here is to have a better idea of the tests we’ll need and any tweaks or updates necessary to properly evaluate the actual testnet activation which targets March 19th (testnet block height 207500).
We also have been organizing issues9 to address for the next release, 1.1.0. As a reminder, if all goes smoothly with the Overwinter activation on testnet, 1.1.0 will include the main net activation height which targets June 25th and as a result, will be the first release that is Overwinter compatible. One week before the 1.1.0 release is set as a go/no-go target for confirming if we’re ready for adding the Overwinter activation height on the main network.