Dear All

We are pleased to announce that Yiling Ding will be joining as Chief Marketing Officer of Zilliqa.Yiling was formerly Head of APAC Regional Marketing for Google Pay where she defined marketing strategies and developed partnerships https://blog.zilliqa.com/welcoming-yiling-ding-to-join-zilliqa-as-cmo-2e262a0bae76

Dear All,
Recently, we announced our #BuildonZIL Ecosystem Grant Programme to encourage teams and developers to contribute to our new, scalable, secure, and truly decentralized blockchain application infrastructure. When we launch our mainnet, we intend to have an ecosystem of applications running on Zilliqa that will support enterprises as well as end consumers.

We are thankful for the support of our community throughout our journey so far and are heartened by the number and quality of applications we have received so far.

Today, we are happy to share the first batch of 12 Zilliqa Ecosystem Grant awardees that will also be working alongside us to build infrastructure and also new applications on Zilliqa. These include Web3 libraries, wallets, extensions, smart contract libraries, Scilla language server, games as well as a cross-chain protocol for Bitcoin issuance. A big thank you to all those who participated and we look forward to receiving more applications in future!
https://blog.zilliqa.com/announcing-the-first-zilliqa-ecosystem-grant-awardees-4ccb39ef83c9

Dear All
Zilliqa Project Update #15 is here. In this update, we have more details on our roadmap leading up to mainnet launch.

Q3 2018: Support for sharding-friendly smart contracts
Q4 2018: Large-scale tests and security auditing
Dec 2018/Jan 2019: Mainnet launch

We have announced the first 12 awardees of the Zilliqa Ecosystem Grant and hope more will join us on this journey.

We have 3 new joiners across Business Development and the Core Development team.

On the technology front, we have continued to make good progress. The team has been working on improving node recovery, new node joining, GPU mining, network and protocol-level support for sharding-friendly smart contracts, enhancement of the Scilla interpreter and adding to our developer tools such as JavaScript libraries, Scilla IDE and Kaya RPC server.

As usual, eager to hear your feedback and suggestions.

Cheers!
https://blog.zilliqa.com/zilliqa-project-update-15-updated-roadmap-ramping-up-marketing-zilliqa-infrastructure-335818c7060

Dear all,

We are happy to announce that we have published a new blog post that explains how to run smart contracts on a sharded architecture like Zilliqa: https://blog.zilliqa.com/provisioning-sharding-for-smart-contracts-a-design-for-zilliqa-cd8d012ee735.

Running smart contracts on a sharded architecture brings into picture some exciting research problems that the blockchain community has been looking into lately. In this blog post, we present our solution to the problem that we refer to as “Deterministic Transaction Assignment”. The post also presents the status of the implementation. Give it a read and let us know your thoughts.

Cheers!

Dear All,

We are going to be at a number of events in September. Do catch us if you are in any of these cities.

1. Cluj, Romania
Date: 4 Sep 2018 10am-6pm
Event: Scilla Full-day Workshop – Learning how to program in Scilla
https://medium.com/cryptoland-tech/workshop-2-diving-into-scilla-a-safe-by-design-smart-contract-language-5cb23f71222b

2. Berlin, Germany
Date: 6 Sep 2018
Event: Dezentral
https://www.dezentral.io/

3. Beijing, China
Date: 5 Sep 2018
Event: PublicChain Odaily Developer Conference
https://www.odaily.com/post/5133227

4. Beijing, China
Date: 7-9 Sep 2018
Event: BlockChain Cases Center Conference
http://bccc.msup.com.cn/

5. Hanoi, Vietnam
Date: 15-16 Sep 2018
Event: Cryptocurrencies and Digital Assets Dialogue
https://www.vietnamcryptodialogue.com/

6. Singapore
Date: 19-20 Sep 2018
Event: Consensus: Singapore 2018
https://www.coindesk.com/events/consensus-singapore-2018/

7. Singapore
Date: 19 Sep 2018 7-9pm
Event: Zilliqa x DMM.com x LayerX: Tools, Use cases and New initiatives for blockchain adoption
https://www.meetup.com/Ethereum-Singapore/events/253942745/

Cheers!

Dear All

I have just joined the team as CMO and am excited to share Zilliqa Project Update #16 with you. We have just published details on our solution to one of the most challenging and exciting problems in blockchains today - supporting smart contracts in a sharded network. In addition, we are constantly looking to grow our ecosystem - if you are interested in building a blockchain-based game or Decentralised exchange, do reach out to us!

We will be at several events across the globe this month, from Romania to Berlin to Beijing, rounding off with Singapore.

Please also welcome Han Wen, who has joined as Developer Relations.

On the technology front, we have implemented new features – events (you can now automatically retrieve data from the blockchain), transaction generator and difficulty adjustment of PoW.

As always, eager to hear your feedback and suggestions. Let us know if there is anything you want to hear more of in our updates!

https://blog.zilliqa.com/zilliqa-project-update-16-sharding-friendly-smart-contracts-and-target-dapps-8adfbd926641

Dear All,

We are happy to provide an update on Project Proton, a digital advertising initiative we have been working on in conjunction with Mindshare and the following partners:
● Mediamath: A leading digital media­ buying platform and services company based in New York, serving over 250B ad impressions a day (more than the combined volume from top 10 stock exchanges globally). Mediamath serves over 4,000 clients in its portfolio.
● Mindshare: Mindshare is a global media and marketing services company with 7,000 employees across 116 countries, and global revenue at USD34.5B annually. Clients include Unilever, PepsiCo, GSK, Yum Restaurants, Dyson, Nestle, American Express and others.
● Rubicon Project: Founded in 2007, Rubicon Project is one of the world’s largest advertising exchanges. The company helps websites and apps thrive by giving them tools and expertise to sell ads easily and safely. In addition, the world's leading agencies and brands rely on Rubicon Project’s technology to execute billions of advertising transactions each month. Rubicon Project is an independent, publicly traded company (NYSE:RUBI) headquartered in Los Angeles, California
● Integral Ad Science (IAS): A global software company, headquartered in New York, that builds verification, optimization, and analytics solutions, acting as leaders in viewability, brand safety and ad fraud.
● Underscore CLT: Underscore CLT develops cryptographic ledger technologies to power real business solutions for marketers and their partners.

More details are available in the blogpost below. https://blog.zilliqa.com/project-proton-updates-on-the-mindshare-initiative-c464b33d259f

Cheers

Dear All,

We have had an exciting two weeks and I am excited to share what we’ve been up to in Zilliqa Project Update #17. From our first-ever Scilla workshop in Cluj, Romania to our new browser-based IDE, we’ve been working hard at making Scilla easier to use for developers. We also announced our partnership with Mindshare and other leading companies to explore some of the major challenges facing the digital advertising industry.

In addition, we are seeing our ecosystem grant awardees make great progress in building wallets, tools, and libraries for Zilliqa. One of our web extension wallet grantees, Appberry extension, is already capable of sending ZILs over the Scilla testnet.

On the technology front, we have been working on implementing dual difficulty levels of Proof of Work – a relatively easier level for joining as a node in a shard, and a more difficult level to qualify as a potential member of the DS committee. We’ve also been improving the stability of DS microblocks.

As always, eager to hear your feedback and suggestions. Let us know if there is anything you want to hear more of in our updates!

https://medium.com/zilliqa/zilliqa-project-update-17-project-proton-developer-engagement-upcoming-events-b61dcd845ed4

Hi all,
I'm excited to share that we have established our new London office, and will be kicking things off in October with a series of events across Europe, including a 2-day hackathon in London.
We will also be running developer workshops at San Francisco Blockchain Week and Carnegie Mellon University, rounding off with the BlockChainJam event in Tokyo.
Looking forward to seeing you this month!

EUROPE
1. Malta
Date: 3 - 5 October
Event: The Malta DELTA summit
https://delta-summit.com/

2. London
Date: 6 - 7 October
Event: Zilliqa developer conference, workshop & hackathon
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-2-day-deep-dive-developer-conference-workshop-hackathon-with-zilliqa-tickets-49787317206

3. Barcelona
Date: 16 - 18 October
Event: The Blockchain Solutions Summit
https://www.blockchainsolutionsworld.com/

Date: 19 - 21 October
Event: KAIROS Europe Summit
http://kairossummit.eu/

4. Frankfurt
Date: 22 - 23 October
Event: East - West Crypto Conference
https://ewcc.io/

USA
1. San Francisco
Date: 8 October
Event: San Francisco Blockchain Week - Scilla Workshop
Apply here for a free workshop pass https://tinyurl.com/zilliqa-devs

2. Pittsburgh
Date: 12 Oct - 13 Oct
Event: Meetup and Scilla Workshop at Carnegie Mellon University

ASIA
1. Tokyo
Date: 21 October
Event: Blockchain Jam
https://blockchainjam2018.peatix.com/

Dear All,

We have had an eventful two weeks, from our partnership with DMM.com and LayerX to our new office in London, and I'm excited to share the details in Project Update #18. We are also proud to announce that we are giving back to our academic research roots through sponsoring the CRYSTAL Centre, a blockchain-focused academic think tank.

On the technology front, we have made steady progress in enabling support for multi-GPU mining, implementing the gossip protocol and the upgrading protocol, and in improving the Scilla interpreter and our dev tools. We have also kick-started a series of tutorials on how to develop for Zilliqa.

We will be in several events around the world this month – from London to San Francisco to Tokyo – and look forward to meeting you all there.

As always, we want to know what you think! Let us know if there is anything you want to hear more about in our updates!

https://blog.zilliqa.com/zilliqa-project-update-18-european-expansion-giving-back-to-research-partnerships-in-japan-e61298793363

Dear All,

I am excited to share Project Update #19 with you. We have been around the world these past two weeks at various events, including developer workshops at both London and Pittsburgh. Thank you to everyone who attended and who gave us valuable feedback to help make Zilliqa more developer-friendly. As we approach our public release, we are actively seeking feedback and encourage developers all levels and background to give us their candid thoughts.

On the technology front, we implemented several new features to improve the robustness of our network, including Tree-Based Cluster Broadcasting, MIMO DS Committee, and verification of messages from lookup nodes. We have also been improving the Scilla interpreter and updating our client library.

We will be in Barcelona, Frankfurt, Tokyo, and Jakarta over the next two weeks. Hope to see you there!

As always, we want to know what you think! Let us know if there is anything you want to hear more about in our updates!

https://blog.zilliqa.com/zilliqa-project-update-19-developer-education-technical-improvements-e83a298ea9af

Dear All,

I am excited to share Project Update #20 with you. We have been making good progress in key features for blockchain functionality as we approach mainnet launch, including gas rewards and a fallback mechanism to improve network robustness. We are also in the progress of building cashflow analysis for our Scilla interpreter – a new safety feature that help detect any leakage of funds.

On the business side, we wrapped up a busy month of events with Scilla workshops with developers from DMM.com, LayerX and Infoteria in Tokyo. We will also be conducting Scilla workshops Singapore and Beijing in November, as we proactively seek developer feedback for improvements.

We will also be holding a live AMA on Telegram on Nov 15, 3pm SGT (7am UTC) to answer your questions around the technical progress and marketing plans around mainnet launch. More details to come.

As always, we want to know what you think! Let us know if there is anything you want to hear more about in our updates!

https://blog.zilliqa.com/zilliqa-project-update-20-progress-in-core-tech-features-scilla-safety-features-36861dbde366

Dear all, as promised in our tech update yesterday, we will be holding a live AMA on our official Telegram channel (https://t.me/zilliqachat) on Nov 15, 3pm Singapore time. Xinshu, Amrit, and myself will be available for your questions around mainnet, Scilla, and marketing. Please feel free to post questions beforehand as well on our Reddit thread.

You can find more details here: https://new.reddit.com/r/zilliqa/comments/9swvn6/ask_us_anything_zilliqa_ama_15th_nov_2018/

Hello everyone,

We’ll be organizing a series of 'Townhall AMA sessions' with Zilliqa ecosystem grant awardees. For each session, we will invite representatives from some of the teams to interact with the developer community on Gitter, share project updates and answer any relevant technical questions. These sessions will also be useful for those who wish to get involved with these open-source projects or get ideas on defining their own project to build on Zilliqa.

Join us to learn more about the cool projects that the Zilliqa community is working on.

Our first townhall session will be dedicated to projects developing wallets and browser extensions. Participants for the first session will be:

1. Alex Cyon and Patryk Konopacki - A Zilliqa wallet and Swift SDK for mobile iOS devices.
2. Qaidjohar Jawadwala- Browser extensions to integrate with Zilliqa wallets.
3. Bo Hu - Developing a Chrome extension for Zilliqa.
4. Cryptoland Tech team - Developing web wallets and extensions to provide a secure and consistent user experience.

Details on date, time and venue for the first session are as follows:

*Date: * 10 November, 2018
*Time: * 0900 hrs UTC
*Format:* Text based group chat on Gitter
*Venue: * https://gitter.im/Zilliqa/ecogrant

See you on Gitter on Nov 10!

Hi All,
We are pleased to announce that https://www.coinhako.com/ has started offering fiat trading pairs for ZILs including ZIL/SGD. They will be running some amazing competitions so head over to their Facebook page, like them and join the competition starting 8pm (GMT +8), 11 Nov 2018! https://bit.ly/2PNcHjx
Have a great weekend!

Dear all,
I am excited to share Project Update #21 with you. In this update, we share details about our – very important – upcoming mainnet launch. We have also been at various events these past 2 weeks to drive education of blockchain and Zilliqa, and engaging our ecosystem developers with our first Gitter Townhall.

On the technical side, we continue to double-down on testing and fine-tuning of our features, including the completion of our Node Recovery feature. We continue to work on the cashflow analysis prototype for the Scilla interpreter. As a part of our effort to improve our development tools, we have also released v0.2.0 of our Zilliqa Javascript library, along with documentation.

As mentioned in our last update, we will be holding a live AMA on Telegram on Nov 15, 3pm SGT (7am UTC) to answer your questions around mainnet, Scilla, and marketing. For those of you who might not be able to make the live AMA, you can pre-submit your questions on Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/zilliqa/comments/9swvn6/ask_us_anything_zilliqa_ama_15th_nov_2018/).

As always, we want to know what you think! Let us know if there is anything you want to hear more about in our updates!

https://blog.zilliqa.com/zilliqa-project-update-21-details-on-jan-31-2019-mainnet-launch-ec87473966ce

Hi all, we are excited to announce the second wave of Zilliqa ecosystem grant awardees! You can find more details here:
https://blog.zilliqa.com/announcing-the-second-wave-of-zilliqa-ecosystem-grant-awardees-6e03edadcc0d

Hi all, thank you to everyone who participated in our AMA yesterday. We really enjoyed the discussion and appreciate the engagement from the community. We have compiled the Q&As and related documents here for your reference.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Uq1LEowlMEmpQv2mcRrlin5d0wvrleja/view?usp=sharing

We received reports on ongoing scamming activities. Please note the following security advisory

Security advisory
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Impersonation of Zilliqa team members/community managers
- We do not pm you or create private chat group
- We do not pm you to notify you that there is a technical fault which will require you to perform certain actions

Dear all,
I am excited to share Project Update #22 with you. We have been doubling-down on development work, and will be launching Testnet v3 very soon. We welcome everyone to guess the codename of our Testnet v3! Here’s a hint – our previous testnet was named after one variety of durian.

We shared the stage with our partner, Mindshare, last week to present on Project Proton at the Singapore Digital Industry Day. We are on track to complete the smart contract and complete campaign database integration by the end of 2018.

On the technical side, our core protocol is now in feature freeze, but continue to make significant improvements based on the results of our testing. Our developer tools are also now in rigorous testing phase.

As always, we want to know what you think! Let us know if there is anything you want to hear more about in our updates!

https://blog.zilliqa.com/zilliqa-project-update-22-testnet-v3-and-public-mining-on-zilliqa-526c7dfbc831