Foreword: This is the first installment of what I hope to be a regular occurrence. As we enter the tail-end of 2018, the Vechain network has grown from it’s first block back in late August to a full-fledged ecosystem with ICOs, dApps, and massive aspirations. To reach it’s full potential, I believe that the network needs the help of a strong community constructing and improving upon the infrastructure the Vechain Foundation has provided. In order to assist with this vision, I intend to regularly keep the community up-to-date with recaps, news, and original content highlighting the efforts of the community. In this way, we can support our third-party developers reach a larger audience, and educate the readers, allowing them to get the most out of the VechainThor Network.
Disclaimer: This information was curated from third-parties. Not all the companies and projects represented are officially associated with the Vechain Foundation. When using community solutions, always exercise caution and due diligence.
Fall was a busy time of year with the launch of a few important tools:
ThorBlock.io: ThorBlock.io is a pooling tool created by SafeHaven that uses smart contracts to allow contributors to pool VET for an ICO, private sale, or pre-sale on the VechainThor Network. Currently, Plair is running their public sale on ThorBlock, allowing users to contribute VET, which will be exchanged for PLA tokens at the conclusion of the sale. With nearly 70% contributed, it should only be a few more days before the sale has been complete and tokens are released to contributors.
An additional tool, called Thorpools, has been created to allow users to view what pools are being hosted on Thorblock at any current time. We look forward to the creation of additional pools as more ICOs and projects join the VechainThor network.
For a step-by-step guide to investing in the Plair ICO on Thorblock, click here.
Arkane Network Beta: To better facilitate dApp integration, Arkane Network added VechainThor to their list of online wallets. This allows users to create a new wallet on the blockchain, which can be securely linked to dApps such as ThorBlock.
For developers looking to integrate Arkane Network wallets with their website, they can request an API key here.
Vexchange Beta: This little dApp created by Monti Finance acts as a decentralized exchange by using smart contracts to switch VTHO to VET or vice versa directly from your mobile wallet. Just sending one to the smart contract address will result in it being nearly instantly swapped and returned. They have announced plan to integrate support for all VIP-180 tokens in the future, including Vechain’s ICOs.
Vechainstats.com: Created by a third-party developer, this handy website empowers users with a wealth of data for everything related to the VechainThor network. The website is constantly updated and is laid out in an attractive and user-friendly format.
Upcoming Releases:
Before 2018 comes to a close, we look forward to a few key developments.
The developers at Totient Labs have already brought us the Explore block explorer, ledger integration through Vault, and integration to the Ledger App.
They’ve now announced the upcoming closed beta for Comet, a native wallet for your web browser. It will be downloadable as a browser extension through the Chrome Web Store on launch, and will allow developers to build decentralized exchanges, non-fungible collectibles, and other dApps that require users to connect a wallet to the web browser. This is big news for people who are looking for the first wave of blockchain-based games and apps on the VechainThor Network. You can apply to be a member of the closed beta by submitting your info here.
Decentbet, one of Vechain’s first ICOs, has been teasing a peer-to-peer gaming platform scheduled to launch in Q4. Decentbet is an attractive project for third-party developers, who will be able to create their own games or events to wager on. To learn more about DecentBet, watch this video or visit their website.
One of the first and most dedicated third-party developers has been Raleigh_Ca. He has collaborated on a number of projects, including working with Safe Haven on their ThorBlock platform. I talked with him to get a better idea of the overall sentiment from a developer’s perspective.
Question: What are the benefits of developing on the VeChain Thor blockchain? What attracted you to it in the first place?
VeChain will undoubtedly be the blockchain of the future. As Sunny Lu told his daughter we will be using the VeChain Thor blockchain everyday without even knowing it. It is clear that a lot of thought and detail has been given into the tech that will power many different use cases in the future. We developers see this and want to be apart of it. Personally, I at least want to say in the future “I was apart of that”. To me that is the huge benefit.
This is what attracted me to VeChain. I’ve been apart of the crypto-space for a few years and I have never seen a party act as professional and have made as many strides since the release of Bitcoin. I am convinced VeChain will succeed.
Question: What are some challenges that VeChain needs to overcome to create a thriving community of third-party developers?
I’ve worked on and with a number of groups who were very excited to help the community and even go as far as try to help the foundation. Granted the foundation has been doing an excellent job on their end with forging partnerships and developing the infrastructure that will power the blockchain of the future, we developers can help. We are at the ground level, we have our fingers on the pulse of the community because we are the community. We want to help, be it with an easy VTHO to VET exchange or redesigning the VeChain website.
The foundation has done a really great job in the past supporting their community with things like Early Bird X Node Rewards, the X Node Program itself, the videos they produce, and even the level of security put into the app that sits on our very phones. It is my hope that the community continues their support with [the foundation] potentially showcasing the awesome work we developers create for them and the community. It takes a village and we are here to help!
I also think something like a hackathon would be received well within the community.
Do you have any future development plans you could let us in on? What are you most excited about?
I started out developing for the community because I wasn’t going to wait for someone else to do it when I can do it myself. I have a stake in VeChain and I’m going to do my part to help, as little as it may be lol.
Luckily my developments have caught the attention from some movers and shakers in the community. I have advised a number of development teams looking to build on VeChain. I think we will see some really interesting projects in the future.
One of the most interesting projects I am currently working on is the first dapp built on VeChain, the decentralized exchange Vexchange. We have some really interesting stuff coming that I think the community will like. Also the guys at SafeHaven and ThorBlock are definitely doing some interesting stuff. Keep an eye out for their future releases.
Things like Arkane and Comet are going to really push this space forward. With the release and future release of those applications I have begun to work on a file sharing and advertising app that I think will be really interesting. Don’t kill me if i don’t get these out soon. They have lower priority than, for instance, working on an app with SafeHaven.
You can support or contact Raleigh_CA by following him on Twitter.
This concludes the November update. As stated before, this is a conceptual idea, and I hope as more third-party developers enter the ecosystem, I can continue to promote their projects while educating the commuting.
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