Announcement: Private Mainnet Node Upgrade to v4.0

Dear Operators,

We are excited to announce another release that brings significant improvements and changes!

Please note that this release includes breaking changes that are not compatible with v3.x.x. We will coordinate with active operators on the private mainnet to facilitate this upgrade and minimize downtime.

Upgrade Instructions:

Please follow the steps outlined in our release notes: https://github.com/ParaState/SafeStakeOperator/releases/tag/v4.0.0-mainnet

What’s New:

1. Improved the communication protocol between operators by using grpc.

2. Refactored the internal logic of the operator to reduce memory usage.

3. Optimized the implementation for running multiple validators, supporting 1500 validators per cluster at the same HW spent without sacrificing performance.

4. Supported the latest version of lighthouse (v6.0.1) and improved the version management of lighthouse submodule.

5. Updated some dependent libraries, such as using alloy to replace ether.

Be sure to update promptly to stay aligned with the latest improvements. Thank you for your dedication and support!