IOST Bi-Weekly Report | Japan’s Compliance Development, Ranking #3 on CCID, Blockchain+VR & More
IOST Bi-Weekly Report is a publication to share IOST’s latest community development, global market expansion, and ecosystem developments with the IOST community.
The IOST Foundation thanks our community for your continued support. Your advice is welcomed and valued here.
A. Technical Ecosystem
[Development]
- Released version 3.3.6, which fixes a memory-related issue.
- Revision of the DeFi-related development plans of each development team.
- Support community developers and answer related questions.
[Operation and maintenance]
Performed node’s technical communication for access and exit
B. Community Growth & Mainnet Statistics
C. Ecosystem Development
Japan’s Largest Compliance Exchange Coincheck To List IOST on 8 Sep 2020
IOST has been approved by the Financial Services Agency (FSA), the Trading platforms supervision Alliance in Japan, and will be listed on the largest compliance exchange in Japan, Coincheck.
Coincheck, a major cryptocurrency exchange, and subsidiary of the Japanese financial listed company Monex Group, announced on 1 September that it will officially list IOST on 8 September 2020. With this, IOST has become the 14th compliant token on Coincheck and the 29th compliant token in the Japanese market.
The Coincheck Exchange is a registered institution of the Kanto Regional Finance Bureau №014 of the Japanese Virtual Currency Exchange Association. Its recent monthly transaction volume has reached 26 million US dollars, and its compliance review for listings is stricter than in any other country in the world.
IOST Ranks #1 in Basic Tech & Rises to #3 in the CCID Global Index
On August 26, 2020, the Center for Information and Industry Development (CCID), under China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, released the 19th CCID Global Public Blockchain Technology Assessment Index, comprehensively assessing and ranking 37 well-known public blockchain projects in the world.
In this evaluation period, IOST ranks FIRST in the basic technology sub-index and took third place in the overall ranking! IOST has, again, moved up a spot in the global ranking compared to the previous period.
IOST x BTCMANAGER DeFi Article Contest
IOST Foundation is shining a spotlight on talented writers in our second writing competition, in collaboration with IOST’s leading partner node BTCMANAGER.
Enter IOST’s Article Contest by 30 September for your chance to win and have your work be seen by blockchain and crypto enthusiasts! The winner with the best-written entry about IOST for DeFi will receive a prize of $100 as well as the chance to be published on BTCMANAGER — a globally leading blockchain & cryptocurrency news publication.
IOST Partners RAMP DeFi to Unlock Liquid Capital From Your Staked IOST
The IOST Foundation is excited to announce the innovative Cross-chain DeFi protocol RAMP DEFI as the first project to be a part of the Noah Oracle Fund, a special fund dedicated to incubate and foster the growth of emerging DeFi projects on IOST. At the initial stage, the IOST foundation shall support RAMP in terms of the technical development of smart contracts powering the staking, minting, and liquidation functions, and ensure that these smart contracts are secure for use by the IOST community.
Aegis DeFi Partners with IOST to Improve Scalability & User Data Privacy Protection
IOST is excited to announce the partnership with Singapore-based company Aegis DeFi, a profitable DeFi network for diversified lending services & lending-based derivatives. IOST’s technical support and the application of IOST’s “Proof of Believability” Consensus algorithm will help to optimize Aegis DeFi’s scalability performance, user data privacy protection, speed of transactions as well as validation of users’ “Aegis Score”.
As strategic partners, both parties will also pull resources together in co-building a DeFi ecosystem in terms of community growth, product development, technical support as well as marketing promotions in international markets. The two parties aim to jointly create a cutting-edge open finance platform with a sustainable DeFi network, making DeFi services diversified and accessible for all.
IOST 4th NFT Event Giveaway- Celebrate IOST’s Listing on CoinCheck
Following the 3rd NFT “iDeFi” event in the IOST 2020 Year-Long NFT Event Series, the IOST foundation continues to release the 4th NFT Event to celebrate the listing of IOST on Japan’s largest compliant exchange CoinCheck.
Only 1000 “CoinCheck” badges are available for 1000 IOST global fans. Grab your free NFT badge now before they run out!
Generation Crypto- New Media Partner Node to Connect Thousands of Investors to IOST!
Introduced by CryptoDiffer Partner Node, popular media channel Generation Crypto officially joins the IOST’s rich node ecosystem as a partner node. The IOST foundation is thrilled to onboard a new and engaged partner node like Generation Crypto (G.Crypto) to grow the awareness and adoption of IOST.
For the uninitiated, G.Crypto is a well-known media channel about blockchain startups that covered dozens of blockchain projects to date and helped to raise millions of dollars. Since 2017, G.Crypto has partnered with 40+ blockchain projects to date, creating and engaging infographic and video content, and making AMAs in their community to connect and promote them better with the ever-growing audience. The past notable project partners include Harmony, Fantom, Band Protocol, Troy, RiveX, Elrond, Matic, PayProtocol, Aergo, ARPA, Tokoin, Ankr, xDai, Blockstack, and Origin Protocol.
IOST Partners VR Content Platform The Dvision Network- Exploring The New Reality on Blockchain
Leveraging on the advancement of blockchain and VR technology, the Dvision Network’s goal is to lower the barrier to entry for users to easily experience the virtual reality world, and to create an inclusive virtual reality ecosystem where the members such as various companies and developers can support one another.
IOST is excited to work with the Dvision Network team in the area of technical assistance, business development, and marketing to further explore and exploit the potential of blockchain and VR technology combined. Here’s to The New Reality on the Blockchain!
Join The IOST Community!
IOST’s Node Program is widely praised as the globally leading staking program by numerous blockchain research institutions with attractive returns, low risk, and ease of use are some of the key program highlights. To learn more and participate in one of the world’s top staking program, please visit:
https://www.iostabc.com/producers
If you would like to hang out with the IOST community on chat, social media or to discuss product development, we have something for everyone:
- International English Telegram Group: https://t.me/officialios
- IOST Announcement Channel: https://t.me/iost_announcements
- IOST Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/IOST_Official
- IOST CTO Terry Wang Twitter: https://twitter.com/terrence_iost
- IOST CEO Jimmy Zhong Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmyzhong_iost
- Slack Developer Community: https://invite.iost.io
- Uptrennd: https://www.uptrennd.com/iost
- Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IOStoken
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/IOSTofficial/
- Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/IOST-FB-Group
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