We have been looking into a forum solution that allows our Discord community to sign-in with their Discord name. We are looking to start small and grow it organically.
If you are interested in being among the first members to join the new forum, please reach out!
During the next weeks, we will keep enhancing the community experience here on the portal.
New simplified topic structure
Introduction of private groups at a later point
Editing old posts to match the new topic structure
Archiving old and no-longer relevant content
During this process, it's possible that accidentally your post will disappear. If you notice that, you can always reach out to me, and I will promptly ensure it is back online where it should be.
Exciting news everyone! With the AtomicDEX PRO version, 0.2.0 we are one step closer to beta! This version includes a lot of exciting new features, enhancements, and fixes!
We hope that you enjoy these new features as much as we do!
Here is the changelog in detail:
Features:
Candlesticks chart enhancements
CEX rate comparison
Currency toggle: FIAT/BTC/KMD (tap on portfolio value)
Addressbook
Update notifications
Added privacy button (hide balance)
Added AXE, ZER, OOT, RFOX, CCL coins
Enhancements:
Updated UI layout
Optimized UI rendering (Windows-specific)
Updated DEX core
Increased precision for FIAT values
Improved icon/amount visualization
Display all orders from local DB (trading history)
Fixes:
Fixed memleak (Windows-specific)
Fixed order list "scroll issue"
ERC20 txfee
Fixed swaps history
Update ZEC config
The Komodo team would like to call on our community to test the new version and give us feedback.
Currency toggle: FIAT/ BTC / KMD (tap on portfolio value)
Currency toggle: FIAT/ BTC / KMD (tap on portfolio value)
Candlestick charts
Fiat currency config
Furthermore, there were a few enhancements for the DEX core and batch requests for FIAT values. We also updated the ZEC config. We hope you enjoy these new features and enhancements!
Let's build the world's best DEX together!
Try AtomicDEX on Android or iOS now to start making your very first atomic swaps.
It's been a while I provided update on Shurli. From last update to this a lot has happened in development side of Shurli.
There hasn't been much noise in public but a consistent development progress happening everyday, where I'm testing and trying new stack of tech to build next version of Shurli using Flutter/Dart/Go language stack which is a lot different as compared to Go/HTML/Js programming stack.
I have been mostly busy testing and verifying the initial architecture decisions that I'm taking to design next version of Shurli application, which are still much underway.
Little I can explain is using new programming stack, I'll be able to manage single code which will provide multiple operating system platform support to run Shurli on, including Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, iOS, Android and Web. At least the Frontend graphical application will be ready for all platforms to adapt.
A noticeable update I can provide right now is Subatomic Windows support.
Subatomic Windows Support: Windows version of Subatomic, Komodo, and Shurli had been in troubleshooting for a while, and we have been successfully able to make a subatomic swap today on Windows machine using Shurli's first version of Proof of Concept application.
This could have not been possible without many community members who helped in preliminary testing with subatomic swaps. I'd also like to say special thanks to Decker, jl777 and SHossain, who played very important role resolving the Windows subatomic swaps issues.
Shurli Testing: Last month we invited some community members to private test group, but almost nobody who got invited did any test on Linux or Mac OS build of PoC Shurli app. I think the major reason for that is non availability of Windows support of Subatomic swaps, which we got resolved today.
So, I invite anyone to test Shurli on all platforms and welcome your feedback, which you can provide in KMD Discord in #meshbits channel.
Since Shurli is in development, there'll not be any release builds provided and the testers has to build the application to test as per the instructions provided on ReadMe file here: https://github.com/Meshbits/shurli
Please follow the installation instructions for your platform and in case any issue ask in #meshbits channel in KMD Discord.
There are more updates to come and hopefully I'll be able to give those this coming week.
Appreciate whoever will participate in testing, and I'm looking forward to hear from you on Shurli.
To thank the community for their support, we have teamed up with Binance and have together committed $2500 in KMD as prizes to give away to our communities.
- Rank in the Top 3 by KMD Trading Volume to Win Up to $1000 in KMD. All users will be ranked in terms of the total KMD trading volume ( the trading volume should be $300 in KMD or more) traded on their Binance account (including both buys and sells) across all KMD trading pairs during the competition.
-Trade KMD to Share a Prize Pool of $1500 in KMD! All users with a total trading volume (including both buys and sells) of $300 in KMD or more will equally share a prize pool of $1500 in KMD. Users that win rewards for ranking in the top 3 in KMD trading volume will not be eligible to receive rewards from the bonus activity.
The reward structure is as follows:
1st place: 500 USD in KMD
2nd place: 300 USD in KMD
3rd place: 200 USD in KMD
Terms & Conditions:
All users need to fill in the form to submit their Binance user ID.
Trading volume counts both buys and sells, excluding any wash trades.
Binance reserves the right to disqualify trades that are deemed to be wash trades or illegally bulk registered accounts, self-dealing or display attributes of market manipulation.
Rewards will be distributed within 2 weeks after the competition ends. You will be able to log in and see your rewards via the Distribution History page in the Account Center.
Binance reserves the right to cancel or amend any Activity or Activity Rules at our sole discretion.
Another week has passed and we have summarized for you the most important events of the week.
Prof. Dr. B. Gültekin Çetiner, the founder ofMarmaraChain (a Komodo Smart Chain project) was live on TV on Kanal34 that was sponsored by Komodo. The TV show was in Turkish, but the MarmaraChain team will work on a translation and will upload it on Youtube.
Komodo CTO Kadan Stadelmann spoke with Benjamin Pirus from Cointelegraph about the risks of trading on a mobile DEX.
"I don’t think that the risk to a mobile DEX is necessarily higher than that of a DEX accessed through another medium. The risk would vary depending on the user’s device, OS [operating system], version, etc.," says Kadan.
Komodo Business Developer Charles ‘PTYX’ Gonzalez sat down for an excellent interview with Trading Plex. Charles describes Komodo's technology, explains the main purposes of Antara Framework and Delayed PoW (dPoW), and how AtomicDEX and its technology is changing the rules of the game.
The komodo development team is working hard to implement the features requested by the community. Stay tuned!
COMMUNITY & ECOSYSTEM UPDATE
It gives us great pleasure to see that students from the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) are developing projects for a university course with Komodo.
In 2018, Komodo established an educational relationship with the University of Texas at Arlington. In 2019 Komodo sponsored an educational hackathon in cooperation with HackUTA. The course, taught by Dr. Sajib Datta, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and Strategic Advisor for Komodo Platform, attracted 34 students over two semesters.
The HUSH team changed some of its Wallet encryption to Blake3. This change allows nearly 15x faster sending, startup encryption, and close encryption. Furthermore, HUSH Chat development is ongoing and the HUSH team has added some goodies like emoji’s to the HushChat.
BLOCKCHAIN FUNDAMENTALS
Komodo continued with its Blockchain Fundamentals content series this week with one new interconnected article.
The article is about the Scrypt Mining Algorithm. In this article, we explore why Scrypt was invented and how the algorithm has been used by prominent blockchain projects. We will then assess its current effectiveness compared to other Proof of Work consensus algorithms.
Once again, we come to the end of the week and have a chance to take a look at Komodo's current events. This week’s update includes the following topics: the results of the AtomicDEX survey, Komodo’s sponsorship of a Turkish TV show, and a few new Komodo Project Spotlights.
Komodo Network Update
Komodo successfully upgraded the network to daemon version 0.6.0, dubbed Draconic Serpent! The Komodo team would like to extend a warm welcome to all new Notary Node Operators!
One major improvement that came with the Draconic Serpent upgrade is the optimized syncing of the Komodo blockchain, especially for the initial syncing process. The process is now faster and more reliable with recent optimizations and refactoring.
Another improvement with Komodo v0.6.0 and the new dPoW season is that the Dev Team has audited and updated the Delayed Proof of Work (dPoW) client and Komodo core dependencies. This improves the general dPoW mechanism itself, as the threading system has undergone a code review to ensure the code is free of critical bugs.
We would like to thank everyone who took part in the survey. We have evaluated and visualized the results.
We now prioritize the proposed features and clarify the feasibility with the development team.
Media
Komodo will be on Turkish television! Starting from the 25th June 2020, Komodo will sponsor the Turkish TV show 'New World Economy' on Kanal34. Prof. Dr. B. Gültekin Çetiner, the founder ofMarmaraChain (a Komodo Smart Chain project) will talk and showcase Komodo's technology live on TV for the masses!
HUSH released a new mainnet update on Github. The v.3.4.0 includes among others the Komodo notary node updates, sprout code deletion, subatomic swap capabilities, and many other updates!
VerusCoin
Verus recently upgraded their mainnet protocol to enable Komodo Notary Node season four and to update their staking and mining consensus. This update was mandatory for all miners, exchanges, wallet providers, and other individuals running a full node. Please make sure to update!
Furthermore, VerusCoin is now listed on CoinmarketCap! If CoinmarketCap is your go-to platform to search for coins then you can also find Verus there from now on!
PirateChain
Komodo Ecosystem enthusiast CryptoRich published a new video on Bittube where he covers all the events that happened at PirateChain in May 2020.
Komodo continued with its Blockchain Fundamentals content series this week with one new interconnected article.
The article is about Blockchain Programming Languages. We cover the most in-demand blockchain programming languages and discuss how each language is used in the context of blockchain programming. The discussion includes examples from major projects in the blockchain space. The three categories featured are protocol-level development, smart contract development, and software development kits (SDKs).
It's Friday again, which means it's time for another weekly wrap-up. Let's take a look back at what happened over the last seven days.
AtomicDEX Community Feedback
As AtomicDEX is inching towards a 1.0 release we are shifting our focus to the long term product vision beyond primary wallet and DEX functionality. To collect as much feedback as possible we asked our community for their help! We already collected more than 200 inputs. We would like to thank our community at this point, with your help we will build the world’s best DEX!
If you haven't completed the survey yet, you can do it here.
Media
Komodo CTO Kadan ‘ca333’ Stadelmann sat down for an excellent interview with the team of Layer1pod. He describes Komodo's technology, talks about his background, explains the differences between ETH & KMD, and how AtomicDEX is changing the rules of the game.
Komodo was mentioned by Huobi as a coin to keep an eye on.
‘This multi-chain design is what makes Komodo unique among blockchain platforms. Each project is given the opportunity to create its own blockchain ecosystem via Komodo’s infinitely scalable infrastructure.’
BIP-143 Vulnerability for Ledger and Tezos hardware wallets
Security researcher Saleem Rashid discovered the vulnerability that allowed an attacker to have compromised the client software of a user to increase transaction fees without confirmation on the device. The user should be tricked into signing a transaction at least twice, which isn’t an unrealistic scenario because the first transaction can be aborted pretending there was an error. A successful exploitation results in the loss of funds for the user. The attacker can also collude with a miner to profit from the transaction fees.
We thank Komodo developer pbca26 who already patched the KMD claiming tool so that users can continue to claim their rewards securely.
The MarmaraChain team announced its second Hardfork. The Hardfork to version v.1.0.2will take place on at 06/24/2020 2:00 pm (UTC). The upgrade is mandatory for all miners, exchanges, wallet providers, and other individuals running a full node. Please be sure to update prior to June 24.
HUSH launched the public beta release of HushChat on Windows, Mac, and Linux. HushChat is Signal on the blockchain, except with no phone numbers, no closed source code, and is decentralized. Each message sent over HushChat costs only 0.0001 Hush.
If you are interested in becoming a beta tester join them on Discord.
BLOCKCHAIN FUNDAMENTALS
Komodo continued with its Blockchain Fundamentals content series this week with one new interconnected article.
The article is about Digital Signatures. we’ll look at why digital signatures are important and how they’re used in various technologies, including blockchain networks. We’ll then outline the major milestones of digital signature algorithms over the years. Finally, we’ll assess the advantages and disadvantages of using digital signatures.