Beam - 2019 Week #7

Covering Feb. 11th 2019 - Feb. 17th 2019

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#Beam_News 🗞

• We have released a Beta of our Android Wallet (for Testnet)

• SmartDec published its audit of Beam code

• Discover Beam’s Lightning Position Paper

• Last week, the 5-millionth Beam was mined

• Alexander Zaidelson will speak about Privacy on Blockchain in Hong Kong, March 13-14, 2019 during Token 2049

#R&D_Updates 👨‍💻

• [research] One side payments

• [release] Beam Wallet for Testnet (#396 #399 #392 #397 #398)

• [release] Android Beta Testnet Wallet including:

  • Create a new wallet using seed phrase   (#7 #49)

  • Send and Receive Beams (#5)

  • Transaction history and UTXO screen (#40)

• [bug] Fixed several bugs #456

• [feature] We have worked on Wallet API integrations (#442 #323)

• [integration] Started integration with Trezor hardware wallet (in progress)

• 146 open issues and 316 closed issues

• 15 commits by 4 unique contributors

#Mining_updates ⛏

• Beam reached 60,000 Block Height last week

• Average Mining Difficulty: 265K

• Check here for Beam Mining Guide

• Need some help? Drop us a line at mining@beam.mw

#Product_updates 📱

• Beam has released its Testnet environment 

• Beam has released its Android Wallet Testnet Beta 1.0.5 

• We’ve been busy in finalizing a new version of our Official Block Explorer #7

#Reading/Videos/Podcasts_Materials ⏯

• Beam Wants to Split the Cryptocurrency Atom: Private for Everyone, Auditable If You Want It | by Breakermag

• ZK-TLV 0x03: Mimblewimble high level concepts and existing implementations | by Zero Knowldege

• The Litecoin Foundation Cooperating with Privacy-Centric Beam Project | by Neil Matthew

• BEAM: Búsqueda de privacidad y seguridad en la Blockchain | in Spanish by WhaleShares

• Altcoin ẩn danh Beam lên ý tưởng tích hợp Lightning Network vào giao thức Mimblewimble | in Vietnamese by Coin 68

• Mimblewimble Protocol Explained and Grin vs Beam Coin | in Hindi by Game of Bitcoins

• Beam setzt auf Lightning Network mit Mimblewimble, aber wie? Waves erhält Riesenauftrag? | in German by Blue Alpine Research

• Bit:Talk สัมภาษณ์สด อาจารย์พิริยะ ChalokeDotCom PoW vs PoS และ Mimblewimble | in Thai by Bit Investment

• Mimblewimbleに対応したライトニングネットワーク(Lightning Network)の実装 | in Japanese by Tomo Hiro Tagami

• 仮想通貨Beam、mimblewimble対応のLightning Networkを計画 | in Japanese by BTC News

• Money 2.0 Stuff: Saving face with Mimblewimble | by The Block Crypto

• A List Of Resources For Your Beam & Mimblewimble Research | by Bryan Colwell

• Mimblewimble Nedir? Yeni Kripto paralar; GRIN, BEAM, BITTORENT, ADAMANT MESSENGER | in Turkish by Kryptocu

#Community_Updates 👫

• Happy to welcome to PK Rasam from Victoria, Australia and Danish Mohiuddin from New Dehli, India, as our new ambassadors

• Private Mining Workshop in Kiev, Ukraine planing future cooperation with Blockchainhub.one

• Beam met its community in Seoul last week

• Our Ambassador Program is waiting for you to represent Beam in your region

#Upcoming_Events 🥂

• Beam Meetup in Tampa (FL) - February 18th, 2019

• AMA Session with BHEX community - February 19th, 2019

• Workshop Russian Hackers ::TestUpᵅ in Moscow - Feb. 21st. 2019

• Webinar in Russian - February 25st, 2019

• Slush Tokyo - Feb. 22-23rd 2019

• Meetup PortHarcourt, Nigeria - March 2nd 2019

• Meetup Lagos, Nigeria, March 3rd 2019

• Fintech Week Tel Aviv 2019, March 4-6th 2019

• Token 2049, March 13-14th 2019

• BlockchainUA Kiev, March 22nd 2019

• The 2nd ZKProof Workshop 2019, Berkeley (CA) - April 10-12th 2019

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