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This is the #76th edition of the "Week through Adrian's Lenses" weekly Hive and crypto news roundup.
Let's see what we have for this week. We cover:
Hive
- Blocktrades
- Freechain
- Keychain
- Hive logins
- DBuzz
- SPK Network
- SoulKeep
- WOO
- Aachen
- HIVEED
Crypto
- Upbit
- SEC, Ethereum
Week on Hive
11 of 25 tracked posts made it to this week's issue of the "Week on Hive" roundup.
In the Spotlight
Blocktrades Team Development Report
First of all, some "wens"...
Version 1.27.7 of Hived (the blockchain nodes core software) is set to be released in July. During that release it is expected to be set the "trigger date" for Hard Fork 28 (when the hard fork will occur): September 24, 2024, 14:00 UTC, some time after HiveFest.
The WAX module (which introduces the possibility of calling Hived C++ code from Python and JavaScript) is slated to be released this month (within 2 weeks).
From this report we also have plenty more details about how the Hive 2nd layer lite accounts from Blocktrades will work. Quite interesting!
They will work via custom jsons (that was expected), Hive bridge accounts would be needed to broadcast transactions, and each lite account has an associated public key and a unique name in a certain namespace (there will be multiple namespaces).
Regarding namespaces, there is a default one ("la"), where names are associated on a "first come, first served" rule. There is a "hive" namespace, reserved for Hive 1st layer accounts, and other additional namespaces. They are thinking about namespaces for other blockchains or non-blockchain apps, such as google/facebook/twitter, etc. More details in a future report.
Marketing / Awareness / Branding
A Partnership Was Signed For Freechain
Galloping Entertainment will represent Freechain in the Global Film Market going forward, as we learn from this announcement.
Governance / Development / Dapps
Generate Revenue with Keychain Swap Widget
Hive Keychain created a widget for website owners that necessitates zero programming knowledge to integrate. Partners who integrate the widget can generate revenue from the partner fees (configurable between 0 and 1%).
What I wonder is if the widget can take custom styling (now or in the future), to better blend into a website theme, or if Keychain prefers to keep its standard color scheme. Maybe offer a few options to select from instead of allowing full customization? @stoodkev
All-in-One Hive Authentification (AIOHA)
This is an API that offers a common interface across different Hive login providers (Keychain, HiveAuth, HiveSigner, Ledger, Peak Vault). Doesn't make any difference to a regular user, but it will be of great use for developers, who won't need to code and maintain themselves different Hive login methods for their apps.
Behind the project is @techcoderx, who has the guidance and feedback from VSC, as we learn from a comment of @vaultec.
Encrypted Posts Coming from DBuzz
DBuzz will come up with an option to create encrypted posts that can only be viewed by the author's followers, once decrypted (each follower has its own decryption key). These posts will have rewards set to @null and will not be showed on the feeds of people who can't decrypt them.
Final SPK Network Testnet Sprint Began
As announced last week, this week started the last SPK Network testnet sprint. All one needs to know is in the video from the announcement.
Also from SPK Network, we have this week a post talking about SPK tokenomics and economy.
Games
Splinterlands Updates
SoulKeep will be launched on Tuesday!
Although SoulKeep was sold to Double Coconut, it will continue to be accessible via the Splinterlands interface and menu (for which Splinterlands has a revenue share deal with Double Coconut for using Splinterlands platform to operate the game).
Many other subjects were discussed during the town hall, but haven't yet become news...
The Summer of WOO...
Looks like WOO fans are are in for 3 months of great contests and prizes, licenses sold for DEC and SPS, token burns, and raffles. The announcement post is worth checking out even to only look at Aggy with the WOO belt. Like a true wrestling fan! Or champ?
Meetings / Events / Communities
Hive Meetup Aachen at the End of Next Week
@detlev made a quite extensive update with all the details about the meetup, including the presentations scheduled and something about the location. 25 to 30 attendees are expected plus 10-12 from various Web 3 groups around Aachen.
Last HIVEED Class
In this first part video, @danielvehe shared the impressions of his students at the end of the HIVEED course. Each of them said which was their favorite class from the year and why in short solo clips.
Week in the Crypto World
Upbit Denies the Possibility of Massive Delistings
A rumor regarding massive delistings from Upbit prior to Virtual Asset User Protection Act becoming effective in South Korea on July 19 spread in the crypto sphere. There was a list too. HIVE was on it. Upbit calls this list "baseless", as we find out from this source. Another Korean source talks about this in the same terms, mentioning that such lists often come up in the crypto sphere to foul investors.
Ok... so these are words, regardless of who says them. What has happened in reality? There was/is a strong selling pressure for a number of alts (listed on Upbit), and HIVE is one of them. If this is a coincidence or not, is anyone's guess...
The solution is: use DEXes more.
SEC Dropped Investigation into Ethereum Being a Security... For Now
That "for now" makes me think we shouldn't be very happy by the wins in the electoral year (unless they are irrevocable). We'll see what everyone thinks and does after elections are over and they safely secured another term (or the first one). The SEC simply can't make too much noise this year. Here's what happened.
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