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
The current recommended version of the software for mainnet is [v0.16.1](https://github.com/Kava-Labs/kava/releases/tag/v0.16.1). 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 v0.16.1
make install
```
### Upgrade
The scheduled mainnet upgrade to `kava-9` took place on January 19th, 2022 at 14:00 UTC. The current version of Kava for `kava-9` is [__v0.16.0__](https://github.com/Kava-Labs/kava/releases/tag/v0.16.0).
The canonical genesis file can be found [here](https://github.com/Kava-Labs/launch/tree/master/kava-9)
The canonical genesis file hash is
```
jq -S -c -M '' genesis.json | shasum -a 256
5c688df5ae6cba9c9e5a9bab045eb367dd54ce9b7f5fab78cf3e636cf2e2b793 -
```
## 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).