Development Update #8–06.14.19

Here is a summary of new features and updates from the last week:

📦 Completed messaging refactor to use RPC calls

• As mentioned in our last regular update, we have been refactoring our messaging system to use JSON-RPC calls. We have now completed a PR that implements this change, which is currently in review.
• This upgrade is critical to improving the developer environment for users of the Counterfactual framework and supporting our MetaMask integration.

🚢 Merged cf-wallet.js implementation

• For the last several weeks we have been working on a new library, cf-wallet.js, which includes wallet-specific functionality necessary to support our MetaMask integration and other critical parts of the developer environment
• Last week, we merged the PR that implements this change
• This allows us to begin work in earnest on understanding and improving the UI for state channels applications

⚙️ Implementing ERC20 support at client level

• Counterfactual has always supported ERC20s at the contract & protocol level, but additional work is needed to implement in client software
• As part of our continued work to help Connext build their v 2.0 on top of Counterfactual, we have begun work to add client support for ERC20s

📣 Communications & Community appearances

• Xuanji Li presented at Scaling Ethereum. Find his talk here.
• Liam Horne did an AMA with Chinese-language site Unitimes, to an audience of ~4,000.

Get involved, or get in touch

If you’re interested in following along, or getting involved, you can follow on GitHub or talk to us on Discord.

• Code: github.com/counterfactual
• Specs: specs.counterfactual.com
• Talk to us: chat.counterfactual.com
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• Website: counterfactual.com