dYdX v8.1.0 Upgrade

LFG!

This guide assumes that you use cosmovisor to manage upgrades. If you do not use cosmovisor, please adjust some commands accordingly.

The upgrade is scheduled for Block 48980000. It is estimated to take place 28 minutes from now. A countdown clock is here. The governance proposal is here.

Install New Binary

cd dydx
git pull
git checkout v8.1.0
make install

Check Version

# should be 8.1.0
dydxprotocold version

# Should be commit 017648001fd4507674090f3e65b7313ebc72c179
dydxprotocold version --long | grep commit

Make Cosmovisor Directory and Copy Binary

mkdir -p $HOME/.dydxprotocol/cosmovisor/upgrades/v8.1/bin
cp $HOME/go/bin/dydxprotocold $HOME/.dydxprotocol/cosmovisor/upgrades/v8.1/bin

Check Version Again

# should be 8.1.0
$HOME/.dydxprotocol/cosmovisor/upgrades/v8.1/bin/dydxprotocold version