We are excited to announce a new strategic partnership with multi-chain data indexing network Unmarshal 🚀🚀

Going forward, the KIRA team will assist Unmarshal with development of data integrity verification technology, and will work closely together to ensure the best possible experience for end users accessing the interchain space.

By joining forces with Unmarshal, KIRA INTERX service, a trustless blockchain API will be integrated with Unmarshal’s cutting-edge indexing technology and made accessible to all developers 👩🏻‍💻🧑🏻‍💻 via reusable libraries and API standardization.

📖 Read more about our partnership in the blog: https://blog.kira.network/kira-joins-forces-with-unmarshal-to-create-data-integrity-verification-technology-ad38bc36c9d2

📚Learn about leveraged staking!

This article explains how #KIRA optimizes passive income generation while increasing security 🔐

https://blog.kira.network/kira-leverage-staking-2021-why-it-matters-93cad8fd4ab1

New branch testnet-3 of the KIRA Manager is now live with latest bugfixes and stability patches.

All WHITELISTED validators should join the network by initializing setup on the clean instance. Successful setup should result in the kira tool displaying version v0.3.0.0 and healthy status for all containers in the main menu. In case of issues and/or failures during setup please attempt to reinstall the software first.

* Validators whitelist info: link
* Setup Instructions: link
* Seeds List: link
* Faucet: https://testnet-rpc.kira.network/api/faucet?claim=<your_kira_address_here>&token=ukex
* Testers channel: testers.kira.network

To confirm KYC status contact support.kira.network
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Public Testnet Announcement: https://medium.com/kira-core/kira-launches-public-testnet-df5bcad028b8

1. Read Milestone 1 Documentation
2. Read Milestone 2 Documentation
3. Visit testnet repository to find instructions how to join Public Testnet

We’re happy to announce new partnership with RAMP DEFI🚀

Together we will roll out a Proof of Concept for Leveraged Staking. This is the process by which DeFi users can simultaneously stake assets across multiple chains at the same time, which enables them to juice obtainable yields without exposure to market volatility or otherwise increasing their risk profile.

KIRA will also support the staking of stablecoins issued by RAMP🔥 This will benefit KIRA delegators, who will have ability to switch from staking cryptocurrencies to staking stablecoins during periods of high market volatility, all without loosing out on block and fee rewards.

We look forward to working with RAMP DEFI and rolling out Leveraged Staking as we pursue new ways of optimizing yield without need for assets custody and without any risks related to performance of the market🚀

To learn more read our latest blog 📖: https://link.medium.com/9aal6yfpXfb

Learn how digital fiat can be used to onboard users of legacy economies into the crypto space, incentivize them and secure decentralized networks with the value of real-world assets!

Key points to highlight:

📚Within the KIRA network ‘trust’ is measured with the ‘value’ vouching for the honest network operator

📚There are no limitations in terms of how much value there can be at stake then there is no restriction on how much trust the network can achieve

📚KIRA becomes more secure, thus more trustworthy with the growing value staked, making it unique in the world of Web3

📚KIRA processes transactions and execute financial logic at unprecedented scales, all of which can be simply and quantitatively measured.

📚KIRA provides an attractive bridge where traditional investors and the non-crypto savvy users can easily extract value from their real-world assets

📚KIRA ensures trust between all actors in the global economy

More info: https://blog.kira.network/connecting-crypto-with-real-world-economies-c95c20b3572d

We are delighted to announce Public Mint Strategic Partnership 🚀🚀

Users will be able to transfer stablecoins issued on the fiat native Mint blockchain into KIRA relay chain and stake them there.

🔹KIRA will also support staking of USD and the native MINT token

🔹KIRA will be able to increase security and liquidity of its own network

🔹All tokens staked on KIRA will remain liquid in form of staking derivatives allowing them to benefit from block rewards and access to DeFi at the same time

🔹Mint stablecoins holders will have access to the Interchain and its DeFi ecosystem

https://blog.kira.network/kira-joins-forces-with-public-mint-to-enable-cross-chain-liquid-staking-of-fiat-and-mint-475c8e937078

We are happy that announce that KIRA and Clover Finance enter a strategic partnership to enable liquid, non-custodial staking of digital assets issued and available via Clover Finance apps and extensions to be staked on KIRA.

🍀Clover enables users to easily navigate and transact assets between foreign decentralized networks.

🍀By creating a cross-chain asset bridge between KIRA and Clover any digital asset issued on and accessible via the Colover platform will gain the ability to generate yield from staking on KIRA.

🍀Since all assets staked on KIRA remain liquid they can be further utilized on many different chains for the purpose of leverage staking and leveraged yield farming.

📚To learn more please follow the link: https://blog.kira.network/kira-partners-with-clover-finance-to-enable-non-custodial-cross-chain-staking-ba2816a9601d

https://twitter.com/kira_core/status/1392857914231164931?s=21

We are happy to announce the launch of the new, upgraded website and our visual identity.

As we strive toward leading position in the DeFi market, our new visual concept reflects our mission and values, being a simple solution for complex tasks. We hope our community will enjoy the new identity as well as our upcoming technical upgrades.

Check the new website today!

https://kira.network

KIRA TEAM IS HAPPY TO SHARE THE MOST RECENT TESTNET UPDATE!

We are happy to summarize our latest developments for the convenience of our community. KIRA Team wanted to make sure that each member is aware of the current updates.

Here is our weekly testnet summary

New branch testnet-4 of the KIRA Manager is now live with latest bugfixes and stability patches. All WHITELISTED validators should join the network by initializing setup on the clean instance. Successful setup should result in the kira tool displaying version v0.4.0.7 and healthy status for all containers in the main menu. In case of issues and/or failures during setup please attempt to reinstall the software first.

LATEST NUMBERS

Active Validators Count (Actively participating in the consensus): 294
Total Number of Validators (Who claimed validator seats): 339
Validators accounts waiting to be claimed: 435

FEATURES AND UPDATES

* Networking Manager & Firewall Hotfix
* Decreased number of on in/out connections to peers to decongest network and improve connectivity
* Nodes configuration and fastsync hotfix

We do hope, that these updates will help you understand our current state and get useful information on the progress our team achieves each weel.

Stay tuned for our updates, follow us on social media and subscribe to our weekly newsletters.

Latest KIRA Manager release: v0.4.0.7

RESOURCE MATERIALS

* Validators whitelist info: link
(https://testnet-rpc.kira.network/api/valopers?all=true)* Setup Instructions: link
(https://github.com/KiraCore/testnet/blob/main/README.md)* Seeds List: link
(https://testnet-rpc.kira.network/download/peers.txt)* Faucet: https://testnet-rpc.kira.network/api/faucet?claim=<your_kira_address_here>&token=ukex

To confirm KYC status contact support.kira.network
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Public Testnet Announcement: https://medium.com/kira-core/kira-launches-public-testnet-df5bcad028b8

1. Read Milestone 1 Documentation
(https://medium.com/kira-core/kira-testnet-phase-0-milestone-1-f667b1522b31)2. Read Milestone 2 Documentation
(https://medium.com/kira-core/kira-testnet-phase-0-milestone-2-fc9f56b262ea)3. Visit testnet repository (https://github.com/KiraCore/testnet/blob/main/README.md) to find instructions how to join Public Testnet
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KIRA Team is excited to announce a new listing for KEX token on Gate.io

This is a major step in providing token holders with KEX liquidity to allow seamless and secure transactions.

https://twitter.com/kira_core/status/1405430106655395840?s=21

Read our blog for more info 📚

https://blog.kira.network/kex-listing-on-gate-io-f250ee99d3e9

Missed #KIRAdev updates? Here we are!

🧑🏻‍💻Over the last 2 weeks the team has finalized the smart contract for NFT Staking

🧑🏻‍💻We finalized designs and began implementing the SAIFU mobile wallet application

🧑🏻‍💻Continued work on the frontend of #KIRA application that will be released during next update

🧑🏻‍💻Stress-testing upgrade module for smooth network updates

🏆Vote for #KIRA at the WorldFestival 2021 Innovation Awards:

Follow the link https://zpr.io/eaJGseeAvBv3. 🏆

Help us secure a spot to pitch live as a Top 50 Startup, and get a free WORLD Pass to #WorldFestival 2021 (Aug 17-19, Online) 🔥

Dear KIRA community, as we approach the completion of the public Testnet, which will be followed by incentivized games, we wanted to recap a few details about the upcoming Mainnet.

➡️KIRA’s Mainnet will launch in the Proof of Authority mode, and include a Governance module that will establish new rules for on-boarding new validators, new governance members and further execute on-chain upgrades.


➡️During this phase we will continue to support legacy KEX staking as an ERC-20 and will introduce a new NFT staking mechanism on Ethereum. This will also be the time when Seed and Private tokens will begin to unlock, and our early backers will receive their first Native $KEX tokens.

➡️Native $KEX token will not be exchangeable for the legacy ERC-20 and existing holders of ERC-20 KEX will be able to swap to native $KEX after the KIRA cross-chain Ethereum bridge module is released.


➡️Post Mainnet launch the next two modules to be released will include MBPoS consensus and Ethereum bridge that will enable us to fully transition NFT and KEX staking from Ethereum to KIRA’s Native Chain.

Follow the link to learn more:

https://t.co/Jpo26nwYk9

What is the future of #Fintech? Both access and user experience with low concentration risks.

Read the latest article about #OpenFinance, with #KIRA mentioned as the startup to follow

https://www.entrepreneur.com/amphtml/382675?__twitter_impression=true

Dear #KIRA Community, our team has prepared the most recent infrastructure overview for you. We are now planning an upcoming release of the KIRA Manager, the new Upgrade Module, and deployment modes.

Here is the shortlist of top5 new features and updates:

🔹 KIRA Manager (KM) is an infrastructure management tool allowing for the deployment of validators, sentries, and seed nodes with just a single line of code.

🔹 One of the new features of the KM is the possibility of joining the validator set without the need for command line use and manually submitting the “claim-validator-seat” transaction.

🔹 Privacy P2P Mode - it allows for easy deployment of your KIRA nodes within the private networks. If the privacy mode is enabled then nodes deployed outside of the private network will not be able to communicate with your node via P2P (propagate blocks).

🔹Deployment modes of the KIRA manager have been simplified and optimized in order to decrease disk space requirements and support a wider variety of VPS providers.

🔹 Upgrade Module - the main highlight of the testnet-5 and the upcoming KM release is the support of the automated on-chain upgrades. Upgrade module is a blockchain application that allows validators to coordinate soft & hard forks as well as agree on the integrity and content of each new KIRA release.

We are excited to share this update with you, bringing more clarity on what to expect and how to prepare your infrastructure for the upcoming incentivized games. We will also publish a detailed mainnet launch roadmap in the upcoming weeks.

To learn more, visit our blog https://blog.kira.network/kira-infrastructure-overview-2-0-b3bf94ba647

Dear KIRA community, we are happy to announce the final pre-Mainnet release of #KIRA Network! 🌟

Here is the latest news from our team:

5️⃣ Testnet-5 is the final blockchain application release that includes the automated upgrades feature and Identity Registrar module. We will use this release with the same set of features for the upcoming games and challenges if no critical issues are identified and all public tests of the new modules are successful.

👨‍💻 KIRA Identity Registrar is the new module that enables every KIRA account holder to prove any arbitrary statements on-chain without the need for any single, centralized authority to hold control over verifying that data and without need for the user to expose their private information to third parties they might not trust.

💻 KIRA Automated Upgrade is the new module that enables network operators to fully automate soft and hard forks, making coordination process of upgrading and launching new releases of the software simple and transparent.

🕹 In preparation for the upcoming Mainnet launch, KIRA Team will be holding at least two incentivized games with the goal of stress testing the network and selecting trusted (non-sybil), identifiable, and most skilled network operators to join the initial validator set.

In order to join testnet while registration form is still open visit testers.kira.network channel and check the pinned post containing detailed instructions. You can also contact support.kira.network in case of any questions and inquiries.

Read our latest article, to learn more and join the testnet today! https://blog.kira.network/identity-registrar-launch-roadmap-c5e2a7b4fe74

The first automated upgrade is coming!

KIRA testnet participants are asked to vote on scheduling of this event.

Please visit KIRA Testers telegram channel https://testers.kira.network for further details.

https://twitter.com/kira_core/status/1448270378116210689?s=21

Testnet Updates

We are happy to announce that with over 200 participants testers.kira.network successfully performed the largest known network hard fork with non sybil validator set and equal voting power among all participants.

https://twitter.com/kira_core/status/1457393573247262720?s=21