Aptos Ships Mainnet Node v1.49.1 As Validator Upgrade Cycle Continues

TL;DR Aptos Labs has released mainnet node software v1.49.1 for validators and fullnode operators. The release follows the earlier v1.49.1 hotfix path and rolls a wider set of execution, consensus and state-sync changes into the public mainnet build. End users do not need to migrate tokens or take wallet action. Aptos node operators have a new production release to work through after the project published mainnet node software v1.49.1. The release is aimed squarely at infrastructure operators rather than ordinary APT holders. It packages a broad set of changes across execution, consensus, storage and state sync, while also rolling forward fixes that had previously appeared in the v1.49 hotfix path. Validators Get A Broader Mainnet Build The v1.49.1 release is more than a cosmetic version bump. The change log includes work around state sync, validator recovery, execution consistency, database handling and the Move environment. It also incorporates fixes that arrived during the v1.49 release cycle, giving operators a more complete public build rather than relying indefinitely on an emergency hotfix branch. That distinction matters for validators. A private or narrowly distributed hot...