Jekyll2018-03-14T05:31:24-04:00https://ellaism.org/EllaismAn Ethereum-like network with no premine and no contentious hard forks.Ellaismhttps://ellaism.orgMonthly Community Update (February 2018)2018-03-02T00:00:00-05:002018-03-02T00:00:00-05:00https://ellaism.org/2018/03/02/monthly-update-feb-2018<p>Here is a list of the recent progress from Ellaism developers and community members. As a cryptocurrency without pre-mine or dev fees, we need your help. Join the <a href="https://discord.gg/66Pn9jn">Discord</a> server, <a href="https://ellaism.org/donate">donate to Ellaism</a> and <a href="https://github.com/ellaism/meta">learn how to get involved</a> in Ellaism developments.</p>
<h2 id="development">Development</h2>
<ul>
<li>We did a massive update for <a href="https://explorer.ellaism.org">Ellaism Explorer</a> with new themes, better performance and bug fixes. Source code validation is restored.</li>
<li>Ellaism Explorer is integrated with <a href="https://ens.ellaism.org">Ellaism Name System</a>. You can associate your address with an <code class="highlighter-rouge">.ella</code> name.</li>
<li><a href="https://ellaism.org/faucet/">Twitter Faucet</a> is developed. It allows users to claim a small amount of ELLA by tweeting about Ellaism network.</li>
<li>Several display issues are fixed in <a href="https://ellaism.github.io/ellawallet">EllaWallet</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://handsonahardcoin.com/?network=ella">Hands on a Hard Coin</a> becomes the first blockchain game that supports Ellaism network.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="community">Community</h2>
<ul>
<li>We started regular Dev Meetings every Saturday 4pm UTC. You can find the meeting logs <a href="https://github.com/ellaism/meta/tree/master/logs">here</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://pool.ellaism.org">Dev Pool</a> MINING token is released. For every ELLA you mined on Dev Pool, you also get one MINING token.</li>
<li>Ellaism will be listed on Victorium Exchange. (Thanks to @CountCryptula!)</li>
<li>CryptoBridge accepted Ellaism listing request and is being actively worked on.</li>
<li>Dev Fund balance: 10467.62 ELLA (<a href="https://github.com/ellaism/meta/blob/master/finance/2018-02.md">Financial Report</a>)</li>
<li>Community Fund balance: 13627.28 ELLA</li>
<li>ellaism.org <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ellaism/comments/81f62c/ellaismorg_february_traffic_stats/">February Traffic Stats</a></li>
</ul>Ellaismhttps://ellaism.orgHere is a list of the recent progress from Ellaism developers and community members. As a cryptocurrency without pre-mine or dev fees, we need your help. Join the Discord server, donate to Ellaism and learn how to get involved in Ellaism developments.Monthly Community Update (January 2018)2018-01-31T00:00:00-05:002018-01-31T00:00:00-05:00https://ellaism.org/2018/01/31/monthly-update-jan-2018<p>Here is a list of the recent progress from Ellaism developers and community members. As a cryptocurrency without pre-mine or dev fees, we need your help. Join the <a href="https://discord.gg/66Pn9jn">Discord</a> server, <a href="https://ellaism.org/donate">donate to Ellaism</a> and <a href="https://github.com/ellaism/meta">learn how to get involved</a> in Ellaism developments.</p>
<h2 id="development">Development</h2>
<ul>
<li>Parity released <a href="https://github.com/paritytech/parity/releases/tag/v1.9.0">v1.9.0</a> with built-in Ellaism support.</li>
<li><a href="https://myetherwallet.com/">MyEtherWallet</a> released with built-in Ellaism support.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/ellaism/open-ethereum-pool">open-ethereum-pool</a> for Ellaism has been updated with optimization in memory usage and responsiveness.</li>
<li>Minor bug fixes for <a href="https://github.com/ellaism/go-ellaism">go-ellaism</a> client.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/ellaism-io/ellagem">Ellagem</a> is released with support for Parity v1.9.0.</li>
<li>Ellaism Improvement Proposal <code class="highlighter-rouge">ella-2018-0001</code> (Alternative Scheme of Precompiled Contract Versioning for Hard Fork) <a href="https://github.com/ellaism/specs/blob/master/specs/2018-0001-precompiled-contract-version.md">released</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/ethereumproject/sputnikvm">SputnikVM</a> announced with <a href="https://twitter.com/sorpaas/status/958668301294424064">Ellaism network support</a>.</li>
<li>We developed a Discord bot that allows you to start a new CarbonVote using several simple commands. Say hi to the bot in the #umbrella Discord channel!</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="community">Community</h2>
<ul>
<li>We <a href="https://github.com/ellaism/meta/tree/master/multisig">set up the multisig wallets</a> for Dev Fund and Community Fund, improving trust.</li>
<li>New <a href="https://transparency.ellaism.org/dev/">Dev Fund transparency page</a> and <a href="https://transparency.ellaism.org/community/">Community Fund transparency page</a> is developed. This allows you to view all outgoing multisig transactions with descriptions.</li>
<li>Dev Fund balance: 8,395.04 ELLA (<a href="https://github.com/ellaism/meta/blob/master/finance/2018-01.md">Financial Report</a>)</li>
<li>Community Fund balance: 13,395.94 ELLA</li>
<li>ellaism.org <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ellaism/comments/7ubq8q/ellaismorg_january_traffic_stats/">January Traffic Stats</a></li>
</ul>Ellaismhttps://ellaism.orgHere is a list of the recent progress from Ellaism developers and community members. As a cryptocurrency without pre-mine or dev fees, we need your help. Join the Discord server, donate to Ellaism and learn how to get involved in Ellaism developments.Monthly Community Update (December 2017)2017-12-30T00:00:00-05:002017-12-30T00:00:00-05:00https://ellaism.org/2017/12/30/monthly-update-dec-2017<p>It has been an exciting month for Ellaism, and here is a list of the recent progress from Ellaism developers and community members. As a cryptocurrency without pre-mine or dev fees, we need your help. Join the <a href="https://discord.gg/66Pn9jn">Discord</a> server, <a href="https://ellaism.org/donate">donate to Ellaism</a> and <a href="https://github.com/ellaism/meta">learn how to get involved</a> in Ellaism developments.</p>
<h2 id="development">Development</h2>
<ul>
<li>Now you can verify contract source codes from the <a href="https://explorer.ellaism.org">Ellaism explorer</a>.</li>
<li>A new version of Go Ellaism is <a href="https://github.com/ellaism/go-ellaism/releases">released</a>, with improvements in stability and logging formats.</li>
<li>Parity added <a href="https://github.com/paritytech/parity/pull/7222">native support</a> for Ellaism. Starting from Parity v1.9, you won’t need any additional configurations to get on the Ellaism blockchain.</li>
<li>Several stability fixes for <a href="https://ellaism.github.io/ellawallet">EllaWallet</a> and <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/myellawallet/bgfofdgebpphdhddggaggeafenegbjef">Chrome Extension Wallet</a> was deployed.</li>
<li>@sorpaas, an Ethereum Classic core developer, agreed to add Ellaism support in the <a href="https://source.that.world/source/etclient">etclient</a> project.</li>
<li>A re-work of <a href="https://github.com/ellaism/specs">Ellaism Specification Repository</a> is done by @sorpaas and <a href="https://github.com/ellaism/specs/blob/master/specs/2017-0001-account-version.md">ella-2017-0001: Maintain Existing Account Compatibility While Hard Forking</a> is submitted.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/ellaism-io/ellagem">Ellagem</a> and Ellaism’s CarbonVote is being actively maintained by @Riddlez666 and @MakeMoneyOz.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/ellaism/community-pool">open-ethereum-pool</a> and <a href="https://github.com/ellaism/community-pool">community-pool</a> is being actively maintained by @ellaismer and @DaCHRIS.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="community">Community</h2>
<ul>
<li>Dev Fund balance: 8,102.03 ELLA (<a href="https://github.com/ellaism/meta/blob/master/finance/2017-12.md">Financial Report</a>)</li>
<li>Community Fund balance: 10,083.42 ELLA</li>
<li>ellaism.org <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ellaism/comments/7n19u9/ellaismorg_december_traffic_stats/">December Traffic Stats</a></li>
<li>Many new developers and mining pools joined the community.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="exchanges-and-ecosystems">Exchanges and Ecosystems</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.cryptopia.co.nz/Exchange?market=ELLA_BTC">Cryptopia</a> listed Ellaism.</li>
<li><a href="http://whattomine.com/coins/221-ella-ethash">WhatToMine</a> listed Ellaism.</li>
</ul>Ellaismhttps://ellaism.orgIt has been an exciting month for Ellaism, and here is a list of the recent progress from Ellaism developers and community members. As a cryptocurrency without pre-mine or dev fees, we need your help. Join the Discord server, donate to Ellaism and learn how to get involved in Ellaism developments.Monthly Community Update (November 2017)2017-11-30T00:00:00-05:002017-11-30T00:00:00-05:00https://ellaism.org/2017/11/30/monthly-update-nov-2017<p>A lot of new things happened in the Ellaism community this month. Here is a list of what’s in the works and what’s planned in the near-term future. As a cryptocurrency without pre-mine or dev fees, we need your help. Join the <a href="https://discord.gg/66Pn9jn">Discord</a> server and <a href="https://github.com/ellaism/meta">learn how to get involved</a> in Ellaism developments.</p>
<h2 id="wallets-and-explorers">Wallets and Explorers</h2>
<ul>
<li>A new <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/myellawallet/bgfofdgebpphdhddggaggeafenegbjef">Chrome Extension Wallet</a> is being developed.</li>
<li>You can now use Trezor hardware wallet through the <a href="https://ellaism.github.io/ellawallet">Web Wallet</a> interface.</li>
<li>@Riddlez666 is working on a desktop wallet called <a href="https://github.com/ellaism-io/ellagem">ellagem</a>.</li>
<li>A new <a href="https://explorer.ellaism.org">explorer</a> with transaction history was deployed. Works are now on restoring the contract validation functionality.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="pool-softwares-and-servers">Pool Softwares and Servers</h2>
<ul>
<li>We spent some time on setting up proper monitoring and alert system for <a href="https://ellaism.org">ellaism.org</a> servers. The explorer, Ellaism Dev Pool, BTC relay fetchd and the JSON API has been running stably without major interruption for over a month.</li>
<li>A modified version of <a href="https://github.com/ellaism/community-pool">open-ethereum-pool</a> is released to support async share submission for multi-continental pool setups.</li>
<li>@DaCHRIS is actively maintaining the <a href="https://github.com/ellaism/community-pool">community-pool</a> repository.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="full-nodes">Full Nodes</h2>
<ul>
<li>Two new versions of <a href="https://github.com/ellaism/go-ellaism">go-ellaism</a> were released.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="websites-and-dapps">Websites and Dapps</h2>
<ul>
<li>@MakeMoneyOz is developing a <a href="http://vote.ellaism.io/">CarbonVote</a> dapp for Ellaism.</li>
<li>We released a new version of the website, with help from @Riddlez666, @plenarius, @alantucker and @wallermadev.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="community-and-finance">Community and Finance</h2>
<ul>
<li>Community Fund balance: 6,036 ELLA, maintained by @CountCryptula.</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/ellaism/meta/blob/master/finance/2017-11.md">Dev Fund Financial Report</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://imgur.com/gallery/aumlS">ellaism.org November Traffic Stats</a>.</li>
<li>Ellaism now has a <a href="https://board.ellaism.io/">Discourse forum</a>.</li>
<li>@Riddlez666 created a <a href="https://trello.com/b/JpFbNLdB/ellaismorg">Trello board</a> for organizing Ellaism-related issues.</li>
<li>Many developers volunteered to join, including @DaCHRIS, @Riddlez666, @WallerMaDev, @alantucker, @MakeMoneyOz and @Hawking.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="exchanges-and-ecosystems">Exchanges and Ecosystems</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://bisq.network/">Bisq</a>, a decentralized P2P exchange, added Ellaism support.</li>
</ul>Ellaismhttps://ellaism.orgA lot of new things happened in the Ellaism community this month. Here is a list of what’s in the works and what’s planned in the near-term future. As a cryptocurrency without pre-mine or dev fees, we need your help. Join the Discord server and learn how to get involved in Ellaism developments.