Introduction Since the successful launch of Haven 2.0 in November, the Haven Protocol team and community have discussed potential changes to improve the protocol’s tokenomics. These ideas have included new unlock times, fees, and protocol tools. Last month the team and several contributors formed a tokenomics working group with the goal…

Today we’re pleased to announce a number of significant milestones as we prepare for the launch of Haven Protocol 2.0. Haven Protocol 2.0 Release Candidate in Public Testnet Most importantly, the Haven Protocol 2.0 codebase is now available for public testing. The first release candidate was published today on GitHub. This new and radically improved version of the…

As we complete development work on Haven 2.0 and prepare for its launch, our growing community of xChads have asked many questions about the project’s next steps, using the protocol, and troubleshooting. Below is a collection of answers to the most frequently asked questions. These answers will be updated here…

Dear Havenauts — The release of Haven 2.0 will mark a significant revision of Haven’s core codebase and a critical step-change in the project. It will also include substantial security updates, as referenced in last month’s technical overview of the June 2021 exploits, in the form of a new mint…

Fork 1: rollback successful Following the release of v1.4.1 last week, the majority of exchanges, pools, and other nodes are now running the latest version of Haven Protocol. Some miners experienced an issue with the original fork (v1.4.0) which resulted in reports of rejected transactions. This issue was resolved by the latest version (v1.4.1)…

Today Haven Protocol successfully deployed a hard fork (version 1.4.0) to rollback the chain to block 886575. This is part one of a two-stage recovery plan to mitigate the June 2021 exploits and strengthen the protocol as we build the future of private money. Thank you to our dedicated community…

Fork process will securely restart Haven Protocol’s chain and open exchanges while third party audits are completed. This document highlights the next steps regarding the upcoming hard forks for Haven Protocol. The team’s top priority is to open up exchange wallets and enable all transactions as soon as possible while completing thorough audits and external review of the updated codebase. These updates are in response to the…

Do not conduct any on-chain transactions until further notice (Exchange transactions should be unaffected). Beginning on June 22, 2021, malicious hackers attacked Haven Protocol, exploiting several related vulnerabilities. Following an extensive investigation, we conducted a wide-ranging review of the protocol and processes to ensure as smooth as possible recovery from…

Introduction Starting from June 22, 2021, hackers attacked Haven Protocol, exploiting several related vulnerabilities. This report explains the impact of these exploits, how they were resolved, next steps for the project, and our key learnings. As painful as this process has been, it has hardened the team and the protocol. There…