Keywords in this issue:
Technology: privacy function, penalty mechanism, Privacy Contract, node election, blockchain explorer
Business: ridesharing company in Jiangsu, a government department in Chengdu
Operations: Global ambassador, Christmas activity, Ecological Blueprint 1.0, “Blockchain +” Summit Forum
R&D Progress
Current progress
Continuous technical perfection of INT main chain
- Regarding test of WASM standard, finding and fixing bugs is ongoing（45%）
- Add penalty mechanism to the consensus protocol of the mainnet 4.0 (60%)
- Development work of privacy function (mainnet 4.0) is ongoing (42%)
- Refactor mainnet 4.0 code to make code layers clearer (70%)
- Research on design scheme of Privacy Contract (15%)
- Optimized the logic of node election and passed the initial test (100%)
- Fix some bugs of rewards receiving on the chain (50%)
- Refactor INT Chain 4.0 code, prepare related documents and open source code (20%)
Perfection of INT wallet and Explorer
- Continue to improve the mainnet Web wallet and optimize the function of token transfer
- Continue to improve the blockchain explorer
- Continue to push the development of mapping function and node plan
- Continue to optimize the Mobile wallet and start to develop red pocket function for New Year
- Continue to optimize testnet explorer of the mainnet 4.0 and improve pages of validator list and details, and account details
- Continue to optimize web wallet of the mainnet 4.0
Business Cooperation
Current progress
- Cooperation and negotiation with a ridesharing company in Jiangsu
The two parties have reached a preliminary consensus on the technology of “blockchain + transportation”, and will have further discussion about business model.
- Cooperation and negotiation with a government department in Chengdu
Based on the first round of communication, INT Chain team has submitted the initial solution of blockchain + government affairs.
Activity operation
Current progress
- INT Chain announced Jan Willem Veldhuis ( 洋威廉 ) as a global ambassador of INT Chain
On December 24, INT Chain released the announcement of INT Chain global ambassador. Jan is an internationally recognized cyber security and blockchain expert. While working as a member of an elite cyber security team, he contributed to several well-known blockchain projects like Litecoin, Ethereum and Lisk. His leading technology company produces robust back-end solutions for blockchain-driven, user-centered applications, and novel use cases for smart contracts. Jan’s vision is to help people take back ownership of their hard-earned money. Sidelining the banks with the adoption of blockchain technology to improve the efficiency of our current financial, regulated system. Marrying the old with the new. Jan is currently developing BRIDGE.lab, a service aiming to simplify enterprise blockchain integration by acting as a hub between blockchains and business. By merging with INT as its blockchain foundation, BRIDGE.lab will open the world to storing business and IoT device data on a globally secured blockchain.
- INT Chain held a Christmas activity on Twitter
On December 24, INT Chain held a Christmas activity on Twitter.Community members from various countries actively participated in the event, and INT Chain received more than 200 submissions. All participants extend their best wishes to INT Chain’s achievements in the past year and the continuous progress of INT Chain.
- INT Chain Ecological Blueprint 1.0 was officially released
On December 25, INT Chain released INT Chain ecological blueprint 1.0 which includes INT Chain BP, INT Chain accessories, INT project, INT Dapp, and INT Chain VC. The community actively evaluates this ecological blueprint and hopes that in the next work, INT Chain will continue to focus on these aspects and enrich the ecology of INT Chain.
- INT Chain held a Christmas activity in Chinese community
To celebrate Christmas, INT Chain hosted activity in the Chinese community on December 25. A total of 176 community members enjoy this activity.
- INT Chain was invited to participate in the “Blockchain +” Summit Forum of Shaanxi Blockchain Industry Alliance
INT Chain was invited to participate in the “Blockchain +” Summit Forum hosted by the Shaanxi Blockchain Industry Alliance on January 8 in Xi’an, Shaanxi. This conference will bring together blockchain experts, chain reform companies and government think tanks. INT Chain will exchange the application of blockchain solutions in various industries through this conference.
