GRIDCOIN - STATE of the NETWORK
Report #45 - January 20th, 2020
Welcome to another Gridcoin State of the Network! The SotN is usually published on the 3rd Monday of every month. For more information on the happenings within the Gridcoin network be sure to check out the other reports put together by the community!
News
UPDATE YOUR CLIENT
The superblock today was posted by a 4.0.1.0 node that is running the OLD NN. The SB is a bad one as a result. There are still a few nodes like this running around, so this is possible, although not likely. We cannot eliminate this possibility until we have the next mandatory to force people with old nodes to upgrade. This is the first time this has happened in a year, which is about right probability wise, given the relative population of Denise+ nodes versus older ones.
- Jim (Core Dev)
Please update your wallet if you are running a version lower than 4.0.2.0! Ideally you should be running the latest 4.0.6.0
Note that this is a rare occurrence and there has since been a properly staked superblock. But still: Update!
The Return of the Project brief!
Beloved Gridcoiner 
Live Community Discussions
The Gridcoin Fireside
The Gridcoin Fireside has returned!
So far the crew has introduced DLT and cryptocurrency concepts along with Gridcoin technology and priorities. You get to decide what’s in store for the rest of the season. All you have to do is join the Gridcoin Discord server every Thursday at 8pm EST and participate in the discussion!
You can listen to all episodes at the website
https://gridcoin.science
Or on LBRY, Spotify, Apple podcasts, Stitcher, or your favorite podcasting app!
BOINC Radio
The BOINC Radio participatory podcast has jumped right into its first official season! On this podcast, 
You can listen to all episodes at the website
https://boinc.network
Or on LBRY, Spotify, Apple podcasts, Stitcher, or your favorite podcasting app!
Hot Discussion Threads
Questions about BOINC and scientific computing
What entities run Oracle nodes and what is their incentivization?
STATISTICS UPDATE
Every month we bring you the most up to date statistics regarding the operation of the Gridcoin blockchain and Gridcoin BOINC projects. The information is gathered from Sunday to Saturday on a fortnightly basis and compiled from the getblockstats RPC command in the Gridcoin wallet, Gridcoin Oracle, BOINCStats, GRCPool, Gridcoin Stats, and from individual project websites.
BLOCKCHAIN STATISTICS
Blockchain statistics from 1/December to 31/December
The table below contains the blockchain statistics and covers blocks 1,779,295 to 1,806,788.
Blockchain charts
The charts below contain the longer term blockchain trends.
BOINC STATISTICS
Team and pool statistics from 1/December to 31/December
The table below contains BOINC team and pool statistics for the month of December.
Team and pool charts
The team and pool charts contain the longer term team and pool trends.
This concludes the 45th Gridcoin State of the Network Report. We’ll see you in a month. Happy crunching!