🌱 Regen Network: Software Upgrade Proposal – v6.0.0\n\n## 📌 Summary\n\nThis proposal seeks to upgrade the Regen Network mainnet to v6.0.0 at block height 22429600, estimated to occur on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 15:00 UTC.\n\nThis major release introduces significant enhancements to core protocol functionality and developer tooling, including a Cosmos SDK upgrade, support for CosmWasm smart contracts, and improvements to the Regen Data module.\n\n---\n\n## 🚀 Key Features in v6.0.0\n\n### 1. Cosmos SDK v0.47 Integration\n- Upgrades Regen's underlying SDK to the latest stable release.\n- Provides performance improvements, enhanced security, and long-term ecosystem compatibility.\n\n### 2. CosmWasm Support\n- Enables smart contract functionality on Regen Network.\n- Developers can now deploy permissioned and permissionless contracts using CosmWasm.\n\n### 3. Token Burn Functionality\n- Adds native capability to burn tokens.\n- Supports on-chain governance or operational burn scenarios for increased token utility and deflation mechanisms.\n\n### 4. Regen Data Module Migration\n- Migrates from regen.data.v1 to regen.data.v2.\n- Enhances data availability, consistency, and prepares the module for future interoperability with scientific and ecological datasets.\n\n🔗 View the full release notes and source\n\n---\n\n## 🛠 Upgrade Details\n\n| Parameter | Value |\n|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|\n| Target Version | v6.0.0 |\n| Upgrade Height | 22429600 |\n| Estimated Upgrade Time | Tuesday, July 22, 2025 – 15:00 UTC |\n| Release Tag | v6.0.0 |\n\nValidators are advised to:\n- Review the release notes carefully.\n- Test the the v6.0.0 binaries.\n- Ensure proper upgrade coordination prior to the target height.\n\n---\n\n## 🗳 Governance Vote Options\n\n- ✅ YES – Approve the network upgrade to v6.0.0 at height 22429600. \n- ❌ NO – Reject the upgrade proposal. \n- NO WITH VETO – Strong objection; potentially malicious. \n- ABSTAIN – Acknowledge but take no position.\n