This newsletter offers a guide to Komodo stakeholders by gathering the resources they may need. It highlights recent developments, ecosystem insights, food for thought, and more!
In this edition ⤵️
WalletConnect
Cosmos Integration
Trading Protocol Upgrade (TPU)
Protocol Version
Zero DEX Fee
KMD Burn
SIA Testing Framework
Pirate (ARRR) Swaps
Liquidity Routing
“...Trump’s crypto task force should work with as much enthusiasm as DOGE…”
Komodo CTO Kadan Stadelmann shared his opinion in an article about the Crypto market regarding USA .
I graduated with a B.Tech in Engineering Physics and love solving problems. When I find an interesting problem, I scour all the available information for possible solutions and don't rest till I either solve it or know that people with more time and smarts than me have tried and failed :D .
I first learned about Cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin specifically) in 2014, but didn't think much of it other than "Interesting tech!". Later, in 2018, I came across an article about the Mt. Gox hack and how Centralized Exchanges are security holes. Then, I started reading about alternative solutions and came across Atomic Swaps and DEXs, which led me to Komodo. After discussing the Atomic Swap tech with the team and community for several days, I was convinced this was the real deal and left it at that.
A few days later, I came across a discussion about the 51% attack problem, and there was Komodo once again, having solved it through dPoW. I was very fascinated and came back to the Komodo live chat server (Slack at that time) and started asking more questions and requesting links to documentation.
While I was reading the documentation, I found that while the tech was cutting edge and most of it documented properly, it was scattered across GitHub wikis of multiple repositories and various websites.
When I complained about this difficulty in access, I was offered the task of improving it 😃 , which I gladly accepted and completed. I was offered the job to maintain and add to the documentation a few days later (around May 2018).
Since then, I was a part of the Komodo Team and helped in various ways, including testing, documenting new tech, end-user support, maintaining backend infra for various websites, implementing new sites that are responsive and SEO optimized, etc. While Web Development, Support remain my major tasks today, I also created various tools that make testing and introduction to Komodo easier.
A section on how the community can contribute to Komodo.
For Developers:
For Community Members:
TaskOn
We joined forces with TaskOn to launch a marketing campaign with a $500 USDT prize. The recent campaign has ended, but we’ll continue to run campaigns via TaskOn.
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A fun crossword puzzle that tests Komodo and general crypto knowledge.
1- Solve it
2- Join our Discord
3- Share the answer at #general
The CryptoKitties Congestion (December 2017)
CryptoKitties was a blockchain game on Ethereum that let users buy, collect, breed, and sell virtual cats as NFTs. In December 2017, it unexpectedly went viral:
The incident became known as "the CryptoKitties congestion" and served as a wake-up call about blockchain scalability limitations. If a simple game about collectible cats could paralyze Ethereum, it wasn't ready for mainstream adoption. This event accelerated the development of scaling solutions and demonstrated the concept that would later fuel the 2021 NFT boom.
A detailed explanation of a few crypto terms in each issue.
FEW
Few is short for "few understand". Like "probably nothing" it is polite FOMO. "MOMA bought a punk. Few"
FLIPPING
Flipping can have two distinct meanings in the crypto world.
We’ve never been more confident that the Crypto movement will drive the future of society. It has never been a more exciting point to get involved in Komodo and seize the DeFi.
If you are committed to DeFi and are interested in collaborating with or getting involved in Komodo, join our Discord now, and let’s connect!