Mysterium Network 2018 round up and Q4 updates
Happy New Year from Team Mysterium!
It’s time for a quick update from our team to round up 2018, and our last quarter. It’s been busy, and we’re excited to share some of the milestones that the project has reached.
First things first, here are some fun facts from 2018:
- Over +6,000 unique users used Mysterium Network
- This made for over +28907 successful sessions — with more than 10.82TB transferred across our network, and average session times of 5 hours and 32 minutes.
- Our last quarter accounted for over 70% of unique users & successful connections
- We launched MysteriumVPN app on desktop and mobile. Download MysteriumVPN for Windows, Mac and Android.
- MysteriumVPN Android app has over 1000 installs with an average of ~50% conversion rate and a 4.3 rating on GooglePlay since our launch on the 19th of December 2018.
- Launched Mysterium Wallet on Testnet, more on that below.
Now to get a little more granular as to what we’ve been up to in the last three months:
Mysterium API updates
Completed mobile API for OpenVPN
We are using OpenVPN under the hood. This was the first protocol — external binary (executable file). We didn’t see any problems until we started building for mobile.
This is because you are very restricted as to what you can run as an external process in mobile. This is due to operating system limitations. So we decided we needed to use OpenVPN, not as an external process but by having it embedded into our nodes.
Mobile API for Wireguard®
WireGuard brings cutting-edge cryptography to the MysteriumVPN. Running inside the Linux Kernel, it aims to be faster, simpler and leaner than IPsec. It also intends to perform much faster than OpenVPN. Our Mobile API for Wireguard means that this protocol will available on MysteriumVPN on Android and iOS (coming soon).
Node filtering using node connections statistics
We are now able to analyse successful / failed connections and depending on this ratio we decide on the priority by which to suggest nodes for clients. While node filtering hasn’t been implemented yet, what we have done is improve the visibility of stable nodes by showing at the top of the available list on MysteriumVPN, thereby ensuring better service for all our users.
Other Improvements
- OpenVPN connection stability improvements
- OpenVPN re-connect call used for mobile migration between 4G and Wifi networks
- Code refactoring to accommodate pluggable node services
Mysterium VPN updates
Launched MysteriumVPN on Android.
We’re really excited to have launched MysteriumVPN for Android and are powering towards our iOS release. We’d love your feedback on the product. Please download and give us feedback on our dedicated alpha testing telegram channel.
Check out some of the reviews we’ve had so far:
And here’s some of the press we had from this initiative. We’re excited to see so much support for our project!
https://bitrss.com/news/117440/mysterium-vpn-app-launches-on-google-play
Deployed Mysterium Wallet on Testnet
The long-awaited Mysterium Wallet is finally here. Check out detailed instructions on how you can register your Mysterium ID using our wallet here. Please note — currently registering identity works on Ethereum Ropsten Testnet only. Test it, and let us know what you think!
Deployed Mysterium ID
Mysterium ID has been deployed internally. To get into more detail check out our dedicated post about how Mysterium ID will work within Mysterium Network.
Marketing updates
YouTube Interview:
Mysterium Network Founder Robertas Visinskis — Cryptocurrency Virtual Summit YouTube interview: “Anonymity and privacy are not the same thing”.
Tech Podcast
Mysterium Network Founder Robert Visinskis talks about restoring our privacy with the first decentralized VPN blockchain project.
https://techblogwriter.co.uk/mysterium-network/
Events and conferences we’ve been at:
Hard Fork Decentralized 2018
Mysterium Network Business Development Lead Andra attended Hard Fork Decentralized 2018 conference in London to discuss privacy, security and decentralization.
https://thenextweb.com/conference/
ETHSingapore: ASEAN’s 1st Ethereum Hackathon
Mysterium Head of Marketing Sharmini was present in ETHSingapore: ASEAN’s 1st Ethereum Hackathon with prominent crypto industry members like Vitalik Buterin in attendance.
Black Hat Europe 2018
Mysterium Business Development Lead Andra was present in Black Hat Europe 2018 in London. Mysterium was looking for synergies with other cybersecurity companies at the event. Black Hat provides attendees with the very latest in research, development, and trends in Information Security.
https://www.blackhat.com/eu-18/
Mysterium Business Development Lead Andra (left) networking with OWASP (The Open Web Application Security Project) at Black Hat Europe 2018.
BlockShow Asia 2018
Mysterium Head of Marketing Sharmini participated in BlockShow Asia 2018 in Singapore.
100+ Speakers. 2000+ Attendees. 76% Senior management. 200+ Journalists. 50+ Countries. Entrepreneurs, investors, talents, developers, startups — all in one place. BlockShow is a major international event for showcasing established blockchain solutions.
Blockshow was a great opportunity to understand the way Asian blockchain works. It was great to speak with and find ways to collaborate with companies across the world. — Sharmini
During our time at these conferences and in reaching out to the wider community we’ve begun identifying the partners whose values align with ours and we have a series of partnerships lined up for 2019.
Stay tuned for some exciting announcements.
That’s all for now, we’re gonna keep on focusing on the future we’re here to #buidl
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