Greetings from the Shardeum Team!
Hope you had an incredible month of August ๐
Reflecting on all the amazing work done by the Shardeum team this past August, we have quite a few achievements to share.
Hereโs how August looked for us โคต๏ธ
Diving deeper into the details๐
Sphinx Validator network(Betanet) was launched on February 2nd, 2023 by our co-founders Nischal Shetty and Omar Syed, and the public demo of Sphinx was viewed by over 2.5K people live!
Sphinx Validator 1.5.2.2 is LIVE now and our Betanet metrics for this month are:
In Juneโ23, we launched a new parallel testnet for developers and the community, called the Sphinx Dapp in addition to the existing Sphinx network for validators. In just 70 days, we are at 1M transactions, more than 120k accounts and over 15k smart contracts! ๐
Sphinx Dapp Metrics
The roadmap outlines a comprehensive view of the crucial features that need to be completed to ensure a successful mainnet launch.
With each feature categorized, described, and assigned tentative go-live dates for both the Sphinx Dapp and Sphinx Validator, the roadmap offers a peek into the teamโs progress and plans.
We are excited to share the tentative tech roadmap with you here:
The Notion Board will updated regularly with the latest developments. We look forward to your participation in helping us shape the networkโs future.
Shardeumโs Head of Ecosystem, Greg Hemmer talked about Shardeumโs approach to solving scalability and growing our ecosystem alongside some of the amazing builders at Ignite Stanford during the Stanford Blockchain Conference!
Our team organized the first-ever #ProofOfCommunity event at the Stanford Blockchain Week in partnership with our amazing supporters from Axelar and Liquifi.
September is going to be full of amazing conferences! We are excited to meet you in person, let us know what all events you will be attending from below ๐
The “Proof Of Community Backpacking India” is a unique edition of the larger Proof of Community meetups, with a specific focus on introducing students to the world of Web3.
Here is the link to deep dive into specific city-wise timelines โ Proof Of Community – Backpacking India ๐
So far, we have been to 4 states and 10 colleges!!
We are a community of over 800k members across various social channels such as Discord, Twitter(or X), Telegram and Reddit!
Shardeum has become one of the fastest-growing testnets in the world with the support of our community. And this month we crossed 50K members on Telegram!
4. We have completed over 200 Proof of Community events and in August we organized 25 events across India, Nigeria, Kenya, and the Philippines!
Till now, we have done 5 episodes with over 1000 listeners and developers from amazing projects like The Sandbox, Immutable, Lighthouse, OKX, SupraOracles and many others have joined us to spread awareness around the decentralized world!
Check out the latest episode here ๐
1000 Shardeum Graduates: Our partner LearnWeb3 DAO, recently launched a mini-course on the basics of sharding & features of Shardeum where over 1000 Web3 enthusiasts completed the course and earned 2,000 XP & a badge each.
On a mission to empower students across India by introducing them to Web3 and blockchain technology, we launched Proof of Community Backpacking India, which was recently mentioned on several media channels such as Financial Express, Outlook India, CXO Today and India Education Diary.
Our Co-founder Nischal Shettyโs interview with Rolling Stone India
Blockchains are here to stay, and why India needs it – mentioned on ABP Live, one of the prominent media channels in India.
On the occasion of World Entrepreneurs Day, our Co-founder Nischal Shetty was mentioned by Entrepreneur Media as one of the key individuals to play a pivotal role in the world of Web3.
Shardeum is home to several researchers, engineers, content creators, designers, digital marketers, and Web3 enthusiasts. They are in charge of bringing a high level of decentralization to billions of people for a more equitable society.
If you are looking to build an application from social to DEX to any category, consider deploying your project on Shardeum
๐ https://shardeum.org/ecosystem/
๐ Shardeum Quickstart
The Shardeum Foundation will continue to make further improvements to both the Sphinx testnets. In the meantime, we would appreciate all the help from everyone to test out the Sphinx Validator 1.5.2 network.
๐ How to run a node?
We are hiring for new roles such as QA engineer, Security Engineer, Software Engineer and more! Check out our current Job Openings for more
๐ https://shardeum.org/careers/
Thatโs it for this month!
September is going to be filled with amazing events, key partnerships, expanding our community in the US & Singapore, and some solid progress on the Shardeum Sphinx Validator side which we cannot wait to share. ๐
Please reach out to [email protected] with any thoughts or questions!