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[Waterfall Foundation]

We're excited to share some great news.

After a thorough technical review, the Linux Foundation's Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) voted to elevate Waterfall from Labs to Incubation. This milestone was earned through a rigorous evaluation process.

Thank you to everyone who believed in our vision and supported us along the way.

A more detailed announcement will be shared soon.

[Waterfall Foundation]

Documentation update.

Several sections that were previously marked Coming Soon are now available:
• BlockDAG – how parallel block production and the spine chain work https://docs.waterfall.network/overview/block-dag/
• Consensus – validator roles, finality, rewards, penalties, and lifecycle https://docs.waterfall.network/overview/consensus/
• Subnetworks – Waterfall's research on horizontal scaling through graph clustering https://docs.waterfall.network/overview/subnetwork/

This update also aligns terminology with v0.4.0, refreshes performance and staking information, adds research references, and improves link previews for shared documentation.

[Waterfall Foundation]

Mainnet Snapshot Update

The Waterfall Mainnet snapshot is now 5× smaller.

The current chain state requires over 300 GiB, while the new snapshot is approximately 70 GiB. This significantly reduces the disk space required to download the snapshot and initialize a node from it.

Before replacing your node data, make sure your validator keys are backed up.

Step-by-step instructions:
Run Waterfall Node Mainnet in Docker (https://docs.waterfall.network/tutorials/setup-docker-node-mainnet/#how-to-sync-faster)

Latest snapshot manifest:
https://storage.waterfall.network/snapshots/latest.json

[Waterfall Foundation]

🔧 Waterfall Explorer: Code Refactoring Complete

We’ve completed a major refactoring of the Waterfall Explorer codebase.

This work focused on improving the Explorer’s internal code structure, maintainability, and foundation for future development.

Importantly, this was not related to node performance or stability — Waterfall nodes are operating properly.

The refactoring gives us a cleaner and more maintainable Explorer codebase, making it easier to build, test, and introduce future improvements.

[Waterfall Foundation]

Waterfall Mainnet Docker v2: An Upgrade for Node Operators
Docker v2 is now available for Waterfall Mainnet nodes, along with updated setup and migration instructions.

https://docs.waterfall.network/blog/2026/09/12/waterfall-node-v2-for-docker-stake-delegation-key-portability-and-built-in-snapshots/

What’s new in v2:
🔹 Stake delegation with on-chain rules
🔹 Validator key import & export
🔹 Validator labels
🔹 Built-in snapshot seeding
🔹 Slashing protection database reset
🔹 Configurable ports
🔹 Improved persistence & health monitoring

Setting up a node with Docker v2?
Follow the new setup instructions:
📖 https://docs.waterfall.network/tutorials/setup-docker-node-mainnet-v2/

Currently running Docker v1?
Migrate to v2 without re-syncing, exiting, or re-activating your validators. Your validators and synchronized database carry over.

📖 Migration instructions:
https://docs.waterfall.network/tutorials/migrate-docker-node-v1-v2/