₿lockChainInfo v1.4.0-beta Release Notes

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BCI 1.4.0-beta introduces a major evolution in temporal Bitcoin network observability.
This release expands BCI from a rolling network telemetry instrument into a deeper chain-time observatory capable of revealing miner behavioral drift across rolling day/week windows and full difficulty-adjustment cycles.

Highlights
Miner Trend Observability
BCI now includes a new [M] Trend panel inside the Blockchain section.
This system compares:

• current chain-day vs previous chain-day
• current chain-week vs previous chain-week
  allowing operators to observe:
• miner emergence
• miner contraction
• rolling pool drift
• epoch-scale behavioral movement
  Importantly, BCI does not preload synthetic historical data.
  The trend panel matures naturally through witnessed chain-time.
Operators will see the system gradually awaken as enough blocks are locally observed.

Hashphase Cycle Polish
The Hashphase system received significant refinement:

• corrected epoch-boundary logic
• stabilized sampling behavior
• newest EH/s slot highlighting
• semantic hashstrip coloring
• full epoch-completion flash lifecycle
  At 100% hashphase completion, the cycle now:
  bright white flash
  → settles into dark gray
  representing the release/reset of accumulated proof-of-work energy across the completed cycle.

Hashrate On Demand
Operators can now press:

for an estimated 144-block network hashrate popup.
The popup includes:

• loading state
• RPC error handling
• centered formatting
• consistent BCI popup styling

Operator Experience Refinement
1.4.0-beta also introduces:

• slimmer Help popup
• Quit confirmation popup
• cleaner footer hints
• improved popup spacing/alignment
• expanded semantic color customization
  BCI continues moving toward a calmer, observatory-style terminal experience focused on:
  observe patiently
  rather than reactive dashboard noise.

Philosophy
BCI remains intentionally:

• witness-based
• local-node driven
• chain-time aware
• low-noise
• operator focused
  The network reveals itself gradually.
BCI simply reveals it patiently.
  🦀

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