final checklist

[yaruwangway]

• [x] make sure the new binary is changed to rc2 for both local and public testnet readme, in the proposal info. ~- [ ] prepare a rc2 binary for darwin-arm64.~ not putting this binary
• [x] check the sha256 of the 3 genesis file:
  • [x] original exported genesis, 86f29f23f9df51f5c58cb2c2f95e263f96f123801fc9844765f98eca49fe188f
  • [x] the modified genesis for public testnet, 89d1cb03d1dbe4eb803319f36f119651457de85246e185d6588a88e9ae83f386
  • [x] for local testnet
• [x] make sure the genesis files that all the nodes use are the same. 89d1cb03d1dbe4eb803319f36f119651457de85246e185d6588a88e9ae83f386
• [x] update public testnet readme.
• [x] check the "binance" node is protected and sentry node is working. ~- [ ] validator time sync~ not a concern for this testnet
• [x] check reward withdraw.
• [x] change back voting period to 24h
• [x] stop the chain and check it is able to resume
  • [x] checked killing a validator with low voting power (no effect on producing blocks)
  • [x] checked chain stopping by killing a validator with high voting power
• [x] check links in upgrade info for local testnet autodownload

[uditvira]

• [x] move faucet atoms to interchain dev account cosmos1hxv7mpztvln45eghez6evw2ypcw4vjmsmr8cdx

[uditvira]

• [x] stop and restart the chain

[okwme]

communication plan:

• [x] finalize text for communications here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rqrxow25en_6AapdsysQOQy39RVOwD7To67DoPVjsVo/edit
• [x] post text into interchain blog post - Billy (maybe need visual from all in bits / adriana / nass)
• [x] publish on Cosmos blog - Billy
• [x] post link in #validators-verified - Billy
• [x] post link in #node-operators - Billy
• [x] make tweet from cosmos hub twitter - Billy
• [x] get cosmos hub tweet retweeted by interchain foundation and cosmos handles - Billy & Adriana
• [x] post link in various telegrams and slack channels with validators - Billy (Udit & Noam?)

[uditvira]

• [x] check that we can send faucet tokens from interchain dev account using keplr

[uditvira]

when we send out tokens to people, send them extra and tell them to pay it forward when other people ask