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December 13, 2019 Updates & Developments Komodo is pleased to announce that a major ecosystem update will be activated on December 20 at block height 1,670,000. The update to version 0.5.0 of the Komodo software is mandatory for all exchanges, miners, and other individuals running a full node. Learn more about the Komodo v0.5.0 update here.   This week, Komodo CTO Kadan Stadelmann joined a podcast with Andy Pickering from Brave New Coin. "I'd say that probably our most exciting tool and app that Komodo offers to the industry is AtomicDEX. It's our third-generation cross-chain atomic swap DEX and it's platform-independent," said Kadan. Listen to the full Brave New Coin podcast here. Kadan also spoke with Cointelegraph about AtomicDEX and the upcoming web-browser implementation of atomic swaps: "Users who wish to make trades using AtomicDEX will be able to do so by simply visiting a URL and logging into their account; there is no need to download an application." Read the full article on Cointelegraph here.   Komodo announced and distributed the community bounty awards for the month of November last weekend. A total of 3000 KMD was distributed to community members for their outstanding contributions to the ecosystem. The contributor of the month was Tom T., who helped to establish a Komodo community in China. Learn more about Komodo's monthly community awards program and see all of November's recipients in this blog post.    Komodo is pleased to announce the release of Turkish translations on the Komodo website. Komodo, blokzincir teknolojisi sektöründe en hızlı büyüyen ülkelerin başında yer alan Türkiye ile buluşuyor! Komodo is also sponsoring an educational blockchain event today at the Goztepe Campus of Marmara University in Turkey. Learn more about the event here.   The popular Crypto 101 Podcast is holding a free online conference called the CRYPTO 2020 Summit. Komodo CSO Steve Lee will be speaking at the event, which takes place from Jan 29 to Jan 31, 2020. Tickets are free but you must register in order to stream the conference. Register here.   Komodo is looking for two new developers: a frontend developer and UX/UI designer with at least 3 years of experience; and a blockchain core developer with at least 5 years of experience with C/C++ and at least 2 years of experience with either the BTC or the ZEC protocol. Learn more on the Komodo Careers page.   A Word From The C-Suite "A cross-chain atomic swap basically means that you would have this process taking place between two completely different blockchains, in our case let's say Komodo and Bitcoin. ... The trade itself would be 100 percent taking place on the blockchain. And there are special transaction types, right? It's similar to, for example, multi-signature transactions, I'm sure you know these. It's basically something very similar. We're utilizing time- and hash-locked transactions. It's like a transaction that has a specific condition and unless that specific condition is met, the transaction wouldn't be able to be spent at the end."    Komodo CTO Kadan Stadelmann Listen to the full podcast here. Komodo Ecosystem Updates Verus Coin prepares for a massive technology upgrade on December 15. "VerusID is brand new technology: 100% decentralized, friendly crypto IDs where YOU control YOUR identity/funds/data and can revoke/recover your funds in case of loss/theft." Download Verus v0.6.1 here.   Hush Coin's SilentDragon Lite Wallet is added to Google Play. "This Android app allows users to pair their mobile device to their wallet to speak and transact on the go! Download the app today!" Download SilentDragon Lite from Google Play here.   Pirate Chain releases the Pirate Lite Wallet for Windows, MacOS, and Linux. "The Pirate Lite Wallet is launched! This wallet does not require download of the blockchain and will load faster. We highly recommend that the Lite wallet be used only for small amounts of ARRR used in transactions." Download the Pirate Lite Wallet here.   RedFOX Labs CEO Ben Fairbank joins an episode of the Crypto Core Radio podcast. "The Asian region is skipping traditional routes. ... Only 3.5 percent of the population have credit cards. 20 percent have a bank account-- most of these people never will. Most of these people will go straight from having no bank account to being on a payment app." Listen to the full Crypto Core Radio podcast here.   Thanks for reading and have a great weekend! Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.