Ethereum Platform Receives a New Geth Update after Consensus Flaw
The Ethereum platform has released an updated version of Geth client to rectify the consensus error. The Ethereum platform has run into few issues due to a flaw in the consensus mechanism. The issues were said to be due to the failing Geth journal when it came to reverting account deletions after transactions responsible for empty account deletion encountered out-of-gas exception. The issue, also encountered by Parity in a slightly different setting has forced the Ethereum development community to release a new version of Geth. Upon identification of the issue, which was a result of the....
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