IOTA core network: Important updates for decentralization and network performance in June

IOTA core network: Important updates for decentralization and network performance in June
The IOTA team of the IOTA Foundation continued in June its efforts to advance the development of the IOTA core network and achieve improved decentralization. This month, the team worked on various important developments, including updates for Mana, Congestion Control and Staking.
The focus was initially on Conesion Control, Accounts, Mana and Staking in June. Congestion Control is an important measure to prevent network spamming and ensure fair network access for everyone. A second resource called Mana is introduced. Users must own and output mana in order to be able to use the network during an overload. You can earn from the use of IOTA token and manage an individual mana account connected to the IOTA wallet. This system has a significant impact on the value of the IOTA token and is crucial for the management of the Congestation Control.
The development of mana and mana accounts mainly took place in the IOTA.go repository. Users can pursue progress in PR#435. The implementation introduced a new output type called Accounttoutput and was successfully integrated into the code base. The protocol can now monitor the mana credit of the individual wallets and activate the congestion control mechanism accordingly.
The implementation of Contriot Control can be found in the IOTA Core Repository under PR#130. Congregation Control acts as a control unit for the Block Scheduler and ensures that only blocks with a sufficient amount of saved mana can be forwarded to the Scheduler on the account. The PR is currently in progress and is expected to be included in the code base in the coming weeks.
Another important step is staking in which users can earn or generate mana. The progress of staking can be followed in PR#143 in the IOTA-Core repository. Users can delegate their funds to a registered validator and stake their funds, with the mana rewards based on the duration and the amount of IOTA tokens used. The PR is still in progress and is expected to be integrated into the code base at the same time as the CONGESTION CONGESTION Control.
The team works in addition to Mana, Congestion Control and Staking, but also on further protocol updates. These updates are crucial for maintaining the decentralization of the network and avoiding network failures.
Another positive development in June was the cooperation between the Goshimmer and Hornet teams to accelerate the work on the IOTA core. In addition, the IOTA core node is now completely ready for the processing of Stardust transactions in a fully decentralized environment.
Overall, the IOTA team made considerable progress in the development of the IOTA core network in June. The updates for Mana, Control Control and Staking will further improve the network and make an important contribution to decentralization. However, the work of the team goes beyond these updates, since it also works on further protocol updates to ensure the stability and functioning of the IOTA network.