Waves August Review
No summer breaks at Waves!
Usually quite last summer month turned out to be very eventful for Waves! On the development side, several major milestones on the road to smart contracts release were reached. In the meantime Waves Community continued to be incredibly active, supported by various new initiatives from the Waves Team. Here are the highlights from the past month!
Development
Client Team
Waves Client Team, led by Tatiana Ciguleva, released significant additions to the functionality and interface of the Waves Client:
- Auth API
Desktop authorization was released, opening up a whole range of applications that can make use of it. Right away our users could participate in the web-based ERC-20 token voting, authorizing through the Waves Desktop Client! - Ledger App
Waves App for the Ledger Hardware wallet was reviewed and approved by the Ledger team, paving the way for the integration. Thanks to the mighty Waves Community for the upvotes! The Waves Client release with support of Ledger Nano S is scheduled for the 5th of September!
- iOS App
The new mobile UI was demonstrated and is undergoing integration with the back-end!
- Waves Keeper
A new project, called Waves Keeper, was kicked off. It is a browser extension that allows users to store their private keys safely and interact with third-party websites by signing transactions without disclosing their keys. More details on the forum.
- Further bug fixes and numerous improvements
- Search by AssetID in the portfolio added
- Export of transactions summary fixed
- Data transaction type added in the “Transactions” tab
- Visual improvements and tweaks of the UI
Node Team
Waves Node Team made steady progress marching towards upcoming Smart Contracts release on the mainnet:
- Testnet node releases
3 testnet releases (0.14.0, 0.14.1 and 0.14.2) were literally hammered out one after the other, enabling Smart Accounts functionality on the testnet! - New transactions version
Transactions v.2 (required for Smart Accounts) were introduced, allowing to store proofs instead of signatures. - Compatibility checks and script execution tests
In the scope of testnet node releases, compatibility checks with the current mainnet 0.13.4 version and load testing were successfully passed. - DEX Matcher updates
The Node Team continued to work on stability and performance improvements of the DEX matcher node. We are going to decouple and form a separate Matcher Node Team, so that we can develop and release the matcher updates independently and scale it horizontally. - Dev Blog
Progress on RIDE IDE, Data Services, Docker Container and lots of other awesome stuff was shared by Waves Product Manager Alexey Kofman in the August Development Update.
Community
Waves Summer Roadshow Moscow
Waves Summer Roadshow has come to a end with the final event taking place in our home city of Moscow! Thanks everyone for coming, it was great to get together with the community!
Ambassadors Program
- Our Ambassadors Team is growing and expanding into more countries! New folks from Korea, Japan and Brazil joined the initiative to help us spread the Waves message and educate the public in those strategically important regions. Interested to find out more? Then check out this page and apply to become a Waves Ambassador!
- Waves Developer Advocate Inal Kardanov published new challenges for the development community! Pick a project you like, #BUIDL and get a reward! :)
ERC-20 Token Vote
Voting for the first ERC-20 token to be listed on the Waves DEX was finished. Thanks to all community members for participating in the vote! The winning Bancor Token will be the first addition on the upcoming ERC-20 Gateway!
Bug Bounty Program
Found a bug in our code? Get a reward for doing so within the scope of our ongoing Waves Bug Bounty Program. Some of the community members already received bounties, with one of the bug-hunters getting whopping 2000 WAVES!
Community Nodes Program
In an effort to support further decentralization of the network and incentivize the community to set up new nodes, we launched Community Nodes Program. The application deadline is set for the 11th of September, so there is still time to join in!
Cold Storage Solution
Waves partnered up with Cold Storage Coins™ to secure an offline storage solution! While hot wallets can be hacked, CSC™ are offline, hack-proof and easy to use, which has always been among the top priorities for Waves. Check out the full press release here!
Waves Lab
- Our friends from Waves Lab published a great research on security tokens, one of the most fast growing markets in blockchain industry and “the next step in crypto”!
- Blockchain project incubation program continues with Waves Lab receiving and processing over 30 new applications over the past month. Got a promising project yourself? Then apply now to join Waves Lab!
- A research into crypto investment funds in North America, Europe and Asia was finished and is spread among Waves Lab’s partners on demand! For more details reach out directly to Waves Lab.
- Waves Lab COO Vitaliy Tsigulev was interviewed on a video podcast ProBitcoin (in Russian) and announced as a speaker of Blockchain Lawyers training course starting on September 14!
Waves August Numbers
Media and Articles
“Decentralized Crypto Exchanges Can Solve Fake Volumes And Malpractices” — an interview with Sasha Ivanov.
via Forbes
“Cryptocurrencies In The Top 100 With Working Products That Are In-Use” — Waves was the first ever blockchain platform that made it possible for anybody — regardless of their programming experience — to create blockchain tokens.
via Invest in Blockchain
“Crypto ticket to the future: Will Russian Railways run on blockchain?” — Waves Lab COO Vitaliy Tsigulev interviewed for the article.
via Russia Beyond
“New Waves Client V1.0 Offers Features Such As Token Launcher, Asset Manager, And Waves DEX” — The Waves platform gives a viable economic option to startups, small and medium-scale businesses.
via Invest in Blockchain
“BTI Exchange Rankings” — According to Blockchain Transparency Institute, Waves DEX is number 29 in a global list of crypto exchanges and number 1 among decentralized exchanges!
via Blockchain Transparency Institute
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