🌱 Regen Network: Software Upgrade Proposal – v6.0.0

📌 Summary

This proposal seeks to upgrade the Regen Network mainnet to v6.0.0 at block height 22429600, estimated to occur on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 15:00 UTC.

This major release introduces significant enhancements to core protocol functionality and developer tooling, including a Cosmos SDK upgrade, support for CosmWasm smart contracts, and improvements to the Regen Data module.

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🚀 Key Features in v6.0.0

1. Cosmos SDK v0.47 Integration

• Upgrades Regen's underlying SDK to the latest stable release.
• Provides performance improvements, enhanced security, and long-term ecosystem compatibility.

2. CosmWasm Support

• Enables smart contract functionality on Regen Network.
• Developers can now deploy permissioned and permissionless contracts using CosmWasm.

3. Token Burn Functionality

• Adds native capability to burn tokens.
• Supports on-chain governance or operational burn scenarios for increased token utility and deflation mechanisms.

4. Regen Data Module Migration

• Migrates from regen.data.v1 to regen.data.v2.
• Enhances data availability, consistency, and prepares the module for future interoperability with scientific and ecological datasets.

🔗 View the full release notes and source

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🛠 Upgrade Details

Parameter	Value
Target Version	v6.0.0
Upgrade Height	22429600
Estimated Upgrade Time	Tuesday, July 22, 2025 – 15:00 UTC
Release Tag	v6.0.0

Validators are advised to:

• Review the release notes carefully.
• Test the the v6.0.0 binaries.
• Ensure proper upgrade coordination prior to the target height.

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🗳 Governance Vote Options

• ✅ YES – Approve the network upgrade to v6.0.0 at height 22429600.
• ❌ NO – Reject the upgrade proposal.
• NO WITH VETO – Strong objection; potentially malicious.
• ABSTAIN – Acknowledge but take no position.