Dogecoin launches new update to improve security and efficiency

DOGE's pricing mechanism has been improved with the inclusion of this update: dust limits for all network participants have been lowered from 1 DOGE to 0.01 DOGE. .

The developers of the Dogecoin Project (DOGE) have released a new update for the core software, which improves security, efficiency and user interface.

This latest update, Dogecoin Core 1.14.6, went live early Thursday, and all network participants have been urged to upgrade to the latest version. The new update includes numerous security fixes, changes to the existing pricing structure, and several new features.

A change in the configuration of the wallet backup directory and a limit on the maximum number of addnode registrations are also part of the "breaking changes". The number of addnodes has been limited to 800. A key upgrade to DOGE's fee mechanism has been included in the release: dust limits for all network participants have been reduced from 1 DOGE to 0.01 DOGE .

Improvements!

In the event of congestion, network memory management has been improved, according to the GitHub article. The document also reveals that the network now rejects buggy messages. Dogecoin Core developer Patrick Lodder wrote in a GitHub doc that:

"This is a new minor release, including important security updates and network efficiency changes. It is highly recommended for all Dogecoin Core users (miners, services, operators of relays and wallet users) to upgrade."

The Doge Army was thrilled with the announcement, with "Father Doge" Elon Musk in particular tweeting, "Improvements!" Dogecoin creator Billy Markus later shared the story on Twitter, adding "a new version of dogecoin core has been released".

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