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Difference and interaction between node and runtime upgrade

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I am trying to understand the difference between a node and a runtime upgrade in a blockchain network. Can someone explain the key differences and how they interact with each other? Also, how does upgrading one affect the other? Any insights or resources would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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undefined 5C2C49BE-0B07-4C3F-8D36-B1FB2C7ACC0C Created with sketchtool. 0 Stranger 0 Oct 4 2023 9:07

Node upgrade refers to an update to the client software, which primarily involves changes to the networking software and optimizations to the system that processes the runtime binary. On the other hand, runtime upgrade pertains to a modification in the underlying WebAssembly binary that is being executed by the node/client software. These changes are related to the blockchain's state transition function.