build(deps): bump chia-blockchain from 2.4.4 to 2.6.1

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Bumps chia-blockchain from 2.4.4 to 2.6.1.

Release notes

Sourced from chia-blockchain's releases.

2.6.1 Chia blockchain 2026-3-18

What's Changed

Added

• Add BYC and CRT to default CAT list
• New inner puzzle meta-standard that has instructions for how a wallet can handle arbitrary authorization trees
• Work in Progress - PoS2 integration
• Use structured RPC errors in full_node_rpc_api

Changed

• Simplify and optimize TransactionQueue
• Use an adapted version of deficit round robin algorithm in TransactionQueue
• Forward send_transaction and cat_spend to create_signed_transaction
• Prioritize trusted peers in FullNodeAPI's send_transaction
• Add kw_only to all wallet RPC types
• Miscellaneous wallet RPC cleanups
• Tolerate quote related cost mismatch for older nodes
• Skip fetching additions and removals for non transaction blocks in FullNodeAPI's request_header_blocks
• Refactor connection handshake
• Reject unsolicited RespondCompactVDF messages
• Made log less chatty for compact proofs
• Harden full node store
• Validate QR bit in DNS seeder to only process queries
• Add missing request decorator to reject_removals_request
• Correct accounting of cost limits in offer summary computation
• Harden nodes message typechecking
• Harden the full node’s incoming connection logic
• Default to block creation 1
• Only update the fast forward state on successful validation in process_fast_forward_spends
• Bump chia_rs to 0.38.2

Fixed

• Revert accidental RPC parameter name change
• Augmented usage fix
• Blocktools double sub epoch summary hash bug
• Fix reorg edge case handling in the wallet protocol
• Prevent dangling SAVEPOINTs by shielding against cancellation
• Return RejectAdditionsRequest to wallets instead of raising an exception
• Close VDF client TCP connections properly
• Fix PendingTxCache eviction when encountering empty height buckets

Removed

• Drop support for macOS 13 (Ventura) and macOS 14 (Sonoma)

2.6.1-rc2

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Changelog

Sourced from chia-blockchain's changelog.

2.6.1 Chia blockchain 2026-3-18

What's Changed

Added

• Add BYC and CRT to default CAT list
• New inner puzzle meta-standard that has instructions for how a wallet can handle arbitrary authorization trees
• Work in Progress - PoS2 integration
• Use structured RPC errors in full_node_rpc_api

Changed

• Simplify and optimize TransactionQueue
• Use an adapted version of deficit round robin algorithm in TransactionQueue
• Forward send_transaction and cat_spend to create_signed_transaction
• Prioritize trusted peers in FullNodeAPI's send_transaction
• Add kw_only to all wallet RPC types
• Miscellaneous wallet RPC cleanups
• Tolerate quote related cost mismatch for older nodes
• Skip fetching additions and removals for non transaction blocks in FullNodeAPI's request_header_blocks
• Refactor connection handshake
• Reject unsolicited RespondCompactVDF messages
• Made log less chatty for compact proofs
• Harden full node store
• Validate QR bit in DNS seeder to only process queries
• Add missing request decorator to reject_removals_request
• Correct accounting of cost limits in offer summary computation
• Harden nodes message typechecking
• Harden the full node’s incoming connection logic
• Default to block creation 1
• Only update the fast forward state on successful validation in process_fast_forward_spends
• Bump chia_rs to 0.38.2

Fixed

• Revert accidental RPC parameter name change
• Augmented usage fix
• Blocktools double sub epoch summary hash bug
• Fix reorg edge case handling in the wallet protocol
• Prevent dangling SAVEPOINTs by shielding against cancellation
• Return RejectAdditionsRequest to wallets instead of raising an exception
• Close VDF client TCP connections properly
• Fix PendingTxCache eviction when encountering empty height buckets

Removed

• Drop support for macOS 13 (Ventura) and macOS 14 (Sonoma)

2.6.0 Chia blockchain 2026-2-11

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Commits

• 204fe59 Changelog: add 2.6.1 release notes (#20671)
• c336478 Checkpoint Merge (#20686)
• 888de5d [CHIA-3954] Update GUI to release/2.6.1 (#20648)
• d69c521 [CHIA-3947] Fix PendingTxCache eviction when encountering empty height bucket...
• 8a64bfc 2.6.1 gui patch (#20653)
• 0638d55 [CHIA-3946] bump chia_rs to 0.38.2 (#20643)
• f920683 CHIA-3945 Only update the fast forward state on successful validation in proc...
• fbb12c8 Close VDF client TCP connections properly (#20602)
• d5d886b [CHIA-3923] Chia rs new pos (#20567)
• 73dbe1e [CHIA-3934] default to block creation 1 (#20578)
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Diff	Package	Supply Chain Security	Vulnerability	Quality	Maintenance	License
	chia-blockchain@​2.4.4 ⏵ 2.6.1	+1

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