Town Hall #71 - January 18, 2021
Get the latest Status updates on infrastructure, desktop, security & community in 71st Town Hall.
DeGo in DeFi
This article focusses on Decentralised Governance (DeGo) processes in Decentralised Finance (DeFi) protocols. It highlights governance processes of leading protocols, motivates gasless voting to introduce Snapshot, outlines its architecture, decentralisation challenges and potential solutions.
Privacy: the metaphors we live by
"A policeman's job is only easy in a police state." - Orson Welles
We need to start thinking hard about validator privacy
As it stands, deanonymisation in Eth2 is frighteningly simple. To fail to address this is to facilitate the arrestation of our thoughts, and the unjust persecution of the humans they belong to.
Kwenta - powered by the Synthetix Protocol - is live in Dap.ps
Kwenta is a new derivatives exchange with infinite liquidity powered by the Synthetix protocol. It is now available all from your pocket with Status and dap.ps
What's in store for ETH 2.0?
With the successful launch of ETH 2.0 phase 0, let’s take a look at what the long-awaited upgrade has in store for users and developers alike.
The Status Network Quarterly Report - Q3 2020
The Status Network Quarterly Report - Q3 2020. We’re back with another edition of The Status Network Quarterly Report. Catch up on progress to the Status App, Nimbus, Waku, and the other projects across The Network.
V1.9 Release - “What’s your status?”
V1.9 introduces Status updates, link previews, local notifications on Android (beta), and more to brighten up your Status experience.
Town Hall #70 - November 23, 2020
Here's a recap of today's Town Hall - we've got updates from People Ops, Core, Security & Infrastructure, Keycard,
Account Abstraction (EIP-2938): Why & What
This article motivates the need for Account Abstraction in the context of smart contract wallets and highlights key aspects of EIP-2938 by describing the proposed protocol changes and impact on nodes.
Nimbus update: November 10
Since our last update the Nimbus client has made significant progress across security, performance, and ease-of-use. In order to celebrate the release of the eth2
Town Hall #69 - Nov 9, 2020
Here's a recap of today's Town Hall - we've got updates from Jarrad, People Ops, Core, Security & Infrastructure,
Status Supports the ETH 2.0 Deposit Contract
This article is an announcement of Status and Nimbus teams signaling support for the contract deployed at address 0x00000000219ab540356cbb839cbe05303d7705fa to be the canonical deposit contract for Eth2.
Status App Notifications on iOS
This article explores notifications on the Status iOS app. It explains how iOS notifications are implemented in a privacy-friendly manner using the decentralized P2P architecture of Status Messenger and concludes by discussing security and privacy considerations of this approach.
Coinbase Card vs Keycard: What's the difference?
The recent Coinbase Card is said to "eliminate the middleman" – but does it really?