Town Hall #66 - September 28, 2020
Here's a recap of our latest Town Hall - we've got updates from People Ops, Core, Infrastructure, Marketing and Community for you - enjoy!
V1.7 Release - iOS Notifications, Mentions, Nicknames & More
Status v1.7 introduces iOS notifications, mentions, nicknames, favorite wallet addresses, group invite links, and more. All designed to make Status easier and more enjoyable to use.
Re-introducing Status Desktop – Beta v0.1.0
Status Desktop returns as beta v0.1.0 to provide private, secure communication on Mac, Windows, and Linux. Status Desktop syncs with your smartphone for private messaging no matter where you are.
Aave x Status: Sticker Design Competition
Introducing the Aave Community Sticker Design Competition starting today, Tuesday September 22nd 2020, with a prize pool of over 1,000 aUSDC & Keycards for winning submissions!
Status x Gitcoin: Grants On The Go
We are therefore excited to announce that we’re partnering with Gitcoin to make contributing to Grants on the go much easier. Starting with Round 7, Status is offering a smooth contribution flow to all grants in the round via the mobile app.
Spam Mitigation Efforts
Mitigation efforts are in place with mid-term and long term solutions being explored for a spam attack that has happened in some Status public channels. Learn more about the efforts
Nimbus update: September 11th
Highlights include: audit fixes, a new sync (syncv2) that greatly speeds up syncing time, a special database pruner to help prune existing databases, multiclient interop scripts that are working as expected with other clients...
EIP-1559 Update & Breakdown
A couple of months ago, I wrote about the EIP-1559 proposal. Today, I'll cover recent updates, and break down the overall Ethereum fee issues.
V1.6 Release – The Start of an Android Referral Program & Bug Fixes
V1.6 Release – The Start of an Android Referral Flow & Bug Fixes. Status v1.6 introduces some bug fixes, and the start of a privacy preserving referral service on Android.
Status is the Official Communication Partner of the 7th Annual Hackers Congress Paralelni Polis
Status to be the Official Communications Partner for the 7th Annual Hackers Congress Paralelni Polis - October 2-4
Stop trusting companies, start trusting code
One of the principal sources of the omnipresent data collection and surveillance we see today lies in the inherently secretive and centralized development of most applications. Status delivers security and trust through open source software
Town Hall #65 - August 31, 2020
Here's a recap of our latest Town Hall - we've got updates from People Ops, Core, Infrastructure, Keycard, Marketing and Community for you - enjoy!
Let's Rock 'n Rollup
This article dives into Rollups by summarizing the why, what and who aspects. We review conceptual ideas of the two broad categories of Rollups — ZK Rollups and Optimistic Rollups — and then reference some of their leading implementations. Finally, we describe its relevance to Status Network.
The Life of a Message
This article describes the architectural building blocks of Status messenger and illustrates the journey of Alice’s message to Bob through different layers of the protocol stack.