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ARC-0073, the interface detection standard for smart contracts and indexers, is finalized

The Algorand Foundation has finalized ARC-0073, a specification that gives smart contracts and indexers a standard way to identify and detect specific contract interfaces on the Algorand blockchain.

ARC-0073 was published as a final standard on January 10, 2023.

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Protocol Release
Algorand mainnet and testnet update to protocol version 3.9.2 with state proofs and 5 MiB block size

The Algorand mainnet and testnet have updated to version 3.9.2, a consensus protocol upgrade that introduces state proofs, increases the maximum block size to 5MiB, and implements AVM v7.

Protocol
ARC-35 finalized as a wallet-agnostic protocol for offline account backups

The ARC-35 standard is a finalized interface for an offline backup protocol. The protocol is wallet-agnostic and supports the backup of multiple accounts.

Release Protocol
Algorand releases update 3.13.1 for MainNet and TestNet

This release removes all deprecated v1 REST API endpoints, requiring a transition to the v2 API. The update introduces a new automated subcommand for deleting partkeys, improves transaction processing performance, and adds new telemetry metrics for the txpool and transaction handler.