--- title: "News and updates | ZooBC Foundation" description: "ZooBC Foundation news: grant awards, governance actions, transparency reports, testnet releases and programme updates for the ZooBC blockchain." url: https://zoobc.foundation/news/ language: en publisher: ZooBC Foundation retrieved: 2026-10-19 --- News & updates # What the Foundation is doing, as it happens. Grant announcements, governance actions, transparency reports, programme changes. Every post here is available as a stable URL, in a JSON feed, and in RSS — so other properties can pull them without a private API. [JSON feed](https://zoobc.foundation/feed/json/) [Atom / RSS](https://zoobc.foundation/feed/) 1 Oct 2026 ## [Vote on times and submit questions for two ZooBC AMA sessions](https://zoobc.foundation/news/?slug=vote-on-times-and-submit-questions-for-two-zoobc-ama-sessions) Two AMA sessions are open for questions and time voting: a general introduction to ZooBC and a technical deep dive. Work has also started on browser signing and a hardware wallet bridge. — Roberto Capodieci 27 Sep 2026 ## [Node 0.5.2 and Wallet V1.78 follow a week of testing](https://zoobc.foundation/news/?slug=node-0-5-2-wallet-v1-78-and-a-week-of-forum-testing) Community reports led to specific fixes in Wallet V1.78 and node 0.5.2. Both TestNet chains were relaunched, several features are live chain-side, and work remains before MainNet. — Roberto Capodieci 26 Sep 2026 ## [ZooBC testnet restarts on a fresh chain with version 0.5.1](https://zoobc.foundation/news/?slug=zoobc-testnet-restarts-on-a-fresh-chain-with-version-0-5-1) Testnet and devnet are producing blocks with community-reported fixes, automatic splitting and linked-address accounts. Previous testnet balances did not carry over, and automatic splitting is not yet available in the wallet. — Roberto Capodieci 24 Sep 2026 ## [Testnet reset coming with v0.5.0](https://zoobc.foundation/news/?slug=testnet-reset-coming-with-v0-5-0) Within the next 48 hours, testnet will restart from a new genesis with reported fixes and new features. Current balances, tokens and history will not carry over. — Roberto Capodieci 21 Sep 2026 ## [Node 0.4.5 fixes two remote crashes and an unlimited upload endpoint](https://zoobc.foundation/news/?slug=node-0-4-5-fixes-two-remote-crashes-and-an-unlimited-upload-endpoint) Testnet and devnet now run Node 0.4.5. Version 0.4.4 remains compatible, but node operators should update because two crashes can be triggered remotely. — Roberto Capodieci 20 Sep 2026 ## [Chain-bound signing goes live after the testnet relaunch](https://zoobc.foundation/news/?slug=testnet-relaunches-with-chain-bound-signing-and-wallet-xss-fixes) Testnet and devnet restarted with chain-bound signatures on September 16. Forum reports then led to wallet, CLI and faucet fixes, while several consensus changes remain pending. — Roberto Capodieci --- Source: https://zoobc.foundation/news/ All pages: https://zoobc.foundation/llms.txt Full text: https://zoobc.foundation/llms-full.txt