Dispatch adds API to the test network for powerful new blockchain platform
SAN FRANCISCO (Sept. 6, 2018) — The blockchain startup Dispatch has now launched version 2.2 of their Test Network, adding an application programming interface (API) to its Testnet’s functionality and allowing developers to explore the Dispatch platform’s rich possibilities for creating high performing, data-centric distributed applications or dApps.
A reference guide for the new API Is available at https://api.dispatchlabs.io There’s also a software development kit available specifically for Node.js developers at https://github.com/dispatchlabs/disnode_sdk
Testnet v2.2 also includes:
· Support for the web-based interface to the Dispatch network at http://scandis.dispatchlabs.io/
· Automatic updates to delegate nodes
· Updates to the web interface’s design and functionality
· Additional bug fixes
Testnet v2.2 does not interact with Dispatch’s recently launched mobile apps for iOS and Android, which for now still connect to the previous version of the test network. But that will soon be remedied in subsequent Testnet releases, with an eye toward full production launch of the Dispatch platform later this year, said Greg McGregor, Dispatch’s Vice President of Engineering.
“We’ve really entered the homestretch of our development cycle, pushing toward launch of the main network as our finish line,” said McGregor. “That’s going to include a couple more updates to Testnet over the next few weeks as we iterate quickly.”
Dispatch’s new blockchain protocol enables dApps across a wide array of industries, from healthcare to supply chain to music to media. The full Dispatch system is being built to offer exponentially faster performance and scalability with large amounts of data over current development protocols.
Dispatch will accomplish the performance improvement primarily through use of an innovative algorithm for verifying transactions on its blockchain. This algorithm, called Delegated Asynchronous Proof of Stake (DAPoS), is the crucial ingredient in the Dispatch Virtual Machine (DVM) that will serve as the backbone of the new platform.
As an initial step, Dispatch’s development team built its Testnet to help identify and troubleshoot the DVM and DAPoS prior to full launch. Testnet also allows developers to test the porting of smart contracts they’ve previously written for Ethereum over to Dispatch’s protocol instead.
Anyone can participate in Testnet 2.2 by creating a node on the network that will verify transfers of test tokens. To create a Testnet node, just use the code Dispatch has shared at https://github.com/dispatchlabs/disgo
About Dispatch Labs
Dispatch Labs is designing the decentralized architecture for entrepreneurs and enterprises. The Dispatch blockchain is purpose-built for speed and scale. With its innovative consensus algorithm, Delegated Asynchronous Proof of Stake (DAPoS), Dispatch enables enterprises and developers who work with big data to create scalable, fast and versatile decentralized apps. Dispatch Labs supports creativity, growth and responsible change, and partners with startups and high-growth enterprises alike. For more information, visit www.dispatchlabs.io or Dispatch on Telegram at https://t.me/dispatchlabs
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