Topic: [ANN][CRW] CROWN (SHA256) | Platform | Governance | Systemnodes | Masternodes | - page 10. (Read 317115 times)
October 11, 2019, 02:40:25 AM
https://medium.com/crownplatform/short-update-for-the-5th-anniversary-4ea1e702ad64
Short update for the 5th anniversary
What happened at Crown in 2019 and what is coming next?
The following is a short report that throws light on three central dimensions of the Crown project: 1) Community engagement 2) technical innovation and 3) project governance. What has happened at Crown during this year and what is coming next? Read on to find it out!
1. Community Engagement
Community engagement plays a central role for the functioning of Crown, as the Community decides on the allocation of the monthly Decentralised Governance and Proposal System (DGPS — see Governance section).
We can notice a growing global interaction within mainstream social media such as Twitter (12k+), Medium (1k+), Discord (1k+) Facebook (1.4k+) and on the core project website (over 100k backlinks) which has moved to crownplatform.com.
Additionally, several decentralised initiatives such as crowncentral.net and crwwallet.net generate complementary content and user conversion, as well as engagement around the DGPS.
- Crown Statistics, Budget Proposals & Node Monitoring — CrownCentral.net: Oversee Crown network statistics and budget proposals at a glance and easily monitor your Masternodes and Systemnodes.
CrwWallet.net — Crown online wallet: crwwallet.net users now have access to a powerful but simple NFT generator tool. API will be provided in the future.
2. Technical Innovation
The launch of the custom Masternode and Systemnode Proof of Stake consensus system in April 2019 redistributed mining power across currently more than 2400 incentivised full nodes and stabilised the Crown network after suffering the consequences of recentralisation through increasingly pool-only mined SHA256. MNPoS solves known PoS vulnerabilities and prevents staking centralisation through the introduction of a capped PoW related to a fixed collateralised stake:
https://medium.com/crownplatform/crown-platform-nft-framework-18d88f9db76
Next steps:
1) End of October, the NFToken framework will be released to mainnet within Crown Core 0.14 „Emerald“. It comprehends an advanced registry layer for the issuance of non-fungible tokens and aims to create a digital economy around the registration and trading of physical and digital assets on the Crown blockchain:
2) The Crown Core codebase is being upgraded to Bitcoin Core v0.17
Ongoing development and innovation towards releasing Crown Platform 1.0 entail future updates of the Crown Core software. Stay tuned to keep your nodes up to date.
3. Project Governance
When Crown was a merge-mined SHA256 coin, it had Masternode staking and a percentage of the block reward going to the Decentralised Governance and Proposal System fund allocation.
After removing auxpow and making the Master- and Systemnode network the only creators of blocks, the reward distribution was restructured. Today, 75% of the block reward goes towards mining and staking nodes, while 25% of the block reward is retained by the blockchain to be distributed to monthly passing proposals if consensus among the Masternode network is reached. It is important to note that there is no central authority controlling the DGPS and that these coins are „floating“ and only minted directly to the addresses of the proposal owners once and if they have been approved by the network. There is no central treasury or private keys to any governance coins. Most proposal funds go to contributing developers, marketing and design, but anyone is free to submit a proposal and participate at Crown!
Any questions?
Join the Crown Telegram and Discord!
October 11, 2019, 02:23:32 AM
https://medium.com/crownplatform/the-crown-blockchain-is-5-years-old-56d032c0cb89
Crown is 5 years old!
The genesis block was mined on the 8th of October 2014 at 16:39:57 UTC
- Crown turns 5 on October 8th
- The first block had a miner reward of 10 CRW and went to 1KSuRJCQTqMvZXuVj75fb18SZgmi6eCqX7
- During these five years, over 23 million CRW were mined
- Almost 19 million CRW remain to be mined
- As of today, there are more than 2400 mining nodes
I am personally not a fan of anniversaries. Conmemorating historical dates and founding moments tends to condition the future, make the present static, and lends itself to linear and a-posteriori constructions of history. We know that many of today’s traditions were (re-)invented in the modernity and then dated back to ancestral times. Kingdoms, nations, associations, sports teams… they all resist through this strategy, they all have their founding myths to generate cohesion and sense of belonging among their communities. These myths produce what we normally call collective identity.
Anyone who is into crypto or participates in blockchain projects knows that identity is different in this world. That belonging is different. Traditionally speaking, identity is exclusive. We define ourselves in opposition to others and to the other. We define ourselves through difference. In Crown however, we are living examples of the “loose ties” social model. We all have different views and ideologies, that is not the reason we are part of the same network. We are part of it because at Crown, identity is defined through what brings us together in otherness, instead of separating us. In short: We are the others. So what do we share, then? A blockchain, a network of nodes, and long term goals of building a stable alternative to some of the biggest flaws of our economic and financial systems.
There is no myth around the founding of Crown. It is all registered on the blockchain and transparent as glass.
It is important to know that myths normally try to obfuscate the truth, which is seen to be not as beautiful as its latter (re-)construction, filled with narrative and heroism. In this concrete example, Crown’s first launch failed. That doesn’t sound too heroic, does it? Our luck is that the truth is sometimes much more simple and yet can hold greater beauty than the myth:
The first Crown launch failed because the communication on BitcoinTalk went wrong and miners could not participate from the beginning, so the chain was restarted for a fair-launch to be ensured.
Some hours later, Infernoman had already set up a mining pool for those who did not want to solo mine.
So this is what happened 5 years ago. And here we are, more than 2.5 million minutes (and blocks) later.
By the way, we recently moved from crown.tech to crownplatform.com. Visit the new website here: www.crownplatform.com
Let’s keep building!
Crown is 5 years old!
The genesis block was mined on the 8th of October 2014 at 16:39:57 UTC
- Crown turns 5 on October 8th
- The first block had a miner reward of 10 CRW and went to 1KSuRJCQTqMvZXuVj75fb18SZgmi6eCqX7
- During these five years, over 23 million CRW were mined
- Almost 19 million CRW remain to be mined
- As of today, there are more than 2400 mining nodes
I am personally not a fan of anniversaries. Conmemorating historical dates and founding moments tends to condition the future, make the present static, and lends itself to linear and a-posteriori constructions of history. We know that many of today’s traditions were (re-)invented in the modernity and then dated back to ancestral times. Kingdoms, nations, associations, sports teams… they all resist through this strategy, they all have their founding myths to generate cohesion and sense of belonging among their communities. These myths produce what we normally call collective identity.
Anyone who is into crypto or participates in blockchain projects knows that identity is different in this world. That belonging is different. Traditionally speaking, identity is exclusive. We define ourselves in opposition to others and to the other. We define ourselves through difference. In Crown however, we are living examples of the “loose ties” social model. We all have different views and ideologies, that is not the reason we are part of the same network. We are part of it because at Crown, identity is defined through what brings us together in otherness, instead of separating us. In short: We are the others. So what do we share, then? A blockchain, a network of nodes, and long term goals of building a stable alternative to some of the biggest flaws of our economic and financial systems.
There is no myth around the founding of Crown. It is all registered on the blockchain and transparent as glass.
It is important to know that myths normally try to obfuscate the truth, which is seen to be not as beautiful as its latter (re-)construction, filled with narrative and heroism. In this concrete example, Crown’s first launch failed. That doesn’t sound too heroic, does it? Our luck is that the truth is sometimes much more simple and yet can hold greater beauty than the myth:
The first Crown launch failed because the communication on BitcoinTalk went wrong and miners could not participate from the beginning, so the chain was restarted for a fair-launch to be ensured.
Some hours later, Infernoman had already set up a mining pool for those who did not want to solo mine.
So this is what happened 5 years ago. And here we are, more than 2.5 million minutes (and blocks) later.
By the way, we recently moved from crown.tech to crownplatform.com. Visit the new website here: www.crownplatform.com
Let’s keep building!
October 10, 2019, 11:55:25 AM
Yes of course it is the principle of the public chain because the methods of depositing information and protecting Blockchain confidentiality can guarantee the authenticity of information or contracts, the Blockchain program can automatically execute contracts and liability in the event of breach of contract can be automatically executed, centres of interest or certificates are encrypted with the public key and saved. Avoid privacy breaches When you need to verify the authenticity of information to a third party (e. g. a judicial body), you can disclose this information to a third party, who can verify the authenticity of this information using hashes and public keys.
October 10, 2019, 07:11:53 AM
Thinking in Blockchain!
Let everyone obtain the values of decentralized collaboration in an equitable way.
Basically, this innovation concerns the decentralization of data. Users will be allowed to claim ownership of their data through tokens, allowing all users of the blockchain to value and exchange data.
The Blockchain community embodies the values of openness, collaboration and transparency. An ecosystem created by the blockchain believers is a voluntary association anchored in aligned incentives. We believe that the blockchain represents the social contract of the future and this will lead to a civilization where cooperation, inclusion and the interests of society converge.
Blockchains will make life freer, more equitable and more useful. As a digital organism and emerging economic system, the blockchain is a fertile ground for creative evolution. This will lead to transformative ideas and revolutionary technologies. It is now a time of great opportunity, challenge and hope.
Don't ask what blockchain can do for you, ask what you can do for blockchain.
The Use Cases for NFT Crown are as follows:
- Search & Query
Provides unique cross-channel search capabilities and search functions within the DApp.
- Interactive marketing on the channel
A new form of interactive chain marketing, laying the foundation for tracking and analyzing chain data.
- Project evaluation
Provide data support for the evaluation of projects to one or more chains.
- Transaction testing and market forecasting
Ecosystem reports on the blockchain economy provide data analysis for market forecasting.
- Gambling, social networking, etc.
Explore transactions, interactions and activate new DApps with chain search capabilities.
Crown Act Community Group!
In order to achieve the objective of ecological development and asset management and to promote Crown in the "Stand-alone Meta-Chain", Crown's founding team will form the "Crown Community Group" with the community. During the formation process, the source of legitimacy of each organization's power, its organizations and its power boundaries will be strictly stipulated, and the three parties will be constrained by each other.
Crown Act Council
Oversee the legitimacy of Crown's governance process and the use of public assets within the Crown community; providing scale benefits for ecological development.
Crown Nation
Manage Crown Nation assets, pool available resources and use capital to provide efficiency benefits to the Crown Platform ecosystem.
Technical Committee
Assigned by Crown Nation Council; responsible for productivity and quality control of development projects, providing technical advice and community support.
It is time to write the future together.
October 09, 2019, 03:35:03 AM
It seems the truth has touched you Jonesd. When the product is great it sells itself. What about Crown?! it's a good product but... How do you think it could sell?
October 09, 2019, 02:20:42 AM
...
Ironic that your contribution is NOTHING. I have another quote for you:
"When you don't like the way things are going, stop complaining and fix it yourself".
-Jonesd 2019
October 08, 2019, 05:29:26 PM
Here is the latest published list of upcoming blockchain events. Next events where could be present and represent CROWN for example:
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Vegas Blockchain Week
Vegas Blockchain Week 2019 will bring thousands of digital currency and blockchain technology enthusiasts into the heart of the Las Vegas Strip for a multitude of events and experiences. Developers, entrepreneurs, enterprise companies, startups and spectators will descend on Las Vegas from October 26th – November 1st to discuss opportunities, innovation, change and growth in this exciting and emerging technology.
>>> https://evolv.events/wcc-vegas/vbw/
The London Investor Show
Taking place over one day, the London Investor Show provides you with an exciting forum to learn new skills, keep up-to-date with the latest market developments and meet and speak to people who can help you make profit.
>>>http://www.londoninvestorshow.co.uk/
Blockchain and Digital Assets
TEAMBLOCKCHAIN FREE MASTERCLASS SERIES MEETUPS ON BLOCKCHAIN AND DIGITAL ASSETS. The use of Blockchain technology and Digital Assets, sometimes called Crypto currencies continues to evolve and there is a demand for education and unbiased information. It is for this reason that TeamBlockchain have been running MeetUps
since February 2017 show casing organisations that are using Blockchain and or Digital Assets as part of their commercial operations or looking to build services and products to help build the infrastructure that is needed for wide scale adoption.
>>>https://www.meetup.com/ICO-Meetup-London/events/262637376/
CryptoEconomics Security Conference
This conference will explore the economic security aspects of blockchain protocols, including game theory, incentive design, mechanism design and market design along with other topics related to crypto-economics security, and to foster collaborations among researchers and practitioners working on these topics. CESC is hosted by Dekrypt Capital, Blockchain at Berkeley, and Noris.
>>>https://cesc.io/
World Crypto Conference
EVOLV is proud to present the Second annual Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Technology event, World Crypto Conference (WCC), October 29th – October 31, 2019, at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. We are excited to announce the expansion of WCC in 2019, as we embrace major partnerships with other notable event organizers and work together to deliver Vegas Blockchain Week, from October 26th to November 1st, 2019.
>>>https://evolv.events/wcc-vegas/
MoneyConf 2019
MoneyConf is where the world’s leading banks, tech firms and fintech startups meet. MoneyConf 2019 is moving from Dublin to Lisbon and is expanding from two days to three days, alongside Web Summit. MoneyConf sits at the intersection of finance and technology. Join us as we examine how tech is changing the fibre of one of the world’s oldest industries.
>>>https://websummit.com/moneyconf
Microsoft Ignite 2019
CREATE YOUR ULTIMATE TECH CONFERENCE. Get the latest insights and skills from technology leaders and practitioners shaping the future of cloud, data, business intelligence, teamwork, and productivity. Immerse yourself with the latest tools, tech, and experiences that matter, and hear the latest updates and ideas directly from the experts.
>>> https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ignite
Malta Blockchain & AI Summit 2019 – Winter Edition
ABOUT MALTA AI & BLOCKCHAIN SUMMIT After three days of networking, exhibiting and deep learning, the Malta A.I. & Blockchain Summit came to a successful and somewhat enchanting close. Over 8,500 attendees graced us with their presence, including the father of blockchain, Scott Stornetta, Sophia, the world’s first robot citizen, the Winklevoss twins, Malta’s Prime Minister the Hon. Joseph Muscat, Abu Dhabi’s Royal Highness, and the legendary John McAfee!
>>>https://maltablockchainsummit.com/events/ai-bc-summit-winter-edition/
BlockShow Asia 2019
WHY ATTEND? PRESENT YOUR PROJECT Take your chance to spread the word about your startup loud and clear – and hit all of your target audience at once! ATTRACT INVESTMENTS Many projects have already raised millions of funds at BlockShow conferences – it’s your time to join them! Reach your future investors by presenting your project in the Exhibition Hall and during our annual EXP20 Startup Show.
>>>https://blockshow.com/
3rd Annual International Payment Forum
INTRODUCTION: We will be covering the latest trends, regulations and developments affecting the Banking Industry in 2019 – 2020 at our 3rd Annual International Payment Forum. Join us and network with over 100 + Senior Level Payment Professionals, listen to top presenters and join in highly interactive Q+A Sessions.
>>>https://ict-solutions-hu.com/3rd-annual-international-payment-forum/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=fintechweeklycom
3rd Annual International Payment Forum
KEY TOPICS:
– Open Banking as an API
– AI and Banking Automation Processes
– Delivering Innovative Customer Experience
– Digital Banking
– Instant Payment
– Fintech vs Banks
– Mobile Banking
– EU Interchange Fee Regulation
– Blockchain Technology
>>>https://ict-solutions-hu.com/3rd-annual-international-payment-forum/
AWS re:Invent 2019 AWS re:Invent is a learning conference for the global cloud computing community. The event features keynote announcements, training and certification opportunities, access to more than 2,000 technical sessions, a partner expo, after-hours events, and so much more.
>>>https://reinvent.awsevents.com/
Vegas Blockchain Week 2019 will bring thousands of digital currency and blockchain technology enthusiasts into the heart of the Las Vegas Strip for a multitude of events and experiences. Developers, entrepreneurs, enterprise companies, startups and spectators will descend on Las Vegas from October 26th – November 1st to discuss opportunities, innovation, change and growth in this exciting and emerging technology.
>>> https://evolv.events/wcc-vegas/vbw/
The London Investor Show
Taking place over one day, the London Investor Show provides you with an exciting forum to learn new skills, keep up-to-date with the latest market developments and meet and speak to people who can help you make profit.
>>>http://www.londoninvestorshow.co.uk/
Blockchain and Digital Assets
TEAMBLOCKCHAIN FREE MASTERCLASS SERIES MEETUPS ON BLOCKCHAIN AND DIGITAL ASSETS. The use of Blockchain technology and Digital Assets, sometimes called Crypto currencies continues to evolve and there is a demand for education and unbiased information. It is for this reason that TeamBlockchain have been running MeetUps
since February 2017 show casing organisations that are using Blockchain and or Digital Assets as part of their commercial operations or looking to build services and products to help build the infrastructure that is needed for wide scale adoption.
>>>https://www.meetup.com/ICO-Meetup-London/events/262637376/
CryptoEconomics Security Conference
This conference will explore the economic security aspects of blockchain protocols, including game theory, incentive design, mechanism design and market design along with other topics related to crypto-economics security, and to foster collaborations among researchers and practitioners working on these topics. CESC is hosted by Dekrypt Capital, Blockchain at Berkeley, and Noris.
>>>https://cesc.io/
World Crypto Conference
EVOLV is proud to present the Second annual Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Technology event, World Crypto Conference (WCC), October 29th – October 31, 2019, at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. We are excited to announce the expansion of WCC in 2019, as we embrace major partnerships with other notable event organizers and work together to deliver Vegas Blockchain Week, from October 26th to November 1st, 2019.
>>>https://evolv.events/wcc-vegas/
MoneyConf 2019
MoneyConf is where the world’s leading banks, tech firms and fintech startups meet. MoneyConf 2019 is moving from Dublin to Lisbon and is expanding from two days to three days, alongside Web Summit. MoneyConf sits at the intersection of finance and technology. Join us as we examine how tech is changing the fibre of one of the world’s oldest industries.
>>>https://websummit.com/moneyconf
Microsoft Ignite 2019
CREATE YOUR ULTIMATE TECH CONFERENCE. Get the latest insights and skills from technology leaders and practitioners shaping the future of cloud, data, business intelligence, teamwork, and productivity. Immerse yourself with the latest tools, tech, and experiences that matter, and hear the latest updates and ideas directly from the experts.
>>> https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ignite
Malta Blockchain & AI Summit 2019 – Winter Edition
ABOUT MALTA AI & BLOCKCHAIN SUMMIT After three days of networking, exhibiting and deep learning, the Malta A.I. & Blockchain Summit came to a successful and somewhat enchanting close. Over 8,500 attendees graced us with their presence, including the father of blockchain, Scott Stornetta, Sophia, the world’s first robot citizen, the Winklevoss twins, Malta’s Prime Minister the Hon. Joseph Muscat, Abu Dhabi’s Royal Highness, and the legendary John McAfee!
>>>https://maltablockchainsummit.com/events/ai-bc-summit-winter-edition/
BlockShow Asia 2019
WHY ATTEND? PRESENT YOUR PROJECT Take your chance to spread the word about your startup loud and clear – and hit all of your target audience at once! ATTRACT INVESTMENTS Many projects have already raised millions of funds at BlockShow conferences – it’s your time to join them! Reach your future investors by presenting your project in the Exhibition Hall and during our annual EXP20 Startup Show.
>>>https://blockshow.com/
3rd Annual International Payment Forum
INTRODUCTION: We will be covering the latest trends, regulations and developments affecting the Banking Industry in 2019 – 2020 at our 3rd Annual International Payment Forum. Join us and network with over 100 + Senior Level Payment Professionals, listen to top presenters and join in highly interactive Q+A Sessions.
>>>https://ict-solutions-hu.com/3rd-annual-international-payment-forum/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=fintechweeklycom
3rd Annual International Payment Forum
KEY TOPICS:
– Open Banking as an API
– AI and Banking Automation Processes
– Delivering Innovative Customer Experience
– Digital Banking
– Instant Payment
– Fintech vs Banks
– Mobile Banking
– EU Interchange Fee Regulation
– Blockchain Technology
>>>https://ict-solutions-hu.com/3rd-annual-international-payment-forum/
AWS re:Invent 2019 AWS re:Invent is a learning conference for the global cloud computing community. The event features keynote announcements, training and certification opportunities, access to more than 2,000 technical sessions, a partner expo, after-hours events, and so much more.
>>>https://reinvent.awsevents.com/
✅"Don't think you went the wrong way when you didn't go far enough," Claude Aveline
October 07, 2019, 12:56:18 PM
October 06, 2019, 10:39:52 PM
There are superblocks with this coin? That's neat I would love to see that happen more often for sure. I'm going to do some more research into this coin and see what it's all about because I really like it and it looks really interesting and I wouldn't mind finding out more about it for sure :-)
October 04, 2019, 04:12:55 AM
Weekly development update Thursday October 3rd 2019 by Artem
@Contributors 03.10.19 Meeting Minutes
Ashot is working on Bitcoin merge of Qt, fixing compilation issues
Artem is adding NFT protocol registration txs to the mempool, testing in the sandbox environment
There is a quesition about the proposal system I received recently, the block end of proposals is not shown correctly
[13:37] Luc: Anyways, something's still really weird with proposals
[13:39] Luc: Here's a proposal made by Sergio Valenzuela
[13:39] Luc: He requests payment for only 1 month
[13:39] Luc: And he wants to receive it at the next superblock, which is block: 2592000
[13:40] Luc: Now, normally spoken, until a next superblock is reached there's 43200 blocks in between
[13:40] Luc: However, Sergio's proposal has a block_end of 2656800
[13:41] Luc: That's a difference of (2656800-2592000) = 64800
[13:42] Luc: That's like halfway through the superblock AFTER the next one
We need to address it to find out why it's not correctly visible
October 02, 2019, 12:46:52 PM
NFT roadmap development update from dev Artem:
NFT Core - Done
NFT Registration - Done
NFT Protocols Registration - In-Progress (Planned Release Date - end of October)
Bitcore NFT support for web-development - In-progress (Planned Release Date - end of October)
NFT/NFT Protocols Data Update (+ Bitcore update) - To be implemented
NFT Burn (+ Bitcore update) - Planned - To be implemented
NFT Transfer/Transfer Authorization (+ Bitcore update) - To be implemented
NFT Trading/Bidding off-chain protocol using bitcore-wallet-service - To be implemented
September 29, 2019, 10:17:09 AM
New Feature: Proposal commenting on CrownCentral!
To further encourage community engagement and discussion, we have implemented a comment section for proposals.
Every registered member is now able to voice their opinion on active proposals. Either click the proposal name or comment icon, please see: https://crowncentral.net/proposals/overview
Moreover, we are also working on a weekly newsletter, proposal history page and comment email notifications. Thank you for your continued support! :heart:
URL: https://crowncentral.net/proposals/overview
Peace
To further encourage community engagement and discussion, we have implemented a comment section for proposals.
Every registered member is now able to voice their opinion on active proposals. Either click the proposal name or comment icon, please see: https://crowncentral.net/proposals/overview
Moreover, we are also working on a weekly newsletter, proposal history page and comment email notifications. Thank you for your continued support! :heart:
URL: https://crowncentral.net/proposals/overview
Peace
September 26, 2019, 02:20:27 AM
Interview with Jose from the NON central CONF in Leon, Spain this June 2019. Tom Mckerrow was also there. Since he has a lot of experience with governance coins, he wanted to know more about the Crown DAO, so this interview was recorded in which theydiscuss definitions of DAOs and contextualise Crowns model.
https://youtu.be/gofzACx-mtE
September 24, 2019, 10:00:31 AM
If you want to support & have cpu gpu go prohashing.com set % crw as payment option
September 18, 2019, 06:35:37 AM
https://medium.com/crownplatform/moving-home-c1797a59e27f
The Crown homepage is moving from crown.tech to crownplatform.com
TL;DR
On Monday, 23 September, the Crown homepage will be relocating to a totally new address: crownplatform.com (at the time of this writing the page is not yet active). The old address will be updated with a redirect message and an automatic redirect which will last until the old domain registration expires.
What is happening?
The Crown homepage is moving to a new address.
When is this happening?
The Crown homepage will move on Monday, 23 September 2019.
Why is this happening?
The annual registration fee for crown.tech with our current domain name registrar is an exorbitant, rent-seeking USD 1700. They justify this price by saying it is a premium URL. Admittedly, it is short and snappy with possible high-value connotations. A single Crown contributor has personally paid this fee for the last 2 years. With the current depressed price they are unwilling to spend this much money again this year.
We have investigated the possibility of transferring the domain name to a different registrar. The best price we found was about EUR 588 which is more than we can afford through the infrastructure part of the superblock.
In comparison, a new bog-standard, less desirable, run-of-the-mill .tech domain name can be registered for about USD 40 per year. And we already own a perfectly good and even cheaper .com domain name.
How is this happening?
The current website is being duplicated on a new server with the new address. Once it is working the old address will be configured with a redirect to the new address.
Who is doing the work?
Unsung hero Crown contributors.
Where is this happening?
(This is really stretching Rudyard Kipling’s six honest serving men poem…)
An interweb near you.
September 16, 2019, 01:24:26 PM
sure why not, it does not have to be knights. On the other hand, Jedi knights are universal as well
lets see where this goes September 16, 2019, 01:50:19 AM
September 16, 2019, 01:39:07 AM
Latest bootstrap is available here:
https://nextcloud.crown.tech/nextcloud/s/RiyWmDLckmcXS6n
It goes as high as block 2542334.
September 10, 2019, 11:28:14 AM
Crown has been listed as a member on the Non-Fungible Alliance
https://nonfungiblealliance.org/members/
September 10, 2019, 11:27:21 AM
https://medium.com/crownplatform/development-update-september-2019-683ef811c0b3
Crown Development update September 2019
Still moving forwards, not quite as smoothly as we’d like.
This month’s news is not the best but at least we’re still making news and still releasing development updates. The ongoing altcoin bear market is putting existential pressure on everything that’s not called Bitcoin. Crown is one of the few coins still under active development but the low price unfortunately means it will slow down this month. Even top 30 coins like Litecoin (CMC rank #5) and ZCash (CMC rank #28) are struggling to fund development so Crown is fortunate that some funding is still available every month from the superblock.
Juggling act
The superblock creates up to 54,000 CRW each month to be distributed according to the wishes of the community and the decentralised governance system. A year ago the development portion of the superblock was 30,000 CRW and funded 5 developers. Last month the development portion of the superblock was 40,000 CRW and it only barely funded 2 developers.
We are fortunate that Artem and Ashot have been very accommodating in reducing the fiat equivalent value of their monthly ask while continuing to work full time on Crown. They have both been working at way below the market rate for experienced software developers for several months now. Yet the development percentage of the superblock has been rising to pay for them, squeezing other activities out of consideration. Some community members have expressed concern about the level of development spending versus other activities. Infrastructure, marketing and design have all suffered. Discretionary items are all but impossible to get funded. This is damaging to the community because it disincentivises contributors from participating.
Responding to community concerns, Artem and Ashot have agreed to request only 50% of the next superblock for development funding. That’s 13,500 CRW each. At current market price that’s about $675 each, or less than 10% of what they could be earning elsewhere. Obviously this is unsustainable for them and it means they can no longer afford to work full time on Crown. They have committed to finishing their current projects, but will be seeking additional work elsewhere to make ends meet. Until they have secured that work they won’t know what percentage of their time they will be able to devote to Crown.
Unavoidably the delivery dates for our active projects are going to slip.
On the positive side, that does mean there is a larger percentage of the next superblock available for other activities than we have seen recently. With the next superblock due in only 10 more days we hope contributors will take advantage of this and get their proposals in soon. To facilitate proposal submission there is now an easy to use tool available at CrownCentral.
OK, time to get stuck in NFTs
The registration and API aspects of the NFT framework are proving to require more work than Artem originally anticipated. Add to that he is now unable to commit full time to working on Crown and the estimated release date for v0.14 (“Emerald”) has slipped. This is hugely disappointing, not least because we were looking forward to releasing the NFT framework in mainnet ahead of Crown’s 5th anniversary on 10 October 2019. His current best estimate is sometime around early November 2019. Unfortunately, given the current market conditions the delay can only be avoided if someone steps in with additional funding.
The NFT framework is currently only available in testnet. We are keeping tabs on use-cases under development in the #use-cases channel of our Discord server. If you’re interested in developing your own use-case you could jump straight in with the simple generator built by contributor Andy D (defunctec). It’s so easy to use you probably won’t even need to read the technical doc.
Codebase
Ashot has made enormous progress on the codebase update. He estimates there is about 1 month of full time work left to complete the initial merge and until he’s ready to begin testing. Given the financial constraints mentioned above that estimate will have to be revised.
As a reminder, the update involves remapping all the unique stuff that makes Crown Crown onto the Bitcoin v0.17 codebase. This will bring security, speed and stability enhancements. It will also make it easier to keep up to date with critical Bitcoin changes and ease maintenance into the future.
He has also completed the chain-walker which will be used by Flipside Crypto to update our rating on Coinmarketcap.
Trezor
We are still waiting for Trezor to release updated firmware with Crown support. When they do it will be possible to store Crown on a Trezor hardware wallet. We hope soon afterwards to fork the Dash masternode tool to support Crown and enable users to manage their masternodes and systemnodes with their hardware wallet.
They actually released a new beta test version today and announced it includes Bitcoin-specific enhancements. Some Crown contributors, willing to live at the bleeding edge, are testing to see if the update also included Crown support. We should know the answer in a day or two and will be sure to announce it if so.
Would you like to know more?
It seems there has been more project chatter on Telegram than on Discord lately. You can ask questions and make comments and suggestions on either platform (or any of the other social platforms where we have a presence).
However, Discord is the preferred platform for development related topics so please join us there if you have any questions or feedback following this update.
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