Fix int64 -> int64_t in DoS_tests.cpp for modern compilers

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Bump version to 5.3.6 - IBD sync optimizations and Linux build fix
2026-03-22 23:23:23 -07:00 · 2026-03-22 23:15:14 -07:00 · 2026-03-22 23:14:30 -07:00 · 2026-03-22 23:03:28 -07:00 · 2026-03-22 21:53:47 -07:00 · 2026-03-22 19:32:04 -07:00
37 changed files with 1743 additions and 130 deletions
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+      "Bash(export PATH=\"/c/msys64/mingw64/bin:$PATH\")",
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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
  workflow_dispatch:

 env:
-  VERSION: "5.2.0"
+  VERSION: "5.3.5"

 jobs:
  build-windows-qt:
@@ -147,6 +147,12 @@ jobs:
      - name: Build
        run: make -j$(nproc)

+      - name: Run unit tests
+        run: |
+          cd src
+          make -f makefile.unix test_triangles -j$(nproc)
+          ./test_triangles --log_level=test_suite
+
      - name: Strip binary
        run: strip --strip-all triangles-qt

@@ -183,6 +189,12 @@ jobs:
          mkdir -p obj
          make -f makefile.unix -j$(nproc)

+      - name: Run unit tests
+        run: |
+          cd src
+          make -f makefile.unix test_triangles -j$(nproc)
+          ./test_triangles --log_level=test_suite
+
      - name: Strip binary
        run: strip --strip-all src/trianglesd

@@ -52,3 +52,6 @@ triangles.conf
 *.key
 *.cert
 *.gpg
+*.o
+src/trianglesd
+src/obj/
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+# Triangles Codebase Cleanup Notes
+
+## Overview
+Systematic code quality improvements for the Triangles cryptocurrency codebase (v5.3.4+).
+
+**Goal:** Improve maintainability without changing behavior or breaking consensus.
+
+## Inventory
+
+### TODOs/FIXMEs Found (38 total)
+
+#### High Priority (Affects Safety/Correctness)
+- `rpcmining.cpp:263` - **Thread safety issue** in mapNewBlock (static variable, no mutex)
+- `walletmodel.cpp:249` - **Potential collision** in balance calculation
+- `smessage.cpp:863, 2219, 2373` - **File size limit** (files must be split if >2GB)
+
+#### Medium Priority (Encapsulation/Security)
+- `protocol.h:50, 100, 132` - Public members should be private (3 locations)
+- `wallet.h:378` - nOrderPos calculation should move elsewhere
+- `wallet.cpp:733, 1732` - Change output handling needs improvement
+- `rpcwallet.cpp:1474, 1513, 1569` - SecureString operator= missing (forced .c_str())
+
+#### Low Priority (Nice-to-Have)
+- `util.cpp:1322` - Disabled feature needs verification
+- `tor/tor_embedded.cpp:209` - Tor 0.4.9+ shutdown API upgrade
+- `init.cpp:442` - Remaining sanity checks (see Bitcoin issue #4081)
+- `rpcmining.cpp:232` - DRM comment (unclear what it means)
+- `smessage.cpp:*` - Various improvements (hash inclusion, thread safety, defaults)
+- `qt/*` - UI improvements (decrypt not supported, message filtering, OSX startup)
+
+#### External/Third-Party (Don't Touch)
+- `leveldb/*` - LevelDB library TODOs (upstream issues)
+
+## Code Quality Issues
+
+### Using namespace std (37 files)
+All in .cpp files - **this is fine for .cpp**, problematic only in headers.
+No headers have this issue, so **no action needed**.
+
+### Printf/Cout Usage (56 files)
+Most cryptocurrency code uses printf for early init/error handling before logging is available.
+**Review needed:** Check if these are legitimate early-init cases or should use LogPrintf.
+
+## Cleanup Plan (Safest → Riskiest)
+
+### Phase 1: Documentation & Comments ✅ SAFE
+1. Document all TODOs with context (why deferred, what's needed)
+2. Add function-level comments for complex logic
+3. Improve inline comments for clarity
+
+### Phase 2: Low-Risk Code Quality 🟨 MEDIUM RISK
+4. Fix compiler warnings (-Wall -Wextra)
+5. Add const correctness where missing
+6. Remove commented-out dead code
+7. Standardize code formatting (if inconsistent)
+
+### Phase 3: Functional Improvements 🟥 HIGH RISK (Skip for now)
+8. Fix thread safety issue in rpcmining.cpp (requires testing)
+9. Improve protocol.h encapsulation (may affect other code)
+10. Address >2GB file handling in smessage.cpp
+
+## Decisions
+
+### What NOT to Change
+- **Consensus code** - main.cpp (validation), kernel.cpp (PoS), miner.cpp (staking)
+- **Serialization** - Any READWRITE, serialize/deserialize code
+- **Protocol constants** - Network message types, version numbers
+- **Third-party code** - leveldb/, tor/, sph_types.h, xxhash/, lz4/
+
+### What's Safe to Change
+- Comments and documentation
+- Variable names (in non-consensus code)
+- Code organization (splitting large functions)
+- Logging statements
+- UI code (qt/)
+- RPC interface (as long as API contract preserved)
+
+## Initial Cleanup (2026-03-22)
+
+### Actions Taken
+1. Created this documentation file
+2. Created cleanup/desloppify branch
+3. Inventoried all TODOs/FIXMEs
+
+### Next Steps
+1. Add documentation comments to TODO items
+2. Review printf/cout usage patterns
+3. Check for compiler warnings
+4. Consider low-risk improvements
+
+## Notes
+- This is a Bitcoin-derived codebase, so many patterns follow Bitcoin Core conventions
+- Recent v5.3.x work already modernized to C++17 and removed Boost - good foundation
+- Code is generally well-structured; main improvements are documentation and minor cleanup
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Generated by qmake (3.1) (Qt 5.15.18)
 # Project:  triangles-qt.pro
 # Template: app
-# Command: C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/qmake-qt5.exe -o Makefile triangles-qt.pro USE_QRCODE=1 USE_UPNP=-
+# Command: C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/qmake-qt5.exe -o Makefile triangles-qt.pro -spec win32-g++ CONFIG+=release
 #############################################################################

 MAKEFILE      = Makefile
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ Makefile: triangles-qt.pro C:/msys64/mingw64/share/qt5/mkspecs/win32-g++/qmake.c
 		C:/msys64/mingw64/lib/qtmain.prl \
 		C:/msys64/mingw64/share/qt5/mkspecs/features/build_pass.prf \
 		src/qt/triangles.qrc
-	$(QMAKE) -o Makefile triangles-qt.pro USE_QRCODE=1 USE_UPNP=-
+	$(QMAKE) -o Makefile triangles-qt.pro -spec win32-g++ CONFIG+=release
 C:/msys64/mingw64/share/qt5/mkspecs/features/spec_pre.prf:
 C:/msys64/mingw64/share/qt5/mkspecs/qdevice.pri:
 C:/msys64/mingw64/share/qt5/mkspecs/features/device_config.prf:
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ C:/msys64/mingw64/lib/qtmain.prl:
 C:/msys64/mingw64/share/qt5/mkspecs/features/build_pass.prf:
 src/qt/triangles.qrc:
 qmake: FORCE
-	@$(QMAKE) -o Makefile triangles-qt.pro USE_QRCODE=1 USE_UPNP=-
+	@$(QMAKE) -o Makefile triangles-qt.pro -spec win32-g++ CONFIG+=release

 qmake_all: FORCE

@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+# TODO/FIXME Documentation
+
+Detailed context for each TODO/FIXME in the codebase.
+
+## Critical (Needs Attention)
+
+### src/rpcmining.cpp:263 - Thread Safety Issue
+```cpp
+static mapNewBlock_t mapNewBlock;    // FIXME: thread safety
+```
+**Issue:** Static variable accessed by multiple RPC threads without mutex protection.
+**Impact:** Potential race condition in getwork RPC (used for mining).
+**Status:** Low priority - PoW mining ended at block 9000, this code path rarely used.
+**Fix:** Add std::mutex and lock_guard if getwork usage increases.
+
+### src/qt/walletmodel.cpp:249 - Collision Risk
+```cpp
+if((total + nFeeRequired) > nBalance) // FIXME: could cause collisions in the future
+```
+**Issue:** Balance check may have edge case causing transaction collisions.
+**Context:** In createTransaction fee calculation loop.
+**Status:** Needs investigation - unclear what "collisions" means here.
+**Fix:** Review Bitcoin Core's current implementation of this logic.
+
+### src/smessage.cpp - File Size Limits
+```cpp
+// Lines 863, 2219, 2373: "TODO files must be split if > 2GB"
+```
+**Issue:** Secure message storage files not split when exceeding 2GB.
+**Impact:** May fail on 32-bit systems or with large message volumes.
+**Status:** Low priority - unlikely to reach 2GB in practice.
+**Fix:** Implement file rotation when approaching 2GB limit.
+
+## Medium Priority (Encapsulation/API)
+
+### src/protocol.h - Make Members Private
+```cpp
+// Lines 50, 100, 132: "TODO: make private (improves encapsulation)"
+```
+**Issue:** CAddress, CInv, CMessageHeader have public data members.
+**Impact:** Poor encapsulation, harder to maintain invariants.
+**Status:** Deferred - would require extensive refactoring.
+**Fix:** Add getter/setter methods, make members private, update all call sites.
+
+### src/wallet.h:378 - nOrderPos Calculation
+```cpp
+nOrderPos = -1; // TODO: calculate elsewhere
+```
+**Issue:** Transaction ordering position calculated in constructor.
+**Impact:** Minor - works but not ideal separation of concerns.
+**Status:** Deferred - no functional issue.
+**Fix:** Move calculation to WalletDB when transaction is added.
+
+### src/rpcwallet.cpp - SecureString Operator
+```cpp
+// Lines 1474, 1513, 1569: "TODO: get rid of this .c_str()"
+```
+**Issue:** SecureString missing operator=(std::string).
+**Impact:** Forced to use .c_str() which exposes password temporarily.
+**Status:** Deferred - would require SecureString class modification.
+**Fix:** Add `SecureString& operator=(const std::string&)` method.
+
+## Low Priority (Nice-to-Have)
+
+### src/util.cpp:1322 - Disabled Feature
+```cpp
+// TODO: This is currently disabled because it needs to be verified to work
+```
+**Context:** File descriptor management code.
+**Status:** Intentionally disabled pending verification.
+**Fix:** Test thoroughly, then enable if needed.
+
+### src/tor/tor_embedded.cpp:209 - Tor Shutdown API
+```cpp
+// TODO: Tor 0.4.9+ may add tor_api_shutdown(), use it when available
+```
+**Context:** Embedded Tor cleanup.
+**Status:** Waiting for upstream Tor API.
+**Fix:** Check Tor 0.4.9+ releases for new API, integrate when stable.
+
+### src/init.cpp:442 - Sanity Checks
+```cpp
+// TODO: remaining sanity checks, see #4081
+```
+**Context:** Bitcoin Core issue #4081 - additional startup sanity checks.
+**Status:** Deferred - core checks already in place.
+**Fix:** Review Bitcoin Core's current sanity check implementation.
+
+### src/rpcmining.cpp:232 - DRM Comment
+```cpp
+CDataStream(coinbase, SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION) >> pblock->vtx[0]; // FIXME - DRM!
+```
+**Issue:** Unclear what "DRM" means here - likely "Data Race Maybe"?
+**Status:** Needs clarification from original author.
+**Fix:** Investigate if there's an actual issue, otherwise remove comment.
+
+## Deferred (External/Low Impact)
+
+### LevelDB TODOs (src/leveldb/*)
+**Status:** Upstream LevelDB issues - don't modify embedded library.
+**Action:** None - track upstream LevelDB project.
+
+### Qt TODOs (src/qt/*)
+**Status:** UI improvements, not critical.
+**Action:** Track as nice-to-have enhancements.
+
+### Secure Message TODOs (src/smessage.cpp)
+Multiple minor improvements suggested:
+- Include hash in certain operations
+- Improve thread shutdown
+- Set default recv/recvAnon behavior
+- Update outbox after PoW completes
+
+**Status:** Non-critical enhancements.
+**Action:** Consider for future encrypted messaging upgrades.
+
+## Summary
+
+**Critical:** 3 items (thread safety, balance collision, file limits)
+**Medium:** 6 items (encapsulation, SecureString)
+**Low:** 5 items (disabled features, upstream APIs)
+**Deferred:** ~24 items (external libs, minor enhancements)
+
+**Recommendation:** Focus on documenting critical items in code comments, defer fixes until specific issues arise.
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ std::string CUnsignedAlert::ToString() const
    return strprintf(
        "CAlert(\n"
        "    nVersion     = %d\n"
-        "    nRelayUntil  = %"PRId64"\n"
-        "    nExpiration  = %"PRId64"\n"
+        "    nRelayUntil  = %" PRId64 "\n"
+        "    nExpiration  = %" PRId64 "\n"
        "    nID          = %d\n"
        "    nCancel      = %d\n"
        "    setCancel    = %s\n"
@@ -0,0 +1,378 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Triangles developers
+// Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license
+
+#include "bootstrap.h"
+
+#include <boost/asio.hpp>
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+#include <boost/filesystem/fstream.hpp>
+#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
+
+#include <zlib.h>
+
+#include <fstream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <cstring>
+
+namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
+using boost::asio::ip::tcp;
+
+namespace Bootstrap {
+
+bool NeedsBootstrap(const fs::path& dataDir)
+{
+    return !fs::exists(dataDir / "blk0001.dat");
+}
+
+bool DownloadFile(const std::string& host, const std::string& urlPath,
+                  const fs::path& destPath,
+                  ProgressCallback progressFn,
+                  std::string& strError)
+{
+    try {
+        boost::asio::io_context io_context;
+        tcp::resolver resolver(io_context);
+
+        boost::system::error_code resolve_ec;
+        tcp::resolver::results_type endpoints =
+            resolver.resolve(host, std::to_string(PORT), resolve_ec);
+        if (resolve_ec) {
+            strError = "Cannot resolve host: " + host;
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        tcp::socket socket(io_context);
+        boost::asio::connect(socket, endpoints);
+
+        // Send HTTP GET request
+        std::string request =
+            "GET " + urlPath + " HTTP/1.1\r\n"
+            "Host: " + host + "\r\n"
+            "Connection: close\r\n"
+            "User-Agent: Triangles\r\n"
+            "\r\n";
+        boost::asio::write(socket, boost::asio::buffer(request));
+
+        // Read response headers
+        boost::asio::streambuf response_buf;
+        boost::asio::read_until(socket, response_buf, "\r\n\r\n");
+
+        std::istream response_stream(&response_buf);
+
+        // Parse status line
+        std::string http_version;
+        unsigned int status_code = 0;
+        response_stream >> http_version >> status_code;
+        std::string status_message;
+        std::getline(response_stream, status_message);
+
+        if (status_code != 200) {
+            strError = "HTTP error " + std::to_string(status_code) + " for " + urlPath;
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Parse headers for Content-Length
+        int64_t content_length = 0;
+        std::string header_line;
+        while (std::getline(response_stream, header_line) && header_line != "\r") {
+            std::string lower_header = header_line;
+            std::transform(lower_header.begin(), lower_header.end(),
+                           lower_header.begin(), ::tolower);
+            if (lower_header.find("content-length:") == 0) {
+                content_length = std::stoll(header_line.substr(header_line.find(':') + 1));
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Open output file
+        FILE* file = fopen(destPath.string().c_str(), "wb");
+        if (!file) {
+            strError = "Cannot create file: " + destPath.string();
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        int64_t bytes_written = 0;
+
+        // Write any data remaining in the header buffer (body starts here)
+        if (response_buf.size() > 0) {
+            std::istreambuf_iterator<char> eos;
+            std::string remaining(std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(response_stream), eos);
+            if (!remaining.empty()) {
+                fwrite(remaining.data(), 1, remaining.size(), file);
+                bytes_written += remaining.size();
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Read remaining body in chunks
+        std::vector<char> chunk(65536); // 64 KB
+        boost::system::error_code ec;
+        int64_t last_progress = 0;
+
+        while (true) {
+            size_t n = socket.read_some(boost::asio::buffer(chunk), ec);
+            if (n > 0) {
+                fwrite(chunk.data(), 1, n, file);
+                bytes_written += n;
+
+                // Report progress every 256 KB
+                if (progressFn && (bytes_written - last_progress >= 262144)) {
+                    last_progress = bytes_written;
+                    progressFn(bytes_written, content_length);
+                }
+            }
+            if (ec == boost::asio::error::eof)
+                break;
+            if (ec) {
+                fclose(file);
+                fs::remove(destPath);
+                strError = "Network error: " + ec.message();
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        fclose(file);
+
+        // Verify download size if Content-Length was provided
+        if (content_length > 0 && bytes_written != content_length) {
+            fs::remove(destPath);
+            strError = "Incomplete download: got " + std::to_string(bytes_written)
+                     + " of " + std::to_string(content_length) + " bytes";
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+
+    } catch (std::exception& e) {
+        strError = std::string("Download failed: ") + e.what();
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+bool FetchFileList(const std::string& host,
+                   std::vector<std::string>& files,
+                   std::string& strError)
+{
+    // Download filelist.txt to a temp file
+    fs::path tmpPath = fs::temp_directory_path() / "triangles_bootstrap_filelist.txt";
+
+    std::string urlPath = std::string(BASE_PATH) + "filelist.txt";
+    if (!DownloadFile(host, urlPath, tmpPath, nullptr, strError))
+        return false;
+
+    // Read lines
+    std::ifstream in(tmpPath.string().c_str());
+    if (!in.is_open()) {
+        strError = "Cannot read downloaded file list";
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    files.clear();
+    std::string line;
+    while (std::getline(in, line)) {
+        boost::trim(line);
+        if (!line.empty() && line[0] != '#')
+            files.push_back(line);
+    }
+    in.close();
+    fs::remove(tmpPath);
+
+    if (files.empty()) {
+        strError = "File list is empty";
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+// --- tar.gz bootstrap support ---
+
+namespace {
+
+// Parse a tar octal field (ASCII octal, null/space terminated)
+static int64_t ParseTarOctal(const char* field, size_t len)
+{
+    int64_t result = 0;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < len && field[i] != '\0' && field[i] != ' '; i++) {
+        if (field[i] < '0' || field[i] > '7') continue;
+        result = (result << 3) | (field[i] - '0');
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+// Extract a tar.gz file to a destination directory
+static bool ExtractTarGz(const fs::path& tarGzPath,
+                          const fs::path& destDir,
+                          std::string& strError)
+{
+    gzFile gz = gzopen(tarGzPath.string().c_str(), "rb");
+    if (!gz) {
+        strError = "Cannot open " + tarGzPath.string();
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    gzbuffer(gz, 262144); // 256 KB buffer for performance
+
+    char header[512];
+
+    while (true) {
+        int bytesRead = gzread(gz, header, 512);
+        if (bytesRead == 0) break; // EOF
+        if (bytesRead != 512) {
+            strError = "Truncated tar header";
+            gzclose(gz);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // End-of-archive marker (zero block)
+        bool allZero = true;
+        for (int i = 0; i < 512; i++) {
+            if (header[i] != 0) { allZero = false; break; }
+        }
+        if (allZero) break;
+
+        // Parse filename: name (offset 0, 100 bytes) + optional prefix (offset 345, 155 bytes)
+        char name[101] = {0};
+        char prefix[156] = {0};
+        memcpy(name, header, 100);
+        memcpy(prefix, header + 345, 155);
+
+        std::string fullName;
+        if (prefix[0] != '\0')
+            fullName = std::string(prefix) + "/" + std::string(name);
+        else
+            fullName = std::string(name);
+
+        // Security: reject absolute paths and path traversal
+        if (fullName.empty() || fullName[0] == '/' || fullName.find("..") != std::string::npos) {
+            strError = "Unsafe path in tar archive: " + fullName;
+            gzclose(gz);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        char typeflag = header[156];
+        int64_t fileSize = ParseTarOctal(header + 124, 12);
+
+        if (typeflag == '5' || (!fullName.empty() && fullName.back() == '/')) {
+            // Directory entry
+            fs::create_directories(destDir / fullName);
+        } else if (typeflag == '0' || typeflag == '\0') {
+            // Regular file
+            fs::path filePath = destDir / fullName;
+            fs::create_directories(filePath.parent_path());
+
+            FILE* outFile = fopen(filePath.string().c_str(), "wb");
+            if (!outFile) {
+                strError = "Cannot create file: " + filePath.string();
+                gzclose(gz);
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            int64_t remaining = fileSize;
+            char buf[65536];
+            while (remaining > 0) {
+                int toRead = (remaining > (int64_t)sizeof(buf)) ? (int)sizeof(buf) : (int)remaining;
+                int n = gzread(gz, buf, toRead);
+                if (n <= 0) {
+                    fclose(outFile);
+                    strError = "Truncated tar data for: " + fullName;
+                    gzclose(gz);
+                    return false;
+                }
+                fwrite(buf, 1, n, outFile);
+                remaining -= n;
+            }
+            fclose(outFile);
+
+            // Skip padding to next 512-byte boundary
+            int64_t pad = (512 - (fileSize % 512)) % 512;
+            if (pad > 0) {
+                char padBuf[512];
+                if (gzread(gz, padBuf, (unsigned)pad) != (int)pad) {
+                    strError = "Truncated tar padding for: " + fullName;
+                    gzclose(gz);
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            // Unknown entry type - skip its data
+            int64_t totalSkip = fileSize + ((512 - (fileSize % 512)) % 512);
+            char skipBuf[512];
+            while (totalSkip > 0) {
+                int toRead = (totalSkip > 512) ? 512 : (int)totalSkip;
+                if (gzread(gz, skipBuf, toRead) != toRead) break;
+                totalSkip -= toRead;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    gzclose(gz);
+    return true;
+}
+
+} // anonymous namespace
+
+bool DownloadBootstrap(const std::string& host,
+                       const fs::path& dataDir,
+                       ProgressCallback progressFn,
+                       std::string& strError)
+{
+    bool gotBlockFile = false;
+
+    // Try downloading bootstrap.tar.gz first
+    fs::path tmpTarGz = dataDir / "bootstrap.tar.gz.tmp";
+    std::string tarUrl = std::string(BASE_PATH) + "bootstrap.tar.gz";
+
+    bool tarDownloaded = DownloadFile(host, tarUrl, tmpTarGz, progressFn, strError);
+
+    if (tarDownloaded) {
+        bool extractOk = ExtractTarGz(tmpTarGz, dataDir, strError);
+        fs::remove(tmpTarGz);
+
+        if (extractOk && fs::exists(dataDir / "blk0001.dat"))
+            gotBlockFile = true;
+        // If extraction failed, fall through to legacy path
+    }
+
+    if (!gotBlockFile) {
+        // Fallback: try filelist.txt + individual file downloads
+        std::string fallbackError;
+        std::vector<std::string> files;
+        if (!FetchFileList(host, files, fallbackError)) {
+            if (!tarDownloaded)
+                strError = strError + " (fallback also failed: " + fallbackError + ")";
+            else
+                strError = "Extraction failed: " + strError + " (fallback also failed: " + fallbackError + ")";
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < files.size(); i++) {
+            fs::path destPath = dataDir / files[i];
+            fs::create_directories(destPath.parent_path());
+
+            std::string urlPath = std::string(BASE_PATH) + files[i];
+            if (!DownloadFile(host, urlPath, destPath, progressFn, strError))
+                return false;
+        }
+
+        gotBlockFile = fs::exists(dataDir / "blk0001.dat");
+    }
+
+    if (!gotBlockFile) {
+        strError = "No blk0001.dat after download";
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Remove any extracted txleveldb/ and database/ - they were built on
+    // a different machine and won't work here. FastImportBlockFile() will
+    // rebuild the index directly from blk0001.dat on next startup.
+    fs::path txleveldb = dataDir / "txleveldb";
+    fs::path database = dataDir / "database";
+    if (fs::exists(txleveldb))
+        fs::remove_all(txleveldb);
+    if (fs::exists(database))
+        fs::remove_all(database);
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+} // namespace Bootstrap
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Triangles developers
+// Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license
+
+#ifndef TRIANGLES_BOOTSTRAP_H
+#define TRIANGLES_BOOTSTRAP_H
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <functional>
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+
+namespace Bootstrap {
+
+    // Bootstrap server configuration
+    static const char* DEFAULT_HOST = "bootstrap.cryptographic-triangles.org";
+    static const char* FALLBACK_HOST = "194.233.88.206";
+    static const char* BASE_PATH = "/";
+    static const int PORT = 80;
+
+    // Progress callback: (bytesDownloaded, totalBytes)
+    typedef std::function<void(int64_t, int64_t)> ProgressCallback;
+
+    // Check if data dir already has blockchain data
+    bool NeedsBootstrap(const boost::filesystem::path& dataDir);
+
+    // Download a single file via HTTP GET, write to destPath
+    bool DownloadFile(const std::string& host, const std::string& urlPath,
+                      const boost::filesystem::path& destPath,
+                      ProgressCallback progressFn,
+                      std::string& strError);
+
+    // Fetch the file manifest (list of relative paths to download)
+    bool FetchFileList(const std::string& host,
+                       std::vector<std::string>& files,
+                       std::string& strError);
+
+    // Download bootstrap.tar.gz and extract to dataDir.
+    // Falls back to filelist.txt + individual file download if tar.gz unavailable.
+    bool DownloadBootstrap(const std::string& host,
+                           const boost::filesystem::path& dataDir,
+                           ProgressCallback progressFn,
+                           std::string& strError);
+
+} // namespace Bootstrap
+
+#endif // TRIANGLES_BOOTSTRAP_H
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // These need to be macros, as version.cpp's and triangles-qt.rc's voodoo requires it
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR       5
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR       3
-#define CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION    2
+#define CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION    6
 #define CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD       0

 // Converts the parameter X to a string after macro replacement on X has been performed.
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "checkpoints.h"
 #include "smessage.h"
 #include "openssl_compat.h"
+#include "bootstrap.h"
 #include "tor/tor_embedded.h"
 #include "tor/onion_v3.h"
 #include "tor/tor_process.h"
@@ -797,6 +798,43 @@ bool AppInit2()
    for (string strDest : mapMultiArgs["-seednode"])
        AddOneShot(strDest);

+    // ********************************************************* Step 6b: bootstrap download (daemon)
+#ifndef QT_GUI
+    if (GetBoolArg("-bootstrap", false))
+    {
+        fs::path dataPath = GetDataDir();
+        std::string host = Bootstrap::DEFAULT_HOST;
+        std::string strError;
+
+        uiInterface.InitMessage(_("Downloading blockchain snapshot..."));
+        printf("Bootstrap: contacting %s...\n", host.c_str());
+
+        auto progressFn = [](int64_t bytesDownloaded, int64_t totalBytes) {
+            if (totalBytes > 0) {
+                printf("\rBootstrap: %lld / %lld MB (%lld%%)",
+                       (long long)(bytesDownloaded / (1024*1024)),
+                       (long long)(totalBytes / (1024*1024)),
+                       (long long)((bytesDownloaded * 100) / totalBytes));
+                fflush(stdout);
+            }
+        };
+
+        bool success = Bootstrap::DownloadBootstrap(host, dataPath, progressFn, strError);
+        if (!success) {
+            host = Bootstrap::FALLBACK_HOST;
+            printf("\nBootstrap: primary host failed, trying fallback %s...\n", host.c_str());
+            success = Bootstrap::DownloadBootstrap(host, dataPath, progressFn, strError);
+        }
+
+        if (!success) {
+            printf("\nBootstrap: failed: %s\n", strError.c_str());
+            printf("Bootstrap: skipping, will sync from network.\n");
+        } else {
+            printf("\nBootstrap: done.\n");
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+
    // ********************************************************* Step 7: load blockchain

    if (!bitdb.Open(GetDataDir()))
@@ -821,6 +859,16 @@ bool AppInit2()
    if (!LoadBlockIndex())
        return InitError(_("Error loading blkindex.dat"));

+    // If the block index is empty but blk0001.dat exists (bootstrap download),
+    // fast-import: build the index directly from the block file without re-writing
+    // data. Batches LevelDB commits every 200K blocks for speed.
+    if (nBestHeight == 0 && boost::filesystem::exists(GetDataDir() / "blk0001.dat")
+        && mapBlockIndex.size() <= 1)
+    {
+        uiInterface.InitMessage(_("Importing bootstrap blocks..."));
+        printf("Block index empty but blk0001.dat exists - running fast import...\n");
+        FastImportBlockFile();
+    }

    // as LoadBlockIndex can take several minutes, it's possible the user
    // requested to kill triangles-qt during the last operation. If so, exit.
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #endif
 #include "notificationqueue.h"
 #include "addressindex.h"
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/replace.hpp>
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 #include <boost/filesystem/fstream.hpp>
@@ -93,6 +94,255 @@ int64_t nMinimumInputValue = 0;

 extern enum Checkpoints::CPMode CheckpointsMode;

+namespace
+{
+
+struct CHeaderSyncNode
+{
+    CBlock header;
+    int nHeight;
+    uint256 nChainTrust;
+    bool fRequested;
+    int64_t nLastRequestTime;
+};
+
+static std::map<uint256, CHeaderSyncNode> mapHeaderSync;
+static uint256 hashBestHeaderSync = 0;
+
+static const unsigned int MAX_HEADER_SYNC_CACHE = 50000;
+static const unsigned int HEADER_DOWNLOAD_WINDOW = 128;
+static const int64_t HEADER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MICROS = 30 * 1000000;
+
+static uint256 GetHeaderSyncTrust(unsigned int nBits)
+{
+    CBigNum bnTarget;
+    bnTarget.SetCompact(nBits);
+
+    if (bnTarget <= 0)
+        return 0;
+
+    return ((CBigNum(1) << 256) / (bnTarget + 1)).getuint256();
+}
+
+static bool GetKnownHeaderState(const uint256& hash, int& nHeight, uint256& nChainTrust)
+{
+    std::map<uint256, CBlockIndex*>::const_iterator miBlock = mapBlockIndex.find(hash);
+    if (miBlock != mapBlockIndex.end())
+    {
+        nHeight = miBlock->second->nHeight;
+        nChainTrust = miBlock->second->nChainTrust;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    std::map<uint256, CHeaderSyncNode>::const_iterator miHeader = mapHeaderSync.find(hash);
+    if (miHeader != mapHeaderSync.end())
+    {
+        nHeight = miHeader->second.nHeight;
+        nChainTrust = miHeader->second.nChainTrust;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool GetHeaderSyncPrevHash(const uint256& hash, uint256& hashPrev)
+{
+    std::map<uint256, CHeaderSyncNode>::const_iterator miHeader = mapHeaderSync.find(hash);
+    if (miHeader != mapHeaderSync.end())
+    {
+        hashPrev = miHeader->second.header.hashPrevBlock;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    std::map<uint256, CBlockIndex*>::const_iterator miBlock = mapBlockIndex.find(hash);
+    if (miBlock != mapBlockIndex.end() && miBlock->second->pprev)
+    {
+        hashPrev = miBlock->second->pprev->GetBlockHash();
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+static void RecomputeBestHeaderSync()
+{
+    hashBestHeaderSync = 0;
+    uint256 nBestTrust = 0;
+
+    for (std::map<uint256, CHeaderSyncNode>::const_iterator it = mapHeaderSync.begin(); it != mapHeaderSync.end(); ++it)
+    {
+        if (hashBestHeaderSync == 0 || it->second.nChainTrust > nBestTrust)
+        {
+            hashBestHeaderSync = it->first;
+            nBestTrust = it->second.nChainTrust;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void PruneHeaderSync()
+{
+    if (mapHeaderSync.size() <= MAX_HEADER_SYNC_CACHE)
+        return;
+
+    printf("IBD-DIAG: header sync cache exceeded %u entries, clearing planner state\n", MAX_HEADER_SYNC_CACHE);
+    mapHeaderSync.clear();
+    hashBestHeaderSync = 0;
+}
+
+static bool AddHeaderSyncNode(const CBlock& header, const uint256& hashHeader)
+{
+    if (mapBlockIndex.count(hashHeader) || mapHeaderSync.count(hashHeader))
+        return true;
+
+    if (!header.vtx.empty())
+        return false;
+
+    if (header.GetBlockTime() > FutureDrift(GetAdjustedTime()))
+        return false;
+
+    int nPrevHeight = -1;
+    uint256 nPrevChainTrust = 0;
+    if (!GetKnownHeaderState(header.hashPrevBlock, nPrevHeight, nPrevChainTrust))
+        return false;
+
+    const int nHeight = nPrevHeight + 1;
+    if (nHeight <= CUTOFF_POW_BLOCK && !CheckProofOfWork(hashHeader, header.nBits))
+        return false;
+
+    CHeaderSyncNode node;
+    node.header = header;
+    node.nHeight = nHeight;
+    node.nChainTrust = nPrevChainTrust + GetHeaderSyncTrust(header.nBits);
+    node.fRequested = false;
+    node.nLastRequestTime = 0;
+
+    mapHeaderSync.insert(std::make_pair(hashHeader, node));
+
+    if (hashBestHeaderSync == 0 || node.nChainTrust > mapHeaderSync[hashBestHeaderSync].nChainTrust)
+        hashBestHeaderSync = hashHeader;
+
+    PruneHeaderSync();
+    return true;
+}
+
+static CBlockLocator BuildHeaderSyncLocator(uint256 hashTip)
+{
+    if (hashTip == 0)
+        return CBlockLocator(pindexBest);
+
+    std::vector<uint256> vHave;
+    int nStep = 1;
+
+    while (hashTip != 0)
+    {
+        vHave.push_back(hashTip);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < nStep && hashTip != 0; ++i)
+        {
+            uint256 hashPrev = 0;
+            if (!GetHeaderSyncPrevHash(hashTip, hashPrev))
+                hashTip = 0;
+            else
+                hashTip = hashPrev;
+        }
+
+        if (vHave.size() > 10)
+            nStep *= 2;
+    }
+
+    vHave.push_back(!fTestNet ? hashGenesisBlockOfficial : hashGenesisBlockTestNet);
+    return CBlockLocator(vHave);
+}
+
+static std::vector<uint256> GetHeaderSyncDownloadPath(uint256 hashTip)
+{
+    std::vector<uint256> vPath;
+
+    while (hashTip != 0 && !mapBlockIndex.count(hashTip))
+    {
+        std::map<uint256, CHeaderSyncNode>::const_iterator mi = mapHeaderSync.find(hashTip);
+        if (mi == mapHeaderSync.end())
+            break;
+
+        vPath.push_back(hashTip);
+        hashTip = mi->second.header.hashPrevBlock;
+    }
+
+    std::reverse(vPath.begin(), vPath.end());
+    return vPath;
+}
+
+static unsigned int CountHeaderSyncInFlight()
+{
+    const int64_t nNow = GetTime() * 1000000;
+    unsigned int nInFlight = 0;
+    for (std::map<uint256, CHeaderSyncNode>::const_iterator it = mapHeaderSync.begin(); it != mapHeaderSync.end(); ++it)
+    {
+        if (it->second.fRequested && nNow - it->second.nLastRequestTime < HEADER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MICROS)
+            ++nInFlight;
+    }
+    return nInFlight;
+}
+
+static unsigned int QueueHeaderSyncBlocks(CNode* pfrom, unsigned int nWindow)
+{
+    if (!pfrom || hashBestHeaderSync == 0)
+        return 0;
+
+    const std::vector<uint256> vPath = GetHeaderSyncDownloadPath(hashBestHeaderSync);
+    if (vPath.empty())
+        return 0;
+
+    const int64_t nNow = GetTime() * 1000000;
+    unsigned int nInFlight = CountHeaderSyncInFlight();
+    unsigned int nQueued = 0;
+
+    for (std::vector<uint256>::const_iterator it = vPath.begin(); it != vPath.end(); ++it)
+    {
+        if (nInFlight + nQueued >= nWindow)
+            break;
+
+        std::map<uint256, CHeaderSyncNode>::iterator mi = mapHeaderSync.find(*it);
+        if (mi == mapHeaderSync.end())
+            continue;
+
+        if (mi->second.fRequested && nNow - mi->second.nLastRequestTime < HEADER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MICROS)
+            continue;
+
+        pfrom->AskFor(CInv(MSG_BLOCK, *it));
+        mi->second.fRequested = true;
+        mi->second.nLastRequestTime = nNow;
+        ++nQueued;
+    }
+
+    return nQueued;
+}
+
+static void MarkHeaderSyncBlockAccepted(const uint256& hashBlock)
+{
+    std::map<uint256, CHeaderSyncNode>::iterator mi = mapHeaderSync.find(hashBlock);
+    if (mi == mapHeaderSync.end())
+        return;
+
+    mapHeaderSync.erase(mi);
+    if (hashBestHeaderSync == hashBlock)
+        RecomputeBestHeaderSync();
+}
+
+static void ContinueHeaderSync(CNode* pfrom, const uint256& hashTip)
+{
+    if (!pfrom || hashTip == 0)
+        return;
+
+    CBlockLocator locator = BuildHeaderSyncLocator(hashTip);
+    if (locator.IsNull())
+        return;
+
+    pfrom->PushMessage("getheaders", locator, uint256(0));
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // dispatching functions
@@ -2296,13 +2546,19 @@ bool CBlock::AddToBlockIndex(unsigned int nFile, unsigned int nBlockPos, const u
    if (!txdb.TxnBegin())
        return false;
    txdb.WriteBlockIndex(CDiskBlockIndex(pindexNew));
-    if (!txdb.TxnCommit())
-        return false;

-    // New best
+    // New best — keep the batch open so SetBestChain can add ConnectBlock
+    // writes to the same transaction, cutting the per-block commit count in half.
    if (pindexNew->nChainTrust > nBestChainTrust)
+    {
        if (!SetBestChain(txdb, pindexNew))
            return false;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        if (!txdb.TxnCommit())
+            return false;
+    }

    if (pindexNew == pindexBest)
    {
@@ -2614,8 +2870,11 @@ bool ProcessBlock(CNode* pfrom, CBlock* pblock)
        mapOrphanBlocks.insert(make_pair(hash, pblock2));
        mapOrphanBlocksByPrev.insert(make_pair(pblock2->hashPrevBlock, pblock2));

-        // Limit orphan blocks to prevent memory exhaustion
-        if (mapOrphanBlocks.size() > MAX_ORPHAN_BLOCKS)
+        // Limit orphan blocks to prevent memory exhaustion.
+        // Allow more orphans during IBD so out-of-order blocks from parallel
+        // downloads don't get evicted and re-requested.
+        unsigned int nMaxOrphans = IsInitialBlockDownload() ? MAX_ORPHAN_BLOCKS_IBD : MAX_ORPHAN_BLOCKS;
+        if (mapOrphanBlocks.size() > nMaxOrphans)
        {
            // Evict a random orphan
            uint256 randomhash = GetRandHash();
@@ -2655,6 +2914,8 @@ bool ProcessBlock(CNode* pfrom, CBlock* pblock)
    if (!pblock->AcceptBlock())
        return error("ProcessBlock() : AcceptBlock FAILED");

+    MarkHeaderSyncBlockAccepted(hash);
+
    // Recursively process any orphan blocks that depended on this one
    vector<uint256> vWorkQueue;
    vWorkQueue.push_back(hash);
@@ -2667,7 +2928,10 @@ bool ProcessBlock(CNode* pfrom, CBlock* pblock)
        {
            CBlock* pblockOrphan = (*mi).second;
            if (pblockOrphan->AcceptBlock())
+            {
                vWorkQueue.push_back(pblockOrphan->GetHash());
+                MarkHeaderSyncBlockAccepted(pblockOrphan->GetHash());
+            }
            mapOrphanBlocks.erase(pblockOrphan->GetHash());
            setStakeSeenOrphan.erase(pblockOrphan->GetProofOfStake());
            delete pblockOrphan;
@@ -2678,6 +2942,14 @@ bool ProcessBlock(CNode* pfrom, CBlock* pblock)
    if (nBestHeight % 5000 == 0 || !IsInitialBlockDownload())
        printf("ProcessBlock: ACCEPTED block %d\n", nBestHeight);

+    if (pfrom && hashBestHeaderSync != 0)
+    {
+        const unsigned int nQueued = QueueHeaderSyncBlocks(pfrom, HEADER_DOWNLOAD_WINDOW);
+        if (nQueued > 0)
+            printf("IBD-DIAG: queued %u more blocks from header planner after accepting %s\n",
+                nQueued, hash.ToString().substr(0,20).c_str());
+    }
+
    // triangles: if responsible for sync-checkpoint send it
    if (pfrom && !CSyncCheckpoint::strMasterPrivKey.empty())
        Checkpoints::SendSyncCheckpoint(Checkpoints::AutoSelectSyncCheckpoint());
@@ -3023,7 +3295,14 @@ bool LoadExternalBlockFile(FILE* fileIn)
 {
    int64_t nStart = GetTimeMillis();

+    // Get file size for progress reporting
+    int64_t nFileSize = 0;
+    fseek(fileIn, 0, SEEK_END);
+    nFileSize = ftell(fileIn);
+    fseek(fileIn, 0, SEEK_SET);
+
    int nLoaded = 0;
+    int64_t nLastProgressReport = 0;
    {
        LOCK(cs_main);
        try {
@@ -3074,6 +3353,20 @@ bool LoadExternalBlockFile(FILE* fileIn)
                        nLoaded++;
                    nPos += 4 + nSize;
                }
+
+                // Report progress every 1000 blocks
+                if (nLoaded - nLastProgressReport >= 1000)
+                {
+                    nLastProgressReport = nLoaded;
+                    if (nFileSize > 0) {
+                        int pct = (int)((int64_t)nPos * 100 / nFileSize);
+                        printf("Importing blocks... %d blocks loaded (%d%%)\n", nLoaded, pct);
+                        uiInterface.InitMessage(strprintf(_("Importing blocks... %d loaded (%d%%)"), nLoaded, pct));
+                    } else {
+                        printf("Importing blocks... %d blocks loaded\n", nLoaded);
+                        uiInterface.InitMessage(strprintf(_("Importing blocks... %d loaded"), nLoaded));
+                    }
+                }
            }
        }
        catch (std::exception &e) {
@@ -3085,6 +3378,210 @@ bool LoadExternalBlockFile(FILE* fileIn)
    return nLoaded > 0;
 }

+bool FastImportBlockFile()
+{
+    // Fast block import: reads blk0001.dat and builds the block index
+    // directly without re-writing block data. LevelDB writes are batched
+    // every 200K blocks for speed. Only used for trusted bootstrap data
+    // (blocks below the hardcoded checkpoint).
+
+    fs::path blkPath = GetDataDir() / "blk0001.dat";
+    if (!fs::exists(blkPath))
+        return false;
+
+    printf("FastImportBlockFile: starting from %s\n", blkPath.string().c_str());
+    int64_t nStart = GetTimeMillis();
+
+    FILE* fileIn = fopen(blkPath.string().c_str(), "rb");
+    if (!fileIn)
+        return false;
+
+    // Get file size for progress
+    fseek(fileIn, 0, SEEK_END);
+    int64_t nFileSize = ftell(fileIn);
+    fseek(fileIn, 0, SEEK_SET);
+
+    int nLoaded = 0;
+    int64_t nLastProgressReport = 0;
+
+    {
+        LOCK(cs_main);
+        CAutoFile blkdat(fileIn, SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION);
+
+        CTxDB txdb;
+        txdb.TxnBegin();
+
+        unsigned int nPos = 0;
+        while (nPos != (unsigned int)-1 && blkdat.good() && !fRequestShutdown)
+        {
+            // Find message start bytes (same scan as LoadExternalBlockFile)
+            unsigned char pchData[65536];
+            do {
+                fseek(blkdat, nPos, SEEK_SET);
+                int nRead = fread(pchData, 1, sizeof(pchData), blkdat);
+                if (nRead <= 8)
+                {
+                    nPos = (unsigned int)-1;
+                    break;
+                }
+                void* nFind = memchr(pchData, pchMessageStart[0], nRead+1-sizeof(pchMessageStart));
+                if (nFind)
+                {
+                    if (memcmp(nFind, pchMessageStart, sizeof(pchMessageStart))==0)
+                    {
+                        nPos += ((unsigned char*)nFind - pchData) + sizeof(pchMessageStart);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    nPos += ((unsigned char*)nFind - pchData) + 1;
+                }
+                else
+                    nPos += sizeof(pchData) - sizeof(pchMessageStart) + 1;
+            } while(!fRequestShutdown);
+
+            if (nPos == (unsigned int)-1)
+                break;
+
+            fseek(blkdat, nPos, SEEK_SET);
+            unsigned int nSize;
+            blkdat >> nSize;
+
+            if (nSize == 0 || nSize > MAX_BLOCK_SIZE)
+            {
+                nPos += 4 + nSize;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // nBlockPos = file position where the block data starts
+            // (after 4-byte message start + 4-byte size)
+            unsigned int nBlockPos = nPos + 4;
+
+            CBlock block;
+            blkdat >> block;
+
+            uint256 hash = block.GetHash();
+            if (mapBlockIndex.count(hash))
+            {
+                nPos += 4 + nSize;
+                continue; // already indexed
+            }
+
+            // Create CBlockIndex
+            CBlockIndex* pindexNew = new CBlockIndex(1, nBlockPos, block);
+            if (!pindexNew)
+                break;
+
+            // Link to previous block
+            map<uint256, CBlockIndex*>::iterator miPrev = mapBlockIndex.find(block.hashPrevBlock);
+            if (miPrev != mapBlockIndex.end())
+            {
+                pindexNew->pprev = (*miPrev).second;
+                pindexNew->nHeight = pindexNew->pprev->nHeight + 1;
+            }
+
+            // Chain trust
+            pindexNew->nChainTrust = (pindexNew->pprev ? pindexNew->pprev->nChainTrust : 0) + pindexNew->GetBlockTrust();
+
+            // Stake entropy bit
+            pindexNew->SetStakeEntropyBit(block.GetStakeEntropyBit());
+
+            // Stake modifier (minimal for blocks far below checkpoint)
+            int nCheckpointHeight = Checkpoints::GetTotalBlocksEstimate();
+            if (pindexNew->nHeight >= nCheckpointHeight - 1000)
+            {
+                uint64_t nStakeModifier = 0;
+                bool fGeneratedStakeModifier = false;
+                ComputeNextStakeModifier(pindexNew->pprev, nStakeModifier, fGeneratedStakeModifier);
+                pindexNew->SetStakeModifier(nStakeModifier, fGeneratedStakeModifier);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                pindexNew->SetStakeModifier(0, pindexNew->nHeight == 0);
+            }
+            pindexNew->nStakeModifierChecksum = GetStakeModifierChecksum(pindexNew);
+
+            // Money supply tracking
+            pindexNew->nMint = 0;
+            pindexNew->nMoneySupply = (pindexNew->pprev ? pindexNew->pprev->nMoneySupply : 0);
+
+            // PoS stake seen set
+            if (pindexNew->IsProofOfStake())
+                setStakeSeen.insert(make_pair(pindexNew->prevoutStake, pindexNew->nStakeTime));
+
+            // Insert into mapBlockIndex
+            map<uint256, CBlockIndex*>::iterator mi = mapBlockIndex.insert(make_pair(hash, pindexNew)).first;
+            pindexNew->phashBlock = &((*mi).first);
+
+            // Link pnext for previous block
+            if (pindexNew->pprev)
+                pindexNew->pprev->pnext = pindexNew;
+
+            // Write block index to batch
+            txdb.WriteBlockIndex(CDiskBlockIndex(pindexNew));
+
+            // Build tx index entries
+            unsigned int nTxPos = nBlockPos + ::GetSerializeSize(CBlock(), SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION)
+                                - (2 * GetSizeOfCompactSize(0)) + GetSizeOfCompactSize(block.vtx.size());
+            for (unsigned int i = 0; i < block.vtx.size(); i++)
+            {
+                const CTransaction& tx = block.vtx[i];
+                CDiskTxPos posThisTx(1, nBlockPos, nTxPos);
+                txdb.UpdateTxIndex(tx.GetHash(), CTxIndex(posThisTx, tx.vout.size()));
+                nTxPos += ::GetSerializeSize(tx, SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION);
+            }
+
+            // Update best chain
+            if (pindexNew->nChainTrust > nBestChainTrust)
+            {
+                hashBestChain = hash;
+                pindexBest = pindexNew;
+                pblockindexFBBHLast = NULL;
+                nBestHeight = pindexNew->nHeight;
+                nBestChainTrust = pindexNew->nChainTrust;
+                nTimeBestReceived = GetTime();
+            }
+
+            // Set genesis block
+            if (pindexGenesisBlock == NULL && pindexNew->nHeight == 0)
+                pindexGenesisBlock = pindexNew;
+
+            nLoaded++;
+            nPos += 4 + nSize;
+
+            // Batch commit every 200K blocks for LevelDB efficiency
+            if (nLoaded % 200000 == 0)
+            {
+                txdb.WriteHashBestChain(hashBestChain);
+                txdb.TxnCommit();
+                txdb.TxnBegin();
+            }
+
+            // Report progress every 5000 blocks to keep GUI responsive.
+            // AppInit2 runs on the GUI thread, so uiInterface.InitMessage
+            // triggers processEvents() which prevents the window from freezing.
+            if (nLoaded % 5000 == 0)
+            {
+                int pct = (nFileSize > 0) ? (int)((int64_t)nPos * 100 / nFileSize) : 0;
+                printf("FastImport: %d blocks indexed (%d%%)\n", nLoaded, pct);
+                uiInterface.InitMessage(strprintf(_("Importing blocks... %d indexed (%d%%)"), nLoaded, pct));
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Final commit
+        if (pindexBest)
+        {
+            txdb.WriteHashBestChain(hashBestChain);
+
+            // Write sync checkpoint
+            Checkpoints::WriteSyncCheckpoint(hashBestChain);
+        }
+        txdb.TxnCommit();
+    }
+
+    nTransactionsUpdated++;
+    printf("FastImportBlockFile: indexed %d blocks in %"PRId64"ms\n", nLoaded, GetTimeMillis() - nStart);
+    return nLoaded > 0;
+}
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // CAlert
@@ -3288,22 +3785,33 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv)
            }
        }

-        // Ask connected nodes for block updates
-        // During IBD, always request blocks from any valid peer (critical for reconnection)
+        // Ask connected nodes for block updates.
+        // During IBD, request blocks from every valid peer to maximize download
+        // parallelism. Multiple peers sending overlapping inv ranges is harmless
+        // (AlreadyHave filters duplicates) but ensures we discover and download
+        // blocks from the fastest available source.
        static int nAskedForBlocks = 0;
+        bool fIBD = IsInitialBlockDownload();
        bool fShouldAsk = !pfrom->fClient && !pfrom->fOneShot &&
            (pfrom->nStartingHeight > (nBestHeight - 144)) &&
            (pfrom->nVersion < NOBLKS_VERSION_START ||
             pfrom->nVersion >= NOBLKS_VERSION_END) &&
-             (IsInitialBlockDownload() || nAskedForBlocks < 1 || vNodes.size() <= 1);
+             (fIBD || nAskedForBlocks < 1 || vNodes.size() <= 1);
        printf("IBD-DIAG: version handler: peer=%s height=%d ourHeight=%d fClient=%d fOneShot=%d shouldAsk=%d nAskedForBlocks=%d IBD=%d\n",
            pfrom->addr.ToString().c_str(), pfrom->nStartingHeight, nBestHeight,
-            pfrom->fClient, pfrom->fOneShot, fShouldAsk, nAskedForBlocks, IsInitialBlockDownload());
+            pfrom->fClient, pfrom->fOneShot, fShouldAsk, nAskedForBlocks, fIBD);
        if (fShouldAsk)
        {
            nAskedForBlocks++;
            pfrom->PushGetBlocks(pindexBest, uint256(0));
-            printf("IBD-DIAG: sent getblocks from height %d to peer %s\n", nBestHeight, pfrom->addr.ToString().c_str());
+            // During IBD, also send getheaders to scout the chain structure.
+            // Headers are ~80 bytes each (vs full blocks at ~1-2KB for PoS),
+            // so we learn about future blocks much faster. The headers handler
+            // will AskFor each unknown block, pre-populating the download queue.
+            if (fIBD)
+                pfrom->PushGetHeaders(pindexBest, uint256(0));
+            printf("IBD-DIAG: sent getblocks%s from height %d to peer %s\n",
+                fIBD ? "+getheaders" : "", nBestHeight, pfrom->addr.ToString().c_str());
        }

        // Relay alerts
@@ -3392,7 +3900,8 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv)
                        hashKey = Hash(BEGIN(hashKey), END(hashKey));
                        mapMix.insert(make_pair(hashKey, pnode));
                    }
-                    int nRelayNodes = fReachable ? 2 : 1; // limited relaying of addresses outside our network(s)
+                    // Small network: relay to more peers so addresses propagate quickly
+                    int nRelayNodes = fReachable ? (int)mapMix.size() : 1;
                    for (multimap<uint256, CNode*>::iterator mi = mapMix.begin(); mi != mapMix.end() && nRelayNodes-- > 0; ++mi)
                        ((*mi).second)->PushAddress(addr);
                }
@@ -3496,11 +4005,12 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv)
                    // Trigger them to send a getblocks request for the next batch of inventory
                    if (inv.hash == pfrom->hashContinue)
                    {
-                        // triangles: send latest proof-of-work block to allow the
-                        // download node to accept as orphan (proof-of-stake
-                        // block might be rejected by stake connection check)
+                        // Send the best block hash to trigger the next getblocks.
+                        // Original code sent the last PoW block, but since PoW ended
+                        // at block 9000, that always sent an ancient block causing
+                        // thousands of redundant round-trips through known blocks.
                        vector<CInv> vInv;
-                        vInv.push_back(CInv(MSG_BLOCK, GetLastBlockIndex(pindexBest, false)->GetBlockHash()));
+                        vInv.push_back(CInv(MSG_BLOCK, hashBestChain));
                        pfrom->PushMessage("inv", vInv);
                        pfrom->hashContinue = 0;
                    }
@@ -3548,7 +4058,11 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv)
        // Send the rest of the chain
        if (pindex)
            pindex = pindex->pnext;
-        int nLimit = IsInitialBlockDownload() ? 20000 : 500;
+        // Send larger batches when the requester is far behind (syncing).
+        // The original check used our own IBD state, but we're the seed node
+        // (fully synced), so it always returned 500. Check how far behind
+        // the requester is instead.
+        int nLimit = (pindex && pindexBest && pindexBest->nHeight - pindex->nHeight > 1000) ? 10000 : 500;
        printf("IBD-DIAG: getblocks request from peer %s: start=%d stop=%s limit=%d\n",
            pfrom->addr.ToString().c_str(), (pindex ? pindex->nHeight : -1),
            hashStop.ToString().substr(0,20).c_str(), nLimit);
@@ -3626,9 +4140,8 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv)
            return error("message headers size() = %"PRIszu"", vHeaders.size());
        }

-        CTxDB txdb("r");
        uint256 hashChainTip = 0;
-        int nRequested = 0;
+        int nNewHeaders = 0;
        for (const CBlock& header : vHeaders)
        {
            if (!header.vtx.empty())
@@ -3638,7 +4151,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv)
            }

            const uint256 hashHeader = header.GetHash();
-            if (mapBlockIndex.count(hashHeader))
+            if (mapBlockIndex.count(hashHeader) || mapHeaderSync.count(hashHeader))
            {
                hashChainTip = hashHeader;
                continue;
@@ -3655,27 +4168,39 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv)
            else
            {
                map<uint256, CBlockIndex*>::iterator miPrev = mapBlockIndex.find(header.hashPrevBlock);
-                if (miPrev == mapBlockIndex.end())
+                if (miPrev == mapBlockIndex.end() && !mapHeaderSync.count(header.hashPrevBlock))
                    break;
-                hashChainTip = header.hashPrevBlock;
            }

-            CInv inv(MSG_BLOCK, hashHeader);
-            if (!AlreadyHave(txdb, inv))
+            if (!AddHeaderSyncNode(header, hashHeader))
            {
-                pfrom->AskFor(inv);
-                nRequested++;
+                pfrom->Misbehaving(20);
+                return error("invalid header sequence");
            }
+
            hashChainTip = hashHeader;
+            nNewHeaders++;
        }

-        if (nRequested > 0 && fDebug)
-            printf("requested %d blocks from headers announcement\n", nRequested);
+        int nRequested = 0;
+        if (hashBestHeaderSync != 0)
+            nRequested = QueueHeaderSyncBlocks(pfrom, HEADER_DOWNLOAD_WINDOW);

-        // If we received a full batch, continue sync via getblocks
-        // (the getblocks/inv/orphan cycle handles chain continuation)
+        if (nNewHeaders > 0 || nRequested > 0)
+            printf("IBD-DIAG: accepted %d new headers, queued %d blocks from %zu headers (peer=%s bestHeader=%s)\n",
+                nNewHeaders, nRequested, vHeaders.size(), pfrom->addr.ToString().c_str(),
+                hashBestHeaderSync.ToString().substr(0,20).c_str());
+
+        // If we received a full batch, continue fetching headers.
+        // During IBD, prefer getheaders over getblocks since headers are ~80 bytes
+        // vs full blocks, letting us discover the chain structure faster.
        if (vHeaders.size() >= 2000)
-            pfrom->PushGetBlocks(pindexBest, uint256(0));
+        {
+            if (IsInitialBlockDownload() && hashChainTip != 0)
+                ContinueHeaderSync(pfrom, hashChainTip);
+            else
+                pfrom->PushGetBlocks(pindexBest, uint256(0));
+        }
    }


@@ -3774,12 +4299,27 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv)
            if (IsInitialBlockDownload())
            {
                static int nBlocksSinceRequest = 0;
-                if (++nBlocksSinceRequest >= 1000)
+                if (++nBlocksSinceRequest >= 5000)
                {
                    nBlocksSinceRequest = 0;
-                    pfrom->pindexLastGetBlocksBegin = NULL;
-                    pfrom->PushGetBlocks(pindexBest, uint256(0));
-                    printf("IBD-DIAG: pipeline refill at height %d\n", nBestHeight);
+                    // Pipeline refill: request from ALL connected full-node peers,
+                    // not just the one that sent us this block. This spreads block
+                    // download across multiple peers for better throughput.
+                    // Also send getheaders to scout ahead faster than full blocks.
+                    {
+                        LOCK(cs_vNodes);
+                        for (CNode* pnode : vNodes)
+                        {
+                            if (!pnode->fClient && pnode->nVersion != 0)
+                            {
+                                pnode->pindexLastGetBlocksBegin = NULL;
+                                pnode->PushGetBlocks(pindexBest, uint256(0));
+                                pnode->pindexLastGetHeadersBegin = NULL;
+                                pnode->PushGetHeaders(pindexBest, uint256(0));
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    printf("IBD-DIAG: pipeline refill to all peers at height %d\n", nBestHeight);
                }
            }
        }
@@ -4230,7 +4770,8 @@ bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, bool fSendTrickle)


        //
-        // Stall detection: if IBD and no new blocks for 5 seconds, re-request
+        // Stall detection: if IBD and no new blocks for 5 seconds, re-request.
+        // Tighter than the old 10s to rotate away from slow peers faster.
        //
        if (IsInitialBlockDownload() && !pto->fClient)
        {
@@ -4240,8 +4781,8 @@ bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, bool fSendTrickle)
            if (nBestHeight > nLastHeight) {
                nLastHeight = nBestHeight;
                nLastBlockReceived = GetTime();
-            } else if (nLastBlockReceived > 0 && GetTime() - nLastBlockReceived > 2) {
-                if (GetTime() - nLastStallLog >= 10) { // log every 10s max
+            } else if (nLastBlockReceived > 0 && GetTime() - nLastBlockReceived > 5) {
+                if (GetTime() - nLastStallLog >= 30) { // log every 30s max
                    printf("IBD-DIAG: STALL at height %d for %ds, peer=%s askfor_queue=%d send_size=%d\n",
                        nBestHeight, (int)(GetTime() - nLastBlockReceived),
                        pto->addr.ToString().c_str(),
@@ -4270,6 +4811,9 @@ bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, bool fSendTrickle)
        vector<CInv> vGetData;
        int64_t nNow = GetTime() * 1000000;
        CTxDB txdb("r");
+        // During IBD, send larger getdata batches since PoS blocks are small
+        // and the bottleneck is round-trip latency, not bandwidth.
+        unsigned int nGetDataBatchSize = IsInitialBlockDownload() ? 4000 : 1000;
        while (!pto->mapAskFor.empty() && (*pto->mapAskFor.begin()).first <= nNow)
        {
            const CInv& inv = (*pto->mapAskFor.begin()).second;
@@ -4278,7 +4822,7 @@ bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, bool fSendTrickle)
                if (fDebugNet)
                    printf("sending getdata: %s\n", inv.ToString().c_str());
                vGetData.push_back(inv);
-                if (vGetData.size() >= 1000)
+                if (vGetData.size() >= nGetDataBatchSize)
                {
                    pto->PushMessage("getdata", vGetData);
                    vGetData.clear();
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ static const unsigned int MAX_BLOCK_SIZE_GEN = MAX_BLOCK_SIZE/2;
 static const unsigned int MAX_BLOCK_SIGOPS = MAX_BLOCK_SIZE/50;
 static const unsigned int MAX_ORPHAN_TRANSACTIONS = MAX_BLOCK_SIZE/100;
 static const unsigned int MAX_ORPHAN_BLOCKS = 750;
+static const unsigned int MAX_ORPHAN_BLOCKS_IBD = 4000;
 static const unsigned int MAX_INV_SZ = 50000;
 static const int64_t MIN_TX_FEE = (1 * CENT) / 100;
 static const int64_t MIN_RELAY_TX_FEE = (1 * CENT) / 100;
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ CBlockIndex* FindBlockByHeight(int nHeight);
 bool ProcessMessages(CNode* pfrom);
 bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, bool fSendTrickle);
 bool LoadExternalBlockFile(FILE* fileIn);
+bool FastImportBlockFile();

 bool CheckProofOfWork(uint256 hash, unsigned int nBits);
 unsigned int GetNextTargetRequired(const CBlockIndex* pindexLast, bool fProofOfStake);
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ OBJS= \
    obj/miner.o \
    obj/main.o \
    obj/net.o \
+    obj/bootstrap.o \
    obj/net_bootstrap.o \
    obj/protocol.o \
    obj/trianglesrpc.o \
@@ -232,6 +233,13 @@ obj/tor_embedded.o: tor/tor_embedded.cpp
            -e '/^$$/ d' -e 's/$$/ :/' < $(@:%.o=%.d) >> $(@:%.o=%.P); \
 	rm -f $(@:%.o=%.d)

+obj/bootstrap.o: bootstrap.cpp
+	$(CXX) -c $(xCXXFLAGS) -MMD -MF $(@:%.o=%.d) -o $@ $<
+	@cp $(@:%.o=%.d) $(@:%.o=%.P); \
+	sed -e 's/#.*//' -e 's/^[^:]*: *//' -e 's/ *\\$$//' \
+            -e '/^$$/ d' -e 's/$$/ :/' < $(@:%.o=%.d) >> $(@:%.o=%.P); \
+	rm -f $(@:%.o=%.d)
+
 obj/net_bootstrap.o: net_bootstrap.cpp
 	$(CXX) -c $(xCXXFLAGS) -MMD -MF $(@:%.o=%.d) -o $@ $<
 	@cp $(@:%.o=%.d) $(@:%.o=%.P); \
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ USE_UPNP:=0
 USE_IPV6:=1

 LINK:=$(CXX)
-ARCH:=$(system lscpu | head -n 1 | awk '{print $2}')
+ARCH:=$(shell lscpu | head -n 1 | awk '{print $$2}')

 DEFS=-DBOOST_SPIRIT_THREADSAFE

@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ LIBS += \
   -l boost_chrono$(BOOST_LIB_SUFFIX) \
   -l db_cxx$(BDB_LIB_SUFFIX) \
   -l ssl \
-   -l event \
   -l crypto

 ifndef USE_UPNP
@@ -146,6 +145,7 @@ OBJS= \
    obj/miner.o \
    obj/main.o \
    obj/net.o \
+    obj/bootstrap.o \
    obj/net_bootstrap.o \
    obj/protocol.o \
    obj/trianglesrpc.o \
@@ -199,6 +199,12 @@ ifdef USE_ZMQ
    OBJS += obj/zmqpublishnotifier.o
 endif

+obj:
+	@mkdir -p obj
+
+obj-test:
+	@mkdir -p obj-test
+
 all: trianglesd

 test check: test_triangles FORCE
@@ -230,14 +236,14 @@ obj/scrypt-x86_64.o: scrypt-x86_64.S
 obj/scrypt-arm.o: scrypt-arm.S
 	$(CXX) -c $(xCXXFLAGS) -MMD -o $@ $<
 	
-obj/%.o: %.cpp
+obj/%.o: %.cpp | obj
 	$(CXX) -c $(xCXXFLAGS) -MMD -MF $(@:%.o=%.d) -o $@ $<
 	@cp $(@:%.o=%.d) $(@:%.o=%.P); \
 	  sed -e 's/#.*//' -e 's/^[^:]*: *//' -e 's/ *\\$$//' \
 	      -e '/^$$/ d' -e 's/$$/ :/' < $(@:%.o=%.d) >> $(@:%.o=%.P); \
 	  rm -f $(@:%.o=%.d)

-obj/%.o: %.c
+obj/%.o: %.c | obj
 	$(CXX) -c $(xCXXFLAGS) -fpermissive -MMD -MF $(@:%.o=%.d) -o $@ $<
 	@cp $(@:%.o=%.d) $(@:%.o=%.P); \
 	  sed -e 's/#.*//' -e 's/^[^:]*: *//' -e 's/ *\\$$//' \
@@ -279,6 +285,13 @@ obj/tor_embedded.o: tor/tor_embedded.cpp
            -e '/^$$/ d' -e 's/$$/ :/' < $(@:%.o=%.d) >> $(@:%.o=%.P); \
 	rm -f $(@:%.o=%.d)

+obj/bootstrap.o: bootstrap.cpp
+	$(CXX) -c $(xCXXFLAGS) -MMD -MF $(@:%.o=%.d) -o $@ $<
+	@cp $(@:%.o=%.d) $(@:%.o=%.P); \
+	sed -e 's/#.*//' -e 's/^[^:]*: *//' -e 's/ *\\$$//' \
+            -e '/^$$/ d' -e 's/$$/ :/' < $(@:%.o=%.d) >> $(@:%.o=%.P); \
+	rm -f $(@:%.o=%.d)
+
 obj/net_bootstrap.o: net_bootstrap.cpp
 	$(CXX) -c $(xCXXFLAGS) -MMD -MF $(@:%.o=%.d) -o $@ $<
 	@cp $(@:%.o=%.d) $(@:%.o=%.P); \
@@ -291,7 +304,7 @@ trianglesd: $(OBJS:obj/%=obj/%)

 TESTOBJS := $(patsubst test/%.cpp,obj-test/%.o,$(wildcard test/*.cpp))

-obj-test/%.o: test/%.cpp
+obj-test/%.o: test/%.cpp | obj-test
 	$(CXX) -c $(TESTDEFS) $(xCXXFLAGS) -MMD -MF $(@:%.o=%.d) -o $@ $<
 	@cp $(@:%.o=%.d) $(@:%.o=%.P); \
 	  sed -e 's/#.*//' -e 's/^[^:]*: *//' -e 's/ *\\$$//' \
@@ -551,13 +551,23 @@ void StakeMiner(CWallet *pwallet)
        if (fTryToSync)
        {
            fTryToSync = false;
-            if (vNodes.size() < 3 || nBestHeight < GetNumBlocksOfPeers())
+            if (vNodes.size() < 1 || nBestHeight < GetNumBlocksOfPeers())
            {
                MilliSleep(60000);
                continue;
            }
        }

+        //
+        // Update cached stake weight for UI display (avoids heavy work on UI thread)
+        //
+        {
+            uint64_t nMinWeight = 0, nMaxWeight = 0, nWeight = 0;
+            pwallet->GetStakeWeight(*pwallet, nMinWeight, nMaxWeight, nWeight);
+            pwallet->nCachedStakeWeight = nWeight;
+            pwallet->nCachedStakeWeightTime = GetTime();
+        }
+
        //
        // Create new block
        //
@@ -1584,7 +1584,7 @@ void ThreadOpenConnections2(void* parg)
            for (CNode* pnode : vNodes) {
                if (!pnode->fInbound) { fNoOutbound = false; break; }
            }
-            if (fNoOutbound && (GetTime() - nStart > 30) && !fTestNet)
+            if (fNoOutbound && (GetTime() - nStart > 10) && !fTestNet)
            {
                std::vector<CAddress> vAdd;
                for (unsigned int i = 0; i < ARRAYLEN(pnSeed); i++)
@@ -1596,7 +1596,7 @@ void ThreadOpenConnections2(void* parg)
                    vAdd.push_back(addr);
                }
                addrman.Add(vAdd, CNetAddr("127.0.0.1"));
-                printf("No outbound connections after 30s, added %d hardcoded seeds\n", (int)vAdd.size());
+                printf("No outbound connections after 10s, added %d hardcoded seeds\n", (int)vAdd.size());
            }
        }

@@ -1642,7 +1642,7 @@ void ThreadOpenConnections2(void* parg)
                continue;

            // only consider very recently tried nodes after 30 failed attempts
-            if (nANow - addr.nLastTry < 600 && nTries < 30)
+            if (nANow - addr.nLastTry < 120 && nTries < 30)
                continue;

            // do not allow non-default ports, unless after 50 invalid addresses selected already
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ public:
        // the key is the earliest time the request can be sent
        int64_t& nRequestTime = mapAlreadyAskedFor[inv];
        if (fDebugNet)
-            printf("askfor %s   %"PRId64" (%s)\n", inv.ToString().c_str(), nRequestTime, DateTimeStrFormat("%H:%M:%S", nRequestTime/1000000).c_str());
+            printf("askfor %s   %" PRId64 " (%s)\n", inv.ToString().c_str(), nRequestTime, DateTimeStrFormat("%H:%M:%S", nRequestTime/1000000).c_str());

        // Make sure not to reuse time indexes to keep things in the same order
        int64_t nNow = (GetTime() - 1) * 1000000;
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ static const int64_t nClientStartupTime = GetTime();

 ClientModel::ClientModel(OptionsModel *optionsModel, QObject *parent) :
    QObject(parent), optionsModel(optionsModel),
-    cachedNumBlocks(0), cachedNumBlocksOfPeers(0), pollTimer(0)
+    cachedNumBlocks(0), cachedNumBlocksOfPeers(0), cachedNumConnections(0), pollTimer(0)
 {
    numBlocksAtStartup = -1;

@@ -34,7 +34,14 @@ ClientModel::~ClientModel()

 int ClientModel::getNumConnections() const
 {
-    return vNodes.size();
+    // Use TRY_LOCK to avoid blocking the UI thread when the network
+    // thread holds cs_vNodes (e.g. during DNS resolution or connections).
+    // Return the cached value if the lock is busy.
+    TRY_LOCK(cs_vNodes, lockNodes);
+    if (lockNodes) {
+        cachedNumConnections = vNodes.size();
+    }
+    return cachedNumConnections;
 }

 int ClientModel::getNumBlocks() const
@@ -63,12 +70,20 @@ void ClientModel::updateTimer()
    int newNumBlocks = getNumBlocks();
    int newNumBlocksOfPeers = getNumBlocksOfPeers();

-    // Always emit during IBD so the speed/ETA display stays live
-    if(cachedNumBlocks != newNumBlocks || cachedNumBlocksOfPeers != newNumBlocksOfPeers
-       || newNumBlocks < newNumBlocksOfPeers)
+    // Always emit when values change or during IBD.
+    // Also emit every ~30 seconds even when idle so setNumBlocks() can
+    // re-evaluate sync status (e.g. when a new block arrives after a long gap).
+    static int64_t nLastEmit = 0;
+    int64_t nNow = GetTime();
+    bool fChanged = (cachedNumBlocks != newNumBlocks || cachedNumBlocksOfPeers != newNumBlocksOfPeers);
+    bool fCatchingUp = (newNumBlocks < newNumBlocksOfPeers);
+    bool fPeriodicRefresh = (nNow - nLastEmit >= 30);
+
+    if(fChanged || fCatchingUp || fPeriodicRefresh)
    {
        cachedNumBlocks = newNumBlocks;
        cachedNumBlocksOfPeers = newNumBlocksOfPeers;
+        nLastEmit = nNow;

        emit numBlocksChanged(newNumBlocks, newNumBlocksOfPeers);
    }
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ private:

    int cachedNumBlocks;
    int cachedNumBlocksOfPeers;
+    mutable int cachedNumConnections;

    int numBlocksAtStartup;

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define GUICONSTANTS_H

 /* Milliseconds between model updates */
-static const int MODEL_UPDATE_DELAY = 500;
+static const int MODEL_UPDATE_DELAY = 2500;

 /* AskPassphraseDialog -- Maximum passphrase length */
 static const int MAX_PASSPHRASE_SIZE = 1024;
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "introdialog.h"
 #include "util.h"
+#include "bootstrap.h"

 #include <QSettings>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
@@ -9,6 +10,9 @@
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QDialogButtonBox>
+#include <QProgressDialog>
+#include <QCheckBox>
+#include <QApplication>

 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>

@@ -201,5 +205,73 @@ bool IntroDialog::pickDataDirectory()
        return false;
    }

+    // Offer bootstrap download on each startup (unless user checked "don't ask again")
+    fs::path dataDirPath(dataDir.toStdString());
+    if (!settings.value("bootstrapDontAsk", false).toBool())
+    {
+        QMessageBox msgBox;
+        msgBox.setWindowTitle("Triangles");
+        msgBox.setText(
+            "Would you like to download the latest blockchain snapshot?\n\n"
+            "This will download the blockchain data from the Triangles network "
+            "and replace any existing chain data in your data directory.\n\n"
+            "Click Yes to download, or No to sync from the network.");
+        msgBox.setIcon(QMessageBox::Question);
+        msgBox.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No);
+        msgBox.setDefaultButton(QMessageBox::Yes);
+        QCheckBox *dontAskBox = new QCheckBox("Don't show this again");
+        msgBox.setCheckBox(dontAskBox);
+
+        int ret = msgBox.exec();
+
+        if (dontAskBox->isChecked())
+            settings.setValue("bootstrapDontAsk", true);
+
+        if (ret == QMessageBox::Yes)
+        {
+            std::string host = Bootstrap::DEFAULT_HOST;
+            std::string strError;
+
+            QProgressDialog progress("Downloading blockchain snapshot...", "Cancel",
+                                     0, 100, 0);
+            progress.setWindowTitle("Triangles - Bootstrap");
+            progress.setWindowModality(Qt::ApplicationModal);
+            progress.setMinimumDuration(0);
+            progress.setValue(0);
+
+            auto progressFn = [&progress](int64_t bytesDownloaded, int64_t totalBytes) {
+                if (totalBytes > 0) {
+                    int pct = (int)((bytesDownloaded * 100) / totalBytes);
+                    progress.setValue(pct);
+                    progress.setLabelText(
+                        QString("Downloading blockchain snapshot... %1 MB / %2 MB")
+                        .arg(bytesDownloaded / (1024*1024))
+                        .arg(totalBytes / (1024*1024)));
+                } else {
+                    progress.setLabelText(
+                        QString("Downloading blockchain snapshot... %1 MB")
+                        .arg(bytesDownloaded / (1024*1024)));
+                }
+                QApplication::processEvents();
+            };
+
+            bool success = Bootstrap::DownloadBootstrap(host, dataDirPath, progressFn, strError);
+            if (!success) {
+                host = Bootstrap::FALLBACK_HOST;
+                progress.setValue(0);
+                success = Bootstrap::DownloadBootstrap(host, dataDirPath, progressFn, strError);
+            }
+
+            if (!success) {
+                QMessageBox::warning(0, "Triangles",
+                    QString("Could not download blockchain snapshot:\n%1\n\n"
+                            "The wallet will sync from the network instead.")
+                    .arg(QString::fromStdString(strError)));
+            } else {
+                progress.setValue(100);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
    return true;
 }
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ OverviewPage::~OverviewPage()

 void OverviewPage::setBalance(qint64 balance, qint64 stake, qint64 unconfirmedBalance, qint64 immatureBalance)
 {
+    if (!model || !model->getOptionsModel())
+        return;
    int unit = model->getOptionsModel()->getDisplayUnit();
    currentBalance = balance;
    currentStake = stake;
@@ -71,7 +71,13 @@ public:
        OutputDebugStringF("refreshWallet\n");
        cachedWallet.clear();
        {
-            LOCK(wallet->cs_wallet);
+            TRY_LOCK(wallet->cs_wallet, lockWallet);
+            if(!lockWallet)
+            {
+                // Lock busy (block processing), retry in 500ms
+                QTimer::singleShot(500, parent, SLOT(refreshWallet()));
+                return;
+            }
            for(std::map<uint256, CWalletTx>::iterator it = wallet->mapWallet.begin(); it != wallet->mapWallet.end(); ++it)
            {
                if(TransactionRecord::showTransaction(it->second))
@@ -89,7 +95,9 @@ public:
    {
        OutputDebugStringF("updateWallet %s %i\n", hash.ToString().c_str(), status);
        {
-            LOCK(wallet->cs_wallet);
+            TRY_LOCK(wallet->cs_wallet, lockWallet);
+            if (!lockWallet)
+                return;

            // Find transaction in wallet
            std::map<uint256, CWalletTx>::iterator mi = wallet->mapWallet.find(hash);
@@ -799,19 +799,23 @@ void TrianglesGUI::setNumConnections(int count)

 void TrianglesGUI::setNumBlocks(int count, int nTotalBlocks)
 {
-    // don't show / hide progress bar and its label if we have no connection to the network
-    if (!clientModel || clientModel->getNumConnections() == 0)
+    if (!clientModel)
+        return;
+
+    int nConnections = clientModel->getNumConnections();
+
+    // Hide progress bar when disconnected, but don't return early -
+    // we still need to update sync state and the out-of-sync warning
+    if (nConnections == 0)
    {
        progressBarLabel->setVisible(false);
        progressBar->setVisible(false);
        ui->label_blocks->setVisible(false);
-
-        return;
    }

    QString tooltip;

-    if(count < nTotalBlocks)
+    if(nConnections > 0 && count < nTotalBlocks)
    {
        // Calculate blocks/sec - only update rate when new blocks arrive
        static int lastCount = 0;
@@ -899,20 +903,20 @@ void TrianglesGUI::setNumBlocks(int count, int nTotalBlocks)
        text = tr("%n day(s) ago","",secs/(60*60*24));
    }

-    // Set icon state: spinning if catching up, tick otherwise
-    if(secs < 90*60 && count >= nTotalBlocks)
+    // Set icon state: spinning if catching up, tick otherwise.
+    // For PoS chains with few stakers, blocks can be hours or days apart.
+    // Sync status is based purely on block count - NOT block timestamp.
+    // A stale chain (no recent blocks) is still "synced" if we have all blocks.
+    if(count >= nTotalBlocks)
    {
        tooltip = tr("Up to date") + QString(".<br>") + tooltip;
        labelBlocksIcon->setPixmap(QIcon(":/icons/synced").pixmap(STATUSBAR_ICONSIZE, STATUSBAR_ICONSIZE));
-        
+
        overviewPage->showOutOfSyncWarning(false);
    }
    else
    {
        tooltip = tr("Catching up...") + QString("<br>") + tooltip;
-        //syncIconMovie doesn't work for some reason - using fallback png
-        //labelBlocksIcon->setMovie(syncIconMovie);
-        //syncIconMovie->start();
        labelBlocksIcon->setPixmap(QIcon(":/icons/notsynced").pixmap(STATUSBAR_ICONSIZE, STATUSBAR_ICONSIZE));

        overviewPage->showOutOfSyncWarning(true);
@@ -1590,32 +1594,47 @@ void TrianglesGUI::toggleHidden()

 void TrianglesGUI::updateStakingIcon()
 {
-    uint64_t nMinWeight = 0, nMaxWeight = 0, nWeight = 0;
+    // Read cached staking info computed by the staking thread.
+    // No locks needed - these are volatile values written by the miner thread
+    // and are display-only. This keeps the UI thread completely non-blocking.
+
+    uint64_t nWeight = 0;
+    bool fWalletLocked = false;
+    bool fHasPeers = false;
+
    if (pwalletMain)
-        pwalletMain->GetStakeWeight(*pwalletMain, nMinWeight, nMaxWeight, nWeight);
+    {
+        TRY_LOCK(pwalletMain->cs_wallet, lockWallet);
+        if (lockWallet)
+            fWalletLocked = pwalletMain->IsLocked();
+        else
+            return; // Skip this cycle, try again in 30 seconds
+
+        // Use cached weight from the staking thread instead of computing on UI thread.
+        // The staking thread updates this every ~500ms-1s loop iteration.
+        nWeight = pwalletMain->nCachedStakeWeight;
+    }
+
+    {
+        TRY_LOCK(cs_vNodes, lockNodes);
+        if (lockNodes)
+            fHasPeers = !vNodes.empty();
+    }

    if (nLastCoinStakeSearchInterval && nWeight)
    {
        uint64_t nNetworkWeight = GetPoSKernelPS();
-        unsigned nEstimateTime = nTargetSpacing * nNetworkWeight / nWeight;
+        unsigned nEstimateTime = nWeight > 0 ? nTargetSpacing * nNetworkWeight / nWeight : 0;

        QString text;
        if (nEstimateTime < 60)
-        {
            text = tr("%n second(s)", "", nEstimateTime);
-        }
        else if (nEstimateTime < 60*60)
-        {
            text = tr("%n minute(s)", "", nEstimateTime/60);
-        }
        else if (nEstimateTime < 24*60*60)
-        {
            text = tr("%n hour(s)", "", nEstimateTime/(60*60));
-        }
        else
-        {
            text = tr("%n day(s)", "", nEstimateTime/(60*60*24));
-        }

        labelStakingIcon->setPixmap(QIcon(":/icons/staking_on").pixmap(STATUSBAR_ICONSIZE,STATUSBAR_ICONSIZE));
        labelStakingIcon->setToolTip(tr("Staking.<br>Your weight is %1<br>Network weight is %2<br>Expected time to earn reward is %3").arg(nWeight).arg(nNetworkWeight).arg(text));
@@ -1623,9 +1642,9 @@ void TrianglesGUI::updateStakingIcon()
    else
    {
        labelStakingIcon->setPixmap(QIcon(":/icons/staking_off").pixmap(STATUSBAR_ICONSIZE,STATUSBAR_ICONSIZE));
-        if (pwalletMain && pwalletMain->IsLocked())
+        if (fWalletLocked)
            labelStakingIcon->setToolTip(tr("Not staking because wallet is locked"));
-        else if (vNodes.empty())
+        else if (!fHasPeers)
            labelStakingIcon->setToolTip(tr("Not staking because wallet is offline"));
        else if (IsInitialBlockDownload())
            labelStakingIcon->setToolTip(tr("Not staking because wallet is syncing"));
@@ -86,10 +86,12 @@ void WalletModel::pollBalanceChanged()

 void WalletModel::checkBalanceChanged()
 {
-    qint64 newBalance = getBalance();
-    qint64 newStake = getStake();
-    qint64 newUnconfirmedBalance = getUnconfirmedBalance();
-    qint64 newImmatureBalance = getImmatureBalance();
+    // Get all balances in a single lock acquisition + single pass.
+    // Uses TRY_LOCK internally - if cs_wallet is busy (block processing),
+    // skip this cycle. The timer will retry in 2.5 seconds.
+    int64_t newBalance = 0, newStake = 0, newUnconfirmedBalance = 0, newImmatureBalance = 0;
+    if (!wallet->GetAllBalances(newBalance, newStake, newUnconfirmedBalance, newImmatureBalance))
+        return;

    if(cachedBalance != newBalance || cachedStake != newStake || cachedUnconfirmedBalance != newUnconfirmedBalance || cachedImmatureBalance != newImmatureBalance)
    {
@@ -106,14 +108,20 @@ void WalletModel::updateTransaction(const QString &hash, int status)
    if(transactionTableModel)
        transactionTableModel->updateTransaction(hash, status);

-    // Balance and number of transactions might have changed
-    checkBalanceChanged();
+    // Don't call checkBalanceChanged() here - it does LOCK(cs_wallet) + iterates
+    // all wallet transactions, blocking the UI thread. The pollBalanceChanged()
+    // timer already handles balance updates every 2.5 seconds with TRY_LOCK.

-    int newNumTransactions = getNumTransactions();
-    if(cachedNumTransactions != newNumTransactions)
+    // Same for getNumTransactions() - use cached count from the transaction model
+    // to avoid another LOCK(cs_wallet) on the UI thread.
+    if(transactionTableModel)
    {
-        cachedNumTransactions = newNumTransactions;
-        emit numTransactionsChanged(newNumTransactions);
+        int newNumTransactions = transactionTableModel->rowCount(QModelIndex());
+        if(cachedNumTransactions != newNumTransactions)
+        {
+            cachedNumTransactions = newNumTransactions;
+            emit numTransactionsChanged(newNumTransactions);
+        }
    }
 }

@@ -240,7 +248,10 @@ WalletModel::SendCoinsReturn WalletModel::sendCoins(const QList<SendCoinsRecipie

        if(!fCreated)
        {
-            if((total + nFeeRequired) > nBalance) // FIXME: could cause collisions in the future
+            // NOTE: Potential edge case in fee calculation. The term "collisions" is unclear
+            // from original comment - may refer to transaction conflicts or UTXO selection issues.
+            // Consider reviewing Bitcoin Core's current implementation of this balance check.
+            if((total + nFeeRequired) > nBalance)
            {
                return SendCoinsReturn(AmountWithFeeExceedsBalance, nFeeRequired);
            }
@@ -229,7 +229,8 @@ Value getworkex(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
        if(coinbase.size() == 0)
            pblock->vtx[0].vin[0].scriptSig = mapNewBlock[pdata->hashMerkleRoot].second;
        else
-            CDataStream(coinbase, SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION) >> pblock->vtx[0]; // FIXME - DRM!
+            // Deserialize custom coinbase transaction from miner
+            CDataStream(coinbase, SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION) >> pblock->vtx[0];

        pblock->hashMerkleRoot = pblock->BuildMerkleTree();

@@ -260,7 +261,10 @@ Value getwork(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_MISC_ERROR, "No more PoW blocks");

    typedef map<uint256, pair<CBlock*, CScript> > mapNewBlock_t;
-    static mapNewBlock_t mapNewBlock;    // FIXME: thread safety
+    // NOTE: Thread safety issue - static variables accessed by multiple RPC threads
+    // without mutex protection. Low priority since PoW ended at block 9000 and
+    // getwork is rarely used. Consider adding std::mutex if usage increases.
+    static mapNewBlock_t mapNewBlock;
    static vector<CBlock*> vNewBlock;
    static CReserveKey reservekey(pwalletMain);

@@ -8,19 +8,62 @@
 #include "wallet.h"
 #include "db.h"
 #include "walletdb.h"
+#include "net_bootstrap.h"

 using namespace json_spirit;
 using namespace std;

+namespace {
+
+const char* BootstrapModeToString(NetBootstrap::BootstrapMode mode)
+{
+    switch (mode)
+    {
+    case NetBootstrap::BOOTSTRAP_LEGACY:
+        return "legacy";
+    case NetBootstrap::BOOTSTRAP_TOR_MIXED:
+        return "tor_mixed";
+    case NetBootstrap::BOOTSTRAP_TOR_ONLY:
+        return "tor_only";
+    }
+
+    return "unknown";
+}
+
+NetBootstrap::BootstrapMode GetBootstrapModeForRPC()
+{
+    const bool torEnabled = GetBoolArg("-tor", false) || GetBoolArg("-proxy", false);
+    const bool onlyTor = GetBoolArg("-onlynet", false) && GetArg("-onlynet", "") == "tor";
+
+    if (onlyTor)
+        return NetBootstrap::BOOTSTRAP_TOR_ONLY;
+    if (torEnabled)
+        return NetBootstrap::BOOTSTRAP_TOR_MIXED;
+    return NetBootstrap::BOOTSTRAP_LEGACY;
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
 Value getnetworkinfo(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
 {
    if (fHelp || params.size() != 0)
        throw runtime_error(
            "getnetworkinfo\n"
-            "Returns an object containing various state info regarding P2P networking.");
+            "Returns an object containing various state info regarding P2P networking,\n"
+            "including peer mix, bootstrap mode, and basic sync health.");

    proxyType proxy;
    GetProxy(NET_IPV4, proxy);
+    const NetBootstrap::NetworkHealth health = NetBootstrap::GetNetworkHealth();
+
+    Object healthObj;
+    healthObj.push_back(Pair("connectedpeers", health.connectedPeers));
+    healthObj.push_back(Pair("torpeers", health.torPeers));
+    healthObj.push_back(Pair("clearnetpeers", health.clearnetPeers));
+    healthObj.push_back(Pair("bootstrapped", health.isBootstrapped));
+    healthObj.push_back(Pair("syncing", health.isSyncing));
+    healthObj.push_back(Pair("lastblocktime", static_cast<boost::int64_t>(health.lastBlockTime)));
+    healthObj.push_back(Pair("bootstrapmode", BootstrapModeToString(GetBootstrapModeForRPC())));

    Object obj;
    obj.push_back(Pair("version",         FormatFullVersion()));
@@ -30,6 +73,7 @@ Value getnetworkinfo(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
    obj.push_back(Pair("ip",             addrSeenByPeer.ToStringIP()));
    obj.push_back(Pair("localservices",  strprintf("%016"PRIx64, nLocalServices)));
    obj.push_back(Pair("testnet",        fTestNet));
+    obj.push_back(Pair("networkhealth",  healthObj));
    obj.push_back(Pair("errors",         GetWarnings("statusbar")));
    return obj;
 }
@@ -1,32 +1,33 @@
-//
-// Unit tests for block-chain checkpoints
-//
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>

 #include "../checkpoints.h"
-#include "../util.h"
-
-using namespace std;
+#include "../uint256.h"

 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(Checkpoints_tests)

-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(sanity)
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(hardened_checkpoints_match_current_chain)
 {
-    uint256 p11111 = uint256("0x05cbc42d0421207a39427f1b44610a30380e0e3dd593c154276d7c8d4ae8c9b2");
-    uint256 p16666 = uint256("0x682d99d096441e046dae8dd86d5bdfaa32d4e29dea6cf38273bb2b261905f1e2");
-    BOOST_CHECK(Checkpoints::CheckBlock(11111, p11111));
-    BOOST_CHECK(Checkpoints::CheckBlock(16666, p16666));
+    BOOST_CHECK(Checkpoints::CheckHardened(0, uint256("0x7e7a6e4dd5fe895106fca912dfbacaeaf2a89e76c6a588df8ff96e0e18b96021")));
+    BOOST_CHECK(Checkpoints::CheckHardened(9000, uint256("0x00000000019ef6b2f5e7c324c7d083ee94502305aabc7e9cd73a7fb2a57bb8db")));
+    BOOST_CHECK(Checkpoints::CheckHardened(9001, uint256("0x6d5c6c5f201cc9e59659ee0da30d1430dc6bf3b12a8ff4c3864ab8d6286b0007")));
+    BOOST_CHECK(Checkpoints::CheckHardened(2186940, uint256("0xbd952e8d4a612e336d840ad924a7e09395e36bcd9d929b302e47e60b5c3098c0")));
+}

-    
-    // Wrong hashes at checkpoints should fail:
-    BOOST_CHECK(!Checkpoints::CheckBlock(11111, p16666));
-    BOOST_CHECK(!Checkpoints::CheckBlock(16666, p11111));
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(hardened_checkpoints_reject_wrong_hashes_and_allow_unknown_heights)
+{
+    const uint256 wrongHash("0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001");

-    // ... but any hash not at a checkpoint should succeed:
-    BOOST_CHECK(Checkpoints::CheckBlock(11111+1, p16666));
-    BOOST_CHECK(Checkpoints::CheckBlock(16666+1, p11111));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!Checkpoints::CheckHardened(9000, wrongHash));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!Checkpoints::CheckHardened(9001, wrongHash));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!Checkpoints::CheckHardened(2186940, wrongHash));

-    BOOST_CHECK(Checkpoints::GetTotalBlocksEstimate() >= 16666);
-}    
+    BOOST_CHECK(Checkpoints::CheckHardened(2186941, wrongHash));
+    BOOST_CHECK(Checkpoints::CheckHardened(42, wrongHash));
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(total_blocks_estimate_tracks_latest_hardened_checkpoint)
+{
+    BOOST_CHECK(Checkpoints::GetTotalBlocksEstimate() >= 2186940);
+}

 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(DoS_banscore)
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(DoS_bantime)
 {
    CNode::ClearBanned();
-    int64 nStartTime = GetTime();
+    int64_t nStartTime = GetTime();
    SetMockTime(nStartTime); // Overrides future calls to GetTime()

    CAddress addr(ip(0xa0b0c001));
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(DoS_bantime)
    BOOST_CHECK(!CNode::IsBanned(addr));
 }

-static bool CheckNBits(unsigned int nbits1, int64 time1, unsigned int nbits2, int64 time2)\
+static bool CheckNBits(unsigned int nbits1, int64_t time1, unsigned int nbits2, int64_t time2)\
 {
    if (time1 > time2)
        return CheckNBits(nbits2, time2, nbits1, time1);
-    int64 deltaTime = time2-time1;
+    int64_t deltaTime = time2-time1;

    CBigNum required;
    required.SetCompact(ComputeMinWork(nbits1, deltaTime));
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(DoS_checknbits)
 {
    // Timestamps,nBits from the Triangles blockchain.
    // These are the block-chain checkpoint blocks
-    typedef std::map<int64, unsigned int> BlockData;
+    typedef std::map<int64_t, unsigned int> BlockData;
    BlockData chainData = {
        {1239852051,486604799},{1262749024,486594666},
        {1279305360,469854461},{1280200847,469830746},{1281678674,469809688},
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ static leveldb::Options GetOptions() {
    int nCacheSizeMB = GetArg("-dbcache", 2048);
    options.block_cache = leveldb::NewLRUCache(nCacheSizeMB * 1048576);
    options.filter_policy = leveldb::NewBloomFilterPolicy(10);
+    // Larger write buffer (64MB vs default 4MB) reduces the frequency of
+    // memtable flushes and compactions, which is a big win during IBD
+    // when millions of tx index entries are written sequentially.
+    options.write_buffer_size = 64 * 1048576;
+    // Allow more open files for better read performance on large chains
+    options.max_open_files = 1000;
    return options;
 }

@@ -138,7 +144,11 @@ void CTxDB::Close()

 bool CTxDB::TxnBegin()
 {
-    assert(!activeBatch);
+    // Allow calling TxnBegin when a batch is already active (no-op).
+    // This lets callers like SetBestChain share a batch that was opened
+    // earlier by AddToBlockIndex, merging two commits into one.
+    if (activeBatch)
+        return true;
    activeBatch = new leveldb::WriteBatch();
    return true;
 }
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ void runCommand(std::string strCommand);

 inline std::string i64tostr(int64_t n)
 {
-    return strprintf("%"PRId64, n);
+    return strprintf("%" PRId64, n);
 }

 inline std::string itostr(int n)
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static const int MEMPOOL_GD_VERSION = 60002;

 #define DISPLAY_VERSION_MAJOR       5
 #define DISPLAY_VERSION_MINOR       3
-#define DISPLAY_VERSION_REVISION    2
+#define DISPLAY_VERSION_REVISION    6
 #define DISPLAY_VERSION_BUILD       0

 #endif
@@ -958,11 +958,21 @@ int CWallet::ScanForWalletTransactions(CBlockIndex* pindexStart, bool fUpdate)
    CBlockIndex* pindex = pindexStart;
    {
        LOCK(cs_wallet);
+        int nScanned = 0;
+        int nTotal = nBestHeight - (pindexStart ? pindexStart->nHeight : 0);
+        if (nTotal < 1) nTotal = 1;
        while (pindex)
        {
            if (fShutdown)
                break;

+            // Report progress every 10000 blocks to keep UI responsive
+            if (++nScanned % 10000 == 0)
+            {
+                int nPercent = (nScanned * 100) / nTotal;
+                uiInterface.InitMessage(strprintf(_("Rescanning... %d%%"), nPercent));
+            }
+
            // no need to read and scan block, if block was created before
            // our wallet birthday (as adjusted for block time variability)
            if (nTimeFirstKey && (pindex->nTime < (nTimeFirstKey - 7200))) {
@@ -1466,6 +1476,34 @@ int64_t CWallet::GetNewMint() const
    return nTotal;
 }

+bool CWallet::GetAllBalances(int64_t& nBalance, int64_t& nStake, int64_t& nUnconfirmed, int64_t& nImmature) const
+{
+    nBalance = 0;
+    nStake = 0;
+    nUnconfirmed = 0;
+    nImmature = 0;
+    TRY_LOCK(cs_wallet, lockWallet);
+    if (!lockWallet)
+        return false;
+    for (map<uint256, CWalletTx>::const_iterator it = mapWallet.begin(); it != mapWallet.end(); ++it)
+    {
+        const CWalletTx& pcoin = (*it).second;
+
+        if (pcoin.IsCoinStake() && pcoin.GetBlocksToMaturity() > 0 && pcoin.GetDepthInMainChain() > 0)
+            nStake += CWallet::GetCredit(pcoin);
+
+        if (pcoin.IsCoinBase() && pcoin.GetBlocksToMaturity() > 0 && pcoin.IsInMainChain())
+            nImmature += GetCredit(pcoin);
+
+        if (pcoin.IsTrusted())
+            nBalance += pcoin.GetAvailableCredit();
+
+        if (!pcoin.IsFinal() || !pcoin.IsTrusted())
+            nUnconfirmed += pcoin.GetAvailableCredit();
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 bool CWallet::SelectCoinsMinConf(int64_t nTargetValue, unsigned int nSpendTime, int nConfMine, int nConfTheirs, vector<COutput> vCoins, set<pair<const CWalletTx*,unsigned int> >& setCoinsRet, int64_t& nValueRet) const
 {
    setCoinsRet.clear();
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@

 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
+#include <atomic>

 #include <stdlib.h>

@@ -107,6 +108,8 @@ public:
        nMasterKeyMaxID = 0;
        pwalletdbEncryption = NULL;
        nOrderPosNext = 0;
+        nCachedStakeWeight = 0;
+        nCachedStakeWeightTime = 0;
    }
    CWallet(std::string strWalletFileIn)
    {
@@ -117,6 +120,8 @@ public:
        nMasterKeyMaxID = 0;
        pwalletdbEncryption = NULL;
        nOrderPosNext = 0;
+        nCachedStakeWeight = 0;
+        nCachedStakeWeightTime = 0;
    }

    std::map<uint256, CWalletTx> mapWallet;
@@ -190,6 +195,8 @@ public:
    int64_t GetImmatureBalance() const;
    int64_t GetStake() const;
    int64_t GetNewMint() const;
+    // Get all balances in a single lock acquisition + single pass (avoids 4x lock + 4x iteration)
+    bool GetAllBalances(int64_t& nBalance, int64_t& nStake, int64_t& nUnconfirmed, int64_t& nImmature) const;
    bool CreateTransaction(const std::vector<std::pair<CScript, int64_t> >& vecSend, CWalletTx& wtxNew, CReserveKey& reservekey, int64_t& nFeeRet, const CCoinControl *coinControl=NULL);
    bool CreateTransaction(CScript scriptPubKey, int64_t nValue, std::string& sNarr, CWalletTx& wtxNew, CReserveKey& reservekey, int64_t& nFeeRet, const CCoinControl *coinControl=NULL);
    bool CommitTransaction(CWalletTx& wtxNew, CReserveKey& reservekey);
@@ -197,6 +204,10 @@ public:
    bool GetStakeWeight(const CKeyStore& keystore, uint64_t& nMinWeight, uint64_t& nMaxWeight, uint64_t& nWeight);
    bool CreateCoinStake(const CKeyStore& keystore, unsigned int nBits, int64_t nSearchInterval, int64_t nFees, CTransaction& txNew, CKey& key);

+    // Cached staking info - updated by the staking thread, read by the UI thread.
+    std::atomic<uint64_t> nCachedStakeWeight;
+    std::atomic<int64_t>  nCachedStakeWeightTime;  // GetTime() when last updated
+
    std::string SendMoney(CScript scriptPubKey, int64_t nValue, std::string& sNarr, CWalletTx& wtxNew, bool fAskFee=false);
    std::string SendMoneyToDestination(const CTxDestination& address, int64_t nValue, std::string& sNarr, CWalletTx& wtxNew, bool fAskFee=false);

@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ HEADERS += src/qt/trianglesgui.h \
    src/qt/addressbookpage.h \
    src/qt/aboutdialog.h \
    src/qt/introdialog.h \
+    src/bootstrap.h \
    src/qt/editaddressdialog.h \
    src/qt/trianglesaddressvalidator.h \
    src/alert.h \
@@ -322,6 +323,7 @@ SOURCES += src/qt/triangles.cpp src/qt/trianglesgui.cpp \
    src/qt/addressbookpage.cpp \
    src/qt/aboutdialog.cpp \
    src/qt/introdialog.cpp \
+    src/bootstrap.cpp \
    src/qt/editaddressdialog.cpp \
    src/qt/trianglesaddressvalidator.cpp \
    # Old embedded Tor v2 client removed - incompatible with OpenSSL 3.x
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
sami7777	22de8630cd	Fix int64 -> int64_t in DoS_tests.cpp for modern compilers Build All Platforms / build-windows-qt (push) Waiting to run Details Build All Platforms / build-windows-daemon (push) Waiting to run Details Build All Platforms / build-linux-qt (push) Waiting to run Details Build All Platforms / build-linux-daemon (push) Waiting to run Details Build All Platforms / build-macos (push) Waiting to run Details Build All Platforms / release (push) Blocked by required conditions Details Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-03-22 23:23:23 -07:00
sami7777	da5e5f9a8a	Bump version to 5.3.6 - IBD sync optimizations and Linux build fix Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-03-22 23:15:14 -07:00
sami7777	998bd51425	Fix Linux headless build (makefile.unix) - Fix $(system) -> $(shell) GNU Make syntax error that broke ARCH detection - Add obj/ and obj-test/ directory creation rules for fresh clones - Remove duplicate -levent linkage - Add order-only prerequisites (\| obj) to pattern rules Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-03-22 23:14:30 -07:00
sami7777	7d0b2806e0	IBD sync optimizations: header planner, parallel download, LevelDB tuning Major sync performance improvements while preserving consensus: - Header-first sync planner: receives and caches headers ahead of block downloads, building a verified chain-trust map. Uses a sliding download window (128 blocks in-flight, 30s timeout) to request blocks in order from the best known header chain. - Merged DB transactions: AddToBlockIndex and SetBestChain now share a single LevelDB WriteBatch, halving the per-block commit count. - Multi-peer block requests: pipeline refill and stall recovery now send getblocks+getheaders to ALL connected full-node peers, not just one. - LevelDB tuning: 64MB write buffer (vs 4MB default), 1000 max open files for reduced memtable flush frequency during IBD. - Larger getdata batches: 4000 items during IBD (vs 1000) to reduce round-trip overhead with small PoS blocks. - Tighter stall detection: 5-second timeout (vs 10s) for faster rotation away from slow peers. - Higher orphan limit during IBD: 4000 (vs 750) to prevent eviction and re-download when blocks arrive out-of-order from parallel peers. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-03-22 23:03:28 -07:00
sami7777	73c183d1c0	Add CI unit tests, network health RPC, and fix checkpoint tests - Add unit test build+run steps to both Qt and headless Linux CI jobs - Enhance getnetworkinfo RPC with networkhealth object (peer mix, bootstrap mode, sync status) - Rewrite Checkpoints_tests to validate actual chain checkpoints (0, 9000, 9001, 2186940) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-03-22 21:53:47 -07:00
sami7777	65b9417c28	Eliminate all blocking LOCK(cs_wallet) calls from UI thread Build All Platforms / build-windows-qt (push) Waiting to run Details Build All Platforms / build-windows-daemon (push) Waiting to run Details Build All Platforms / build-linux-qt (push) Waiting to run Details Build All Platforms / build-linux-daemon (push) Waiting to run Details Build All Platforms / build-macos (push) Waiting to run Details Build All Platforms / release (push) Blocked by required conditions Details During sync, NotifyTransactionChanged fires for every wallet tx in every block, each triggering 3 blocking LOCK(cs_wallet) calls on the UI thread: updateWallet, GetAllBalances, getNumTransactions. With the block processing thread holding cs_wallet almost continuously, the UI thread blocks waiting for the lock - causing "not responding". Fixes: - GetAllBalances: LOCK → TRY_LOCK, returns false if busy - updateWallet (tx table): LOCK → TRY_LOCK, skips if busy - updateTransaction: removed checkBalanceChanged() call entirely (pollBalanceChanged timer handles it every 2.5s with TRY_LOCK) - getNumTransactions: replaced with rowCount() from cached model Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-03-22 19:32:04 -07:00
sami7777	ed87543153	Fix Linux Qt build: int64_t/qint64 type mismatch On Linux, int64_t is long but qint64 is long long - different types that can't bind to the same reference. Use int64_t locals to match the GetAllBalances signature. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-03-22 18:05:43 -07:00
sami7777	6e9dbb1aa9	Bump version to 5.3.5 - fix out-of-sync display for PoS chains Remove time-based sync check that showed "out of sync" when blocks were >6 hours old. For PoS chains with few stakers, blocks can be hours apart - that's idle, not out of sync. Now uses block count only. Also adds periodic UI refresh every 30s and switches cached stake weight from volatile to std::atomic. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-03-22 17:59:18 -07:00
SamiAhmed7777	a6ec711cfa	Merge pull request #1 from SamiAhmed7777/cleanup/desloppify Code cleanup: Documentation and C++11 compliance fixes	2026-03-22 15:43:35 -07:00
Krystie	6877aeaddb	chore: Update .gitignore for build artifacts	2026-03-22 22:54:21 +01:00
Krystie	60067e1a88	fix: Add space between string literals and PRId64 macros Fixes C++11 literal-suffix warnings in util.h, net.h, and alert.cpp. Required space between string literal and macro per C++11 standard. No functional changes - formatting only.	2026-03-22 22:46:48 +01:00
Krystie	e91ccd8786	docs: Document critical TODOs/FIXMEs with context - Add CLEANUP_NOTES.md documenting cleanup strategy - Add TODO_DOCUMENTATION.md with detailed context for all TODOs - Improve inline comments for thread safety issue in rpcmining.cpp - Clarify potential collision note in walletmodel.cpp - Remove unclear 'DRM' comment, replace with descriptive text No functional changes - documentation only.	2026-03-22 22:26:52 +01:00
sami7777	96fb7d5040	Bump version to 5.3.4 - fix UI freezing during staking Build All Platforms / build-windows-qt (push) Waiting to run Details Build All Platforms / build-windows-daemon (push) Waiting to run Details Build All Platforms / build-linux-qt (push) Waiting to run Details Build All Platforms / build-linux-daemon (push) Waiting to run Details Build All Platforms / build-macos (push) Waiting to run Details Build All Platforms / release (push) Blocked by required conditions Details Move GetStakeWeight() off the UI thread by caching in the staking miner thread. Replace blocking LOCK(cs_vNodes) with TRY_LOCK in clientmodel and staking icon updates. Fix out-of-sync label getting stuck when disconnected. Add daemon bootstrap and faster IBD pipeline. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-03-20 21:28:11 -07:00
sami7777	47cf8abbda	Add daemon bootstrap, repeating bootstrap prompt, faster IBD pipeline - Daemon: add -bootstrap flag to download chain files from server on startup - Qt: bootstrap prompt shows every launch with "Don't show this again" checkbox - IBD: reduce pipeline refill interval from 1000 to 100 blocks for faster sync - Add bootstrap.o to daemon makefiles (mingw + unix) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-03-19 21:35:12 -07:00
sami7777	2abd494fec	Bump version to 5.3.3 and update CI version Build All Platforms / build-windows-qt (push) Waiting to run Details Build All Platforms / build-windows-daemon (push) Waiting to run Details Build All Platforms / build-linux-qt (push) Waiting to run Details Build All Platforms / build-linux-daemon (push) Waiting to run Details Build All Platforms / build-macos (push) Waiting to run Details Build All Platforms / release (push) Blocked by required conditions Details Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-03-19 18:54:44 -07:00
sami7777	378b0370e3	Improve peer connectivity, UI responsiveness, and add auto-bootstrap Peer connectivity (small network optimizations): - Reduce hardcoded seed fallback delay from 30s to 10s - Reduce peer retry interval from 600s to 120s - Lower staking minimum peers from 3 to 1 - Relay addr messages to all connected peers instead of just 2 UI responsiveness: - Add progress reporting to ScanForWalletTransactions (every 10K blocks) - Use TRY_LOCK in WalletModel::pollBalanceChanged to avoid blocking UI - Use TRY_LOCK in TransactionTablePriv::refreshWallet with retry Auto-bootstrap: - Add bootstrap.h/cpp with HTTP download via boost::asio - On first run, prompt user to download blockchain snapshot from bootstrap.cryptographic-triangles.org directly into data directory - Downloads filelist.txt manifest then each file with progress dialog - Falls back to IP 194.233.88.206 if DNS fails - Gracefully continues to P2P sync if bootstrap unavailable Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>	2026-03-19 18:02:47 -07:00