rippled (XRP Ledger server) Version 2.0.0-b3 (beta)

This is a beta for the next release.

When finalized, the next stable release of rippled is expected to be the last release for 2023 (given the holidays in Nov/Dec). The major version is bumped because:

• api_version 2 general availability is expected.
• Notable performance improvements in TPS (transactions per second): up to 3,900 TPS.
• XLS-38 sidechains support
  • This is a large change and adds significant new functionality to the protocol.
• XLS-40 decentralized identity (DID) support
• New server_definitions method
• Lastly, many aspects of the code have been refactored and changed since the previous major version bump.

What's Changed

• Eliminate built-in SNTP support (fixes #4207): by @nbougalis in #4628
• [TRIVIAL] Fix build error: uint is not universally defined by @ximinez in #4731
• Fix amendment majority flapping: use a more stable threshold for the number of votes required; when missing STValidation, use the last vote seen by @scottschurr in #4410
• Disallow the same bridge on one chain: by @seelabs in #4720
• Update minimum compiler requirements in BUILD.md by @ckeshava in #4700
• Fix asan stack use after scope (fix #4675) by @StefanVK in #4676
• [TRIVIAL] docs(API-CHANGELOG): clarify account_info response by @intelliot in #4724
• [TRIVIAL] fix typo in SECURITY.md by @sokkaofthewatertribe in #4662
• refactor: reunify common fields by @mDuo13 in #4715
• Reduce boilerplate in applySteps: by @seelabs in #4710
• fixDisallowIncomingV1 by @dangell7 in #4721
• [TRIVIAL] Link compression in example cfg by @florent-uzio in #4753
• Update API CHANGELOG for XRPFees changes by @ximinez in #4741
• Reenable Windows CI build with Artifactory support by @ximinez in #4596
• Fix output of remote step in nix workflow by @ckeshava in #4746
• [TRIVIAL] Remove incorrect assert by @ximinez in #4743
• [TRIVIAL] docs: Fix broken conanfile.py link in build settings by @JST5000 in #4740
• Call python to upgrade pip in Windows CI by @ximinez in #4768
• Proposed 2.0.0-b3 by @intelliot in #4772

New Contributors

• @StefanVK made their first contribution in #4676
• @sokkaofthewatertribe made their first contribution in #4662
• @florent-uzio made their first contribution in #4753
• @JST5000 made their first contribution in #4740

Full Changelog: 2.0.0-b2...2.0.0-b3