{"id":58932,"date":"2022-03-18T13:55:28","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T11:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=58932"},"modified":"2025-09-04T19:19:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T16:19:47","slug":"litecoin-developers-deploy-mimblewimble-update-on-testnet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/litecoin-developers-deploy-mimblewimble-update-on-testnet\/","title":{"rendered":"Litecoin developers deploy Mimblewimble update on testnet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Litecoin team rolled out on the testnet a new version of the Litecoin Core client 0.21.2. The release includes updates to <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-mimblewimble\">Mimblewimble<\/a> Extension Block (MWEB) and Taproot.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Litecoin Core 0.21.2rc5 has been released: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sXSWWKqrX9\">https:\/\/t.co\/sXSWWKqrX9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been working very hard to fix all the bugs before final release. Thanks to everyone helping us test out MWEB on testnet! We are very close now. Please help test out Release Candidate 5. Thanks! \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charlie Lee (@SatoshiLite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SatoshiLite\/status\/1504622297335836680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe have been working very hard to fix all the bugs before the final release. Thanks to everyone helping us test MWEB on the testnet,\u201d said Litecoin founder Charlie Lee.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-mimblewimble\">Mimblewimble<\/a> \u2014 is a protocol with scalable capabilities and enhanced privacy. It uses several technologies, including confidential transactions and <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-coinjoin-what-is-zerolink-what-is-stonewall\">CoinJoin<\/a>, which hides the inputs and outputs of senders and receivers, and also consolidates multiple transactions into one.<\/p>\n<p>Lead MWEB developer David Burkett confirmed that bug hunting is active and the team is close to launching Core 0.21.2 on the mainnet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI think we&#8217;re finally nearing the end. Help us find these last few stubborn defects so we can focus on activation. Perhaps then I can finally get some sleep,\u201d he told users.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#8217;ve been fixing bugs _almost_ as fast as they&#8217;re reported. We&#8217;re already up to release candidate 5, and I think we&#8217;re finally nearing the end. Help us find those last few stubborn defects, so we can start focusing on activation, and then maybe I can finally get some sleep \ud83d\ude42 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K3fAl0UIzS\">https:\/\/t.co\/K3fAl0UIzS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Burkett (@DavidBurkett38) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidBurkett38\/status\/1504626491455426565?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the Bitcoin network, the Taproot upgrade was <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/taproot-upgrade-activated-on-the-bitcoin-network\">activated in November 2021<\/a>. This was the largest upgrade since 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, in 2020, Litecoin developers created a dedicated testnet to integrate the Mimblewimble protocol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Litecoin team rolled out on the testnet a new version of the Litecoin Core client 0.21.2. 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