News

From Obyte Wiki

Very brief headline items only, with links to each announcement, usually on Bitcointalk as a permanent record.

2020

  • Mar 5: Version 3.0.2 released (mandatory, bug fix)[1]
  • Feb 25: Version 3.0.1 released (mandatory, bug fix)[2]
  • Feb 19: Version 3.0.0 released, preparatory to activating AAs on mainnet in approx 2 weeks[3]
  • Feb 6: PolloPollo announced as the 4th default witness (order provider)[4]

2019

  • Dec 27: Bosch Connectory announced as the 3rd default witness (order provider)[5]
  • Sep 25: Version 2.8.0 released[6]
  • Aug 7: The first Ocademy (Obyte Academy) student graduates[7]
  • Aug 5: Sports oracle updated to work with Autonomous Agents[8]
  • Aug 1: "What's next for Obyte" blog launched[9]
  • Jul 18: Autonomous Agents protocol upgrade released on Testnet[10]
  • Jun 11: Version 2.7.2 released[11]
  • Apr 30: Obyte Foundation Establishment announced[12]
  • Apr 20: Version 2.7.0 released. Includes prosaic contracts.[13]
  • Apr 16: 2nd independent witness candidate announced[14]
  • Apr 10: New method of identity verification launched for residents of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and e-residents of Estonia.[15]
  • Jan 17: Byteball rebranded to Obyte[16]

2018

  • Dec 12: Announced third Byteball Use-a-thon, a Bot War[17]
  • Dec 1: Byteball developer resources site launched at https://developer.byteball.org[18]
  • Oct 15: Smart Vouchers for Real Name Attestation introduced[19]
  • Oct 14: Filter added to Explorer[20]
  • Sep 23: Dice bot added to the Bot Store[21]
  • Sep 23: Version 2.6.0 released. Includes ability to hide unused and junk assets[22]
  • Aug 28: Nousplatform ICO added to Bot Store[23]
  • Aug 23: Release of grant-funded Byteball.js, the JavaScript library for Byteball[24]
  • Aug 20: Version 2.5.0 released, includes sending to @username[25]
  • Jul 27: Version 2.4.2 released, includes full backup and restore for iOS[26]
  • Jul 16: Version 2.4.1 released, a bugfix to handle the causes of the network crash July 13-15[27]
  • Jul 12: Wallet version 2.4 released. Includes sending money to Steem username and spending unconfirmed funds[28]
  • Jul 10: General Roadmap published, including funding for 18 months using one third of undistributed funds[29]
  • Jul 2: Apple finally approved Byteball wallet for their iOS App Store[30]
  • Jun 23: Wallet version 2.3 released. Includes sending blackbytes as textcoins[31]
  • Jun 7: Added team member Valerius Coppens (@Suirelav) as Head of Marketing and Strategy Development[32]
  • May 29: Added Private Chat Room bot to the Bot Store[33]
  • May 28: Added Exchange Bot for Dual-Chain Tokens to the Bot Store[34]
  • May 26: Added Milan Horvarth to the team as Community Manager[35]
  • May 11: Added team members Elena Tairova (Communications/PR) and Luke Angell (Partnerships/Events)[36]
  • May 8: Added @usb.ve (Simón Bolívar University, Venezuela) as white-listed email domain for attestation[37]
  • May 8: Announced first Byteball Use-a-Thon, at Simón Bolívar University in Caracas, Venezuela[38]
  • Apr 26: Added World Community Grid linking bot to the Bot Store[39]
  • Apr 20: Added Accredited investor attestation bot to the Bot Store[40]
  • Apr 12: Added "Buy Bytes with Visa or Mastercard" bot to the Bot Store[41]
  • Apr 4: Paul Murray (@byteballjesus) added to team as Head of Digital Content[42]
  • Mar 26: Launching a Telegram quiz bot that rewards a pass with $5 in Bytes[43]
  • Mar 23: Exchange bot for ICOs added to the Bot Store[44]
  • Mar 20: Wallet version 2.2 released. Includes sending funds to multi-addresses and directly to attested emails[45]
  • Feb 18: March 2 and future airdrops terminated[46]
  • Feb 15: SilentNotary ICO added to Bot Store[47]
  • Jan 26: Free fun-coins faucet added to Bot Store[48]
  • Jan 18: Byteball partners with Jumio to offer secure identity verification, which can be linked to a Byteball address and used on demand[49]
  • Jan 13: 1000 x $10 in textcoin to go to World Crypto Economic Forum attendees[50]
  • Jan 13: Eli Taranto now onboard as PR and Marketing director.[51]
  • Jan 8: How to mass send textcoins using MailChimp.[52]
  • Jan 7: First name-registry recognized by the main hub. Reg policy.[53]
  • Jan 7: Our ICO bot now supports BTC and ETH.[54]
  • Jan 3: CFD Trading (Trustful) bot added to bot store.[55]
  • Jan 3: Wallet version 2.1 released.[56]

2017

  • Dec 14: Textcoins enabled in server-side wallets for bulk emails.[57]
  • Dec 9: Wallet version 2.0 released.[58]
  • Nov 21: Sports Oracle now supports UFC.[59]
  • Nov 14: Byteball-Altcoin Exchange Bot added to Bot Store[60]
  • Nov 11: Wallet version 1.11.3 released[61]
  • Nov 3: First real-world project with ICO on platform: TitanCoin[62]
  • Oct 18: Wallet version 1.11.0 released[63]
  • Oct 2: LuckyBytes lottery bot added to Bot Store[64]
  • Sep 29: Sports Betting bot added to Bot Store[65]
  • Sep 7: Slice&Dice MUD game bot added to Bot Store[66]
  • Sep 5: First Cashback merchants added[67]
  • Aug 27: Buy Blackbytes bot added to Bot Store[68]
  • Aug 25: Sports Oracle now supports MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL and soccer[69]
  • Aug 23: Wallet version 1.10.1 released[70]
  • Aug 23: Cashback API for merchants is ready[71]
  • Aug 7: Cashback program launched[72]
  • Aug 1: Wallet version 1.10.0 released[73]
  • Jul 29: Flight Delay Insurance bot added to Bot Store[74]
  • Jun 30: Wallet version 1.9.1 released[75]
  • Jun 22: Grants program launched[76]
  • Jun 5: Rosie chatbot added to Bot Store[77]
  • Jun 1: Bot Store launched[78]
  • Jun 1: Wallet version 1.9.0 released[79]
  • May 28: Crowdin now used for wallet translations[80]
  • May 19: Sports oracle P2P betting on soccer launched in Bot Store[81]
  • Apr 26: P2P insurance on smart contracts launched[82]
  • Apr 18: Wallet version 1.8 released[83]
  • Apr 7: P2P gambling using smart contracts launched[84]
  • Apr 5: Wallet version 1.7 released[85]
  • Mar 18: Binding payments to oracle-posted events launched[86]
  • Mar 18: Wallet version 1.6 released[87]
  • Mar 6: Wallet version 1.5 released[88]
  • Feb 22: Wallet version 1.4 released[89]
  • Feb 11: Wallet version 1.3 released[90]
  • Feb 10: Chinese WeChat group "Byteball 中国" launched[91]
  • Feb 3: Transaction Explorer now shows all blackbyte details as only "Hidden Payments"[92]
  • Feb 3: Wallet version 1.2 released[93]
  • Jan 19: Wallet version 1.1 released[94]
  • Jan 17: Byte-BTC Exchange bot now live[95]

2016

  • Dec 25: Live network launched. Wallet version 1.0[96]

External links

References

  1. ↑ https://github.com/byteball/obyte-gui-wallet/releases/tag/v3.0.2
  2. ↑ https://github.com/byteball/obyte-gui-wallet/releases/tag/v3.0.1
  3. ↑ https://medium.com/obyte/autonomous-agents-on-mainnet-ready-for-takeoff-d89b50e6d921
  4. ↑ https://medium.com/obyte/pollopollo-approved-to-become-a-default-witness-on-the-obyte-public-network-9ee32238142f
  5. ↑ https://medium.com/obyte/bosch-connectory-approved-as-obyte-witness-670845eb9e03
  6. ↑ https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1608859.msg52555921#msg52555921
  7. ↑ https://medium.com/obyte/meet-the-first-ocademy-workshop-graduate-133617202c
  8. ↑ https://medium.com/obyte/sports-oracle-for-autonomous-agents-96b56369168a
  9. ↑ https://medium.com/obyte/whats-next-for-obyte-b495cfbb698
  10. ↑ https://medium.com/obyte/introducing-autonomous-agents-6fe12fb12aa3
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  12. ↑ https://medium.com/obyte/obyte-foundation-is-established-c92a28d2d20e
  13. ↑ https://github.com/byteball/obyte-gui-wallet/releases
  14. ↑ https://medium.com/obyte/second-independent-witness-candidate-fabien-marino-d4e8dccadee
  15. ↑ https://medium.com/obyte/new-methods-for-identity-verification-3d5045287533
  16. ↑ https://medium.com/byteball/byteball-rebrand-the-next-step-to-real-world-adoption-6a0a924390de
  17. ↑ https://steemit.com/byteball/@byteball.org/introducing-the-great-byteball-bot-war
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