We are proud to present, what we’ve worked so hard to create, The Codebase! (still in alpha). At this very moment you can click here and access our repository to find the Verge 5.0 Codebase, alpha release.
Wow Manuel, finally! We’ve been waiting for this. But… Manuel, what does this mean? What does the new codebase version bring?
If you remember, we already talked about this few updates ago, but since I’m a nice guy, I’ll remind you in some points what the new codebase allows us:
- Substantial blockchain performance improvements
- Overall changed set of RPC commands (based on Bitcoins standard)
- Greatly enhanced chain security
- Greatly improved CPU & Memory performance
- Block indexing time reduced by 89%
We aren’t implementing those features; since we have blocks created every 30 seconds and first confirmation usually occurs after 5–10 seconds we don’t need them at the time I’m writing.
Manuel, I went through the new repository already, there’s no sign of Ring Confidential Transactions. When is this coming?
We will work on that after the stable release of the codebase. Indeed, we want to publish a robust software before diving in. And as I see you coming with your next question, we’ll also start working on RSK implementation. As we learnt the hard way, we aren’t going to establish deadlines on those features, but we’ll certainly keep you up to date with this.
When moon?
Well, join our Telegram Group and ask there, you’ll be surprised by the answer
Ok, enough jokes! While we’re very excited about this release, there are still few points that need to be fixed before entering a beta and stable releases.
At this very moment we have:
- Working base core for our blockchain
- Communication between new and old nodes
- Tor integration
- Stealth addressing, which isn’t completely implemented
- Various smaller fixes
This release is meant for developers that are interested in our project. If the codebase update interests you, star it, fork it, test it and love it! We’re looking to find developers willing to:
- Test vulnerabilities
- Pre-testing for platforms integration
- Bug fixes / bug reports.
iOS Wallet Update
Since last Friday (January 4, 2019) you may have had access to the Verge Currency iOS wallet public beta. You are one of the 200 lucky ones with access. Congratulations! Others will have to wait for the full release. Many of the beta testers have been testing the application thoroughly and found bugs and problems. Most of those found bugs had been fixed last Thursday (January 10, 2019) when we release beta 2 for the iOS wallet public beta application.
Next Steps
There are at least two things that need to be tackled before the application is released in the Apple App Store:
- Finish the development for a version 1.0
- Convert our Personal Apple Developer account to an Organization Apple Developer account.
- Approval by Apple.
The second one is a matter of getting it done.
The first one is entirely in our own hands and will have the following stages:
- More beta releases.
- Release candidates.
- Gold master. (This will be the same version as the App Store version)
From Beta to App Store Version
The beta version will be overwritten once you download the App Store version. So, when the day comes, you don’t have to worry about your wallet. When you never want to worry about your wallet you should save your private key in a save place where you can always find it. Your private key is the paper key (mnemonic) and the pass phrase you’ve chosen when creating the wallet.
BlackPaper Version 5.0
We’re excited to bring you a long over-due update to our BlackPaper. Yesterday, January 17th, 2019,
@CryptoRekt
released version 5.0 of the paper which contains a ton of new content and updated definitions for the technology that is included on the Verge blockchain. Be sure to check it out if you haven’t done so already here.If you enjoyed reading the paper or you learned something new and would like to leave feedback for CR, make sure to comment on his twitter status here.
Ending Line
We’re very excited about all developments that are happening amongst the team and as such we hope that you are as excited as we are for the upcoming codebase updates!
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