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

The adoption of the #Sentinel #dVPN network is growing at an exponential rate and this can be referenced by the transparent network statistics which are available at http://stats.sentinel.co.

The Android application now has nearly 100k active devices (excluding uninstallations)

This traffic is serviced by $SENT's current node network which is based on an Ethereum testnet. The nodes are viewable at http://nodes.sentinel.co.

Nodes will be transitioning onto Sentinel's Cosmos based testnet with the introduction of the new V3 #dVPN Client.

@CryptoRichYT's interview with @Exidio_co's core team provides a thorough introduction into Exidio's focus on building highly scalable and user-friendly cosmos based dApps on the #Sentinel #dVPN framework.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9l-ZyoGpSY

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

"The Sentinel ecosystem is rapidly evolving from a more obscure and anonymous network to a transparent real-world ecosystem that aims to service the requirements of the mainstream consumer. 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.

Visit Exidio’s official website at : https://exidio.co

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."

The upcoming Sentinel #V3 #dVPN client features a customized @cosmos/@tendermint_team based wallet that has been built from scratch.

The API docs for developers to build on-top of $SENT's custom Cosmos/Tendermint based wallet can be viewed at:

https://docs.api.sdc.sentinel.co

The CLI client can be found at:

https://github.com/sentinel-official/desktop-client/tree/development/cli

The development of the V3 client is in its final stages with the front-end integration nearing completion.

Community members are encouraged to look at the back-end. $SENT Wireguard on Cosmos is now on Github as well.

The $SENT #iOS #dVPN will soon launch on the App Store. We would like to thank our community members for their feedback and testing during the #TestFlight process.

The exponential growth of the current network metrics will accelerate even further. http://stats.sentinel.co

This application will soon be rebuilt to feature a Cosmos/Tendermint based wallet and Wireguard based nodes

Counting down to the End of 2020, the $SENT ecosystem has several key releases in preparation for its cosmos/tendermint based mainnet.

New #dVPN node host incentive programs will be established to encourage users to host @WireGuardVPN based nodes for the V3 Application.

Congratulations to all of the winners of the Turing-3 incentivized competition.

We would like to thank all participating validators for their help in laying the foundation stones of the $SENT Validator ecosystem.

New incentives programs coming soon on the launch of Sentinel's new fully rebuilt dVPN application - the V3 Application:

1) V3 Application Tester Incentive Program
2) V3 Wireguard Node Host Incentive Program
3) V3 Validator and Delegator Incentive Program

https://medium.com/sentinel/turing-3-incentivized-testnet-category-1-and-2-rewards-distribution-announcement-cb804ed55604

The @TheVelocityVPN built on the #Sentinel #dVPN framework has crossed over 50,000 users on its Android application.

Download the Velocity dVPN application on your Android device today!

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

Elysium, the corporate entity behind the Velocity VPN, is planning to monetize the Velocity dVPN through traditional fiat payment channels (e.g credit card) next year.

Sentinel token holders on mainnet will be receiving a revenue share from all payments made to nodes by dVPNs built on Sentinel.

Build your own dVPN today!

Rarestone Capital has published a very detailed research report overviewing the unique propositions of the #Sentinel #dVPN framework and the utility of the $SENT token.

https://cryptovc.substack.com/p/spotlight-on-sentinel-empowering

Community members and newcomers to the Sentinel ecosystem are encouraged to read this extensive publication which effectively summarizes the purpose of the Sentinel network pf dVPNs and its impact till date.

https://twitter.com/Sentinel_co/status/1336028671933440001

https://twitter.com/rarestonecap/status/1335983950116876288

MysteriumNet and Sentinel.co/Exidio.co have come together to launch the #dVPN alliance, and we invite other networking security focused projects to join the initiative.

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/mysterium-network-sentinel-launch-dvpn-alliance-to-make-internet-users-untraceable-unblockable-and-unhackable-1029678558

Checkout the dVPN Alliance Exit Node FAQ at

https://dvpnalliance.org/exit-node/

The $SENT Wireguard Tendermint based Node docker has been open-sourced on Github and instructions to host the node will be released and added to http://docs.sentinel.co

https://youtube.com/watch?v=HYK1BPXSji4

Work will begin on a Wireguard based relay network from Q1 of 2021.

With the launch of Wireguard based nodes, Sentinel will be able to investigate the potential of establishing a cross-network relay system with Mysterium to decrease the risk of attack. This cross-network relay structure would decrease the probability of a MITM relay node attack.

Documentation for hosting a Sentinel Cosmos/Tendermint based #dVPN Wireguard node is now being uploaded onto the GitHub.

https://github.com/sentinel-official/docs/blob/master/guides/nodes/dVPN/CONFIGURATION.md

This node also features a Handshake Network (HNS) DNS resolver which allows for users to tunnel into the Handshake network through Sentinel dVPN services.

https://mobile.twitter.com/CoinDesk/status/1295801948164304898

The Handshake Network @HNS enables users to access a decentralized DNS protocol which acts as a replacement to centralized and permissioned DNS protocols (e.g #ICANN). HNS is a gateway to the decentralized web and Sentinel aims to offer its users secure access to the HNS network.

https://t.me/razor_announcement
#Partnership #Razor #Sentinel

Razor has Partnered with Sentinel Network to provide Secure Cryptocurrency Price Feed to Sentinel dVPN Users

Sentinel is a network layer built on top of Cosmos/Tendermint, whose framework is being used for the development of robust and transparent dVPN networks.

The dVPN apps built on Sentinel provide users with the ability to make payments with different cryptocurrencies that are supported by the Cosmos Interoperability protocol.

The Sentinel flagship dVPN and other dVPN apps built on Sentinel will use Razor's decentralized Oracle network to obtain secure cryptocurrency price feeds.

This will ensure that Sentinel dVPN users are provided with the correct estimate of how much their bandwidth usage will cost in cryptocurrency terms.

Read more: https://medium.com/razor-network/razor-has-partnered-with-sentinel-network-to-provide-secure-cryptocurrency-price-feed-to-sentinel-ce1f08bef155

Retweet: https://twitter.com/razor_network/status/13388236

The VelocityVPN is a dVPN application built using Sentinel's open-source framework, which allows anyone to be able to easily create and launch their own custom dVPN application.

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

Velocity has crossed over 50k downloads on Android and is growing at an incredibly fast pace.

Users who build dVPN applications on-top of the SENT framework in the future will be able to choose from various UI templates.

Windows, Linux, Mac, iOS and Android applications available and open-sourced, V3 launching soon.

https://github.com/sentinel-official/sentinel/releases

https://medium.com/sentinel/mxc-com-exchange-is-listing-the-sentinel-cosmos-based-mainnet-token-and-supporting-the-token-swap-89a4443038ea

MXC Exchange (https://mxc.com) will be listing the $SENT Cosmos based mainnet token and will be supporting the token swap.

You can deposit your ERC-20 SENT in MXC in preparation for the swap, deposits are now open!

Register on MXC today at https://www.mxc.com/auth/signup in a swift and hassle free process, with the benefits of being granted withdrawal limits before the provision of additional documentation.

The Sentinel ecosystem understands the importance of the requirement for strong and established exchanges as well as consistent and expansive marketing campaigns in order to build a robust community with sufficient liquidity. Going into 2021, there will be a focus towards onboarding a widely known top-tier exchange to compliment the MXC listing to ensure that Sentinel is accessible to an even larger userbase.

Exchanges pay attention to exceptional decentralized networks and have the ability to potentially subsidize the listing process or even waive the listing fee. While Sentinel will continue to budget for listings as the ecosystem has for the MXC listing, there will be a consistent effort to achieve as many subsidized listings as possible.

There will be a consistent push to onboard credible and reliable exchanges which recognize the merit of blockchain based decentralized applications with true utility and a potential to impact the mainstream consumer. dVPN applications built on the Sentinel Framework are already installed on over 150,000 devices and are being used by 10s of thousands of users on a daily basis.

The Velocity dVPN is built by a third party organization on the Sentinel dVPN framework, download the Velocity dVPN on your Android device today!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=vpn.proxy.velocity&hl=en

The live and real-time stats of the Sentinel dVPN network can be viewed at stats.sentinel.co.

The architecture of Sentinel's #dVPN framework built on Cosmos/Tendermintis truly resilient, distributed, and decentralized.

Simply put, dVPN applications built on Sentinel will only go down if Sentinel's chain goes down.

Community hosted nodes on Sentinel's Cosmos based chain directly communicate with the chain to indicate their availability and status.

The user's application will query the blockchain in order to populate the list of available nodes and various other data about the node.

You can find community hosted #Wireguard based nodes interfacing with the Sentinel Turing-3 testnet at https://explorer.sentinel.co/transactions.

Nodes currently update their status every 4 minutes on-chain, can you spot this activity?

Instructions to host at:

https://github.com/sentinel-official/docs/tree/master/guides/nodes/dVPN

The SENT blockchain based dVPN provides tremendous utility to tens of thousands of daily active users and has crossed over 100k downloads on Google Play.

stats.sentinel.co

https://medium.com/sentinel/the-release-of-the-sentinel-whitepaper-ed62a8724f03

Sentinel’s first officially released whitepaper can now be downloaded from https://sentinel.co/whitepaper.

Users who have visited the http://sentinel.co website may have to clear their cache (Crtl+Shift+R) in order to be able to download the whitepaper.

The direct Github link: https://github.com/sentinel-official/docs/blob/master/whitepaper/whitepaper.pdf

This extensive and thorough document focuses on:

-Sentinel’s vision and goal of ‘decentralizing’ the VPN industry
-Sentinel’s cosmos-based blockchain architecture
-Sentinel’s dVPN networking architecture
-The token utility model of the SENT token
-The scope that dVPNs built on Sentinel have for hardware integration
-The organizational structure of the Sentinel ecosystem