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This patch is intended to fix the numerous forking issues users have experienced over the last week.   Please download this update and also the new snapshot [here](https://download.gridcoin.us/download/downloadstake/signed/snapshot.zip).  For more information on the snapshot see this [post](https://steemit.com/gridcoin/@tcblack/new-official-gridcoin-snapshot-update-is-strongly-encouraged) by @tcblack.  

This is a leisure update, but is strongly recommended for all users to fix forking issues. If you have issues installing the MSI, please try uninstalling the previous wallet installation and reinstalling fresh from this MSI.

Download the update from GitHub [here](https://github.com/gridcoin/Gridcoin-Research/releases/tag/3.7.7.0).

You can also download the Windows MSI [here](https://download.gridcoin.us/download/downloadstake/GridcoinResearch.msi). Remember to backup your wallet.dat and config file before updating!

Note that the in-wallet upgrader is still not working at this time. Please do not upgrade from inside the wallet!

Below is the changelog for this release:


Fixed

    Beacon validation are now done when accepting blocks, not when receiving,
    #899 (@denravonska).
    Fix crashes due to buffer overflow in encrypt/decrypt, #890 (@denravonska).
    Rewrite reorganize routine to be more reliable and drop contracts received
    or issued while on a side chain to help reducing forks, #902 (@tomasbrod).

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Thank you to our developers, especially @ravonn and @tomasbrod for all the work they put into this update.  I would also like to thank all those in Slack who helped us test various fixes over the last three days.