According to CIP-37 (CIP, Conflux Improvement Proposal), Conflux will adopt a new address format - base32check (starting with network ID, eg. cfx:). This is an upgrade of the compatible version without any change on the consensus layer of the public chain. The new address format is only a conversion of the old format. Users can still login Conflux wallet via private keys or secret phrases. User assets will not be affected.
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Details of CIP-37: https://github.com/Conflux-Chain/CIPs/blob/master/CIPs/cip-37.md
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The Influence of CIP-37 on Conflux Users: https://forum.conflux.fun/t/topic/4820
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The Influence of CIP-37 (Conflux-rust v1.1.1) on Developers: https://forum.conflux.fun/t/topic/4835
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CIP-37 address format conversion tool: https://confluxscan.io/address-converter
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Recommended CIP-37 (Conflux-rust v1.1.1): https://forum.conflux.fun/t/topic/5143
The Conflux official will update all the tutorials and SDKs before January 30, but it is suggested for mining pools, exchanges, wallets and DApps not to upgrade RPC immediately. Users using the official nodes (RPC) can remain the same. The current version of RPC will be valid sill the end of March, and after that, the Conflux official will provide the latest version of RPC.
After upgrading the node (RPC), developers need to use the latest SDK. Without additional configuration, interactions can only process with base32 addresses (starting with network ID, eg. cfx:). Wallets, exchanges and all ecosystem applications, please remind users and developers.