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Technical Update 13 August: As promised, we’re sharing an in-depth report on recent developments within the mainnet, and solutions taken to strengthen the blockchain.
In this week’s blog, our core tech team explains what a smart contract state is and how it works. Given the recently experienced instability on the Unstoppable Domains smart contract, they also illustrate the effect of high volume smart contract transactions on the blockchain. Finally, they discuss the solutions that are already in place to address large transactions more efficiently, as well as upgrades in the pipeline that will help fortify our mainnet.
You can find the report here: https://blog.zilliqa.com/zilliqa-technical-update-13-august-2019-strengthening-our-mainnet-an-in-depth-report-95c0c306b95e
In addition to the above, our Developer Evangelist will be posting a more basic overview of the mainnet status and what’s being planned. We’ll share the link soon - stay tuned!
In this week’s blog, our core tech team explains what a smart contract state is and how it works. Given the recently experienced instability on the Unstoppable Domains smart contract, they also illustrate the effect of high volume smart contract transactions on the blockchain. Finally, they discuss the solutions that are already in place to address large transactions more efficiently, as well as upgrades in the pipeline that will help fortify our mainnet.
You can find the report here: https://blog.zilliqa.com/zilliqa-technical-update-13-august-2019-strengthening-our-mainnet-an-in-depth-report-95c0c306b95e
In addition to the above, our Developer Evangelist will be posting a more basic overview of the mainnet status and what’s being planned. We’ll share the link soon - stay tuned!
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Mainnet Status Update, 14 August: Our Developer Evangelist, Gareth Mensah, breaks down yesterday's technical update into the key facts. He recaps what happened when Unstoppable Domains’ smart contracts saw unprecedented demand, and summarises the measures in place to manage and/or prevent such incidents in the future.
We are pleased to announce that all outlined updates should be implemented by 15 September.
More here: https://medium.com/@garymensah/zilliqa-mainnet-status-update-ae088ebfa401
We are pleased to announce that all outlined updates should be implemented by 15 September.
More here: https://medium.com/@garymensah/zilliqa-mainnet-status-update-ae088ebfa401
Medium
Zilliqa Mainnet Status Update
Hello All — As many of you may be aware, due to the overwhelming demand for transactions from the launch of the Unstoppable Domains smart…
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Community Update 20 August: Here is your summary on today’s update.
Upcoming Website Changes: We are thrilled to announce that the new website will be launched on 31 August, and includes some very exciting features. We outline some upcoming changes and will be sharing more next week!
Blockchain and Gaming: We introduce you to Nedrick Ngo, Project Manager of Ocean Rumble, a Zilliqa-powered blockchain game (which recently had an exciting pre-sale!). He tells us a bit more about the game’s objectives in a rapidly changing industry.
More here: https://blog.zilliqa.com/community-update-20-august-2019-meet-ocean-rumble-and-enjoy-a-glimpse-into-our-new-website-e999a12f584b
Upcoming Website Changes: We are thrilled to announce that the new website will be launched on 31 August, and includes some very exciting features. We outline some upcoming changes and will be sharing more next week!
Blockchain and Gaming: We introduce you to Nedrick Ngo, Project Manager of Ocean Rumble, a Zilliqa-powered blockchain game (which recently had an exciting pre-sale!). He tells us a bit more about the game’s objectives in a rapidly changing industry.
More here: https://blog.zilliqa.com/community-update-20-august-2019-meet-ocean-rumble-and-enjoy-a-glimpse-into-our-new-website-e999a12f584b
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Technical Update 27 August 2019 - Here's a look into what the teams are working ahead of the next major upgrade, scheduled for September 15:
Version 4.8.0 includes migratory features which will help manage the mainnet during smart contract processing: These include exponential back-off for the gas limits and temporary backing up of processed transactions into each shard’s local storage.
Rigorous testing on the Scilla IPC protocol underway: These include local-level and network-level testing in order to make sure smart contracts will be able to run as smoothly as possible. These also include a performance test to get a view of the post-upgrade network.
Ledger app second round of review begins: This is going really well with the ledger team and Zilliqa team working closely together to address all feedback. We’ll be sharing an update as soon as this round wraps up.
For more, head to: https://blog.zilliqa.com/technical-update-27-august-2019-60d7746c3a8c
Version 4.8.0 includes migratory features which will help manage the mainnet during smart contract processing: These include exponential back-off for the gas limits and temporary backing up of processed transactions into each shard’s local storage.
Rigorous testing on the Scilla IPC protocol underway: These include local-level and network-level testing in order to make sure smart contracts will be able to run as smoothly as possible. These also include a performance test to get a view of the post-upgrade network.
Ledger app second round of review begins: This is going really well with the ledger team and Zilliqa team working closely together to address all feedback. We’ll be sharing an update as soon as this round wraps up.
For more, head to: https://blog.zilliqa.com/technical-update-27-august-2019-60d7746c3a8c
Medium
Technical Update 27 August 2019
Greetings everyone,
Hi all, our President Amrit Kumar will be at Tech in Asia's studio tomorrow to talk about Zilliqa's journey over the past two years, our current focus on growth and driving adoption, and current market trends. If you have any questions for him, you are welcome to contribute it through Tech In Asia's Instagram story post today. The post will also give you chance to test your basic Zilliqa knowledge :) https://www.instagram.com/stories/techinasia/
Dear Zilliqans,
We have both good and ‘bad’ news.
The good news:
Our new website is almost ready to be launched.
The ‘bad’ news:
We decided not to launch this Saturday (31 August).
The reason:
Since we started working on our new website - roughly 1.5 months ago - Zilliqa made good progress on many different levels. As a result of this, the content creation became quite intense, requiring inputs from various parties. Nevertheless, we’ve managed to stay on track with this.
However, now that the website is almost ready, we’ve had to make a choice: just push the ‘Publish’ button, close our eyes, and see what happens….or….. take some extra days to carefully manage detailed final reviews, pre-launch testing, and possible refinements based upon our findings. We have chosen the latter option, to ensure high quality and user experience.
The launch of the new website is rescheduled for Friday 6 September.
Not to leave you empty handed, we will be sharing a couple of previews later this week, such as the page about our Mindshare partnership and the Research and Development Roadmap Q3 2019 - Q2 2020. Both are good examples of what you can expect next week. We aim to share these as live pages, instead of screenshots, to give you the real user experience.We apologize for the inconvenience, and hope you’ll agree on our decision to prioritise quality over speed.
Regards,
The Zilliqa team
We have both good and ‘bad’ news.
The good news:
Our new website is almost ready to be launched.
The ‘bad’ news:
We decided not to launch this Saturday (31 August).
The reason:
Since we started working on our new website - roughly 1.5 months ago - Zilliqa made good progress on many different levels. As a result of this, the content creation became quite intense, requiring inputs from various parties. Nevertheless, we’ve managed to stay on track with this.
However, now that the website is almost ready, we’ve had to make a choice: just push the ‘Publish’ button, close our eyes, and see what happens….or….. take some extra days to carefully manage detailed final reviews, pre-launch testing, and possible refinements based upon our findings. We have chosen the latter option, to ensure high quality and user experience.
The launch of the new website is rescheduled for Friday 6 September.
Not to leave you empty handed, we will be sharing a couple of previews later this week, such as the page about our Mindshare partnership and the Research and Development Roadmap Q3 2019 - Q2 2020. Both are good examples of what you can expect next week. We aim to share these as live pages, instead of screenshots, to give you the real user experience.We apologize for the inconvenience, and hope you’ll agree on our decision to prioritise quality over speed.
Regards,
The Zilliqa team
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🔥🔥JOINT AMA: ZILLIQA and INFINITO!
We are thrilled to announce that #Infinito & #Zilliqa are having a joint AMA on September 9th at 6PM Singapore time (UTC+8). Infinito's CEO, Junya Yamamoto and Infinito's Business Director, Fedor Bushlanov, will join Amrit Kumar, President and Chief Scientific Officer at Zilliqa, to answer all community questions LIVE for 45 minutes on Infinito's Youtube channel.
💰REWARDS for 3 viewers: $100 in INFT each:
+ 1 best question submitted to http://bit.ly/INFTxZilForm before 1PM Singapore time (UTC+8) September 5th
+ 1 best question asked during the AMA via Youtube livechat
+ 1 lucky user who share their Telegram ID (that is currently a member of Infinito's global Telegram) either in the AMA Youtube livechat comment section (6:00 PM to 6:45 PM (UTC+8 Singapore time) or in the AMA video comment section by the end of 12th September.
Submit your best question now!
We are thrilled to announce that #Infinito & #Zilliqa are having a joint AMA on September 9th at 6PM Singapore time (UTC+8). Infinito's CEO, Junya Yamamoto and Infinito's Business Director, Fedor Bushlanov, will join Amrit Kumar, President and Chief Scientific Officer at Zilliqa, to answer all community questions LIVE for 45 minutes on Infinito's Youtube channel.
💰REWARDS for 3 viewers: $100 in INFT each:
+ 1 best question submitted to http://bit.ly/INFTxZilForm before 1PM Singapore time (UTC+8) September 5th
+ 1 best question asked during the AMA via Youtube livechat
+ 1 lucky user who share their Telegram ID (that is currently a member of Infinito's global Telegram) either in the AMA Youtube livechat comment section (6:00 PM to 6:45 PM (UTC+8 Singapore time) or in the AMA video comment section by the end of 12th September.
Submit your best question now!
Community Update 3 September 2019 - Here’s your three point brief on some exciting activities in the Zilliqa pipeline.
Website Preview #02 - With the launch just around the corner and following our peek on the R&D roadmap, we bring you another exciting preview of the Mindshare page!
Developer Updates - The next dev call will take place this week on 5th September. Join in to hear from developer evangelist Gareth Mensah on our upcoming move to Discord, and learn more about the solutions and upgrades recently implemented on our smart contracts.
Driving DeFi - We briefly outline the importance and potential of decentralised finance ahead of a report we are set to publish later in Q4 2019. This report will provide an in-depth look into this growing ecosystem and talk about Zilliqa’s plans in this space.
For further information, please check https://blog.zilliqa.com/zilliqa-community-update-3-september-2019-992766addff4
Website Preview #02 - With the launch just around the corner and following our peek on the R&D roadmap, we bring you another exciting preview of the Mindshare page!
Developer Updates - The next dev call will take place this week on 5th September. Join in to hear from developer evangelist Gareth Mensah on our upcoming move to Discord, and learn more about the solutions and upgrades recently implemented on our smart contracts.
Driving DeFi - We briefly outline the importance and potential of decentralised finance ahead of a report we are set to publish later in Q4 2019. This report will provide an in-depth look into this growing ecosystem and talk about Zilliqa’s plans in this space.
For further information, please check https://blog.zilliqa.com/zilliqa-community-update-3-september-2019-992766addff4
Hello Zilliqans,
We know many of you have been eagerly awaiting our website launch for a while now. Sincere apologies to each and every single one of you for the delay.
We absolutely remember our promise to you. We hear your frustrations and disappointments and we take responsibility for this.
The launch will take be taking place today - 7th September. The site will be released in phases, details of which you'll be hearing about from us soon.
The team has used various tools and resources at our disposal to speed up this process without ever compromising on quality. It might be a small team, but one that has been working round-the-clock for this priority task. We’ve hit a few roadblocks yes, but we are almost there!
Please bear with us, and we would like to assure you that you’ll be enjoying the new website later today.
Thank you for your patience.
Regards,
The Zilliqa team
We know many of you have been eagerly awaiting our website launch for a while now. Sincere apologies to each and every single one of you for the delay.
We absolutely remember our promise to you. We hear your frustrations and disappointments and we take responsibility for this.
The launch will take be taking place today - 7th September. The site will be released in phases, details of which you'll be hearing about from us soon.
The team has used various tools and resources at our disposal to speed up this process without ever compromising on quality. It might be a small team, but one that has been working round-the-clock for this priority task. We’ve hit a few roadblocks yes, but we are almost there!
Please bear with us, and we would like to assure you that you’ll be enjoying the new website later today.
Thank you for your patience.
Regards,
The Zilliqa team
Greetings everyone,
Thank you for your patience in the lead-up to the launch of the new website and identity for Zilliqa. Your belief in us during this journey means everything to us. As we plan for a brighter tomorrow with you, we are delighted to launch the first phase of the new Zilliqa website.
preview.zilliqa.com
We believe this website is a step forward in highlighting who we are and what we stand for very clearly. Part of this is our distinctive campaign titled ‘Faces of Zilliqa’, through which we show appreciation to the diverse members of our community from all walks of life who have built on us, invested in us and championed us - through ups and downs in the crypto-economy.
Building a website is not a one-off, but an on-going project. Thus, for reasons of technical convenience and security whilst building up the rest of the data, the new pages can be found under the above sub-domain.
Over the course of September - we will be rolling out three phases of the preview website, after which it will be entirely migrated to zilliqa.com. Here are the details of what you can expect:
PHASE 1: SEPTEMBER 7th
- Main landing page
- Zilliqa explanation
- Scilla explanation
- Team page
- Developers page
- Faces of Zilliqa
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
PHASES 2 and 3 will include an Ecosystem Grant Programme page detailing our valued partnerships, the Roadmap for Growth and Business Development, as well as an accessible guide for people to buy/sell and store their precious $ZIL. We will continue to add features to and update the released pages on Phase One as well.
In short, we are working non-stop to #BUIDL a website that is user-friendly and accessible, transparent, up-to-date, and informative for all.
Stay with us on this journey, and remember, #ZilliqaProgressIsYourProgress.
Thank you for your support and understanding.
Regards,
The Zilliqa team
Thank you for your patience in the lead-up to the launch of the new website and identity for Zilliqa. Your belief in us during this journey means everything to us. As we plan for a brighter tomorrow with you, we are delighted to launch the first phase of the new Zilliqa website.
preview.zilliqa.com
We believe this website is a step forward in highlighting who we are and what we stand for very clearly. Part of this is our distinctive campaign titled ‘Faces of Zilliqa’, through which we show appreciation to the diverse members of our community from all walks of life who have built on us, invested in us and championed us - through ups and downs in the crypto-economy.
Building a website is not a one-off, but an on-going project. Thus, for reasons of technical convenience and security whilst building up the rest of the data, the new pages can be found under the above sub-domain.
Over the course of September - we will be rolling out three phases of the preview website, after which it will be entirely migrated to zilliqa.com. Here are the details of what you can expect:
PHASE 1: SEPTEMBER 7th
- Main landing page
- Zilliqa explanation
- Scilla explanation
- Team page
- Developers page
- Faces of Zilliqa
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
PHASES 2 and 3 will include an Ecosystem Grant Programme page detailing our valued partnerships, the Roadmap for Growth and Business Development, as well as an accessible guide for people to buy/sell and store their precious $ZIL. We will continue to add features to and update the released pages on Phase One as well.
In short, we are working non-stop to #BUIDL a website that is user-friendly and accessible, transparent, up-to-date, and informative for all.
Stay with us on this journey, and remember, #ZilliqaProgressIsYourProgress.
Thank you for your support and understanding.
Regards,
The Zilliqa team
DEVELOPER UPDATE: In order to create a more enriching, interactive and user-friendly experience for developers, we are glad to announce Zilliqa’s migration from Gitter to DISCORD, which takes place tomorrow - 10 September.
DISCORD has been chosen as the ideal platform based on our research as well as survey feedback from our previous developer calls. Moving forward, we hope this tool will enhance technical conversations, provide easy access to the required tools and resources, and facilitate collaboration between developers and the Zilliqa team.
We'll be sharing the link to join the official Discord server tomorrow.
If you have questions in the meantime, please reach out to our Developer Evangelist Gareth Mensah on gareth@zilliqa.com.
Details: https://blog.zilliqa.com/moving-technical-conversations-to-discord-6508abf0b136
#BuildOnZIL
DISCORD has been chosen as the ideal platform based on our research as well as survey feedback from our previous developer calls. Moving forward, we hope this tool will enhance technical conversations, provide easy access to the required tools and resources, and facilitate collaboration between developers and the Zilliqa team.
We'll be sharing the link to join the official Discord server tomorrow.
If you have questions in the meantime, please reach out to our Developer Evangelist Gareth Mensah on gareth@zilliqa.com.
Details: https://blog.zilliqa.com/moving-technical-conversations-to-discord-6508abf0b136
#BuildOnZIL
Medium
Moving Technical Conversations to Discord
The Zilliqa Developer Community is moving to Discord! Meaningful engagement is critical to building a strong community. While it may be…
UPDATE: Further to our announcement yesterday, we are glad to share that we have officially migrated technical conversations to Discord. To all developers out there, join the platform now to make this a collaborative and useful resource as you #BuildOnZIL.
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https://discord.gg/8tpGXrB
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https://discord.gg/8tpGXrB
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Discord - A New Way to Chat with Friends & Communities
Discord is the easiest way to communicate over voice, video, and text. Chat, hang out, and stay close with your friends and communities.
BLOG UPDATE: Pushing smart contract execution efficiency to the next level.
In place of our usual technical update today, we bring you an informative, in-depth blog article written by our compiler developer Vaivaswatha Nagaraj.
As you know, the team is busy implementing fixes to address the recent performance issues detected with executing smart contracts. In addition to making state accesses efficient via inter-process-communication b/w the Scilla interpreter and the core blockchain, our team is designing and implementing a compiled backend for Scilla. Vaivas explains the design and infrastructure details of this solution with us here. <https://blog.zilliqa.com/a-compiled-backend-for-scilla-38e9a34630e0>
We will also be sharing the Scilla and core-tech status summary following the upgrade that has been scheduled for 15 September.
In place of our usual technical update today, we bring you an informative, in-depth blog article written by our compiler developer Vaivaswatha Nagaraj.
As you know, the team is busy implementing fixes to address the recent performance issues detected with executing smart contracts. In addition to making state accesses efficient via inter-process-communication b/w the Scilla interpreter and the core blockchain, our team is designing and implementing a compiled backend for Scilla. Vaivas explains the design and infrastructure details of this solution with us here. <https://blog.zilliqa.com/a-compiled-backend-for-scilla-38e9a34630e0>
We will also be sharing the Scilla and core-tech status summary following the upgrade that has been scheduled for 15 September.
Special Technical Update 14 September: The upgrade of the Zilliqa network to Version 5.0.0 is now complete!
As promised, the fixes implemented within this upgrade will significantly improve smart contracts execution and transaction processing in our blockchain. The key points on this upgrade - the first major one since the mainnet launch this January - can be found here: <https://blog.zilliqa.com/zilliqa-technical-update-14-september-version-5-5-0-is-here-ecfc4d564523>
As promised, the fixes implemented within this upgrade will significantly improve smart contracts execution and transaction processing in our blockchain. The key points on this upgrade - the first major one since the mainnet launch this January - can be found here: <https://blog.zilliqa.com/zilliqa-technical-update-14-september-version-5-5-0-is-here-ecfc4d564523>
Special Update: Growth and Changes Ahead
2019 has been quite a landmark year for us, and there’s a lot more in store now that Zilliqa is open for business!
Change is healthy and necessary for growth and development within any organisation. As we mature from being a start-up to a producer of disruptive, enterprise-grade infrastructure, we are no exception. Now focused on making Zilliqa the highest-quality industry-ready platform, we reflect on our recent successes, share some changes, and our growth plan - which includes the addition of new capabilities and skilled professionals to drive Zilliqa forward.
More here <https://blog.zilliqa.com/changes-and-growth-ahead-dd3f2f6b077d>
2019 has been quite a landmark year for us, and there’s a lot more in store now that Zilliqa is open for business!
Change is healthy and necessary for growth and development within any organisation. As we mature from being a start-up to a producer of disruptive, enterprise-grade infrastructure, we are no exception. Now focused on making Zilliqa the highest-quality industry-ready platform, we reflect on our recent successes, share some changes, and our growth plan - which includes the addition of new capabilities and skilled professionals to drive Zilliqa forward.
More here <https://blog.zilliqa.com/changes-and-growth-ahead-dd3f2f6b077d>
Technical Blog 24 September 2019: Two weeks following the launch of Zilliqa version 5.0.0, we are glad to report that the major upgrade is working well! The tech team has implemented fixes to some minor issues which have arisen and released these under fix version 5.0.1. This week’s blog shares more on this version and includes Scilla updates on our multi-sig wallet testing status, the Scilla library, and the Scilla-to-Coq transpiler. https://blog.zilliqa.com/technical-update-24-september-2019-5a87502c2f9c
UPDATE: It's an exciting day everyone - the long awaited Zilliqa Ledger Nano S app is finally HERE!
To help you #HODL $ZIL securely, we present with you a simple guide on how to use this app.
https://blog.zilliqa.com/a-guide-to-zilliqa-ledger-nano-s-app-cd2fdeb05676
To help you #HODL $ZIL securely, we present with you a simple guide on how to use this app.
https://blog.zilliqa.com/a-guide-to-zilliqa-ledger-nano-s-app-cd2fdeb05676
Community Update 1 October: A special update on ZILHive
If you've been following our social media, you know that we have already chosen the 5 teams for our ZILHive accelerator programme being run in collaboration with LongHash. We are thrilled to announce that ButtonWallet, Brightree, Mintable, Depos and Soundario - all of whom had extremely promising project proposals - will work with us to develop their ideas as they #BuildOnZIL.
This week's post offers you a glimpse into the interactive and fun orientation event we had for this inaugural ZILHive batch. In the coming months, we will continue to share progress updates on the projects, its founders, and their journey leading up Demo Day, scheduled for 16 December.
More here: https://blog.zilliqa.com/zilliqa-community-update-1-october-2019-dadaa4c9b63e
If you've been following our social media, you know that we have already chosen the 5 teams for our ZILHive accelerator programme being run in collaboration with LongHash. We are thrilled to announce that ButtonWallet, Brightree, Mintable, Depos and Soundario - all of whom had extremely promising project proposals - will work with us to develop their ideas as they #BuildOnZIL.
This week's post offers you a glimpse into the interactive and fun orientation event we had for this inaugural ZILHive batch. In the coming months, we will continue to share progress updates on the projects, its founders, and their journey leading up Demo Day, scheduled for 16 December.
More here: https://blog.zilliqa.com/zilliqa-community-update-1-october-2019-dadaa4c9b63e
We just reached over 1 MILLION transactions in less than nine months time! Thank you for all the support, this wouldn't be possible without all of you. And we are only just getting started. Let's keep pushing forward to achieve all our goals!
#ZIL 🔥 #Milestone 🎉 #Buidl 🏗️
#ZIL 🔥 #Milestone 🎉 #Buidl 🏗️