| IOST Update: April 8th 2019 | | Hi ,
So much has happened since Mainnet launch 1 month ago. IOST has seen exponential growth of accounts and transactions, competing with the likes of ETH, EOS and TRON. A token buy back and lockup plan has been announced, details of the IOST "secret weapon" has been released, partnership with EHang and Civil Aviation of China, Binance Charity announcement and more. Read on for your full IOST update!
We are still accepting anyone interested in joining the ecosystem as Partner & Servi Nodes allowing you to earn from our massive reward pool, info below! | | | IOST Foundation Embarks on Token Buyback Program With Excess Company Profits | |  Today, on 2nd April 2019, to further cement the trust between the IOST Foundation and our community, IOST officially announces our Token Buyback Program, in addition to our Foundation Lockup Program.
Read the full announcement here. | | | Calling all IOST'ers! Join our ecosystem as a Servi or Partner Node and earn from our multi million $ Reward Pool | |  We encourage any and all people, teams, organisations and communities to join the IOST ecosystem as a Servi or Partner Node. Whether you are a developer, marketer, community member, evangelist, investor or anything else; if you want to be a part of the IOST ecosystem, you can join our program and earn rewards for your contribution. There is no cost to you or technical knowledge required and you can share in the IOST annual reward pool and be rewarded for your contributions.
Apply here: https://iost-eng.typeform.com/to/MQzgbm
Read the application guide here: https://medium.com/iost/iost-servi-partner-node-registration-24597c78d373 | | | IOST Strides Into Exponential Growth | Wallets Doubled In Just One Week, Transaction Volumes Exceeded Ethereum Network | |  Following the launch of IOST mainnet on 25 Feb, IOST continues to grow exponentially with users growth and transactions growth accelerating as we speak.
Over the short span of just one week, IOST wallets had doubled from 90,000 to exceed 180,000 as of today, 7 April 2019. Check out the announcement here. | | | IOST Unveils Its Secret Weapon — OASIS | The Best Technology Is Invisible | |  On February 25, 2019, the IOST main network Olympus v1.0 was officially launched. Meanwhile, the OASIS team, which is co-invested by IOST, was hard at work to create a 'Secret Weapon' for the Foundation. This 'Secret Weapon' has stimulated much curiosity and expectations among the IOST community.
Today, IOST officially announced the upcoming launch of our Secret Weapon — OASIS. This article will focus on OASIS product introduction, design intentions, advantages and other aspects.
Full announcement here.
| | | IOST x EHang x Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) | Strategic Public-Private Partnership Takes Flight | |  The IOST Foundation is excited to announce a strategic partnership with EHang to provide flight data integrity and data analytics effectiveness in a new exciting aerospace project for the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
EHang is an intelligent autonomous aerial vehicle company with integrated capacities of R&D, manufacturing, sales and services, headquartered in Guangzhou, China. EHang is awarded by top international business magazine Fast Company as one of the "Most Innovative Companies" and is ranked globally as one of the top 3 companies in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) industry.
Read the full update here.
| | | IOST x Binance Charity | Blockchain A Force For Good | |  Binance Charity Foundation (BCF), the philanthropic arm of global cryptocurrency exchange Binance and blockchain-enabled charity platform, has announced the expansion of its Lunch for Children program to 10 additional schools in Uganda. Since its initial launch and distribution last February for students and staff of the Jolly Mercy Learning Centre in Kampala, BCF is expanding its support to 3,747 students and staff across 10 schools in Jinja and Kampala in Uganda.
Read the full article here. | | | Cao Jun Digital Gift Cards Collaboration | iBank XPass Powered by Pundi X and IOST Blockchain | |  iBank Digital Asset L.P. ("iBank Digital" or the "Company") today announced an exclusive collaboration with renowned artist Cao Jun, who has been commissioned by iBank Digital and Art Impact Foundation to develop the world's first limited edition of 10,000 Cao Jun Digital Gift Cards ("Cao Jun Gift Card") called iBank XPass powered by Pundi X and IOST Blockchain.
The designs of the iBank XPass are based on three of Cao Jun's paintings "Purple Pavilion and Cyan Cloud," "Once in a Millennium," and "Spring's News". An initial pre-release of 4,000 limited editions will be available in New York during Consensus Week 2019.
Check out the article here. | | | IOST Developer Bounty Program Update | |  This is the 17th week of IOST developer bounty program update. We are calling for DApp teams to develop more DApps on IOST! You are welcome to join IOST developer community with over 800+ devs from around the world: https://invite.iost.io/
Full update here. | |  Checkout our update for a full summary of the week's development progress. | | Thanks for reading our update. Don't forget, the IOST Mainnet is now live and we are accepting more Nodes! Make sure to follow the official IOST Twitter and Medium to make sure you receive all updates as they happen, see you there!
Sincerely,
The IOST Team | | | | |
