Antelope Spotting, a new sport originating in September of 2022 drawing nostalgic trackers through the new year and returning for legendary Leaping events. Pop go the tokens for ENFers. Roadies prepare, this is the real deal. IBC, the next Leap for blockchain, finds a now solution in EOS. Come to a Yield+ project- it’s time. Antelope sure covers a lot of ground; there’s a lot more to see down there.
The Week After the First Antelope Spotting
Antelope was announced as the brand to replace EOSIO last week. The final release of the version 3.1 (termed Leap) appears on schedule for the September 21 launch. With a runway landing in sight, ENF founder and CEO Yves La Rose provided the community with specifics in a Twitter thread:
…rebuilding a vision that was largely lost under its previous leadership. …now it's impossible to ignore #TheNewEOS!
If EOS Antelope Leap 3.1 is impossible to ignore, imagine the added attention from:
- EVM
- DeFi liquidity program
- IBC
Furthermore, GameFi’s action oriented community may be the use case that proves EOS superiority:
…(55%) of GameFi users are on $EOS + $WAX for a reason! …infinite scalability and high throughput…
Yves also confirmed that talent and positive sentiment are returning to the ecosystem. Loss of talent due to a lack of incentive to innovate was among the most voiced concerns during the B1 era. For a deeper dive, view the Yves interviews on Fireside Chat and Coffee with Legends. Note too Everstake’s testnet node upgrade to 3.1.0-rc4.
ENF on Tour
‘No stone unturned’ became the ENF’s overriding theme in the wake of B1. Complaints over B1’s lack of enthusiasm no longer clouds mainnet discourse. Each new ENF project, working group, and initiative are distinctly analyzed for what they bring to the ecosystem. In terms of promotion, Leap 3.1 months long marketing effort seems systematically developed. With 20+ major conferences scheduled, the “new” EOS go-to-market strategy includes:
- Sponsorships
- Exhibition Booths
- Keynote Speeches
- Panel Discussions
- Technical Workshops
- Business Development
IBC, DUNE, and Helios’ Discovery Tool
Where D.U.N.E. changes how outside developers see EOS, Inter-Blockchain Communication promises to change how users interact with blockchains. You can still favor a blockchain, but the days of isolated P2P communities are coming to an end. EOS’ speed and agility make this possible. Leap 3.1 makes IBC a reality. Yves La Rose reassured the community that:
…IBC is coming, and it’s coming soon.
He talked about new possibilities, using the example of WAX NFTs operating on EOS. The vision for Antelope is:
...one massive, interconnected blockchain…
Antelope leverages use cases from independent chains while maintaining sovereignty. Combine IBC with DUNE's streamlined app development and EOS’ future is brightest among blockchains. EOS Support asked the community to share their early experiences with DUNE. Also note Helios’ announcement of Discover EOSIO.
Pop Tokens for the Community
The new EOS on Leap 3.1 will bring a wealth of opportunities to the community. Yield+ likely grabs early headlines- even before the consensus upgrade. Pop Tokens, while unrelated, illustrate just how much change is coming to the mainnet. An NFT-based reward program, Pop Tokens incentivize engagement while offering value to participants. Read the Pop Token Guide to find out more about how to earn from being an active community member. Just sign up with your EOS account (note that signups may only be available during the weekly Fireside Chats on Wednesday between 3-5pm UTC -4).
TrustEVM Hackathon Update
Where the EOSIO+ Coalition broadens mainnet applications, TrustEVM provides opportunities for the whole Antelope (EOSIO) ecosystem. EVM stands for Ethereum Virtual Machine. EOS’s version of an EVM bridge is termed the Trust Network (or just TrustEVM). Initial benefits of TrustEVM expect to include offloading Ethereum and paying for fuel costs with EOS. The TrustEVM GameFi Hackathon is ongoing into its second week. The first round continues through September 12 with a prize pool of $150,000. Registration remains open at DoraHacks.
Yield++Recovery+ Confirmed for HODLrs Rewards
A primary factor in the devaluation of EOS is a lack of liquidity. Enter Yield+, a liquidity incentive program coming to the EOS ecosystem on August 28. Yves La Rose addressed Yield+ in a Twitter thread. Its goal:
...is to boost DeFi activity on $EOS, grow TVL, and give holders more yield-generating opportunities.
Yield+ supports 11 protocols with over $22M in total locked value (TVL). A contract account will be needed to register a project on Yield+. Users will be glad to know that all registered projects must also enroll with Recover+. Thus, EOS doesn’t just gain the best liquidity advantage, but also the most secure DeFi solution in the space.
EOS Rate 2.0
Among the most trusted EOS metric tools is EOS Rate. This week, EOS Costa Rica released version 2 of EOS Rate. Its list of improvements include:
- Rating comments
- Comment likes/dislikes
- Redesigned homepage
The site also underwent “significant performance updates & general bug fixes”. Promote your favorite BPs on EOS Rate. EOS Costa Rica was co-founded by Edgar Fernandez, a former Eden on EOS Chief Delegate. The organization develops custom blockchain solutions among other business services. In addition to EOS Rate, EOS Costa Rica runs:
- a standby block producer with over 10 million votes
- EOSIO Dashboard
- EOSIO Spend Explorer (in development)
- LAChain
- Edenia
Eden on EOS
Anchor wallet means as much to EOS users as any other app. This week, its founder and former Chief Delegate, Aaron Cox, joined the weekly Fireside Chat (clip) to reveal things to come. Team Helios seems to be positioning itself ahead of the Leap 3.1 launch. Helios hosted a Twitter discussion on Antelope, Yield+, Eden and other things EOSIO. With the 5th Helios Incubator Light program now taking applications, the time is ripe for Eden projects to expand. Operating quietly in the background is the Eden NFT working group. In-development, standardized Eden NFTs were sent out to members the last two weeks. They are backed by EOS. That's in addition to the EOS and Eden tokens earned for attending Eden fractal meetings. Join us on Eden discord and GoFractally to see how the community prepares to Leap into the future. Here’s the list of regularly scheduled community events and info:
- Third Term CDs meeting #7
- Eden Town Hall #11 (last week)
- Mandel meeting #29
- Antelope Coalition+ (August 18th meeting) working group progress update
- Top 5 Moments of the Week
- Fireside Chat Q&A
- The Giveaway Show
- Daily news by EOS Vision
- EOS, fractally and Eden weekly recaps on telegram
Fractally: Addendum Update Vote Next Week, 5 Fractals?
Next week’s meeting is scheduled to vote on an update to Addendum I: Interim Group Consensus Process. It’s the next step to getting the Genesis fractal aligned with core principles of the Fractally whitepaper. Last week there were 3 ‘official’ fractals alongside the blossoming Bitshares team. At least 3 new members committed to forming a Bitshares team on the Genesis fractal. The Bitshares fractal itself aims to grow in accord with standard practices through Fractally deployment. The expectation is that, once deployed, independent fractals will be more able to customize features without degrading the consensus mechanism. This week, Fractal de Habla Hispana held its first meeting. Jorge Ramos, a key figure in founding the new fractal, describes the vision as:
En este fractal se reencuentran personas de pueblos hermanos, unidos por una misma lengua y por historias que se sobrelapan de mil maneras las unas sobre las otras. Acá nos reencontramos para, desde el frío antártico hasta el húmedo calor del caribe, cruzando por la mítica Cordillera Andina y la salvaje Amazonía contribuir, de a una reunión a la vez, lo que será el destino de nuestros pueblos.
So that makes for a total of 5 developing fractals, with the Genesis and Eden fractals leading the way in terms of trial-and-error approaches from which the others can draw. Of course, the Genesis fractal will make or break Fractally's future. However, the Eden fractal has already looked into streamlining EdenOS for more fractallyesk purposes (i.e. weekly, rather than seasonal, meetings). Note that EOS Respect (an EOS Support initiative) also works to adapt EdenOS. Alien Worlds, Bitshares, and Hispana fractals have expressed desires to add their own style to the fractal ecosystem. If you visit the “Fractals” page on GoFractally, you'll see several other fractals (BTC, ETH, Telos, etc.) that, because of their differences (e.g. PoW, PoS, etc.) may choose to further alter Fractally software. A lot of speculation without even a finished demo- seems a very good sign. Each fractal below offers their own participation rewards across different chains:
- Genesis (independent) - learn consensus fundamentals
- Eden (EOS) - contribute to the mainnet
- Alien Worlds (WAX) - a gaming DAO experiment
- Bitshares (on its takeoff roll) - exchange on seasoned DPoS tech
- Hispana (held first recorded meeting - for Spanish speakers
For those wanting to learn more, check out recent Hive articles by merivercap and highsteam1900. Join the discussion, make contributions, and inquire here.
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