The $SENT ecosystem would like to thank the validators who have supported the SENT cosmos based testnets.

This image shows the performance of the some top validators on the Turing-2 testnet in terms of the number of blocks they have committed.

The Turing-2 testnet can be viewed at http://explorer.sentinel.co, and will shortly be replaced by Turing-3 which will feature newly built Tendermint based #dVPN clients.

Validators who have participated till date will receive incentives for their support and incentives for participation on Turing-3 will be announced with the launch of the new test network.

Information on how the Turing-3 was customized from the Cosmos Hub will be shared

The # of sessions in the $SENT #dVPN ecosystem has reached a new all-time-high showing ever-increasing utility and growth.

These stats (http://stats.sentinel.co) not only include stats from the Sentinel application, but also the stats from @TheVelocityVPN which is built on SENT.

$SENT's model will ensure viral growth by offering a platform for applications such as
@TheVelocityVPN to build on the Sentinel open-source codebase while utilizing the community hosted node network.

So far 2 apps #dVPN apps have been built on Sentinel and more are coming.

Sentinel dVPN on Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.sentinel.sentinellite&hl

Velocity dVPN on Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=vpn.proxy.velocity

We would like to thank @DokiaCapital for the opportunity to be able to express $SENT's involvement in @cosmos to a larger audience.

Dokia is helping the Cosmos Hub become further decentralized by providing smaller validators with the opportunity to attract more delegations

https://medium.com/dokia/theatomicspreadout-sentinel-835b587950e7

https://twitter.com/DokiaCapital/status/1295376422631079937

This publication covers:

1) Delegating to SENT
2) When and why Sentinel joined Cosmos
3) Unique protocol development for Cosmos ecosystem
4) Onboarding of enterprises and users onto Cosmos based dAPPs
5) Approach to governance
6) Contributions to Cosmos

Tune in tomorrow at 6PM GMT for an AMA featuring http://polarity.exchange dex creator and @BPSAA_Official founding team member @wolfofwaves, as well as lead dev Xucito on the Sentinel Telegram chat
https://t.me/sentinel_co

Fun fact: @PolarityEx is the first dex with 2FA!

A new version of the $SENT #iOS application was recently released.

If you are an IOS user join the #TestFlight group today to test out the Sentinel dVPN on your iphone and provide feedback.

Once the iOS UI/UX is perfected, it will serve as a template for other dVPN applications that are built on the Sentinel ecosystem.

https://t.me/joinchat/EsfLexNsiHxIGIOR8bFgXg

Congratulations to the ecosystem! Recently we experienced an all time high record in number of sessions and now we have achieved a new record.

The $SENT #dVPN network has reached an all time high in the number of community hosted nodes.

These volunteers are preparing themselves for mainnet monetization by providing secure and provable encryption and bandwidth to 10s of thousands of users across the globe!

Visit http://stats.sentinel.co to see $SENT #dVPN network's real-time transparent statistics.

Visit https://docs.sentinel.co/dVPN/Nodes/ethereum/ for instructions on hosting a node and familiarizing yourself with distributed and decentralized bandwidth distribution.

@PolarityEx is an inter-chain #dex built on @TurtleNetworkTN. Polarity is the first dex featuring 2FA security and is extremely user-friendly and secure.

Trade now at: https://polarity.exchange

SENT is proud to be apart of the @BPSAA_Official and to support its members.

In the weeks leading up to $SENT's mainnet launch on it's own native Cosmos based chain, the team is finalizing:

- An incentivized testnet
- A new whitepaper and token economics document
- A new updated website
- Sentinel #dVPN v3 Client (including APIs)
- Hardware integration

The new $SENT v3 #dVPN desktop client is coming closer to its launch.

Designs are being finalized and the back-end development is nearing the finish line, with front-end integrations pending.

A fully revamped user-friendly #Cosmos #Tendermint based application is arriving soon.

The new Turing-3 $SENT @cosmos based testnet is launching on the 21st of September.

A new upgraded #dVPN application will be launching on Turing-3 and dVPN nodes will be migrating away from the Ethereum Rinkeby testnet to Turing-3.

The Turing-3 also introduces several custom built Cosmos based modules (e.g transaction escrow), which will be fully open-sourced for other developers in the Cosmos ecosystem to integrate into their own dAPPs. More in-depth documentation will be released pertaining to the back-end functionality of the v3 client as well its micro-services architecture. This documentation will also focus on how the Sentinel decentralized VPN will interact with and utilize its future Cosmos/Tendermint based blockchain.

To find out more about the Turing-3 testnet and what it has to offer the ecosystem, read:

https://medium.com/sentinel/launch-of-turing-3-sentinels-new-cosmos-based-testnet-and-introduction-to-the-v3-client-adc7d6023cb

The Turing-3 Testnet is now LIVE with over 20 participants validating to support the network.

This testnet can be viewed at: explorer.sentinel.co

The incentivized testnet will begin on the 28th of September and end on the 15th of October.

The Testnet will not only incentivize stable and resilient performance, but will also encourage participants to compromise Sentinel's custom built Cosmos based modules (e.g transaction escrow)

To read more:
https://medium.com/sentinel/launch-of-turing-3-sentinels-new-cosmos-based-testnet-and-introduction-to-the-v3-client-adc7d6023cb

The incentivization schedule for the Turing-3 testnet has been released.

https://medium.com/sentinel/sentinel-turing-3-incentivization-schedule-8b156154b28b

The key focus of Turing-3 is for participants to discover potential vulnerabilities in Sentinel's custom built Cosmos based modules that are being deployed for the #dVPN workflow.

"The key objective in this category is for participants to find potential bugs in the developed modules and exploit these bugs in order to conduct double spending attack.
Those who successfully exploit the attacks and find issues in the modules (specifically in keepers, handlers, and end blocker logics) should submit the concerned documentation on Sentinel’s official GitHub repository.

In the event of any critical bug which may halt the testnet, an immediate patch will be released and a new version of the testnet will be launched. In such a scenario, the duration of the testnet may be extended further."

The $SENT incentivized @cosmos based testnet is live with 50 validators participating in the competition.

This testnet can be viewed at: explorer.sentinel.co

The key focus of the program is for participants to find vulnerabilities in the custom built modules that are being used for transaction logic and application governance.

The modules can be viewed at: https://github.com/sentinel-official/hub

"Those who successfully exploit the attacks and find issues in the modules (specifically in keepers, handlers, and end blocker logics) should submit the concerned documentation on Sentinel’s official GitHub repository."

Category 3 Telegram group for participants in the Turing-3 Incentivized testnet is now open.

This group is meant for participants to discuss submissions and other questions pertaining to category 3. Category 3 is the most important part of the testnet and the prize pool for category 3 is 20M.

https://t.me/joinchat/EsfLexXFILbUCd7hXDPpoQ

Sentinel is proud to launch the '#dVPN Alliance' along with @MysteriumNet, with the goal of increasing general user awareness and adoption of dVPN services.

We invite @OrchidProtocol and other dVPN focused projects to join the alliance to work together towards common goals.

For more information, check out: https://dvpn-alliance.github.io/

https://blockonomi.com/mysterium-network-sentinel-launch-dvpn/

Bandwidth usage on $SENT's #dVPN network in the month of September has grown by 250% year on year, from 22.2 TB in Sept 2019 to 77.6 TB in 2020.

With the launch of the v3 dVPN application, nodes will begin to transition from ETH to Sentinel's turing-3 testnet before mainnet.

stats.sentinel.co for real-time transparent network stats

As more #dVPN applications such as
@TheVelocityVPN build on the #Sentinel framework, we expect to see an exponential increase in usage statistics.

Sept 2021 target: 500 TB in 1 month

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=vpn.proxy.velocity&hl

The launch of Exidio is a major milestone in $SENT's journey to its Cosmos based mainnet.

Exidio is structured to become a development powerhouse that will be contributing to the advancement of Sentinel's dVPN, while implementing white-labelled clients on the network.


https://exidio.co

Sentinel is not just the 'Sentinel #dVPN', but a network of dVPNs built on the Sentinel framework that will be sharing the same community based node resource pool.

These dVPNs will be integrated with mainstream payment gateways in order to cater to the general user.

Exidio is a for-profit implementation focused organization that has the mission of ‘Providing Secure Access to the Web 3.0”, by contributing to and implementing on the Sentinel dVPN and Sentinel’s Cosmos based blockchain infrastructure. Exidio will be working with entrepreneurs as well as existing companies in the VPN space to either construct a new dVPN application, or transition an existing VPN network onto a dVPN network.

It is the vision of the Sentinel ecosystem to decentralize the VPN industry and introduce the ‘dVPN’ to the mainstream consumer. This vision will not be achieved by launching and maintaining a single consumer facing application, but by establishing and developing on a framework that can be used to create a network of independent, decentralized VPNs.

Exidio as an organization is instrumental in Sentinel’s vision being achieved. While Sentinel focuses on providing an environment hosting various components of a holistic dVPN network, Exidio will be focusing on actually carrying out the implementations and bridging these components together and even customizing if required.

Category 1 and 2 of #Sentinel's Incentivized @cosmos/@tendermint_team based Testnet has now ended and Category 3 has been extended.

50 validators participated in an eventful testnet which experienced attacks that 'jailed' a large % of participants.

Read more about the progress of the Testnet so far:
https://medium.com/@Sentinel/completion-of-category-1-and-2-of-sentinels-turing-3-testnet-and-an-extension-of-category-3-caaff13302b0

The Turing-3 testnet will continue to operate and #Sentinel's v3 client will be released on Turing-3. The v3 client will feature transfers and staking of testnet tokens on the Cosmos based testnet, in addition to the introduction of Sentinel's most advanced dVPN release yet.

Tune into the Sentinel Telegram chat at http://t.me/sentinel_co at 11 AM EST on Sunday the 25th of October for an AMA focused on @Exidio_co's role in the Sentinel ecosystem.

Thanks to @milanavalmont from @kira_core for hosting the event.

Checkout Exidio's website at https://exidio.co

Exidio is a for-profit implementation focused organization that has the mission of ‘Providing Secure Access to the Web 3.0”, by contributing to and implementing on the Sentinel dVPN and Sentinel’s Cosmos based blockchain infrastructure. Exidio will be working with entrepreneurs as well as existing companies in the VPN space to either construct a new dVPN application, or transition an existing VPN network onto a dVPN network.

@cosmos @tendermint_team #dVPN

Checkout $SENT's latest blog which covers the purpose of @Exidio_co and Exidio's focus on contributing to the #Sentinel and @cosmos/ @tendermint_team ecosystems.

Exidio will be building white-labelled #dVPN applications on the Sentinel Framework. @Exidio will also be dedicating development resources towards contributing to the Cosmos SDK and Tendermint Core roadmaps, in addition to building useful Cosmos based utilities.

Exidio's first open-sourced Cosmos based utility is referenced in the blog.

https://medium.com/sentinel/reveal-of-sentinels-implementation-partner-exidio-and-the-importance-of-exidio-to-the-sentinel-a290819cfd2

Thanks to Milana Valmont (CEO of Kira Core) for conducting a very thorough and informative AMA, attended by Dan and Srini from Exidio.co.

This AMA was focused on Exidio's role in the $SENT ecosystem and Exidio's aim to contribute to @cosmos.

https://medium.com/sentinel/transcript-of-exidios-ama-on-the-sentinel-telegram-group-hosted-by-milana-from-kira-network-eab377685ff5