Avalanche Durango 6 Release: secp256r1 Staking Keys

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🛠️ 🛠️ #Avalanche Durango 6 is out: github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/releases/tag/v1.11.6 🛠️ 🛠️ This version (v1.11.6) is backwards compatible to v1.11.0. It is optional but recommended for all operators. 🔍 Focus: secp256r1 Staking Keys + Improve C-Chain State Sync Reliability + Fix Connection Tracking

🚧 Attn Node Operators: Metrics Refresh 🚧 Durango 6 overhauls the format of many of AvalancheGo's exported metrics. This new format is easier to work with when creating dashboards and cheaper for hosted metrics platforms to ingest. This work will continue in Durango 7.

✅ Compatibility Check: VM Interface (v35) ✅ Durango 6 DOES NOT modify the VM interface. If you are running a Custom VM on v1.11.3-v1.11.5 (like Subnet-EVM@v0.6.3), it will work with v1.11.6. github.com/ava-labs/subnet-evm/releases/tag/v0.6.3

secp256r1 Staking Keys Durango 6 defaults to using secp256r1 (P-256) staking keys instead of RSA 4096. This change dramatically reduces the size of the staking key, the staking key signature, and the time required to generate, sign, and verify it. github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/pull/3025

Improve C-Chain State Sync Reliability Durango 6 fixes 2 regressions in C-Chain State Sync. The first regression could cause degraded performance after a successful state sync and the second could cause state sync to stall. github.com/ava-labs/coreth/pull/557 github.com/ava-labs/coreth/pull/559

Fix Connection Tracking Durango 6 fixes connection tracking on the P-Chain and C-Chain. This restores transaction pull gossip functionality on those chains (reducing p95+ transaction confirmation latency). github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/pull/2981 github.com/ava-labs/coreth/pull/543

ICYMI Frosty is OUT: twitter.com/andrewlewispye/status/1785277538803044429?s=46

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