Hi All,
A great deal of time, effort and money has been expended for the greater good and expansion of the CWI-EcoSystem. As such, a number of things have taken place in the form of development and improvement in various areas of CWI-EcoSystem which will be covered below as brief as possible and in no particular order of preference.
This post will be the basis of what will be posted into the OP as well as the following posts that are currently reserved after the OP. As time goes on, we will continue to update and add to this information via these same posts at the beginning of this thread.
Brace yourself though as this is a BIG post already, and it has only covered 70% of what needs to be covered in the CWI-EcoSystem scope. It is not yet finished, but we hope that it will give you a more general insight into the 'what, when, where and how' of CWI. Let's start
CWI-theTEAM ...
A couple of changes have taken place as well as an additional member has joined theTEAM of ChainWorks Industries (CWI). He is known to a few in the development area, and after some work with us, proved to be a very skilled engineer in the development field indeed. We would like to welcome 'barrystyle' (known affectionately as 'theBAZ') officially to theTEAM. We at CWI hope it will be a very long term working relationship, and a successful partnership with theTEAM.
We would like to openly publish and introduce to you theTEAM, which now consists of the following members (in codenamed alphabetical order) ...
- theBARISTA (cryptocanary) - Core Coin C/C++ Engineer
- theBAZ (barrystyle) - Stratum/Coin/Python Engineer
- theBOT (skaia) - Web/PHP/Bot Engineer
- theOPTIMIZER (
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Skaia is one of the oldest members of theTEAM. He has has fallen very ill many months ago and has been on/off for many months now with us. The last communication I have had with skaia proved to be very good. The illness he is suffering is reducing in veracity and we still hold hope that he will be well very soon so that he can join theTEAM once again in our ventures, even if it's on a low/part time level. We do wish him a very good FULL recovery, and hope his recovery will be much better as time moves on.
CWI-Pool ...
CWI-Pool was initially setup for internal use with prototyping, testing and mining. CWI-Pool system has grown to become a stable and effective mining 'tool' for not only our own coins, but also those coins we support directly and indirectly.
Currently CWI-Pool is based on a 'smaller' dedicated server which has been a very good base to start from. Since it's inception to now, we have outgrown this server in such a way that we can no longer keep the pools on this server. We did not anticipate any changes to be made to the server for quite some time when we created the very first pool, but as it stands, we have not only outgrown the current server, but surpassed the power that this trusty server has to offer. We have now commissioned a few new, much larger and more powerful servers to cater for this large expanasion.
These new servers can cater to a much larger number of pools, cater for a much heavier load and are more robust than the previous single server.
These new servers are the first of many that will appear in the CWI-Pool system. The main server being commissioned in the coming days, and her name is Amethyst.
More details of the naming convention we are using for the servers and CWI-Stratum will be published when she is completely installed and running, and we have a seamless integration between all servers. We are currently working on her and the other servers as I write this post.
CWI-Stratum (Obsidian) ...
The backend structure is an entity that not many people get to see or work with, hear or understand to a large extent. This being true, the 'backend' systems are the foundation of CWI-InfraStructure that keep ALL of our components/systems alive. As the CWI-InfraStructure is considered the skeleton of CWI, the heart is surely the backend systems that keep the life blood running through out digital veins.
One of those systems that the end user NEVER gets to see is the CWI-Stratum that runs the mining efforts of the CWI-Pool system.
This stratum is a custom stratum that was originally introduced and recoded for our needs in the CWI-Pool system by 'cryptoexpert' (Ahmed Bodiwala - AKA Ahmed Bodi). He did a superb job and we thank him greatly for the work that was initially done. With our expansion of CWI-Pool came more extensive requirements of various kinds, from algo additions to fixes in code, to recoding of the stratum in various modules of the core code. In comes barrystyle, with his unique way of communication, style of coding and persona, who has solid Python coding expertise.
CWI-Stratum (now codenamed Obsidian) is fast becoming one of the most progressive and stable stratum's in the Crypto Mining Industry. Of course work is always there to be done, bugs to be quashed and code improved, but our custom CWI-Stratum Obsidian has become one of the most dependable components of the CWI-Mining effort. Based on the changes currently being made, we will be introducing faster, more efficient ways of mining, while using developed and tested systems such as MPOS for our CWI-Pool frontend. we will also introduce custom inhouse coded frontend systems that are currently being designed and built, to give a full gamut of an experience in mining through CWI-Mining.
CWI-Cloud ...
There is no secret that the CWI-InfraStructure is not like any other in the Crypto Industry. Whether it be CWI-SeedNodes and VPS support, or CWI-Stake nodes for those we support, we are building CWI-InfraStructure bigger and better at every opportunity we get.
The current CWI-Cloud system we have, much like the CWI-Pool system, has now been outgrown.
CWI-SeedNodes have been in need of upgrade and expansion for quite some time now. Due to an unfortunate massive electrical issue (brownout) which destroyed almost all of CWI-theFARM mining operation, we had to suspend our progression into the CWI-Cloud system and focus on the damage control required to minimize the financial bloodletting we would suffer due to the disaster.
We are happy to mention that after quite some time, we have been progressing slowly but surely in a positive direction with all things that the CWI-Cloud has to offer, which includes the slow and steady rebuild of theFARM.
Our first commission took the form of 26 new dedicated vps systems that are currently being built. These servers are more powerful than the older 'small' servers we have now outgrown, with much more power and storage to utilize. Over the coming week, we will be preparing these servers to migrate the current CWI-Cloud components (which include but not limited to CWI-SeedNodes - CWI-StakeNodes - CWI-ChainNodes (codename for internal masternodes currently being built)), with a further 43-52 of these new servers being commissioned coming months.
What does this all this mean? Well, many things, but basically it means the CWI-InfraStructure stability and solidity is compromised, while maintaining a continuous and backend to service the networks of the projects that are contained within the nodes. Many of those projects are coins that we support, and are CWI-Partners as well as CWI-Supported Projects.
CWIgm ...
Well!
We were sick and tired of being sick and tired of other developers being so riddled with greed, that they could not see past the BTC they were getting for sub-par quality miners. Especially those that had been copied from OpenSource projects and resold without adhering to the GPL License.
That's when CWIgm was born.
When we first introduced CWIgm version 0.9.7 to beta test, we had been alpha testing the predecessor of version 0.9.7 with one algo (SkunkHash Raptor). It was a little shaky, but mined very well, with some instability issues.
Not long after, with the incredible help of the closed beta testers feedback and constructive criticisms, we released CWIgm-0.9.8 to the beta test. This version changed quite substantially from version 0.9.7, as the console view changed, stability increased, we added another algo (Tribus) and a few other features to make CWIgm a much easier application to mine with. Being 'semi' optimized, yet mining faster and more reliably than many other offerings, it still stood the well to the tests that many miners put CWIgm through, and compared reasonably well again many other mining applications that had a pedigree dating many years. Not too shabby considering CWIgm was a few weeks old and held it's own against them.
Over the last few months, CWIgm has morphed once again to what we believe is a real game changer. CWIgm-0.9.9. This version not only has additional algos, but CWIgm is built with better stats display, many bug fixes, with a revamped core design that makes mining much more stable. Algorithms perform better and are optimized, with many feature enhancements and additions, like an internal web system that allows miners to connect directly with the miner for CWI-WebStats FROM the miner directly.
The code that CWIgm-0.9.9 is based will be the foundation code that future versions of CWIgm will be built upon. As such, CWIgm is morphing into an entity all its own and we are proud to be able to present the miner free of charge. CWIgm is locked to CWI-Pool and is seamless in it's operation with our pools.
CWIgm-0.9.9 is coming very shortly, as the majority of bugs have been squashed and most internal tests have been completed successfully.
This has now unfortunately changed, and the suspension of the CWIgm-0.9.9 Release is an indefinite one. Many other priorities have taken precedence, and as such, we will return to CWIgm, if and when we decide it is time to do so.
CWI-Web ...
CWI-WebSite is also under construction. This component of the CWI-EcoSystem has had a hiatus for quite some time for various reasons, but we will soon have things moving again and will have the first port of the CWI-WebSite published soon after we are satisfied that it is suitable for public use.
Components of this development are varied, which include areas of the website that cover latest downloads, updates, statistics of the CWI-InfraStructure (both Global and Segmentation level), details and information on our projects that cover almost all areas and a number of extras. Exchange Tickers/Quotes and information, including many other areas that we will cover in full at a later date.
One of the biggest challenges faced with the website build is simply effort and money. It seems everytime we believe a component is complete, another component is added or changed and needs work. This leads to additional components to the website that needs setup, planning and more work. This continuous merry-go-round blows out our efforts and finances to such an extent that we sometimes have no choice but to pause work, step back and resume work at a later date. Hence the delays, and the reason why CWI-WebSite is delayed in being published.
The good news though, is we WILL have the CWI-WebSite (with the larger scope of CWI-Web) system back on track in the coming weeks.
CWI-Fund ...
This is a system that initially started as a granite (GRN) savings fund for me. On a personal level, what I found when I started 'saving' granite was that the funds were not always as accessible as I would have liked them to be. Especially in terms of spending or paying for commissions, contractors and other developers for services rendered.
Now, no matter which coin we were paying with, we needed immediate access to any funds we required, which was not possible when the wallets were closed and not in sync. So when a process was devised to alleviate this issue, CWI-Fund was started. CWI-Fund is now a lot more than 'just' a savings system for various wallets. It has become a means of coin availability and storage, as well as a repository for ANY of the funds we collate. Whether doing work for other projects and getting paid in their respective currency, or mining the funds via theFARM, or even trading coins on exchanges to which the CWI-Fund is now a part of (CWI-Trade system), we needed a way of accessibility that was immediate and always in sync no matter which wallet we used.
We are in the testing phase of the CWI-Trade system, which handles the autonomous trading of coins. This is a backend system that is currently internally trading to increase our level of holdings that CWI-Fund has, and in turn, becomes the one component that will continue to make ChainWorks Industries (CWI) a solvent and successful business. Even though CWI-Fund is an internal private fund, if the testing becomes a viable means of income, we have plans for the creation of a system whereby any of our CWI-Members (miners - coin collectors - trade speculators - stakers) can take part. This of course depends on a number of factors, but is one of our visions. For CWI-Fund to share its methods and strategies with 'our' people.
CWI-Coin ...
With the multitude of coins out there in CryptoSociety nowadays, many of you have asked WHY on earth have we decided to take on a number of coins all at the same time, instead of either developing all the coins we have taken on to help the communities OR focus on just ONE of our coins.
This is undoubtedly a good question, and a question that can't be just summed up with 'because we can' as an answer. Each coin we have acquired has its own unique code, with it's own community, as well as market. One coin may have code we like, another a market we like. Each coin pros and cons and we accept the responsibility with taking on the development and upkeep of the coins we have chosen thus far. This does not mean we will stop acquiring coins, nor does it mean we will continue acquiring coins. What this means is that as a learning process in the never-ending evolution of core code and changing markets, we will continue to improve our own 'base' of not only code, but the improving the state of the market for the communities of those coins, simply by doing what we believe is a positive thing for the crypto markets. That is code development, trade, and ultimately the USE of the coins.
The original coin acquired by me many years back, is granite (GRN).
granite was the coin that I had faithfully mined, and mined heavily, that when the original 'owner' of the coin wanted 'out' due to the collapse of the market, I snapped up the chance to get my fingers on it and get my hands dirty with work. GRN still remains a soft spot for me. The plans that have been accumulating and growing in complexity for granite, is such that we now need to keep the development of granite LAST, so that we can focus on the lengthy rebuild that granite will take on. This will happen after the redevelopment of our other coins has passed so we can focus solely on the new codebase and features that we have planned for granite.
Since the inception of ChainWorks Industries (CWI) and the build of CWI-Infrastructure, we have grown some, then some.
The coins we consider 'our' coins are listed below (in order of when they were acquired) ...
- granite (GRN)
- OzzieCoin (OZC)
- Droidz (DRZ)
- InfluxCoin (INFX)
- SweepStakeCoin (SWEEP)
Development of our coins will be executed in the order below ...
- OZC
- INFX
- DRZ/SWEEP
- GRN
This also means we may change various attributes of the coins. From functionality, to amount of coins and emmissions, to coin caps. Which brings us to the creation of three algorithms we have been developing for quite some time now. These algorithms are based in essence in the deep trenches of the earths crust ...
- tier1 algo codenamed algoX
- tier2 algo codenamed algoZ
- tier3 algo codenamed algoA
All the algorithms are designed around the basis that tier1 is more 'simple', with tier2 being midway between 'simple' and 'complex' and tier3 algo being more 'complex' in terms of mining capabilities/ASIC resistance. The current status of the development is as follows ...
- tier1 algo is finished and is currently being assigned and integrated into OZC
- tier2 algo is almost finished and is currently being assigned and integrated into INFX
- tier3 algo is planned and designed and is currently being built and assigned to GRN
We decided to create our own algorithms rather than just implement any one of the array of algos out there, simply because we wanted to continue the unique method of development (and product use), that so many have now become accustomed to with ChainWorks Industries (CWI).
CWI-Social ...
TBA - To Be Advised. We are looking into various ways/methods/applications to build a decent Social platform and Forum, which will require the work of a good PHP/WEB developer to join our ranks.
CWI-InfraStructure ...
This is the backbone of ALL that we do.
From the CWI-Pool system, right across the board to the CWI-SeedNode system and CWI-Stake system. Even the development of our newest CWIgm which relies on our pool system for tethering to. With CWI-InfraStructure affecting every part of CWI-EcoSystem, we have taken great care, time, and expended plenty of money to make sure this one component is the most solid and robust of them all. This is not to say that the entire CWI-EcoSystem isn't solid, as it is by far of the utmost importance to have a solid, secure and robust system, but the skeletal infrastructure of CWI as a whole relies on the complete and utter reliability and full functionality of the CWI-InfraStructure - PERIOD!
From Cloud Servers to InHouse Mining Systems (theFARM - theGRID), we continue to improve and expand. This gives us a unique advantage over any competition, so that we can provide almost any support system to our partner coins, as well as any coin we support directly or indirectly, including our own.
Our initial CWI-SeedNode system has been outgrown and the backbone of the CWI-SeedNode system has suffered because of it. Since the early hours of the morning of Thursday October 12 2017 - not only has the new pool server CWI-Pool Amethyst been commissioned, but also 26 new dedicated servers alongside. These new servers are much larger in storage capacity, memory capacity and compute power to cater for the new CWI-SeedNode system, currently being built. The older servers having migration taking place in the coming days.
We plan on adding a further 43-52 new servers in the coming months for additional SeedNodes, bringing our CWI-SeedNode count to a total of 70 SeedNodes. Along with more servers dedicated to certain tasks that we will be implementing into the CWI-EcoSystem, will make sure that the CWI-InfraSturucture will be the system to rely on for stability and functionality.
We are also in close liaison, in early stages of planning with our ISP to bring into production a system that has never been done before in the CryptoIndustry. This system will take months of development to bring to market, but when completed and fully functional, will be one of the pivotal systems for crypto wallets and coin usage. We are aiming for this system to be so easy to use, that layman and veteran alike will find it a pleasure to use. Slated for end of 2018, we hope that it will be utilized in more that the CryptoIndustry, but also in general society for everyday use.
This is all we will say about this project dubbed CWI-Enigma.
Other areas we need to cover which will be updated as time goes on ...
- theFARM - theGRID ...
- CWI-Trade ...
- theSHOP ...
- ChainWorks Industries (CWI) - theBUSINESS (Now ChainWorks Industries Pty Ltd - the Australian Incorporated Company) ...
As always, we welcome constructive criticism, ideas on how to improve this information, any help that anyone may be able to provide.
If anyone would like to join the group of wonderful people working on the number projects we have, please contact me directly on Skype (chrysophylax69) or via the CWI-Slack Group here - https://join.slack.com/t/chainworks-industries/shared_invite/enQtMjA1NjA3NDcyNDQ4LWFiZjNiMDA4OWY0Zjk3YTM2ZmEyYjJiNTAxNWRjMzM1ZjliMGFkYTE1ZGZmZjQyODU3YmM3NzViODZkODA4M2I
Thanks,
#crysx
