Pending

Special thanks to external contributors with PRs included in this release:

BREAKING CHANGES:

CLI/RPC/Config
- [rpc] #2391 /status result.node_info.other became a map
Apps
- [mempool] #2310 Mempool tracks the ResponseCheckTx.GasWanted and enforces ConsensusParams.BlockSize.MaxGas on proposals.
Go API
- [libs/common] #2431 Remove Word256 due to lack of use
- [libs/common] #2452 Remove the following functions due to lack of use:
  - byteslice.go: cmn.IsZeros, cmn.RightPadBytes, cmn.LeftPadBytes, cmn.PrefixEndBytes
  - strings.go: cmn.IsHex, cmn.StripHex
  - int.go: Uint64Slice, all put/get int64 methods
Blockchain Protocol
P2P Protocol

FEATURES:

IMPROVEMENTS:

[libs/db] #2371 Output error instead of panic when the given db_backend is not initialised (@bradyjoestar)
[mempool] #2399 Make mempool cache a proper LRU (@bradyjoestar)
[types] #1714 Add Address to GenesisValidator
[metrics] consensus.block_interval_metrics is now gauge, not histogram (you will be able to see spikes, if any)
[p2p] #2126 Introduce PeerTransport interface to improve isolation of concerns

BUG FIXES:

[node] #2294 Delay starting node until Genesis time
[consensus] #2048 Correct peer statistics for marking peer as good
[rpc] #2460 StartHTTPAndTLSServer() now passes StartTLS() errors back to the caller rather than hanging forever.