BIFROST Dev Update #1: BIT Week 1

Summary

BIFROST Incentivized Testnet (BIT): Week 1

We recently concluded week 1 of the BIT that brought the BIFROST community closer together. Thank you for participating and making BIT successful so far

Here are a few critical updates diving into week 1:

Post Mortem Incident:

First and foremost, we would like to sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused by the recent issue preventing normal node operation. We have identified the cause of the issue in the basic block formation logic, and by adopting the changes of the recent Substrate hotfix our team was able to fix it. Please rest assured as node operation has now been normalized, and we have taken necessary measures to prevent the issue from reoccurring.

Week 1 Highlights

Sharing some key numbers from Week 1! Make sure to take a look ;)

The BIFROST Network was the 10th largest network among Substrate-based blockchain networks (including testnets and mainnets; based on data from 21 Oct.)
135 out of 161 testers succeeded in running their nodes (https://telemetry.testnet.thebifrost.io/)
Our network had 180 running nodes (validators + RPC nodes)
Number of daily transactions (https://explorer.testnet.thebifrost.io/) 14 Oct. (8827) / 15 Oct. (12346) / 16 Oct. (10146) / 17 Oct. (9892) / 18 Oct. (14542) /19 Oct. (15700) / 20 Oct. (23639) / 21 Oct. (34767)

What’s New in This Update

Bounty Page Features

Public Leaderboard: There’s nothing like a little friendly competition. Track your progress as you earn points against all the valdiators on our public leaderboard.
Social Tracking: We are encouraging the validators to become part of the BIFROST Community. Engage, retweet, like and create content around BIFROST to earn rewards and add points to the leaderboard.
Bug Bounty: See something not working quite right? Report a bug and get rewarded with tokens. Extermination has never been so lucrative. Make sure to comment on our Discord group
Submissions: Create and submit your own blog and get tokens based on originality, creativity and reach.

In Case You Missed it…

If you haven’t heard by now, our Week 2 of the BIT is live. For the validators participating, please check both manuals (Docker, Systemd) to update your node client before continuing. Additionally, for those whose nodes have been switched offline, make sure to refer to our GitBook to switch your node back to online status. As always, please let us know if you face any difficulties.
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Community

To keep up to date, please monitor community channels, particularly Telegram and Twitter:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BIFROSTio
Telegram Community: https://t.me/Bifrost_Global
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/bifrostnetwork/
Gitbook: https://app.gitbook.com/o/XauaYE9nF09Ops5kEdgy/home
Medium: https://medium.com/bifrost