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Litecoin Core v0.16.2 Release Candidate

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We are pleased to release Litecoin Core 0.16.2 release candidate. This is a new minor version release, including new features, various bug fixes and performance improvements, as well as updated translations.
It is recommended for power users to upgrade to this version. After sufficient testing, Litecoin Core v0.16.2 final will be released and is recommended for all users to upgrade.
If you are running an older version, shut it down. Wait until it has completely shut down (which might take a few minutes for older versions), then run the installer (on Windows) or just copy over /Applications/Litecoin-Qt
(on Mac) or litecoind
/litecoin-qt
(on Linux).
The first time you run version 0.15.0 or newer, your chainstate database will be converted to a new format, which will take anywhere from a few minutes to half an hour, depending on the speed of your machine.
Note that the block database format also changed in version 0.8.0 and there is no automatic upgrade code from before version 0.8 to version 0.15.0 or higher. Upgrading directly from 0.7.x and earlier without re-downloading the blockchain is not supported. However, as usual, old wallet versions are still supported.
Wallets created in 0.16 and later are not compatible with versions prior to 0.16 and will not work if you try to use newly created wallets in older versions. Existing wallets that were created with older versions are not affected by this.
Litecoin Core is extensively tested on multiple operating systems using the Linux kernel, macOS 10.8+, and Windows Vista and later. Windows XP is not supported.
Litecoin Core should also work on most other Unix-like systems but is not frequently tested on them.
The -blockmaxsize
option for miners to limit their blocks’ sizes was deprecated in version 0.15.1, and has now been removed. Miners should use the -blockmaxweight
option if they want to limit the weight of their blocks’ weights.
To download, please visit the download page here. Alternatively, you can view the download folder here.
Please use GPG to verify the integrity of the release binaries. This ensures that the binary you have downloaded has not been tampered with. Linux, MacOS and Win32 cygwin command line GPG instructions are available here. Please also note that we GPG sign the binaries as a convenience to you, the ultimate way to verify the integrity of the builds is to build them yourself using Gitian. Instructions on how to perform these builds, can be found here.
For this release, the binaries have been signed with key identifier FE3348877809386C (thrasher’s key).
Despite this version being heavily tested, this version may still contain bugs. Always backup your wallet.dat file before upgrading. If you encounter any issues, please let us know by posting to the bug reporting section below.
The master branch contains the latest commits to the next stable releases of Litecoin Core.
Build instructions for Linux can be found here.
Build instructions for OSX can be found here.
Builds instructions for Windows can be found here.
Submit any issues you encounter here and one of the Litecoin developers will assist you.
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These are the SHA-256 hashes of the released files:
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a1b75b39410b11e05d9164ad2d6338d46a34d7d65ea12fbeb5bcafa97cbaa121 litecoin-0.16.2-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.gz
8f1dee4c565000f7e77834f7b101133b1ce48ffa4729ab302f1bd0ebe81a76d1 litecoin-0.16.2-osx64.tar.gz
8cf0ca84c75d0c771a889cd7b7f0a4fe83d745775e8e8f71e88ea3b9e419b0e2 litecoin-0.16.2rc1-osx.dmg
7149f62f4baa0a5824dde4c70f98294afd558fea66ddb1b2c711dc56f3e3af5c litecoin-0.16.2rc1-win32-setup.exe
e6f20967a414daca5e61da1d60a51057f6423f7344902787ec70e268c877a923 litecoin-0.16.2rc1-win64-setup.exe
c89c82ad813bad01a40cd643fd7f7ad20ca5440674a417435de577ed08836f80 litecoin-0.16.2.tar.gz
61bff68bbb2a0f3a7f19307bfb018a7dd3a6f9248bd4ec44046de111b5d63641 litecoin-0.16.2-win32.zip
3e4f0f9cfeb677a2fb0bdb04cc7d53ea6849832dc69c7cac38cc50c0e6b2b840 litecoin-0.16.2-win64.zip
1fc2d816a56f362de2f9d8b23c4f3f657e00c028b58df95864a05f38a98a01e8 litecoin-0.16.2-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz
Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release:
- The Bitcoin Core Developers
- Adrian Gallagher
- aunyks
- coblee
- cryptonexii
- gabrieldov
- jmutkawoa
- Martin Smith
- NeMO84
- ppm0
- romanornr
- shaolinfry
- spl0i7
- stedwms
- ultragtx
- VKoskiv
- voidmain
- wbsmolen
- xinxi
And to those that reported security issues:
- Braydon Fuller
- Himanshu Mehta
Blockchain
Déjà vu: Ethereum’s First Month of CME Futures Overwhelmingly Bearish


Futures contracts allow institutional investors to hedge against future price movements of an asset with the possibility of shorting them. Just like with Bitcoin, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange launched its products when Ethereum was trading on its way to an all-time high.
It is unsurprising then that the first month of trading futures has been bearish as the asset’s price has retraced heavily and those shorting it on CME would have been correct to do so.
First month of CME trading for $eth ethereum pic.twitter.com/7xPO0Z4588
— frxresearch (@frxresearch) February 28, 2021
Déjà vu For Crypto Futures
CME launched its Ether futures on Feb. 8, and at the time the asset was trading at around $1,600. As reported by CryptoPotato at the time, a bearish reaction was expected.
Ethereum prices hit an all-time high of $2,050 on Feb. 21, but have corrected by 30% since then to today’s prices of around $1,450 – 10% lower than when the futures were launched.
ETH has underperformed BTC since the CME futures launch but a similar situation occurred with BTC, which underperformed ETH after its CME futures launch.
For #CME notes:
8 hours before CME’s first ETH 26 February 2021 expiration at 1600 UTC,
– Exchanges’ Feb futures expired at 0800 UTC
– Notable options expiry
– CME front month hit a -10% price limit, price reversed instantly and dumped at CME expiry
CME Feb closed -14.23%
— NeoButane (@NeoButane) February 26, 2021
When Bitcoin futures were first launched in December 2017, the asset hit an all-time high a week or so later then pulled back heavily resulting in a similar effect on futures markets. Exactly the same has happened with Ethereum a little over three years later.
Of course, BTC has recovered and entered a new bull market and the same will happen with Ethereum regardless of how deep this correction goes.
In terms of volumes, the CME is reporting its highest ever day as Feb. 23 with 2,092 contracts traded. That volume has slumped to around 749 contracts on Feb. 26.
Longer-term contracts are likely to be bullish as the rollout of ETH 2.0 and the growth of staking opportunities is likely to push ETH prices to new highs whilst alleviating those epic transaction cost issues.
Ethereum Price Outlook
Currently, Ethereum has gained 4% on the day but has declined almost 30% since its peak last weekend. The asset fell to a monthly low of $1,300 on Feb. 28 but has since recovered a little to trade back over $1,400 again at the time of press.
There is strong support at current levels so ETH needs to remain above it to maintain the current momentum. A fall below could see ETH settle at just over $1,200 but a sustained move higher would need to see resistance at $1,600 broken again.
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Kraken Daily Market Report for February 28 2021

Overview
- Total spot trading volume at $1.82 billion, down from the 30-day average of $2.06 billion.
- Total futures notional at $594.6 million.
- The top five traded coins were, respectively, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, Tether, and Polkadot.
- Most coins had losses, but Storj ended +1.9% over USD.
February 28, 2021 $1.82B traded across all markets today Crypto, EUR, USD, JPY, CAD, GBP, CHF, AUD |
||||
---|---|---|---|---|
XBT $44187. ↓4.0% $675.3M |
ETH $1337.0 ↓8.0% $357.2M |
ADA $1.2216 ↓7.1% $266.9M |
USDT $1.0003 ↓0.06% $159.7M |
DOT $30.816 ↓7.7% $76.2M |
USDC $1.0000 ↑0.0% $26.0M |
LTC $158.32 ↓7.7% $24.1M |
XRP $0.4102 ↓5.8% $20.9M |
LINK $23.667 ↓9.6% $19.5M |
KSM $197.06 ↓14% $12.2M |
XLM $0.3923 ↓10% $11.9M |
XDG $0.0467 ↓6.5% $11.1M |
BCH $445.77 ↓7.7% $9.05M |
FLOW $20.565 ↓0.04% $8.9M |
ALGO $0.9922 ↓9.4% $8.41M |
GRT $1.4982 ↓11% $6.79M |
UNI $21.239 ↓9.5% $6.4M |
XMR $209.91 ↑0.2% $6.22M |
XTZ $3.2894 ↓9.4% $5.84M |
DAI $1.0014 ↓0.0% $5.46M |
ATOM $17.059 ↓10% $5.25M |
AAVE $309.75 ↓6.8% $5.13M |
DASH $190.75 ↓9.4% $3.95M |
FIL $35.897 ↓5.2% $3.37M |
YFI $28850. ↓8.1% $3.26M |
EOS $3.3847 ↓7.7% $2.85M |
TRX $0.0438 ↓5.6% $2.79M |
ZEC $112.46 ↓6.1% $2.5M |
SNX $16.848 ↓10% $2.34M |
QTUM $4.7348 ↓10% $2.19M |
ICX $1.3552 ↓11% $1.9M |
BAT $0.4747 ↓7.6% $1.87M |
SC $0.0090 ↓9.8% $1.74M |
NANO $4.8697 ↓5.1% $1.6M |
COMP $365.42 ↓8.5% $1.42M |
CRV $1.6987 ↓13% $1.4M |
WAVES $8.6036 ↓10% $1.37M |
STORJ $0.6465 ↑1.9% $1.34M |
OMG $4.0980 ↓8.4% $1.16M |
OXT $0.4319 ↓7.4% $1.0M |
ETC $10.078 ↓9.0% $866K |
MANA $0.2276 ↓9.7% $845K |
KAVA $3.1622 ↓14% $787K |
LSK $2.6988 ↓12% $765K |
KNC $1.5027 ↓11% $602K |
ANT $3.6684 ↓13% $590K |
GNO $117.07 ↓8.3% $533K |
PAXG $1741.7 ↓0.3% $498K |
KEEP $0.2902 ↓7.5% $457K |
REP $29.205 ↓7.2% $413K |
BAL $32.795 ↓11% $281K |
MLN $35.873 ↓1.3% $217K |
REPV2 $24.055 ↓11% $115K |
TBTC $47281. ↓1.8% $51.9K |
#####################. Trading Volume by Asset. ##########################################
Trading Volume by Asset
The figures below break down the trading volume of the largest, mid-size, and smallest assets. Cryptos are in purple, fiats are in blue. For each asset, the chart contains the daily trading volume in USD, and the percentage of the total trading volume. The percentages for fiats and cryptos are treated separately, so that they both add up to 100%.
Figure 1: Largest trading assets: trading volume (measured in USD) and its percentage of the total trading volume (February 28 2021)
Figure 2: Mid-size trading assets: (measured in USD) (February 28 2021)
Figure 3: Smallest trading assets: (measured in USD) (February 28 2021)
#####################. Spread %. ##########################################
Spread %
Spread percentage is the width of the bid/ask spread divided by the bid/ask midpoint. The values are generated by taking the median spread percentage over each minute, then the average of the medians over the day.
Figure 4: Average spread % by pair (February 28 2021)
.
#########. Returns and Volume ############################################
Returns and Volume
Figure 5: Returns of the four highest volume pairs (February 28 2021)
Figure 6: Volume of the major currencies and an average line that fits the data to a sinusoidal curve to show the daily volume highs and lows (February 28 2021)
###########. Daily Returns. #################################################
Daily Returns %
Figure 7: Returns over USD and XBT. Relative volume and return size is indicated by the size of the font. (February 28 2021)
###########. Disclaimer #################################################
The values generated in this report are from public market data distributed from Kraken WebSockets api. The total volumes and returns are calculated over the reporting day using UTC time.
Source: https://blog.kraken.com/post/8078/kraken-daily-market-report-for-february-28-2021/
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Crypto Exchange Mistakenly Sold Bitcoin for $6,000: Now Requests Users To Return It


What started out as a normal trading day for some PDAX customers led to a favorable turn of fortune, or so it seemed. Their euphoria may have been short-lived by a harsh reality check as the Philippine-based exchange prepares to take legal actions.
Philippine Digital Asset Exchange (PDAX) suffered a flaw that led to bitcoin trading 88% below its actual price. The exchange reported that a surge in trading activity was the cause. At the time, bitcoin was trading north of $50k, but traders were able to scoop some for $6k.
Although PDAX halted operations to fix the glitch, it was a bit too late by then. Some users capitalized on the loophole and withdrew bitcoins out of the exchange.
To avert the massive loss, PDAX has asked traders to return its bitcoin or risk facing legal proceedings. Many users claim to have received messages to this effect.
It remains unclear how the legal proceedings will play for PDAX, with users rightly pointing out that traders’ actions are within the agreed terms and conditions.
A #Cryptocurrency exchange glitch at PDAX in Southeast Asia allowed crypto traders to buy Bitcoin for $6,100 & were able to withdraw the discounted BTC. They may face legal action unless they return it. But PDAX’s terms and conditions say orders are “final and irreversible.”
— Luke D. (@lukedalu) February 25, 2021
Bitcoin Whale Responsible For Glitch?
Large volume transactions have become the order of the day as bitcoin whales step up activity. Their mass transactions often indicate strong bullish signals unless they get hooked while at it.
Reports surfacing on social media led to strong suggestions that the entire fiasco occurred due to an error by a bitcoin whale. who allegedly sold 316,000 BTC for PHP 300k (about $6100) instead of the actual price of PHP 2.3 million ($47,000). This prompted PDAX to cease trading activity and temporarily shut out users.
Users Outraged By Inability To Access Accounts
PDAX’s attempt to control the situation turned out to be counterproductive as it sparked outrage from many users on social media. The downtime, which lasted for 36 hours, left customers furious as they could not access their accounts.
They expressed frustration due to missed trading opportunities and accrued losses from not being able to close positions.
Dear Pdax, until now accounts cannot be accessed. Multiple promised broken. Aside from the bitcoin issue, our money is trapped in your platform. @ANCALERTS @pdaxph @BangkoSentral https://t.co/b5aJemxDIS
— Caldero y Realonda vda de Dolomite (@mikel_pangan) February 22, 2021
PDAX Clears The Air
PDAX eventually released a comprehensive report addressing the issue. It claimed that an “isolated unfunded order” infiltrated its system and affected the account of its users. It explained further that it had tracked and rectified the glitch and was in the process of fully restoring users’ accounts.
Speaking in a press conference, PDAX CEO Nichel Gaba said:
“It’s very understandable that a lot of users will feel upset they were able to buy what they thought an order was there for Bitcoin at very low prices. But unfortunately, the underlying Bitcoins were never in the possession of the exchange, so there’s never really anything there to be bought or sold, unfortunately.”
The BSP-licensed exchanged assured users that it will continue addressing their concerns and rendering support where necessary.
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