Akash Mainnet 14 Upgrade\n\nThis proposal upgrades the Akash Network to version v1.0.0 at block height 23939793, estimated to occur on Tuesday, October 28th at 13:23 UTC. \n\n> ⚠\uFE0F Note: Block times have high variance. Please monitor the chain for more precise timing estimates.\n\n## Upgrade Features\n\nBy voting YES on this proposal, you approve the following changes:\n\n### SDK Upgrade to v0.53\n\nBrings Akash Network up to date with the latest Cosmos SDK version. Key improvements include:\n\n- IAVL Storage Upgrades – Faster queries and execution on live state\n- Expedited Governance Proposals – Streamlined proposal process for urgent matters\n\n### AEP-75: Multi-Depositor Escrow Account\n\nRedesigns escrow account behavior to allow any funded account to act as a depositor with simultaneous grants.\n\n### AEP-39: Lease Termination Reason\n\nExtends lease state with a reason field, enabling providers and the network to specify termination causes.\n\n---\n\n## Preparing for the Upgrade\n\n### Config requirements\n\nminimum-gas-prices is now mandatory and must be set explicitly. The configuration applies default value of 0.0025uakt to allow nodes and validators with empty\nconfig to restart properly and run the upgrade.\nShould validators/rpc operators wish to disable the warning, they could do so by adjusting configuration with using one of the following options:\n* in config/app.toml: find field minimum-gas-prices and set it to 0.0025uakt\n* env variable AKASH_MINIMUM_GAS_PRICES=0.0025uakt\n* cli flag --minimum-gas-prices=0.0025uakt\n\n### Binary Installation\n\n> Note: The upgrade release will be published approximately 48 hours before the upgrade.\n\n#### Option 1: Precompiled Binaries (Recommended)\n\nThis upgrade includes an upgrade-info.json file that references the correct release with pre-built binaries.\n\n#### Option 2: Self-Compiled Binaries\n\nRequirements:\n\nEnsure the following dependencies are installed:\n- direnv\n- golang >= 1.25.0\n- docker\n- make\n- git\n- jq\n- unzip\n- wget\n- curl\n- npm\n- readlink\n- lz4\n\nBuild Instructions:\n\nbash\n# Clone the repository\ngit clone https://github.com/akash-network/node.git\n\n# Navigate to the directory\ncd node\n\n# Checkout the release tag\ngit checkout v1.0.0\n\n# Build the binary\nmake release\n\n\nBinaries will be located in .cache/goreleaser/main. Select the directory matching your OS and architecture.\n\n### Hardware Requirements\n\nDue to extensive state migrations, all validators must use at least 128GB of RAM with swap enabled.\n\n---\n\n## Upgrade Process\n\nFull upgrade details can be found at Mainnet-14 upgrade guide\n\n### Using Cosmovisor (Recommended)\n\nValidators and RPCs supervised by Cosmovisor with DAEMON_ALLOW_DOWNLOAD_BINARIES=true will automatically download upgrade binaries from the upgrade info file.\n\n### Manual Upgrade\n\nIf not using Cosmovisor:\n\n1. Wait for your node to halt at the upgrade height\n2. Install the new binary\n3. Restart your node\n\n---\n\n## Upgrade Timing Details\n\n- Target Block Height: 23939793\n- Estimated Time: Tuesday, October 28th at 13:23 UTC\n- Expected Duration: 60-90 minutes of network downtime\n\n> ⏱\uFE0F Block times vary significantly. Monitor the countdown here for accurate timing.\n\nDuring the upgrade, there will be no on-chain activity on the network.\n\n### Emergency Coordination\n\nIn the event of issues during the upgrade, please coordinate via the validators channel in Discord to reach emergency consensus and mitigate problems quickly.\n\n---\n\n## Additional Resources\n\n- Akash Network GitHub\n- Block Explorer