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+- Public parts of shared `namada` crate have been split up into a
+  `namada_core` crate. The `namada_proof_of_stake`, `namada_vp_prelude`
+  and `namada_tx_prelude` crates now depend on this `namada_core` crate.
+  ([#733](https://github.com/anoma/namada/pull/733))