Is Multichain compatible with older version?

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Is Multichain compatible with older version of protocol/client? I built a chain with alpha 29 protocol 10008. When alpha 30 or protocol 10009 released, can I run the same chain with higher version of multichaind binary?

Thanks in advance.
asked Mar 27, 2017 by Hwang

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First, yes, we take great care to ensure that every new version of MultiChain is backwards compatible with previous protocol versions.

Second, protocol 10008 includes preparation for a blockchain upgrading mechanism, which will allow the parameters of a blockchain, including the protocol version, to be upgraded in place. The new set of parameters will affect all of the blocks in the chain after a certain point. You can't try this yet, but this is where we're going in future, so protocol 10008 is effectively future-proofed.
answered Mar 27, 2017 by MultiChain
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