Eden on EOS Elects New Delegates
One gets the feeling that the Eden on EOS community feels a bit more comfortable these days. Its mission and scope is a bit clearer. There's so much change happening around EOS. From Antelope, an EOS EVM, and the development team (fractally) that brought us EdenOS software, dealing with change at such an early stage would challenge any governance system. Recently departing CDs got off to a rocky start, but ended up delivering more than maybe any other group. Building upon the success of previous terms is how it should be. Get an overview of the the 3rd term CD accomplishments by watching the final (active) meeting. As for the new CDs, they are:
- Xavier Fernandez (EOS Costa Rica)
- Rieki Cordon (serving the "Regenerative Renaissance")
- Waxa (EOS Marketing - EOSM)
- Jesse Jaffe (EOS Bees)
- Chris Barnes (Helios)
By next week the community should have a good idea of what each hopes to accomplish. Note that Chirs Barnes is the most re-elected CD Eden has seen. For those interested in joining Eden on EOS, check out the Eden Community website.
ENF on Tour and Leap Update: v3.2.0-rc1
This week the ENF found itself at the Belfast conference with Ziasan. DeFi and general info about Antelope were among the topics discussed. Zaisan will also join the ENF at the Future Blockchain summit in Dubai next week. The community just glimpsed another small Leap upgrade with version 3.2.0 (release candidate 1). Unlike the fix following Leap’s debut on EOS’ independence day, v3.2-rc1 introduces new features. According to an ENF tweet, the update delivers:
- New cleos sub-commands
- Backports previous EOSIO
- Introduces leap-util for node users
- Other performance enhancements
Here’s the release candidate on Github. Get a more detail overview of the upgrade by watching EOS Leap meeting #34. For those looking to revisit TOKEN2049 check out the video of Yves discussing taking the power back through the community’s takeover of the mainnet.
Trust EVM Update: Roadmap and Delayed Release
The community had hoped to see an EOS EVM within a month following EOS independence day (Antelope Leap launch). Unfortunately, networking with the Ethereum community will have to wait until Q1 of 2023. The Trust EVM team updated its roadmap this week. The first test of the EVM is now planned for December. EOS Go provided more details in Trust EVM Delays Launch for 2023. For those that watched the TOKEN2049 panels, it was clear that Antelope is ahead of the game, well ahead. The ongoing EVM+Ideathon continues through November. So there’s no reason to rush Trust EVM. Delaying the launch also gives hackathon participants more time to better present their projects to an Ethereum community seeing EOS for the first time.
Pomelo Season 4 Announced
Pomelo Season 4 is here! Well, not yet. Applications open in about a month (November 14). The community did find out how much the new matching pool will be. It's a bit more than last season at just under $400k. Remember, Pomelo is all about developing public goods. For more details on what to expect and how to get involved, read the team’s blog post: Pomelo Season 4: What You Need to Know. BTW, that first statement wasn’t entirely inaccurate; the adventure to collect season 4 NFTs begins on October 11. Also, if you were among the top contributors, you may have earned a badge that can be blended into an NFT.
Zero Knowledge Proof Smart Contracts
Functional privacy solutions, a concept gaining momentum on the mainnet. First ZEOS’ built-in privacy via transactions, and now zero knowledge proofs by EOS Rapid. This means that communication with smart contracts can occur without disclosure. It’s unclear as to the extent of operations that zkSNARKS allows. But one thing is certain, the EOS community takes useful innovations and expands upon them. EOS Rapid is a top 21 block producer. It described zero knowledge proofs:
“... #snarkjs and #circom compatible #zkSNARK enabled contracts for $EOS…”
Watch a basic tutorial of how to create your first zero knowledge proof enabled smart contract on EOS. Here’s the Github readme. The project was funded by the Open Assets Standards Foundation.
GenerEOS Introduces Qtest (JavaScript)
JavaScript is the most popular programming language in the world. GenerEOS just announced Qtest:
“...an open-source Javascript/Typescript-based Antelope smart-contract testing framework…”
The GenerEOS team thanked both the ENF and Pomelo for the opportunity. Qtest will make EOS development a lot more attractive. While C++, EOS’ native coding language, is well known, a JavaScript smart contract option expects to significantly accelerate growth. JavaScript makes building on EOS attractive to more developers. Both the mainnet and ecosystem expect to benefit from Qtest.
Team Fractally’s Psibase
Outside of recent documentation (also see Github), not much is known about Psibase. At this point, Team Fractally’s newly presented vision is easiest understood by developers. From what’s been said, Psibase may be best suited for app hosting and development. Here’s an October 1 thread from Dan Larimer. Read veteran developer Matt Langston’s review of the project. As for fractal governance, the team maintains interest, but won’t support a token until there’s regulatory clarity. Of course, the possibility of a future token will also need to protect member liability. Liability protection is much harder when members are on video. The lack of privacy was another primary reason for discontinuing the token plan.
Eden on EOS: The Start of the 4th Term
Even with team Fractally moving away from a governance solution, the Eden on EOS fractal presses on. Dedicated EdenOS developers are actively being sought. Friends of Eden help maintain elections and provide modest development. This week was the final (active) meeting of third-term CDs. Past delegates have aided the transition of new ones. For information about the new CD’s, revisit the first section (above). EdenElections.com is a side project that may better serve the community in organizing future elections. Thenewlegend proposed a member directory. Beware of a Twitter scam alert. Bywire published an article, Eden - Changing the Election Game, in honor of the fourth Eden election. Another article of interest might be Mastering EOS: A Practical Guide For Beginners and Advanced. Below are dedicated providers of mainnet community information:
- Third Term CDs meeting #13
- Leap #33
- Antelope Coalition meeting for September 29
- Fireside Chat
- The Giveaway Show
- Daily news by EOS Vision
- EOS / Eden weekly recaps on telegram
In addition to the above resources, Bywire regularly posts EOS current events and Helios hosts weekly discussions on emerging topics.
Community Chatter
https://twitter.com/EOS_Nation/status/1575865778779222016
https://eosnetwork.com/blog/everything-eos-weekly-report-october-1/
https://twitter.com/devpost/status/1576966243084636160
https://twitter.com/EOS_Nation/status/1576965491134193666
https://twitter.com/eossupportio/status/1576935110456352769
https://twitter.com/gilesmanly/status/1578379622630277122
https://twitter.com/AlfredodeCandi1/status/1576963458842898432
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