November is over, and it’s time for an overview! This blog post will cover last month’s highlights, activities and achievements. We also release an update video on Twitter and our YouTube Channel. Let’s take a look at what’s been going on at ARK.io and within the ARK Ecosystem.
Last Month’s Highlights
New MarketSquare Partnerships
ARK.io and MarketSquare announced four new partnerships:
- 3Speak , taking our Top Tweet of the month, is a censorship-resistant video content delivery network.
Last Month’s Top Tweet.Today we are announcing our partnership with @3speakonline, a tokenized platform that encourages free speech and gives creators direct ownership over their content.https://t.co/tjge8rPxwK
— ARK.io (@ArkEcosystem) November 18, 2020
@HelloMSQ #ARK #partnership #3speak #hive #blockchain
- Magic.Link is a passwordless authentication developer SDK.
- VEEN is a data incentivization platform with a focus in southeast Asia.
- The Capital is a content publishing platform with user monitization and influencer marketing features built on top of it.
- MarketSquare partner Travala.com integrated ARK into its payment gateway during November, allowing users to pay with ARK on over 3 million travel products worldwide.
Join the conversations in the all-new MarketSquare Discord server .
ARK Core Release
The ARK Public Network saw a protocol upgrade to version 2.7.13 during November.
ARK Crypto Podcast Episode 100 & Contest
Podcast.ARK.io released its 100th episode in November. To celebrate, a month-long contest ran for the podcast with generous prizes from Delegates and organizations all over the ecosystem. We highlighted the contest with a video as well as a blog article .
Protokol Hiring Opportunity
Protokol, our subsidiary for enterprise Blockchain solutions, announced they are looking to hire a Business Development Consultant .
ARK Explorer 4.0 Articles & Devnet Launch
We published two articles on the upcoming ARK Explorer 4.0, titled ‘Explorer First Look’ and ‘Explorer Under the Hood.’ The redesign hit the ARK Development Network last month for testing.
Compendia Update
Powered by ARK, Compendia Network published an update article mentioning Core updates, a new game and software enterprise Data Access joining the Validators.
ADAN Activities
ARK.io is a founding member of ADAN, an association for fair Blockchain regulations, which held a webinar in November to present the results of a financial sector survey.
ARK Developer Workshop
ARK.io’s partner MLH hosted a virtual ARK workshop for developers.
GitHub Bounty Program
Three patched security disclosures were added to GitHub as part of our Development & Security Bounty Program .
ARK.io Open Positions
We are hiring more people, with six open positions available on ARK.io/Careers .
ARK Swapzone Integration
ARK is on Swapzone , a swap market aggregator that gives users the best deals among its partners. Last month, Swapzone tweeted about ARK being integrated on their platform.
What’s Next
In 2021, we plan to release new and refreshed products to create a unified experience across the ARK.io ecosystem. That includes Core v3, the Desktop and Mobile Wallets, MarketSquare, Deployer and Nodem. We believe these products combine to create one of the most robust and user friendly blockchain suites in the industry and it doesn’t stop there. We will continue to build and adapt our products to lead the industry in both user interface design and function in 2021 and beyond. Visit the ARK Roadmap to follow our development and see what else we have planned.
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