# Changelog Entries are ordered by date, newest first. ### 2026 #### April 20, 2026 *Changes, additions, and upgrades between April 16 and April 20, 2026* 7 client upgrades\_ **Node Infrastructure** * Updated Base Sepolia to node-reth v0.15.4 * Updated Berachain Mainnet bera-reth to v1.3.3 * Updated Bitcoin Mainnet to v30.2 * Updated Conflux Mainnet to v3.0.3 * Updated Tempo Mainnet and Tempo Testnet to v1.6.0 * Updated Unichain Mainnet, migrated to op-reth v1.11.5, op-node v1.16.12 * Updated Zora Mainnet, migrated to op-reth v1.11.5, op-node v1.16.11 **Staking Infrastructure** * Added commit-boost multiplexer for EtherFi validators (v0.9.3) * Updated Solana Testnet validator to v4.0.0-beta.7-jito #### April 15, 2026 *Changes, additions, and upgrades between April 8 and April 15, 2026* *18 client upgrades* **Node Infrastructure** * Updated Aptos Mainnet to v1.43.2 * Updated Berachain Mainnet bera-reth to v1.3.2-2 * Updated Gnosis Mainnet Lighthouse to v1.41.1, Nethermind to v1.36.2 * Updated IOTA to v1.20.1 * Updated Mantle Mainnet to v1.5.4 * Updated Monad Mainnet to v0.14.1 * Updated Pharos to v0.12.1 * Updated Sei Mainnet to v6.4.1 (hardfork) * Updated Stellar core to v26.0.1, Horizon to v26.0.0 * Updated Sui to v1.69.2 **Staking Infrastructure** * Updated Aptos validator to v1.43.2 * Updated Canton validators to v0.5.18 * Updated Mezo Mainnet to v9.0.0 (hardfork) * Updated Solana Mainnet validator to v3.1.13 * Updated Somnia Mainnet (hardfork) * Updated TAC Mainnet to v1.0.4 * Updated Tempo to v1.5.3 **Node API Capabilities** * Fixed Solana batch RPC rate limiting, batch calls no longer trigger per-call limits incorrectly * Updated cross-region failover, requests now properly retry when a node times out **Web Application** * Fixed dashboard estimated bill displaying 100x actual value for paid customers (Node API) * Updated billing view for custom-contract customers, plan now shows as "Custom" with usage-only view (Node API) #### April 6, 2026 *Changes, additions, and upgrades between March 31 and April 6, 2026* *7 client upgrades* **Node Infrastructure** * Added Nethermind v1.36.2 and Prysm v7.1.3 for Ethereum Mainnet (client diversity) * Updated Berachain Mainnet bera-reth to v1.3.2 * Updated Merlin Mainnet cdk-erigon to v2.0.3 * Updated Polygon Mainnet bor to v2.7.0 * Updated Taiko Mainnet taiko-alethia-client to v2.3.0 **Staking Infrastructure** * Updated Canton validator to v0.5.17 * Updated Juno validator to v0.15.21 * Updated Somnia Testnet validator **Web Application** * Made it easier for first time users to make their first API call (Node API) * Redesigned endpoint detail page with full-width analytics, cURL/JS code examples, and docs links (Node API) * Updated endpoint metrics chart, fixed loading error (Node API) #### March 30, 2026 *Changes, additions, and upgrades between March 23 and March 30, 2026* *28 client upgrades* **Node Infrastructure** * Updated Aptos Mainnet to v1.42.1 * Updated BOB, Hashkey, Ink, Lisk, Metal, Mint, Mode, Soneium, Superseed, Unichain, Worldchain, Zora to OP Stack op-geth v1.101701.0, op-node v1.16.9 * Updated Abstract, Cronos zkEVM, Lens, zkSync Era to ZK Stack node v29.14.0 * Updated IOTA to v1.19.1 (hardfork) * Updated Somnia Testnet * Updated Stellar core to v25.2.2, Horizon to v25.1.0 * Updated SUI Mainnet to v1.68.1 * Updated Tempo Mainnet and Tempo Testnet to v1.5.0 **Staking Infrastructure** * Updated Canton validators to v0.5.16 * Updated Ethereum Lighthouse to v8.1.3 * Updated Mezo Mainnet validator to v8.0.0 * Updated Mezo Testnet validator to v8.0.0-rc0 * Updated Solana Testnet validator to v4.0.0-beta.4 **Web Application** * Updated response status chart to show individual status codes for better debugging visibility (Node API) #### March 23, 2026 *Changes, additions, and upgrades between March 16 and March 23, 2026* *1 new chain | 28 client upgrades* **Node Infrastructure** * Added Tempo Mainnet * Updated Base Mainnet reth to v0.14.8, op-node to v1.16.8, migrated to new infrastructure * Updated BOB, Unichain, Worldchain, Metal, Hashkey to OP Stack op-geth v1.101609.2, op-node v1.16.8 * Updated Celo Mainnet to v2.2.1 (security patch) * Updated Ethereum Mainnet reth to v1.11.3 * Updated Monad Mainnet to v0.13.0 * Updated Morph to v2.2.0 (security patch) * Updated Polygon Amoy bor to v2.7.0-beta2 (security patch) * Updated Polygon Mainnet, migrated to new infrastructure * Updated Somnia, migrated to new infrastructure * Updated Stellar core to v25.2.1 * Updated Taiko geth to v1.17.4 * Removed Gnosis Testnet **Staking Infrastructure** * Added Ethereum validators in Asia * Updated Canton validators to v0.5.15 * Updated Ethereum Charon to v1.8.3 * Updated Ethereum Commit Boost, switched to multiple relays * Updated Mezo Mainnet validator to v7.0.0 (hardfork) * Updated Mezo Testnet validator to v7.0.0-rc0 **Node API Capabilities** * Added `eth_simulateV1` RPC method for all EVM chains * Added Tempo Mainnet and Tempo Testnet to Node API **Web Application** * Added Tempo RPC code snippet for endpoints (Node API) * Added Tempo WebSocket support (Node API) * Updated chain list, sorted alphabetically by display name (Node API) #### March 16, 2026 *Changes, additions, and upgrades between March 9 and March 16, 2026* *23 client upgrades* **Node Infrastructure** * Updated Abstract, zkSync Era, Lens to ZK Stack node v29.12.1-alpha * Updated Aptos Mainnet to v1.41.9-hotfix (security patch) * Updated Aptos Testnet to v1.41.8 * Updated Arbitrum nitro node to v3.9.7 (security patch) * Updated Avalanche Mainnet to v1.14.1 * Updated Berachain beacon-kit to v1.3.7 * Updated BSC Mainnet reth to v0.0.8-beta (security patch) * Updated BSC Testnet to v1.7.1 (security patch) * Updated Cronos Mainnet to v1.7.0 * Updated Ethereum Lighthouse to v8.1.2 (security patch) * Updated Ethereum Sepolia geth to v1.17.1 * Updated Fraxtal op-geth to v1.101609.0, op-node to v1.16.6 * Updated Hedera to v0.149.0 * Updated IOTA to v1.18.1 (hardfork, security patch) * Updated Kaia to v2.2.2 (security patch) * Updated Optimism Mainnet op-geth to v1.101609.2, op-node to v1.16.8 * Updated Soneium, Mode, BOB, Zora, Mint to OP Stack op-geth v1.101609.2, op-node v1.16.8 * Updated Solana Agave RPC to v3.1.10 (security patch) * Updated Sonic Mainnet to v2.1.6 (security patch) * Updated ZetaChain to v36.1.5 **Staking Infrastructure** * Updated Ethereum Charon to v1.9.2-rc1 * Updated Ethereum Lighthouse to v8.1.2 (security patch) * Updated Solana Mainnet validator to v3.1.10 (security patch) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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