Town Hall #63 - August 03, 2020
Here's a recap of our latest Town Hall - we've got updates from People Ops, Core, Security and Marketing for you - enjoy!
Privacy - The Power to Selectively Reveal Oneself to the World
Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world. Three types of identities make this possible - Real, pseudonymous, and completely anonymous. Status is a pseudonymous platform
Ethereum 2.0 - What's the Score?
The scheduled Ethereum 2.0 implementation will result in better Scalability, Security, Fairness & Usability for the network. This article explores how & why.
The Status Network Quarterly Report - Q2 2020
Highlights of ongoings around Status Network in Q2 2020 - a tour through The Status Network looking at all of our recent news – across development, community, and ecosystem.
Roundup: Status All-Hands Roadmap Planning Workshop
Status held an all-hands meeting to solicit input across our teams, community, and stakeholders to plan what the next critical roadmap milestones are for the Status App.
Privacy vs Convenience
We reflect on the topic of ‘privacy versus convenience’ and how they often seem to conflict with each other. We explore this in the context of account identifiers on Status messenger and evaluate this choice in light of the recent debate around PIN-related features of the Signal messenger.
KyberDAO and KNC Staking in the Status App
Status is a window into the larger Ethereum world, and combinations like Status and Kyber show exactly the power of how private, mobile communication, mobile Ethereum wallet, decentralized exchange, and staking governance can work as part of an ecosystem.
The Case for Pseudonymity
Pseudo-anonymity enables an open society. Pseudo anonymity enables the right to privacy for one’s real self while enabling the “right to access” and reputations as social currency.
Town Hall #62 - July 20, 2020
Here's a recap of our latest Town Hall - we've got updates from People Ops, Core, Security and Marketing for you - enjoy!
Self-Sovereignty and the Transformation of Online Security
Keycard is a contactless (NFC) hardwallet used to authenticate transactions, be a secure form of 2FA for the Status Messenger, and add an extra layer of security for funds stored in the Status Messenger wallet.
The case for running your own validator
Running your own validator is not as scary as you may think.
Ethereum 2.0 - What is Proof of Stake?
Ethereum 2.0 is due to implement a huge protocol shift from Proof of Work, to Proof of Stake. This article will cover the motivations, and technical details.
EIP-1559: ETH Fee Market Change Proposal
The current Ethereum "first price auction" fee model is considered inefficient & costly, and a large UX barrier for user adoption. In this article we'll explore the EIP-1559 improvement proposal to fix the problem!
Status App Notifications on Android
Notifications are a crucial part of the mobile app experience. One of the most anticipated features in Status app, version 1.4 of Status app brings notification support on Android.
Nimbus Beacon Chain Assessment Kickoff
Announcing the start of a multi-vendor security assessment of the Nimbus Beacon Chain codebase. This assessment start is the result of the wonderful response we received from the initial Request for Proposal (RfP) sent out earlier this year.