Phala Network Runtime v1291 is an upgrade with major updates. Here are the main changes:

1. Added Helikon boot nodes for Khala and Phala.
2. No need to patch justification period because we use proveFinality.
3. Patched soketto to allow larger than 512MB payload for Khala.
4. Fixed Dwellir Phala bootnode.
5. Enabled metadata hash verification.
6. Fixed tipper not working problem.
7. Bumped Runtime Version.

You can see all the changes and details on the release page.

Phala Runtime Upgrade v1291 - Council motion #117

A proposal has been made by 42RrwG92YkDW5nE4as3Zp1qfWZh4FszeKVFgV7KcLKdSyTiM on 7th July 2025, requesting $15,300 USD or 157,731.96 PHA for the ongoing and advanced costs of running high-performance, scalable, and reliable public infrastructure for Phala in Q3 and Q4 of 2025. 

Public RPC services are needed for Phala because setting up blockchain infrastructure is difficult, time-consuming, and expensive. It requires server development expertise, is costly to run a full node continuously, and managing production-level infrastructure is challenging. A shared node API service helps reduce these costs and barriers to accessing a new protocol.

OnFinality, as Polkadot's largest and most cost-efficient infrastructure provider, offers scalable free public API services for Phala. They focus on performance/reliability, providing more value from their Ultimate API service, and cost optimization. In 2024, they upgraded their Phala endpoints to multi-region setups in Hong Kong and North Virginia, achieving 99.93% uptime over the past 90 days and guaranteeing 99.9% uptime with financial penalties.

The proposal includes a fixed price for combined running costs for Phala's infrastructure for Q3 and Q4 2025, with a 15% discount for paying 6 months in advance. The total cost is $15,300, covering capital and operating expenses, administration time, onboarding costs, backup costs, and monitoring and right-sizing by the OnFinality team.

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