Project Update #30
As we approach the end of the bootstrap phase, we continue the technical tuneups of the platform. We will also soon kick-start our program to work with universities to educate students about blockchain apps.
We're also happy to announce the recruitment of our new Communications Manager, Aparna. More details in our blog:
http://bit.ly/zilupdate30
As we approach the end of the bootstrap phase, we continue the technical tuneups of the platform. We will also soon kick-start our program to work with universities to educate students about blockchain apps.
We're also happy to announce the recruitment of our new Communications Manager, Aparna. More details in our blog:
http://bit.ly/zilupdate30
Zilliqa — Official Blog
Zilliqa Project Update #30 — Academic Adoption
Greetings everyone. Over the past two weeks we have been very busy with events and outreach along with technical tuneups as we approach…
Zilliqa is proud to announce the third wave of Ecosystem grant awardees! Committed to nurturing talent, we are now accepting applications for the fourth wave & will offer structured support to our developer community. Read more here: https://medium.com/@snowsledge/announcing-the-third-wave-of-zilliqa-ecosystem-grant-awardees-f9d6578edfa3.
Zilliqa — Official Blog
Announcing the third wave of Zilliqa Ecosystem Grant awardees
Following the successful launch of our mainnet, we’ve begun refocusing our efforts towards our developer community and the next generation…
Dear all,
We are approaching the end of the bootstrap phase, which is scheduled once the network mines the 600th DS epoch (estimated to be on April 2nd, 2019). The Zilliqa network has processed over 55k transaction blocks during this bootstrap phase and over 1,200 community nodes have joined our network. The mining difficulty level for the DS committee has reached 44, while for the shards, it is at 37. This is a strong indicator of Zilliqa being increasingly adopted by the mining community. We are very thankful for their support.
As is the case with any initial networks, the Zilliqa network has also seen some glitches during the bootstrap phase due to the heterogeneity of the network, mismatch between some of the time windows in the protocol and real-world compute, and network delays among community nodes. However, the network has not witnessed any serious attacks, which can largely be attributed to the high PoW difficulty-level in the network.
As promised, we will allow processing of transactions following the end of the bootstrap phase. Miners can start to transfer their tokens to other accounts and community developers can begin trying out payment services. To ensure smooth transitions for all, we will reserve a few hours to test token transfer and other payment transaction services before opening it to the public. Once the testing is done, we will inform everyone on Slack and Telegram.
To secure the success of token swap (scheduled to start in late April), and better support exchanges and wallets, we would like to open the network to only allow payment transactions, i.e., the smart contract feature of the network will be temporarily disabled.
We assure you that the smart contract layer is fully implemented and being used by the community members to test their applications on the developer testnet. We will enable smart contracts on the mainnet via a network upgrade following the token swap, and share updates on the official date during the latter half of May 2019.
As always, thank you for your support and understanding.
We are approaching the end of the bootstrap phase, which is scheduled once the network mines the 600th DS epoch (estimated to be on April 2nd, 2019). The Zilliqa network has processed over 55k transaction blocks during this bootstrap phase and over 1,200 community nodes have joined our network. The mining difficulty level for the DS committee has reached 44, while for the shards, it is at 37. This is a strong indicator of Zilliqa being increasingly adopted by the mining community. We are very thankful for their support.
As is the case with any initial networks, the Zilliqa network has also seen some glitches during the bootstrap phase due to the heterogeneity of the network, mismatch between some of the time windows in the protocol and real-world compute, and network delays among community nodes. However, the network has not witnessed any serious attacks, which can largely be attributed to the high PoW difficulty-level in the network.
As promised, we will allow processing of transactions following the end of the bootstrap phase. Miners can start to transfer their tokens to other accounts and community developers can begin trying out payment services. To ensure smooth transitions for all, we will reserve a few hours to test token transfer and other payment transaction services before opening it to the public. Once the testing is done, we will inform everyone on Slack and Telegram.
To secure the success of token swap (scheduled to start in late April), and better support exchanges and wallets, we would like to open the network to only allow payment transactions, i.e., the smart contract feature of the network will be temporarily disabled.
We assure you that the smart contract layer is fully implemented and being used by the community members to test their applications on the developer testnet. We will enable smart contracts on the mainnet via a network upgrade following the token swap, and share updates on the official date during the latter half of May 2019.
As always, thank you for your support and understanding.
Dear community members. We have been notified that certain scammers are impersonating our community manager. Do note that our community managers will not DM you and will not help to generate a wallet address on your behalf. As always, stay safe!
Hi all,
We are happy to announce that the mainnet's bootstrap phase has come to a close. Over the past two weeks, the core tech team worked hard to upgrade the mainnet to the latest version 4.4.0 and its subsequent hotfix version 4.4.1. Apart from the security and functional fixes that we regularly introduce in each upgrade, the major improvements in version 4.4.0 revolve around storage, mining, and usability. Version 4.4.0 also introduced the new incremental database feature, which allows new nodes joining the network to first download older blocks from our AWS storage. Additionally, in order to improve usability and convenience for all our fantastic miners out there, we have added the option for enabling an API server in community nodes.
The end of the bootstrap phase does not change what we have always been committed to doing, which is enhancing and perfecting the system as much as possible. Keeping this mission in mind, we continue to work dedicatedly on fixes and enhancements. As the first few transactions have already been successfully processed, we celebrate this new phase for Zilliqa and eagerly wait to see how we can grow. If you'd like more information, please note that we will soon release our bi-weekly update which carries further technical details for your consideration.
We are happy to announce that the mainnet's bootstrap phase has come to a close. Over the past two weeks, the core tech team worked hard to upgrade the mainnet to the latest version 4.4.0 and its subsequent hotfix version 4.4.1. Apart from the security and functional fixes that we regularly introduce in each upgrade, the major improvements in version 4.4.0 revolve around storage, mining, and usability. Version 4.4.0 also introduced the new incremental database feature, which allows new nodes joining the network to first download older blocks from our AWS storage. Additionally, in order to improve usability and convenience for all our fantastic miners out there, we have added the option for enabling an API server in community nodes.
The end of the bootstrap phase does not change what we have always been committed to doing, which is enhancing and perfecting the system as much as possible. Keeping this mission in mind, we continue to work dedicatedly on fixes and enhancements. As the first few transactions have already been successfully processed, we celebrate this new phase for Zilliqa and eagerly wait to see how we can grow. If you'd like more information, please note that we will soon release our bi-weekly update which carries further technical details for your consideration.
Zilliqa Announcement pinned «Hi all, We are happy to announce that the mainnet's bootstrap phase has come to a close. Over the past two weeks, the core tech team worked hard to upgrade the mainnet to the latest version 4.4.0 and its subsequent hotfix version 4.4.1. Apart from the security…»
Project Update #31 — As you know, the Bootstrap Phase has officially ended and transactions are being successfully processed through the network. Meanwhile, our experts and our Blockchain A-Z Workshop are making news! Please read more in our blog. https://blog.zilliqa.com/zilliqa-project-update-31-end-of-bootstrap-phase-8d63c0716607
Zilliqa — Official Blog
Zilliqa Project Update #31 — End of Bootstrap Phase
Greetings everyone!
Security advisory (Scam alert) - 6 April 2019
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Dear community members.
We have been notified that certain project (Zollo) is claiming to be a partner of Zilliqa. This is not true and we are not involved in any of their "token distribution". We highly recommend anyone not to provide any sensitive credentials (email, password, private keys, mnemonic phrases, etc) to them. Stay safe!
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Dear community members.
We have been notified that certain project (Zollo) is claiming to be a partner of Zilliqa. This is not true and we are not involved in any of their "token distribution". We highly recommend anyone not to provide any sensitive credentials (email, password, private keys, mnemonic phrases, etc) to them. Stay safe!
SCAM ALERT: Dear all, Please be wary that a fraudulent entity called Zollo is claiming to be in partnership with Zilliqa and Maker DAO to provide "a free token distribution of ZLO (Zollo token)". Users have been asked to provide sensitive information during the sign-up process for this scam token distribution. Please note that Zilliqa has NO PARTNERSHIP OR ANY LINKS to Zollo. As always, we are paying high attention to our security systems and are not aware of any breaches on our end. Like all phishing attacks, this is a serious matter. We encourage everyone to be vigilant of any communications they receive and take some additional time to verify its authenticity. Please use all security features at your disposal to avoid becoming victim to any such incidents. We have shared our technical report on all the known facts of this scam along with some recommendations, and will continue to update you when we have further data. Here's the report for your review: https://forum.zilliqa.com/t/phishing-alert-technical-report-on-zollo-scamming-incident/587
Zilliqa Project Update #32 - Dear all, following the end of the boostrap phase, we're so happy to see our network grow, and the community develop some exciting projects on Zilliqa. Meanwhile, our core tech team has been preparing for the release v4.5.0 ahead of the critical token swap period. The scilla team has also been very busy, working on adding namespaces to the language and testing community-written Scilla contracts - among other things. There are also quite a few major events on the pipeline, which the team is excited for! You can get all the information on our blog: https://blog.zilliqa.com/zilliqa-project-update-32-buildonzil-technical-content-437332077ef9
Zilliqa — Official Blog
Zilliqa Project Update #32 — #BuildonZIL, Technical Content
Hello everyone,
Zilliqa Announcement pinned «Zilliqa Project Update #32 - Dear all, following the end of the boostrap phase, we're so happy to see our network grow, and the community develop some exciting projects on Zilliqa. Meanwhile, our core tech team has been preparing for the release v4.5.0 ahead…»
Security advisory (scam alert)
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Dear community members. We have been notified that certain scammers are impersonating our community manager. Do note that our community managers will not DM you.
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Dear community members. We have been notified that certain scammers are impersonating our community manager. Do note that our community managers will not DM you.
Hello everyone! You may have read that Binance is one of the exchanges supporting our token swap. We are very glad to confirm this. I know many of you have had questions about this process, and we have tried to provide you with detailed guidelines on the entire process in the below link.
During token swap, you will be able to convert ERC20 ZILs on the Ethereum network to native ZILs on the Zilliqa network at the rate of 1:1. *This will take place on 22 April, 0:00 AM UTC - so please remember to deposit all ERC20 ZILs you would like to swap to Binance prior to this*. At that point, Binance will temporarily suspend all deposits and withdrawals of ERC 20 ZILs and permanently stop trading of ERC20 ZILs. You will then get them changed for mainnet ZILs.
The closing date for the swap has not yet been decided. Several exchanges have agreed to support our token swap, pending their official announcement of the exact dates and mechanisms. Details of both will be shared with everyone in the community as we get more confirmations.
A final note and recommendation to all - You are encouraged to swap your tokens as early as possible and precisely follow the instructions of the exchange you are using. For any questions please consult the exchange customer service before you proceed! For those who are unable to get this done in April, there will be a subsequent token swap phase, the specifics of which will be shared following the end of this first phase.
You can read all details here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w-UuFX9maLmbt6aybiAv2U6rHNWhKwxQ/view?usp=sharing
During token swap, you will be able to convert ERC20 ZILs on the Ethereum network to native ZILs on the Zilliqa network at the rate of 1:1. *This will take place on 22 April, 0:00 AM UTC - so please remember to deposit all ERC20 ZILs you would like to swap to Binance prior to this*. At that point, Binance will temporarily suspend all deposits and withdrawals of ERC 20 ZILs and permanently stop trading of ERC20 ZILs. You will then get them changed for mainnet ZILs.
The closing date for the swap has not yet been decided. Several exchanges have agreed to support our token swap, pending their official announcement of the exact dates and mechanisms. Details of both will be shared with everyone in the community as we get more confirmations.
A final note and recommendation to all - You are encouraged to swap your tokens as early as possible and precisely follow the instructions of the exchange you are using. For any questions please consult the exchange customer service before you proceed! For those who are unable to get this done in April, there will be a subsequent token swap phase, the specifics of which will be shared following the end of this first phase.
You can read all details here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w-UuFX9maLmbt6aybiAv2U6rHNWhKwxQ/view?usp=sharing
Google Docs
zilliqa-binance-swap.pdf
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
- There is NO manual token swap.
Security advisory
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Impersonation of Zilliqa team members/community managers
- We do not pm you or create private chat group
- There is NO manual token swap.
TOKEN SWAP UPDATE: Coinhako is currently open for token swap. Please deposit your ERC20 ZILs to their platform (coinhako.com) before 6th May to get mainnet ZILs I return. Other exchanges will be supporting our token swap in case you are unable to deposit to coinhako over the next few days. Please note that we will make it our top priority to share details on the supporting exchanges and corresponding timelines as and when we have the information. Thank you for your understanding.
Zilliqa Announcement pinned «TOKEN SWAP UPDATE: Coinhako is currently open for token swap. Please deposit your ERC20 ZILs to their platform (coinhako.com) before 6th May to get mainnet ZILs I return. Other exchanges will be supporting our token swap in case you are unable to deposit…»
Status update- Exchanges for token swap:
Done ✅
- Coinone
- Binance (2nd round TBA)
On-going 🔄
- Coinhako (Deposit close 6th May)
- Huobi
- Upbit
- Okex
To-be-announced 📢
- Bittrex
- Coinbase and Coinbase Custody
- Gopax
- Kucoin
- Koinex
- Korbit
- Gateio
Done ✅
- Coinone
- Binance (2nd round TBA)
On-going 🔄
- Coinhako (Deposit close 6th May)
- Huobi
- Upbit
- Okex
To-be-announced 📢
- Bittrex
- Coinbase and Coinbase Custody
- Gopax
- Kucoin
- Koinex
- Korbit
- Gateio
Zilliqa Announcement pinned «Status update- Exchanges for token swap: Done ✅ - Coinone - Binance (2nd round TBA) On-going 🔄 - Coinhako (Deposit close 6th May) - Huobi - Upbit - Okex To-be-announced 📢 - Bittrex - Coinbase and Coinbase Custody - Gopax - Kucoin - Koinex - Korbit - Gateio»
Status update 29th April - Exchanges for token swap:
Done: ✅
- Coinone
- Binance (2nd round TBA)
On-going:
- Coinhako (Deposit close 6th May) – Kindly note that CoinHako acts only as a wallet for non-SEA users. They will not be able to complete KYC flow or trade here.
- Huobi
- Upbit (deposits closed)
- Okex
- Koinex
- Kucoin
To-be-announced :
- Bittrex
- Gopax
- Korbit
- Gateio
Please remember to subscribe to @zilliqa announcement channel for future token swap updates!
Done: ✅
- Coinone
- Binance (2nd round TBA)
On-going:
- Coinhako (Deposit close 6th May) – Kindly note that CoinHako acts only as a wallet for non-SEA users. They will not be able to complete KYC flow or trade here.
- Huobi
- Upbit (deposits closed)
- Okex
- Koinex
- Kucoin
To-be-announced :
- Bittrex
- Gopax
- Korbit
- Gateio
Please remember to subscribe to @zilliqa announcement channel for future token swap updates!
Zilliqa Announcement pinned «Status update 29th April - Exchanges for token swap: Done: ✅ - Coinone - Binance (2nd round TBA) On-going: - Coinhako (Deposit close 6th May) – Kindly note that CoinHako acts only as a wallet for non-SEA users. They will not be able to complete KYC flow…»
Security advisory
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We are made aware of ongoing scam with regards to 1) impersonation of team members and community managers 2) Fake token swap
Impersonation of Zilliqa team members/community managers
- We do not pm you or create private chat group
Token swap
- There is NO manual token swap. All swaps will be done by various exchanges
- Please do not reveal your private key or mnemonic phrase to anyone
- Please refer to announcement from exchanges for token swap instructions
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We are made aware of ongoing scam with regards to 1) impersonation of team members and community managers 2) Fake token swap
Impersonation of Zilliqa team members/community managers
- We do not pm you or create private chat group
Token swap
- There is NO manual token swap. All swaps will be done by various exchanges
- Please do not reveal your private key or mnemonic phrase to anyone
- Please refer to announcement from exchanges for token swap instructions