Welcome to our monthly roundup! August has been a very exciting month for us, as we opened the HoloPort Alpha program, look to grow our team, and made an important update to our Elemental Chat.
Launch of the HoloPort Alpha Program
Earlier this week, we officially launched the much anticipated HoloPort Alpha Program. Individuals can choose to volunteer their HoloPort or receive a small stipend in HoloFuel based on meeting the minimum metrics each month.
Learn more about the HoloPort Alpha Program
Holo Hosted Elemental Chat Reaching New Heights
We’ve been testing the Holo hosted version of Elemental Chat for two weeks now, and so far everything is working well. Most messages arrive quickly, even as new participants join and post messages. Earlier in the month, we reached a new record of 245 participants who’ve posted 5405 messages in 94 channels! We are thrilled to continue iterating on the Elemental Chat and will continue to update as it grows.
Holochain v0.0.103 Release
This is the big news in Holochain v0.0.103. Many of you who follow Holochain come from the cryptocurrency world, so naturally, you’re probably interested in Holochain as a platform for building new cryptocurrencies. But you probably also know that they won’t work like traditional cryptocurrencies. So how will they work? Using a technique called countersigning. Because every participant in a hApp has their own source chain, every transaction is a bit like a cross-chain atomic swap (not exactly, but close enough).
Paul has put together an incredible explanation on how countersigning will work on Holochain in the latest version update for Holochain.
Read more on Countersigning in Holochain v0.0.103
Regular Holo Dev Updates on Twitter
If you are curious about the — hot from the press dev updates — those can be found on Holo Twitter.
Holochain is the Ideal Network for NFTs
Are non-fungible tokens the biggest thing in crypto ever? Apparently, they are bigger than DeFi, Hip Hop, and Hollywood. We’ll see. But the prospect of immutably tracking ownership of things without centralized intermediaries certainly has people’s attention. And, in many cases, their money: the first half of 2021 saw close to $2.5B in NFT sales, with some tokens going for millions apiece.
So, it might seem that NFTs rely on blockchain technology. It turns out, though, that NFTs are more straightforward, more versatile, and more efficient to run on Holochain than on blockchain. In this article we look at three ways this is true and why. But first a word on what it means for something to be ‘fungible’.
Read Art & Josh’s collab: Holochain Is an Ideal Framework for NFTs
Holochain Ecosystem Sessions
Ecosystem Sessions are long-form conversations with Holochain app builders on beliefs, the ins and outs of building distributed solutions, and a featured demo of the latest progress.
- Ecosystem Session — A Cultural Computer
- Ecosystem Session — Mechanics of Memetic Bridges
Rust In Blockchain Newsletter
Holo is Hiring
We’re Hiring! Holo is excited to continue our mission by expanding our team. Check out the open positions below:
Watch the replay of AMA 47
Although it may seem like old news, last month we hosted AMA 47, where we gave vital details of the (just launched) HoloPort Alpha Program. You can watch the replay here.
Interested in building a hApp? Join the Holochain Developer Forum and start your journey!
If you have general questions about Holo, Holochain, or HoloPorts — or want to join our community — the best place to start is on our Twitter, Holochain or Holo Reddits.
For specific questions or any technical issues regarding Holo or HoloPorts, you can read more, or contact us directly at help.holo.host.
We’ve had an exciting month, and are (as always) thrilled to be sharing our journey with you. I hope you’ve enjoyed this month’s short news collection and will catch you with more updates and news next month.
— Sarah @ Holo
