DeFi for Crypto.
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Reference implementation of Kava, a blockchain for cross-chain DeFi. Built using the [cosmos-sdk](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk).
## Mainnet
Note, the current recommended version of the software for mainnet is v0.3.5. The master branch of this repository contains considerable development work since the last mainnet release and is __not__ runnable on mainnet.
### Installation
```sh
git checkout v0.3.5
make install
```
## Mainnet Upgrade
The scheduled mainnet upgrade to `kava-3` will take place on June 10th, 2020 at 14:00 UTC. The version of Kava for `kava-3` is [__v0.8.1__](https://github.com/Kava-Labs/kava/releases/tag/v0.8.1).
Migration instructions can be found [here](https://github.com/Kava-Labs/kava/blob/master/contrib/kava-3/migration.md).
## Testnet
For further information on joining the lastest testnet, head over to the [testnet repo](https://github.com/Kava-Labs/kava-testnets).
## License
Copyright © Kava Labs, Inc. All rights reserved.
Licensed under the [Apache v2 License](LICENSE.md).