diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-build-ts.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-build-ts.yml
index 934f855c5f..c596cfdb6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-build-ts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-build-ts.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: rlespinasse/github-slug-action@v3.x
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: 18
+        node-version: 20
     - name: Setup yarn
       run: npm install -g yarn
     - name: Build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-lint-typescript.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-lint-typescript.yml
index 1c8586a006..f71f16451c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-lint-typescript.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-lint-typescript.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 18
+          node-version: 20
       - name: Setup yarn
         run: npm install -g yarn
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-nym-network-explorer.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-nym-network-explorer.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b1cb2d9de3..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-nym-network-explorer.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-name: ci-nym-network-explorer
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  push:
-    paths:
-      - 'explorer/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/ci-nym-network-explorer.yml'
-
-defaults:
-  run:
-    working-directory: explorer
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: custom-linux
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Install rsync
-      run: sudo apt-get install rsync
-      continue-on-error: true
-    - uses: rlespinasse/github-slug-action@v3.x
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-      with:
-        node-version: 18
-    - name: Setup yarn
-      run: npm install -g yarn
-      continue-on-error: true
-    - name: Build shared packages
-      run: cd .. && yarn && yarn build
-    - name: Set environment from the example
-      run: cp .env.prod .env
-#    - run: yarn test
-#      continue-on-error: true
-    - run: yarn && yarn build
-      continue-on-error: true
-    - run: yarn storybook:build
-      name: Build storybook
-    - name: Deploy branch to CI www
-      continue-on-error: true
-      uses: easingthemes/ssh-deploy@main
-      env:
-        SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.CI_WWW_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-        ARGS: "-rltgoDzvO --delete"
-        SOURCE: "explorer/dist/"
-        REMOTE_HOST: ${{ secrets.CI_WWW_REMOTE_HOST }}
-        REMOTE_USER: ${{ secrets.CI_WWW_REMOTE_USER }}
-        TARGET: ${{ secrets.CI_WWW_REMOTE_TARGET }}/network-explorer-${{ env.GITHUB_REF_SLUG }}
-        EXCLUDE: "/dist/, /node_modules/"
-    - name: Deploy storybook to CI www
-      continue-on-error: true
-      uses: easingthemes/ssh-deploy@main
-      env:
-        SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.CI_WWW_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-        ARGS: "-rltgoDzvO --delete"
-        SOURCE: "explorer/storybook-static/"
-        REMOTE_HOST: ${{ secrets.CI_WWW_REMOTE_HOST }}
-        REMOTE_USER: ${{ secrets.CI_WWW_REMOTE_USER }}
-        TARGET: ${{ secrets.CI_WWW_REMOTE_TARGET }}/ne-sb-${{ env.GITHUB_REF_SLUG }}
-        EXCLUDE: "/dist/, /node_modules/"
-    - name: Matrix - Node Install
-      run: npm install
-      working-directory: .github/workflows/support-files
-    - name: Matrix - Send Notification
-      env:
-        NYM_NOTIFICATION_KIND: network-explorer
-        NYM_PROJECT_NAME: "Network Explorer"
-        NYM_CI_WWW_BASE: "${{ secrets.NYM_CI_WWW_BASE }}"
-        NYM_CI_WWW_LOCATION: "network-explorer-${{ env.GITHUB_REF_SLUG }}"
-        NYM_CI_WWW_LOCATION_STORYBOOK: "ne-sb-${{ env.GITHUB_REF_SLUG }}"
-        GIT_COMMIT_MESSAGE: "${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}"
-        GIT_BRANCH: "${GITHUB_REF##*/}"
-        IS_SUCCESS: "${{ job.status == 'success' }}"
-        MATRIX_SERVER: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_SERVER }}"
-        MATRIX_ROOM: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_ROOM }}"
-        MATRIX_USER_ID: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_USER_ID }}"
-        MATRIX_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_TOKEN }}"
-        MATRIX_DEVICE_ID: "${{ secrets.MATRIX_DEVICE_ID }}"
-      uses: docker://keybaseio/client:stable-node
-      with:
-        args: .github/workflows/support-files/notifications/entry_point.sh
-    - name: Deploy
-      if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
-      uses: easingthemes/ssh-deploy@main
-      env:
-        SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.CD_PROD_NE_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-        ARGS: "-rltgoDzvO --delete"
-        SOURCE: "explorer/dist/"
-        REMOTE_HOST: ${{ secrets.CD_PROD_NE_REMOTE_HOST }}
-        REMOTE_USER: ${{ secrets.CD_PROD_NE_REMOTE_USER }}
-        TARGET: ${{ secrets.CD_PROD_NE_REMOTE_TARGET }}
-        EXCLUDE: "/dist/, /node_modules/"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-sdk-wasm.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-sdk-wasm.yml
index 8f9eaeeeba..9c9507a944 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-sdk-wasm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-sdk-wasm.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 18
+          node-version: 20
 
       - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml
index c5c68a4614..2c4868c25b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         if: env.WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION == 'failure'
         with:
-          node-version: 18
+          node-version: 20
       - name: Matrix - Node Install
         if: env.WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION == 'failure'
         run: npm install
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-nym-wallet-build.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-nym-wallet-build.yml
index 232a1273ef..506227265d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-nym-wallet-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-nym-wallet-build.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         if: env.WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION == 'failure'
         with:
-          node-version: 18
+          node-version: 20
       - name: Matrix - Node Install
         if: env.WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION == 'failure'
         run: npm install
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-security-audit.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-security-audit.yml
index 76806575e0..189b7a0462 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-security-audit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-security-audit.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: install npm
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 18
+          node-version: 20
       - name: Matrix - Node Install
         run: npm install
         working-directory: .github/workflows/support-files
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-sdk-npm.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-sdk-npm.yml
index c3d4ef3fc7..824b21c752 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-sdk-npm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-sdk-npm.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 18
+          node-version: 20
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
 
       - name: Setup yarn
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-calculate-hash.yml b/.github/workflows/release-calculate-hash.yml
index f1a53c09c7..6ea33e821a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-calculate-hash.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-calculate-hash.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 18
+          node-version: 20
       - uses: nymtech/nym/.github/actions/nym-hash-releases@develop
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index afd6cf2240..dbf9d0561b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,61 +1,60 @@
 {
-  "name": "@nymproject/nymsphere",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
-  "private": true,
-  "license": "Apache 2.0",
-  "workspaces": [
-    "dist/wasm/**",
-    "dist/node/**",
-    "dist/ts/**",
-    "sdk/typescript/packages/mui-theme",
-    "sdk/typescript/packages/react-components",
-    "sdk/typescript/packages/validator-client",
-    "ts-packages/*",
-    "nym-wallet",
-    "explorer",
-    "explorer-nextjs",
-    "explorer-v2",
-    "types",
-    "clients/validator"
-  ],
-  "scripts": {
-    "nuke": "npx rimraf **/node_modules node_modules",
-    "scrub": "npx rimraf **/dist dist",
-    "clean": "lerna run clean",
-    "build": "run-s build:types build:packages",
-    "build:wasm": "make sdk-wasm-build",
-    "build:types": "lerna run --scope @nymproject/types build --stream",
-    "build:packages": "run-s build:packages:theme build:packages:react",
-    "build:packages:theme": "lerna run --scope @nymproject/mui-theme build",
-    "build:packages:react": "lerna run --scope @nymproject/react build",
-    "build:react-example": "lerna run --scope @nymproject/react-webpack-with-theme-example build --stream",
-    "build:playground": "lerna run --scope @nymproject/react storybook:build --stream",
-    "build:ci:storybook": "yarn build && yarn dev:on && run-p build:react-example build:playground && yarn build:ci:storybook:collect-artifacts",
-    "build:ci:storybook:collect-artifacts": "mkdir -p ts-packages/dist && mv sdk/typescript/packages/react-components/storybook-static ts-packages/dist/storybook && mv sdk/typescript/examples/react/mui-theme/dist ts-packages/dist/example",
-    "prebuild:ci": "yarn dev:on && yarn",
-    "build:ci": "run-s build:types build:packages build:wasm build:ci:sdk",
-    "postbuild:ci": "yarn dev:off",
-    "build:ci:sdk": "lerna run --scope '{@nymproject/sdk,@nymproject/node-tester,@nymproject/contract-clients,@nymproject/sdk-react,@nymproject/mix-fetch,@nymproject/nodejs-client,@nymproject/mix-fetch-node}' build --stream",
-    "docs:prod:build": "run-s docs:prod:build:ws",
-    "docs:prod:build:ws": "lerna run docs:prod:build --stream",
-    "sdk:build": "./sdk/typescript/scripts/build-prod-sdk.sh",
-    "sdk:publish": "./sdk/typescript/scripts/publish.sh",
-    "lint": "lerna run lint --stream",
-    "lint:fix": "lerna run lint:fix --stream",
-    "tsc": "lerna run tsc --stream",
-    "types:lint:fix": "lerna run lint:fix --scope @nymproject/types --scope @nymproject/nym-wallet-app",
-    "audit:fix": "npm_config_yes=true npx yarn-audit-fix -- --dry-run",
-    "dev:on": "node sdk/typescript/scripts/dev-mode-add.mjs",
-    "dev:off": "node sdk/typescript/scripts/dev-mode-remove.mjs"
-  },
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "@npmcli/node-gyp": "^3.0.0",
-    "lerna": "^7.3.0",
-    "node-gyp": "^9.3.1",
-    "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
-    "tslog": "3.3.3"
-  },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "lucide-react": "^0.453.0"
-  }
+	"name": "@nymproject/nymsphere",
+	"version": "1.0.0",
+	"private": true,
+	"license": "Apache 2.0",
+	"workspaces": [
+		"dist/wasm/**",
+		"dist/node/**",
+		"dist/ts/**",
+		"sdk/typescript/packages/mui-theme",
+		"sdk/typescript/packages/react-components",
+		"sdk/typescript/packages/validator-client",
+		"ts-packages/*",
+		"nym-wallet",
+		"explorer-nextjs",
+		"explorer-v2",
+		"types",
+		"clients/validator"
+	],
+	"scripts": {
+		"nuke": "npx rimraf **/node_modules node_modules",
+		"scrub": "npx rimraf **/dist dist",
+		"clean": "lerna run clean",
+		"build": "run-s build:types build:packages",
+		"build:wasm": "make sdk-wasm-build",
+		"build:types": "lerna run --scope @nymproject/types build --stream",
+		"build:packages": "run-s build:packages:theme build:packages:react",
+		"build:packages:theme": "lerna run --scope @nymproject/mui-theme build",
+		"build:packages:react": "lerna run --scope @nymproject/react build",
+		"build:react-example": "lerna run --scope @nymproject/react-webpack-with-theme-example build --stream",
+		"build:playground": "lerna run --scope @nymproject/react storybook:build --stream",
+		"build:ci:storybook": "yarn build && yarn dev:on && run-p build:react-example build:playground && yarn build:ci:storybook:collect-artifacts",
+		"build:ci:storybook:collect-artifacts": "mkdir -p ts-packages/dist && mv sdk/typescript/packages/react-components/storybook-static ts-packages/dist/storybook && mv sdk/typescript/examples/react/mui-theme/dist ts-packages/dist/example",
+		"prebuild:ci": "yarn dev:on && yarn",
+		"build:ci": "run-s build:types build:packages build:wasm build:ci:sdk",
+		"postbuild:ci": "yarn dev:off",
+		"build:ci:sdk": "lerna run --scope '{@nymproject/sdk,@nymproject/node-tester,@nymproject/contract-clients,@nymproject/sdk-react,@nymproject/mix-fetch,@nymproject/nodejs-client,@nymproject/mix-fetch-node}' build --stream",
+		"docs:prod:build": "run-s docs:prod:build:ws",
+		"docs:prod:build:ws": "lerna run docs:prod:build --stream",
+		"sdk:build": "./sdk/typescript/scripts/build-prod-sdk.sh",
+		"sdk:publish": "./sdk/typescript/scripts/publish.sh",
+		"lint": "lerna run lint --stream",
+		"lint:fix": "lerna run lint:fix --stream",
+		"tsc": "lerna run tsc --stream",
+		"types:lint:fix": "lerna run lint:fix --scope @nymproject/types --scope @nymproject/nym-wallet-app",
+		"audit:fix": "npm_config_yes=true npx yarn-audit-fix -- --dry-run",
+		"dev:on": "node sdk/typescript/scripts/dev-mode-add.mjs",
+		"dev:off": "node sdk/typescript/scripts/dev-mode-remove.mjs"
+	},
+	"devDependencies": {
+		"@npmcli/node-gyp": "^3.0.0",
+		"lerna": "^7.3.0",
+		"node-gyp": "^9.3.1",
+		"npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
+		"tslog": "3.3.3"
+	},
+	"dependencies": {
+		"lucide-react": "^0.453.0"
+	}
 }
diff --git a/sdk/typescript/examples/chat-app/react-webpack-with-theme-example/src/index.tsx b/sdk/typescript/examples/chat-app/react-webpack-with-theme-example/src/index.tsx
index 1c6b557d7e..778645ad4e 100644
--- a/sdk/typescript/examples/chat-app/react-webpack-with-theme-example/src/index.tsx
+++ b/sdk/typescript/examples/chat-app/react-webpack-with-theme-example/src/index.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import * as React from 'react';
-import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
-import { App } from './App';
+import * as React from "react";
+import ReactDOM from "react-dom/client";
+import { App } from "./App";
 
-ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('app'));
+const root = ReactDOM.createRoot(document.getElementById("app") as HTMLElement);
+root.render(<App />);