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

Sentinel would like to wish happy holidays to everyone across the globe.

The $SENT ecosystem is ambitiously preparing to ship more releases in the next 1 year than it has in the past couple of years, as the team expands and grows in size.

https://sentinel.co/whitepaper

Sentinel's new Cosmos/Tendermint based #dVPN dApp will be released in Jan.

This release will feature a user-friendly UI, a microservices based architecture, and a fully rebuilt dVPN back-end that will be powered by #wireguard based nodes

Staking available in-wallet

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 code for the application 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.

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/129580194816430

The $SENT Ecosystem wishes everyone a happy and safe New Year.

With Sentinel's transition to its own Cosmos mainnet, dVPNs built on Sentinel will begin monetizing from user subscriptions and will begin paying node hosts.

Attached is Sentinel's development roadmap for 2021!

*Certain research oriented milestones are subjected to extension

https://twitter.com/Sentinel_co/status/1345732958678700032

The Sentinel #dVPN #iOS Testflight Beta is live, enabling users to connect to community hosted #IKEv2 nodes.

https://testflight.apple.com/join/d99uDHr5

Please test out the application out and provide valuable feedback if an error is experienced by following the simple steps shown in the video.

The $SENT #Android #dVPN application has now officially crossed over 100k downloads (excluding uninstallations) on the #GooglePlayStore.

Download at:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.sentinel.sentinellite&hl=en

Help us reach the same targets with our #iOS dVPN by testing it at:

https://testflight.apple.com/join/d99uDHr5

The Velocity #dVPN has been built on Sentinel's open-source dVPN framework and has crossed over 50k downloads!

dVPN apps built on Sentinel will soon be taking over the Android and iOS app stores.

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

Visit http://stats.sentinel.co to see real-time network statistics such as the number of users currently utilizing the Sentinel #dVPN.

Community testing of the V3 #dVPN application will begin very soon, previews of the working app coming in the next week.

Tune into the Sentinel/Exidio AMA at the AMA Room at 1 PM GMT Today (14th)

Sentinel is the network layer for the development of dVPN apps built on Cosmos-SDK based architecture. Instead of centralized VPN companies that collect user information, Sentinel is an open source, encrypted, peer to peer bandwidth marketplace for anyone to use. People can get use secure VPN applications or make passive income offering bandwidth to the market.
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When: Jan 14, 2021 9pm HKT
Where: @amaroom
Prize for best question pool: $1,000 USDT
Number of winners: 10 winners
Criteria: Thoughtfulness and uniqueness

Question claiming instructions:
https://t.me/amaroomnews/83

Checkout Exidio's presentation at the Cosmos DeFi Demo Day. The team provides an overview of Sentinel and a preview of its new custom Cosmos based wallet.

The new application will include the wallet, staking and dVPN in the same interface.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=fZnRgdKssCk&feature=emb_title&ab_channel=OmniFlixNetwork&t=10805s

Sentinel's new Cosmos based custom wallet is being released for testing with internal community groups and the public launch is imminent along with the iOS dVPN App Store release.

This wallet currently supports staking and transfers on the SENT Turing-3 testnet.

View the Sentinel Turing-3 testnet at http://explorer.sentinel.co.

Did you know? The SENT dVPN built on Cosmos interfaces directly with the chain in order to query the list of available dVPN servers.

Querying, authentication, identity, and payments - all on chain.

https://www.citizencosmos.space/exidio

Dan from Exidio http://exidio.co discusses $SENT, #dVPN, and privacy on the Cosmos Voice podcast.

Exidio is focused towards contributing to the Sentinel dVPN and Cosmos SDK framework and will also be implementing custom dVPNs on SENT.

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.

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.

https://twitter.com/Sentinel_co/status/1354327919179386881

The final Sentinel dVPN iOS update before release onto the Apple App Store is being pushed to Testflight now.

Development on Sentinel's Cosmos based iOS dVPN+wallet has now started.

Download the Sentinel dVPN on Testflight today!

https://testflight.apple.com/join/d99uDHr5

SENT is proud to have PIVX as its alliance member and looks forward to establishing an interoperable bridge between Cosmos and PIVX to allow for users to pay for dVPN services anonymously.

SENT = Networking Anonymity
PIVX = Transactional Anonymity

https://twitter.com/_PIVX/status/1355439188049494020

Sentinel's first public iOS dVPN release is ready for its App Store launch, opening up the Sentinel ecosystem to millions of more potential users.

The iOS dVPN is now open-sourced and can be forked by anyone who wants to create their own iOS dVPN app.

https://github.com/sentinel-official/ios-client-lite/releases/tag/v0.1.0

The Velocity dVPN built by Elysium is the first 3rd party dVPN to be built on the Sentinel network and has crossed over 50k downloads.

Sentinel's Android, iOS, Mac, Windows and Linux applications are all open-sourced for the community to build on.

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

The Sentinel economy consists of:

1) A network of Independent dVPN applications monetizing through fiat and crypto

2) Community node hosts receiving payments in crypto

3) End-users paying in fiat or crypto

4) Sentinel token stakers accruing a % of the fees paid to node hosts

Sentinel is not a single dVPN, but a network of autonomous and independent dVPNs that are each responsible for their own customer acquisition and branding strategies.

Checkout the Velocity dVPN, the first dVPN built on the Sentinel by a 3rd party developer

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

Exidio.co, the for-profit implementation focused organization contributing towards the $SENT roadmap is currently expanding its team with the goal of being able to contribute more development resources towards the #Sentinel framework and the Cosmos SDK.

https://exidio-corp.breezy.hr/p/13d35a822988-full-stack-developer-bengaluru-karnataka-india

Exidio's development team is lead by Sentinel's core contributor ironman0x7b2,who showcased his technical understanding and competence of the Cosmos SDK and Tendermint in the Game of Zones competition.

https://medium.com/sentinel/the-reveal-of-sentinels-unrivaled-custom-relayer-that-helped-sentinel-to-achieve-the-highest-d00f3bed12af

You can read more about Exidio's mission and purpose at:

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

$SENT will be shipping at a much faster rate with the additional resources and dedicated manpower.

SENT would like to thank the Apple AppStore for approving the Sentinel iOS #VPN after several weeks of Q&A regarding the how the application manages user data and the veracity of its claims of 'provable encryption'.

Official launch + marketing soon

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sentinel-dvpn-lite/id1551779389

This iOS application serves as the base architecture for white-labelled #iOS applications that are built on-top of the $SENT framework.

A 3rd party developer forked the SENT Android app and already has over 100k downloads, now developers will fork the Sentinel iOS app.

In addition to migrating two #dVPNs currently built on the Sentinel framework (combined users 200k+) to Sentinel's native Cosmos
chain, $SENT will also be onboarding a centralized VPN company with over 5000 actively paying users onto Sentinel's dVPN framework.

Sentinel will be working with entrepreneurs and existing organizations to help them establish their own white-labelled #dVPN company at minimal cost or difficulty.

The question is, why would entrepreneurs want to work with Sentinel?

Painpoints/barriers to entry for a new VPN organization:

1) Cost of client development (mobile/desktop)

2) Management of nodes/handling DCMA requests

3) Potential security threats/risk of getting hacked


How can Sentinel help?

1) Open-source clients available for branding customization

2) Community-based network of node farms who have the ability to abstract away the difficulties of DCMA mitigation from the VPN companies

3) Provably end-to-end encrypted ‘dVPN’ network

https://bilaxy.com/trade/SENT_ETH

The $SENT ecosystem would like to thank Bilaxy https://t.me/bilaxychat for a merit based listing, similiar to how Hotbit listed Sentinel.

SENT will soon be confirming a popular exchange for a paid listing, and support for the swap.

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.

Multi-wallet management is being added to SENT's custom cosmos based wallet which is built on React.js, Go, and Electron.js.

https://github.com/sentinel-official/desktop-client.git

The community is currently testing the wallet which is running on the Sentinel Turing test-network http://explorer.sentinel.co.

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

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

This wallet allows for staking and unstaking within the application, and will also include the new upcoming cosmos based dVPN

Faucet for testers being released soon

Join https://t.me/v3wallet to simulate the experience of staking and making token transfers on Sentinel's Cosmos based mainnet, by testing out the new V3 wallet

The latest version of Sentinel's Cosmos based custom staking wallet is now available for community testing at https://t.me/v3wallet.

The latest update allows for multi-wallet management within the same application.

Simulate the experience of interacting with the Sentinel mainnet by making token transfers and staking on the current Sentinel Turing Test-network explorer.sentinel.co.

Users can report feedback on the application at:

https://forms.gle/6iPrJ7kEDRVjYPiw6