What You Missed in EOS | 12.31.2018–1.7.2019
EOS Periodical — Edition #4
Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday break and welcome to the 4th 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. Read on to find out what you missed in the EOS community!
EOS Hot Topics
1. Brendan Blumer’s Position on Vote Buying
Brendan Blumer took to Twitter on New Year’s day to express his personal opinion about block producers’ vote buying and proposed vote rebate to address the controversy. He said that EOS should modify its constitution to enable block producers to pay dividends to users who provide to their stake. According to Brendon, this would also give more value to the token holders and increase voter turnout. The proposal could solve the issues created by the vote-buying scandal including centralization fears of the community.
2. Block.one Gave Away $530K in Bounty Prizes in 2018
As reported by TheNextWeb, white hat hackers have been awarded $878,000 in prizes from crypto bug bounties during 2018 on HackOne, a bug bounty platform connecting companies with hackers from Block.one. Nearly 4% of all bounties awarded on the platform were for blockchain vulnerabilities. Data shows that Block.one was responsible for 60% of the bounties in 2018, giving away $534,500 in prizes. Other crypto platforms such as Coinbase and Tron who conducted different bounties, gave away $290,381 and $76,200 respectively in bounty prizes.
3. EOS Active Addresses Grew by 1250% Since Mainnet Launch
As reported by CryptoVibes, around 4,500 addresses were live during the mainnet launch back in July 2018. As of January 2, 2019, the number of active EOS addresses is more than 61,000, which is over 13 times more in spite of the bear market. Data suggests that the increase is a whopping 1250% since the launch of the mainnet and keeps growing.
4. Blumer Claims that EOS Can Scale Bitcoin
EOS dApp Ecology
1. MEET.ONE Announces Sidechain Launch
The MEET.ONE team recently announced the launch of their sidechain built on EOS in Q1 2019, to help reduce mainnet load and accelerate evolution of ecosystem. The MEET.ONE chain will be a true sidechain that does not require the registration of new accounts, sharing the same account system as the mainnet. With a focus on bringing mainstream traffic into the EOS ecosystem and lowering usage barriers for users, the team has built and released their MEET.ONE EOS Wallet (integrated wallet, dApp center, and EOS media functions) and an EOS premium candy box project — MORE.one, servicing cumulatively over 300K registered users.
2. EOS New York Announces the Release of First EOS Hardware Wallet
The EOS New York team has recently announced the release of EOS Metro, a new hardware wallet focused on a better EOS dApps experience. Users will be able to reserve their spots during the first purchasing round on the official Metro website. More details about the purchase will be released in the coming weeks.
3. EOSCannon Provides Free CPU for dApps
In support of the growing dApp community, the EOSCannon team has recently announced its initiative to provide one-week free CPU for new dApp launches. Join their official Telegram group to find out more.
4. Chintai 2.0 Enhancements & CHEX Token
The Chintai team has recently announced Chintai 2.0 enhancements and Q1 launch of the CHEX token, a token that can be mined through leasing, and OTC trading. CHEX token holders will profit on the basis of a shared revenue system and receive a percentage of “dividends” that are generated on the basis of accrued fees from Chintai trading. More details about the token will be released in the coming weeks.
5. EOSBet Announces Account System Launch
EOSBet recently announced the beta launch of its new decentralized account system, which enables users to deposit funds from any source and bet without the use of a wallet or Scatter. The new system eliminates CPU shortage issues, giving players easy access to the gaming platform.
6. DICE Releases Major Announcements
DICE, a leading social gaming dApp, has recently made some major announcements including the release of a new roulette game, a mobile wallet and the first fully-functional PVP Texas Hold-em Poker (scheduled for February).
7. Sense Chat Goes Live with its Beta
Sense Chat, a messenger dApp built on EOS, has gone live with its beta and is inviting the community to test their iOS version.
8. Everipedia Partners with Hacker Noon
Everipedia, the world’s largest encyclopedia powered by EOS blockchain, has partnered with Hacker Noon to better promote and cite Hacker Noon contributors and stories. In Everipedia’s latest summary published on Medium, they highlight why they partnered with Hack Noon and what this partnership can do for the network.
Resources
EOS Guides & Tutorials
- The Ultimate Guide to EOS Smart Contract Security
- EOS API Best Practices for dApps and Apps
- How CPU Works on EOS | EOS Canada
- Python Demux for EOS | EOSphere
- The Roles of BP in EOS Governance
- Why Developers Should Build on EOS
- Top 5 Things About EOS Before Developing on EOS
- How to Deploy and Run a Smart Contract on EOS
- How to Create a demo dApp on EOS | Block.one
- Smart Contract Test Driven Development on EOS | Azarusio
- EOS History API with Date Ranges | EOSTribe
- Installing EOS (Part 1) — Setting up Ubuntu on Virtual Box
- Deferred Transactions on EOS
Vote for HKEOS
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.
