What you missed in EOS… | 11.12.2018–11.20.2018
EOS Periodical Edition #2
Welcome to the second edition of the EOS Periodical. We are HKEOS, a prominent block producer on the EOS blockchain and DApp incubator originated from Hong Kong. The purpose of our digest is to bring you a summary of the most impactful news and controversial topics in the EOS community. We embrace transparency and aim to facilitate access to EOS-related information for the community. Don’t miss out on the network updates by subscribing to our newsletters below!
EOS Hot Topics
1. ECAF Released Order of Emergency Protection
On November 15th, the EOS Arbitration Core Forum (ECAF) released an order of emergency protection and ordered EOS block producers to refuse transactions from the said account until further official notice and instruction from the Arbitrator. Discovery of the case is as follows:
- The claimant states that several unauthorized transactions took place between their account airdropsdac5 and the account sym111111dac.
- Some of these tokens were then sold on the Newdex exchange by sym111111add in exchange for EOS.
- The account sym111111add then transferred the EOS from the sale to the account gizdkmjvhege where they currently sit.
- Claimant filed a claim with ECAF and has provided requested information in a timely manner. Claimant has provided personal ID and other supporting documents. Claimant proved control of the account airdropsdac5 by changing the account’s permissions on request.
2. Benefits blockchain can bring to data security
Serg Metelin, Head of Developer Relations at Block.one highlights the benefits blockchain can bring to data security and discusses the role of blockchain in data security. “A world bolstered by blockchain technology heralds a re-engineered digital landscape in which security and transparency are integral” according to an article he just recently published.
3. EOS mainnet surpasses half a millions accounts
Recently IMEOS observed that the number of EOS mainnet accounts has exceeded 500,000. There is an increase of 100,000 accounts compared to last month.
4. EOS sets new record as it completes over 4 million transactions
5. Bloks.io fully supports EOS Referendum System
With the beta release of the EOS Referendum System, we would like to announce full referendum functionality support on Bloks.io. New features include Filter proposals, Create proposal, View all of your proposals, and View all of your votes. Are you ready for the first EOS Referendum?
DApp Ecology
1. Mythical Games raises $16 Million to develop EOS-based blockchain gaming
We believe that gaming — and specifically players’ interaction with in-game economies and virtual goods — will play a key role in how the masses first discover the true potential of the blockchain.
Mythical Games, a next-generation game technology studio has emerged in the blockchain and gaming space, announcing $16 Million in Series A funding led by Galaxy Digital’s EOS VC Fund. Made up of a group of gaming industry veterans from Activision, Blizzard, and Yahoo, the company will deploy a line of PC, mobile and console games on EOS.
2. Worbli (WBI) Token Sale on ChainRift
Worbli, the “financial district of EOS” is an ecosystem where users can benefit from a network that is completely compliant with financial regulations, KYC and AML requirements. With their network up and running and their user account not far away, they have been experiencing a large increase in demand for their tokens. To cater to this demand, Worbli released 70 million of their native utility tokens (WBI) on ChainRift. The token sale is currently being held and will occur over a period of a few days, with individuals who submitted the “register your interest” form being granted an early access.
3. dfuse offers the first streaming API for EOS
dfuse — the team behind EOS Canada has recently launched the beta version of the first streaming API for developers looking to build dApps on EOS. Some of the capabilities include:
- Capture detailed aspects of an action: detailed RAM costs, deferred transactions, internal state changes
- Quickly process the chain to gather information and state from a specified blockheight
- The ability to be notified of changes to a smart contract’s table with deltas (coming soon)
By helping to remove the pain points developers experience in interacting with blockchains, such as decreased speed and degraded user experience, developers can now focus their efforts on the next generation of dapps and the migration towards EOS will happen much sooner. The team also announced new code releases and new API updates on November 9th.
4. Crypto Lions releases Jungle Testnet 2.0
The Jungle TestNet was initiated by Crypto Lions and has served as sandbox for many development teams and EOS Block Producers since the birth of EOS. It provides a reliable test environment for EOS based applications as the network matures and grows. Crypto Lions announced Jungle 2.0 will launch on Friday, November 23rd 2018 with new features and improvements. The current chain “Jungle Classic” will support queries until the end of 2018, though the chain will be paused.
5. Havven launches stablecoin on EOS
Havven, a decentralized cryptoasset-backed payment network and stablecoin, is launching both Haven token and Nomin stablecoin on EOS before the year end. Havven is currently operating on the Ethereum mainnet and will drop 50% of HAV tokens on EOS to existing HAV-ETH holders as part of its EOS launch. They are the first decentralized stablecoin to release multicurrency denomination.
6. WhaleX surpasses 14 million EOS in a 12-hour period
EOS-based decentralized exchange WhaleEx reportedly generated over 14 million EOS (equivalent of $64.5 million) in trading volume over a 12-hour period on November 18th. WhaleEx is now the #1 Dapp in terms of daily transaction volume, shattering previous record of 13.8 million EOS set by Betdice on Oct 21st. This is a major milestone achieved since the launch of the EOS mainnet. WhaleEx’s goal is to become the most liquid decentralized exchange.
7. CarbonUSD becomes the first stablecoin to launch on EOS
The U.S dollar-pegged stablecoin has been active on Ethereum for about two months now and it becomes the first stablecoin to be launched on the EOS platform. Users can now swap CarbonUSD between the EOS and Ethereum platform. This transition provides users “with even lower fees and faster settlement than on Ethereum” according to the CEO of Carbon, Sam Trautwein.
HKEOS’ Take
SVK Crypto, a London-based community-driven VC, invited Jae Chung the cofounder of HKEOS, to their podcast show “15 Minutes of Crypto Fame.” Listen below to get his thoughts on EOS and what he is expecting for the future of the decentralized application layer and much more!
Resources
EOS Guides & Tutorials
- Understand sidechains vs. sisterchains on EOS
- The Ultimate EOS Guide for Beginners
- How “Permissions” work on EOS
- The Ultimate Guide to EOS Smart Contract Security
- EOS API Best Practices for dApps and Apps
- How to convert ETH to EOS using BancorX
EOS Tools
- https://bloks.io/ The world’s favorite and fastest block explorer, developed by HKEOS and EOS Café Block
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HKEOS is a tech-focused block producer originating from Hong Kong. Pre-mainnet launch, HKEOS started the secure Ghostbusters testnet and launch scripts, and helped pioneer a redundant infrastructure model for launch. Since then, we have contributed to the community by creating the fastest EOS block explorer bloks.io, building the worker proposal contract and platform, and writing a test suite program (EOS Test Cave) for EOSIO contracts. We are also one of the first dApp incubators and have partnered with strong teams including Uncloak, L2, and Lumeos.
