Everything EOS Weekly Report — February 7

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This week includes:

• Audit+ Blue Paper
• Ted Cahall Joins the ENF
• Fractally’s Brand Identity and Mandel 3.0 RC 1
• /rants: “Growing Pains” & “EOSIO Unity”
• Pomelo Season 2: ENF Matching Funds = US $888,888.88
• Helios Rising Incubator Reports Week 3
• Bywire Interviews : Randall Roland of EOS Support
• EOStarter Partners with EOS Costa Rica
• ChallengeDAC V8 Update

Audit+ Blue Paper

Written by Sentnl & Slowmist, this Audit+ Blue Paper is written in such a way that even non-technical people can appreciate and understand the content.

The paper highlights the research that was done and proposes some initiatives to improve the overall security of EOSIO blockchain. There are 5 main sections to the paper, which are as follows:

• Current solutions that exist in the community
• Solutions that are demanded by the community
• Equivalent work done in other ecosystems
• A list of initiatives that could improve the EOS ecosystem
• A list of recommendations to the foundation on the best course of action

Ted Cahall Joins the ENF

On Sunday the 6th of February, Bywire News broke the news that Ted Cahall, former Block.one Chief Operating Officer, has been officially hired by the EOS Network Foundation to fulfill the same role.

On top of bringing with him a deep understanding of EOS/EOSIO/Mandel, Ted Cahall’s work experience includes impressive positions such as Corporate Vice President of Microsoft, Divisional President at Time Warner, CTO at CNET Networks and Vice President of Bank of America.

As one of his roles as COO, Ted will be overseeing all of the ENF sponsored working group initiatives and has already began participating in the EOSIO+ WG last week.

Fractally’s Brand Identity and Mandel 3.0 RC 1

Last week the Fractally team released the Mandel 3.0 RC1 update to the EOSIO code along with some more branding materials, such as the above video.

As promised in their roadmap published on December 19th, 2021, Fractally released Mandel 3.0 on Github on January 31st. Mandel 3.0 will:

• Enable larger contracts that run faster than ever.
• Enable more powerful data access and proofs for IBC via “action return values”.
• Set the foundation for smart-contracts to pay for transactions on behalf of users.
• Give the ability to read the contract version of another account, which helps with security and performance, through the “get code hash” feature.

While on the topic of Fractally, James Mart, who recently joined the Fractally team, has published a video showcasing his use of the new smart-contract writing tool built by Fractally called CLSDK.

James Mart also recently published a /Rant on the topic of exchange voting and mechanism neutrality.

/rants: “Growing Pains“ & “EOSIO Unity”

In this first #EndRant — Yves discusses the challenges of staffing the ENF with knowledgeable individuals, passionate about the EOS ecosystem, who can handle the immense pressure, workload, & responsibilities that such a role demands.

If after watching this video, you believe you have what it takes to join the ENF, then please reach out to them at careers@eosn.foundation and let them know what you would bring to the team!

In his next #EndRant — Yves La Rose discusses the value of unity and collaboration between EOSIO chains and touches on the scope of the work currently being undertaken by the EOSIO+ working group towards this end.

Pomelo Season 2 Matching Funds = US $888,888

Following the success of the first season, the ENF has announced that a whopping $888,888 in matching funds will be available for Pomelo Season 2, which marks a 77% increase from Season 1! Get your grant application ready and your public good project could earn a share of these matching funds! Season 2 launches in March.

Be sure to follow Pomelo on Twitter to stay up to date on all the latest promotions, including the upcoming Pomelo Season 2 NFT series!

Helios Rising Incubator Reports: Week 3

This week the Helios Incubator Light focused on the “growth” model that can be leverage for building better pitch decks by focusing on User Experience, Marketing and Product. Helios covered topics such as the problem-solution-fit, go to market strategy and the financial model for all 10 participating projects.

Bywire Interviews : Randall Roland of EOS Support

In this Bywire News video interview, we get to dive deep into the EOS Support project as they answer questions such as “What is the role of EOS Support?” and “How does it differ from EOS Bees?”.

Randall Roland, CEO of EOS Support, explains all things EOS Support, what we can expect in the future, and also shares some insights into the life of the man himself. Hot on the heels of EOS Support’s successful Pomelo raise, and Randall’s election victory as an Eden on EOS Chief Delegate, Randall discusses in detail his journey with EOS.

EOStarter Partners with EOS Costa Rica

EOStarter has announced that they’ve partnered with EOS Costa Rica in order to build their Token Sale Smart Contract. As promised in their Season 1 Pomelo pitch, the smart contract will be open-sourced and available for anyone to leverage. The team expects to share more updates in March.

ChallengeDAC V8 Update

ChallengeDAC Version 8 has been released on Android and iOS and now features the ability to earn referrals when recommending the app to friends.

This week, to show off the power of ChallengeDAC challenges, the team setup a small challenge on our weekly Discord Fireside Chat. Challenge accepted!

This challenge led to a few new users joining the server and jumping into the fireside chat with us.

EOS Network

The EOS Network is a 3rd generation blockchain platform powered by the EOS VM, a low-latency, highly performant, and extensible WebAssembly engine for deterministic execution of near feeless transactions; purpose-built for enabling optimal web3 user and developer experiences. EOS is the flagship blockchain and financial center of the EOSIO protocol, serving as the driving force behind multi-chain collaboration and public goods funding for tools and infrastructure through the EOS Network Foundation (ENF).

EOS Network Foundation

The EOS Network Foundation (ENF) is a not-for-profit organization that coordinates financial and non-financial support to encourage the growth and development of the EOS Network. The ENF is the hub of the EOS Network, harnessing the power of decentralization as a force for positive global change to chart a coordinated future for EOS.