Nimbus update: checkpoint sync, era files, Vouch
(image of the Lennon Wall courtesy of IFMSA) As these notes were being written, Putin's senseless war in Ukraine left nobody untouched and Status is
Nimbus: Execution Layer
While client diversity is crucial to a resilient Ethereum, it alone would not warrant such a huge engineering effort on our part. Our high level vision, and the main reason we're rolling our own execution layer client, is for easy and seamless integration with Status - both desktop and mobile.
The importance of client diversity in the run up to the merge
Note that Nimbus tends towards privacy by default making it harder for crawlers to detect it - nevertheless, the magnitude of the skewed client distribution
The Status Network Quarterly Report - Q2 2021
The Status Network Quarterly Report – Q2 2021. A recap of work across the entire ecosystem including the Status Mobile and Desktop apps, Nimbus, Waku, Keycard, and some exciting new projects.
Introducing Fluffy - an ultra-light client for Ethereum
What we are talking about building here is the perfect client for a wallet. An ultra-light client that contributes to the network and does not require syncing (i.e. is immediately usable from a fresh install or after being offline).
Crypto Social is More Than a Trend – A Shortlist of Decentralized Social Networks
The ecosystem of Crypto Social is growing. Here is a shortlist of some of the most popular networks, products, and platforms today. From DAOs and NFTs to content creation and social tokens.
v1.14 Release - New Keycard Features and UX improvements
Status v1.14 introduces a number of new features and improvements to the Keycard experience as well as a suite of updates to the messenger, wallet, and browser. Update and install here.
WhatsApp & Facebook are taking your privacy
Ditch WhatsApp, protect the privacy of your friends and family. Use a real private messenger. A review of the recent WhatsApp Privacy Policy and an update to the Status Policy and Terms of Service
Re-Imagine Social at 0x Hack
Join us May 14th - June 2 at 0x Hack, the borderless, open & decentralized online coding marathon, as we give talks, sit on panels, and host bounties to re-imagine and rebuild social networks that take back control from the Web2 giants.
Ethereum is green
Preamble: energy and power The unit of energy we’ll use in this post is the kilowatt-hour (kWh). This quantity is called “one unit” on
V1.13 Release - Socks, Spam and Keycard
Status Mobile v1.13 introduces a suite of new features and UI improvements to give you more control over your messaging experience.
Nimbus update: v1.2 CPU 🔥
Image: CPU performance of one of our team members, before and after updating to v1.2 If v1.1 was the big I/O update,
Nimbus update: v1.1.0 release
Hi everyone, We're excited to announce that we pushed our v1.1.0 release over the weekend. This is a big one for us :) There
Nimbus: Dashboard challenge winners
We’re pleased to announce we received two excellent submissions from contributors Joe Clapis and metanull. They have claimed their POAPs and will share the $5k prize money between them.
Nimbus update: v1.0.12 release (Prater testnet support)
This is a short announcement to highlight our v1.0.12 release and bring attention to the Prater testnet which is now open up to