Release/9.21.0rc1

[ibraheem-abe]

9.21.0rc1 /2026-04-24

What's Changed

• Fix/e2e tests for stake locked as owner alpha feat by @ibraheem-abe in Fix/e2e tests for stake locked as owner alpha feat #900
• fix: update max_burn to owner/sudo settable and align no-prompt routing by @bitloi in fix: update max_burn to owner/sudo settable and align no-prompt routing #902
• fix: stake add operation mapping for multi-hotkey and multi-netuid by @bitloi in fix: stake add operation mapping for multi-hotkey and multi-netuid #897
• Update/swap coldkey restriction by @ibraheem-abe in Update/swap coldkey restriction #905
• Update: Log SHA & other info during release by @ibraheem-abe in Update: Log SHA & other info during release  #906
• fix(crowdloan): normalize creator checks for proxy actors by @bitloi in fix(crowdloan): normalize creator checks for proxy actors #908
• Updates conftest imports by @thewhaleking in Updates conftest imports #911
• fix: cross-subnet received amount in stake move display by @bitloi in fix: cross-subnet received amount in stake move display #910
• fix: thread --announce-only through stake/liquidity/crowd submission paths by @bitloi in fix: thread --announce-only through stake/liquidity/crowd submission paths #899
• fix(stake): keep move_stake MEV wait inside active status by @bitloi in fix(stake): keep move_stake MEV wait inside active status #913
• Adds register limit by @thewhaleking in Adds register limit #926
• Use Cyscale + ASI2.0 by @thewhaleking in Use Cyscale + ASI2.0 #895
• Do not unstake from hotkeys that do not exist on chain by @thewhaleking in Do not unstake from hotkeys that do not exist on chain #929
• Bumps ASI req by @thewhaleking in Bumps ASI req #930
• Update/remove pow register by @ibraheem-abe in Update/remove pow register #931
• Fix/register limit disk cache by @ibraheem-abe in Fix/register limit disk cache #932
• Decode hotkey ss58 if bytes by @thewhaleking in Decode hotkey ss58 if bytes #933
• Ensure the call params are not Balance objects by @thewhaleking in Ensure the call params are not Balance objects #934
• Adds CODEOWNERS file by @thewhaleking in Adds CODEOWNERS file #936
• Resolves the issue with the disk cache by @thewhaleking in Resolves the issue with the disk cache #935

Full Changelog: v9.20.1...9.21.0

The merge-base changed after approval.