Hydra update 2023-12-08

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+title: Hydra Team Update
+slug: 2023-12-08-hydra
+authors: [ch1bo]
+tags: [hydra]
+hide_table_of_contents: false
+---
+
+### High-level summary
+
+This week, the Hydra team made progress by releasing version
+[0.14.0](https://github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/releases/tag/0.14.0),
+incorporating updates and improvements. They also updated dependencies
+in preparation for Conway support, addressing
+[\#1114](https://github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/issues/1114).
+Additionally, the team completed substantial refactoring in hydra-node
+using stateless observation, aiming to enhance system efficiency and
+performance
+[\#1096](https://github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/issues/1096). Lastly,
+they investigated regressions related to JSON serialized transactions
+and consider dropping this in favor of CBOR only submission.
+
+### What did the team achieve this week
+
+- Released version
+  [0.14.0](https://github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/releases/tag/0.14.0)
+- Updated dependencies to prepare for Conway support
+  [\#1114](https://github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/issues/1114)
+- Completed substantial refactoring in hydra-node using stateless
+  observation
+  [\#1096](https://github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/issues/1096)
+- Investigated regressions about JSON serialized transactions
+
+### What are the goals of next week
+
+- Analysed our mainnet head and why some transactions were invalid
+- Detect incompatible blocks and provide better UX
+- Update to newer cardano-node and Conway support in hydra-node
+- Draft the end-to-end workflow for incremental decommits