DeFi for Crypto.
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Reference implementation of Kava, a blockchain for cross-chain DeFi. Built using the [cosmos-sdk](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk).
## Mainnet
Note, the current recommended version of the software for mainnet is v0.11.0. The master branch of this repository often contains considerable development work since the last mainnet release and is __not__ runnable on mainnet.
### Installation
```bash
git checkout v0.12.1
make install
```
### Upgrade
The scheduled mainnet upgrade to `kava-4` took place on October 15th, 2020 at 14:00 UTC. The current version of Kava for `kava-4` is [__v0.12.1__](https://github.com/Kava-Labs/kava/releases/tag/v0.12.1).
The canonical genesis file can be found [here](https://github.com/Kava-Labs/launch/tree/master/kava-4)
The canonical genesis file hash is
```
jq -S -c -M '' genesis.json | shasum -a 256
# 760cd37ab07d136e5cbb8795244683f0725f63f5c69ccf61626fe735f1ed9793
```
## Testnet
For further information on joining the testnet, head over to the [testnet repo](https://github.com/Kava-Labs/kava-testnets).
## Docs
Kava protocol and client documentation can be found in the [Kava docs](https://docs.kava.io).
If you have technical questions or concerns, ask a developer or community member in the [Kava discord](https://discord.com/invite/kQzh3Uv).
## License
Copyright © Kava Labs, Inc. All rights reserved.
Licensed under the [Apache v2 License](LICENSE.md).