Welcome aboard, crypto-wanderers! This is our second update on Æternity and they are still amazing. The AE development side has been actively improved. The tech team worked on and released version 0.8.6 of the Base æpp, which is currently in external testing in iOS and Android. AirGap integration for the same device was added, filtering/rendering of transactions in Transaction History view was fixed, the desktop version was improved and other bug fixes and enhancements were made. Moreover, they focused on Stratum (it will be released soon) and state channels. The social activity of Æternity is represented by numerous interviews (their programmer Dmitar Ivanov was interviewed by Developer on Focus, Yanislav Malahov discussed Erlang, tokenization and transforming the world as we know it with Hackernoon), developer calls, articles and the latest episode of BlockchainFromTheBlock podcast featuring Todor Kolev from Comrade Coop. Several meetups and events are planned — you can discuss Libra, the Facebook token with Aeternity team in Berlin tomorrow! The involvement in Æternity community tends to grow — the forum and AE chats are teeming with engaged participants. So far, so good, the number of followers in social networks remains stable. Stæy with Paradigm for more!
Development
- Aeternity update week 25 — Stratum is almost ready. Comprehensive development update regarding work up to and beyond the next scheduled hardfork (September) is coming.
- AE Nairobi-based partners AeternityA launched BitPal — a cryptocurrency payment platform. They aim at promoting the cashless economy in Africa, including paying in AE. Learn more about this ready-to-use, zero-transaction-fee tool.
- During weeks 25 and 26 Aeternity worked on and released version 0.8.6 of the Base æpp, which is currently in public/external testing in iOS and Android. Below are the release notes for this release, followed by an update on some of the aexpansions work we are doing, which relates to the Base æpp as well as other wallets.
v0.8.6 Release Notes
Features
- Added AirGap integration for same device
- Made password optional and moved it to Settings
- Added a notification for users who have not backed up their recovery phrase
- Added a persistent warning icon for users who have not backed up their recovery phrase to nav bar and Settings view
- Added Max button to Send > Amount view
- Added Balance display to Send > Amount view
- Added paste from clipboard button in Send > Address view
- Added display of checkmark icon upon successful address share
- Added notification upon successful revoking of a remote connection
- Added a button for creating a new ledger account in Desktop version
Code Refactoring
- Changed node selection to be evoked on tap (instead of contextual menu) when tapping on a node in the Settings view
- Extracted routes into separate chunks
- Made loading indicator transparent
- Implemented consistent use of the Share API
- Refactored Logged in check
- Removed source maps from inclusion from Cordova bundle
Updates
- Updated README.md file to reflect current deployment process
- Updated Page Not Found view
- Updated SDK to 4.1.0
- Updated input error state design
- Updated card shown inside modal upon successful account creation
- Updated status/buttons in input fields to display on two lines when all elements don’t fit in a single line
Bug Fixes
- Fixed filtering/rendering of transactions in Transaction History view
- Updated Desktop version to not have to be refreshed to connect Ledger after denying its connection
Aexpansions Efforts
- æpp Manifests
We are working on an aexpansion which will propose a meta data format for æpps listed inside wallets, æpps browsers, decentralized æpps stores, and anywhere else where æpps might be listed. The aexpansion will include proposed fields to be part and take on a manifest format.
Next steps are to prepare the draft for input and gather feedback from all concerned parties
- Identicons
The Base æpp as well as AirGap use identicons to uniquely identify accounts. We are researching the best identicon format to recommend to wallets displaying æternity accounts and also considering other alternatives for uniquely displaying accounts.
Social encounters
- A while ago Aeternity asked the AE community to reflect on how blockchain will go mainstream. Find here the winners’ views on what will accelerate crypto’s adoption and what role will aeternity play.
“That can only be achieved through an efficient public blockchain infrastructure, useful documentation and tutorials, and user-friendly applications solving real problems.”
- Learn what motivates, fascinates and challenges Dmitar Ivanov, a true Erlang wizzard and a StateChannels guru of Æternity. Hopefully, all of you know Bulgarian.
- Aeternity Fortuna releases are about to introduce a number of improvements! If you wonder what is yet to come, check out this cool video with Dr. Hans Svensson and Dimitar Ivanov.
- Call of the week 21 — If you want to learn how the core dev team prepares for the forthcoming Fortuna upgrade, or how the Wællet team is working to allow payments through WhatsApp, make sure to watch the recording.
- The code needs a major refactoring in order to meet new ideas. It’s happened to Thomas Arts and Tobias Lindahl while working on aeternity blockchain a few times. See how they did it without too much worry!
- Did you hear that aeknow has been awarded a grant by aeternityCF? Liu Yang, its creator and a long-time aeternity supporter walked aeternity through the application process. Learn how you can apply for a grant yourself!
- Watch the full video on “Which Dapp is Dapper?” here. — Founder Yanislav Malahov was in Tokyo for the #TEAMZSummit2019.
- What’s the idea behind a DAO — a decentralized autonomous organization? How automation will impact the jobs market? Listen to the latest episode of BlockchainFromTheBlock podcast featuring Todor Kolev from Comrade Coop.
- Have you tried aeternity’s Arkane wallet? Vlad Dramaliev talked to NetworkArkane and Marco Walz about the numerous use cases the AE integration offers. Big thanks to Marco Walz for building æternity’s Java SDK and contributing to this happening. Watch it via link.
- Check out this great video of AE’s blockchain architect Michal Zajda and aepps builder Nikita Fuchs. They discussed the advantages of Erlang, FATE VM and more!
- Community update of passed May 2019 featuring:
- Successful hardfork
- Starfleet 2: The Aftermovie
- æpp and Dev Updates
- Donation by the æternity Crypto Foundation
- æternity Crypto Foundation @ HoB Birthday
- And a lot of events
- Bminer Definitive Guide, featuring Aeternity, Grin, Bitcoingold and Beam. Bminer is a miner that supports multiple algorithms. It works well with both Nvidia and AMD cards and it also boasts high operation performance.
- Yanislav Malahov talks Erlang, tokenization and transforming the world as we know it in this great new interview. Despite being a relatively reserved figure in the blockchain space, æternity founder Yanislav Malahov was actually one of the earliest catalysts to the conception of what would eventually be called Ethereum. Along with æternity’s Chief Business Officer Nikola Stojanow, Yani was listed under Forbes 30 Under 30 in Bulgaria in 2017.
- A productive dev workshop in Berlin — Aeternity’s developers gathered to discuss future plans and steps ahead. Jump to Instagram for more photos!
- Back in April aeternity’s Pablo Coirolo met with the Erlang developer Ricardo Lanziano in Bogota. Ricardo shared his experience with building on Ethereum and the difficulties he’d faced. He’s decided to move to æternity blockchain — learn why in the video.
- Aeternity’s Thomas Arts sits down to tell us how he got involved with the project. Learn why it makes sense to write a blockchain protocol in Erlang and how to thoroughly test it! And what is the Fast æternity Transaction Engine or FATE.
Upcoming events:
- July 3rd — The discussion on Libra — BerChain and FactoryBerlin are inviting experts from T_Labs, konfidio, trustfractal, boersestuttgart, longhashdata, nbt_ag and aeternity for an evening of discussions on Libra, the facebook token.
- 18th July 2019 — Code Elixir LDN
- September 20–21 — The Æternity Universe conference will take place in the period in Prague, Czech Republic.
Partnerships and team members
- Aeternity was happy to announce that aeventures have invested in yet another Bulgarian company. recheck_io is an interface providing a trustworthy environment for secure business and consumer interactions! They are now a part of the aeternity ecosystem. Read more about it here.
- Did you hear that aeternity joined DCARPEAlliance as a new member and premier service provider? They are happy to collaborate with Auditchain and to offer decentralized data oracles services!
Finance
- Aeternity at #2 in the pool2miners mining calculator.
Social media metrics
The graph above shows the dynamics of changes in the number of Aeternity Facebook likes, Reddit subscribers and Twitter followers. The information is taken from coingecko.com.
