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Gonka Node Manager: $80K Community Proposal for Automated Node Operations

The Gonka community is reviewing an $80,000 governance proposal to build Node Manager — automated deployment, updates, and monitoring for node operators.

Trustless Decentralized Training: Gonka Closes P1 Research on Adversarial AI Networks

Gonka closes its longest-running P1 issue with a research framework mapping the path from distributed to truly trustless decentralized AI training.

Dev Digest W10: Token Auth, Inference Speed, PoC Hardening

14 PRs merged: token-based authentication, 3 inference optimizations, PoC proof improvements, and 7 stability fixes preparing for v0.2.11.

Collateral Dashboard & Telegram Alerts: Full Visibility for Your Node

v0.2.10-post6: FastNode Fix for State Sync

Patch disables iavl-fastnode by default, fixing a startup error that affected Hosts joining via state sync snapshots.

Dev Digest: Feb 17-23, 2026 — Inference Sprint and PoC Proof Hardening

11 issues closed: inference latency optimizations, PoC proof improvements with vote verification, critical vesting bug fix, and infrastructure maintenance.

Inference Optimization Deep Dive: 3 Fixes, 3 Layers

Three inference pipeline fixes landed this week targeting routing reliability, state management throughput, and message processing latency.

Collateral System: How It Works and Why It Matters

A practical guide to Gonka collateral mechanism — from grace period to deposits, withdrawals, and slashing rules.

Dev Digest: Feb 17-21, 2026 — v0.2.10 Live, Bridge Audit Progress

v0.2.10 upgrade deployed, CertiK bridge audit continues, bounty program launched.

PoC Proof Transparency: Votes and Weights Now Verifiable

Two changes make PoC proofs fully auditable: on-chain vote verification and inclusion of votes and weights in proof data.

Network Health: PoC V2 Impact After 3 Weeks

How PoC V2 enforcement changed validator behavior, inference quality, and network reliability.

Gonka Network Stats: February 2026

Six months after MainNet launch: 24 releases from v0.0.1-alpha2 to v0.2.10, 380 GitHub stars, 9 public repos, 43 open roadmap issues, and ~29,700 GNK in community bounties paid in the latest release alone.

Dev Digest: Feb 10-17, 2026 — 21 PRs, PoC Rework, Bridge Scripts

Weekly development summary: 21 PRs merged for the v0.2.10 release including PoC sampling optimization, time-based weight normalization, API hardening with 9 fixes, bridge testnet scripts, and streamvesting transfer support.

Gonka Governance: How On-Chain Decisions Are Made

Gonka uses Cosmos SDK x/gov for on-chain governance with a 33.4% quorum, 50% pass threshold, and 33.4% veto power. From software upgrades to parameter changes, every major protocol decision goes through a transparent voting process.

Gonka v0.2.10: PoC Sampling Optimization and Qwen3 Tool Calling

Release v0.2.10 brings a major PoC sampling algorithmic improvement from O(N²) to O(N*N_SLOTS), weight normalization by real time, Qwen3 tool calling support, and the IBC v8.7.0 upgrade. 21 PRs merged with community bounties paid.

Governance Recap: How Proposals 28-31 Shaped the Network

Four proposals shaped the network in January: PoC V2 activation, model consolidation, and bounty programs.

Gonka v0.2.9: Full PoC V2 Activation and Model Consolidation

Full PoC V2 enforcement, single model consolidation, and guardian tiebreaker mechanism.

Gonka v0.2.8: PoC V2 Migration Foundation and Community Token Cleanup

Gonka v0.2.8 introduces critical infrastructure for the Proof of Contribution V2 migration, implements BLS key optimization, and addresses community token distribution issues through an on-chain upgrade.

Gonka v0.2.7: Network Maturity Parameters and Access Control Implementation

Release v0.2.7 introduces critical network maturity thresholds, developer access controls, and participant registration management through on-chain governance parameters, marking a significant step toward production readiness.

Gonka v0.2.6-post1: PostgreSQL Storage Support and Streamlined Node Deployment

Release v0.2.6-post1 introduces optional PostgreSQL support for payload storage, streamlines the onboarding process for new hosts, and implements an improved on-chain upgrade workflow that minimizes deployment inconsistencies.