Beam - 2019 Week #9

Covering Feb. 25th 2019 - March 4rd 2019

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Beam Meetup in Beijing last week

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#Beam_News 🗞

• Beam London Meetup - The year ahead | March 9th 2019

• Launch of Beam’s Korean Blog

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

• Wallet API and Node Explorer API 2.0.4429 — Release notes

• Alexander Zaidelson was panelist during the Fintech Week Tel Aviv

#R&D_Updates 👨‍💻

• [release] Wallet API and Node Explorer API 2.0.4429 (#497, #499, , #500, #489, #488, #484)

• [release] Android Testnet Beta 2 (#17, #28, #29, #69 , #117)

• [feature] Payment proof (#415) in progress

• [feature] Atomic swap POC (#447) in progress

• [enhancement] Update syncing mechanism, to be faster and more effective (#454) in progress

• [documentation] Update API protocol and integration guide (#496)

• [documentation] Update CLI subcommands #487

• [bug] Fixed several bugs #480,  #501, #493

• [integration] Integration with Trezor hardware wallet  in progress

• [documentation]: Exchange Integration Guide

• [project] Started iOS wallet development (Github)

• 156 open issues and 342 closed issues

• 30 commits by 6 unique contributors

#Upcoming_Events 🥂

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

• Meetup Sevilla, Spain, March 6th 2019

• Meetup London, UK, March 9th 2019

• CIBTC Motril, Madrid, March 9th 2019

• Beam MW Blockchain Products Webinar + Q&A, March 11th 2019

• Blockchain in Finance featuring Beam, Stamford University, CT, March 12th 2019

• Token 2049, March 13-14th 2019

• Meetup Krakow, Poland, March 14th 2019

• Meetup PortHarcourt, Nigeria - March 16th 2019

• BlockchainUA Kiev, March 22nd 2019

• Beam Korea Meetup, March 23rd 2019

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

#Mining_updates ⛏

• Beam reached 85,000 Block Height last week

• Average Mining Difficulty: 200K

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

#Reading/Videos/Podcasts_Materials ⏯

• 3 Technical Proposals for Increasing Bitcoin’s Privacy | by Kathy Mitchell

• Titan V Cryptocurrency performance on PROGPOW GRIN ETH BEAM | a video by Bits Be Trippin’

• How does Mimblewimble work? | by Cryptonomist

• 빔을 소개합니다! | in Korean by Beam Korea

• Beam亚洲首场见面会：关于MimbleWimble和隐私币的那些事儿 | in Chinese by Hecaijing

• Was ist eigentlich Mimblewimble ? Kurz, knapp & auf DEUTSCH | a video in German by Finanzielle Freiheit dank Kryptowahrungen

• Mimblewimble ein protokoll fur die Zukunft | in German by FFD Academy

#Community_Updates 👫

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

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