| Updates & Developments
The Komodo Obsidian Dragon update to version 0.5.0 of the codebase was successfully activated on December 21, 2019. The update took place without any issues and several new features are now available within the Komodo ecosystem, including improvements to Komodo's existing Proof of Stake implementation and a new decentralized lending module within the Antara Framework.
Learn more about the Komodo v0.5.0 update here.
| | | Komodo's Top Content From 2019
Over the course of 2019, the Komodo team published dozens of blog posts, released a few tutorial videos, joined several meetups, participated in a number of podcast interviews, and created lots of new graphics and animations.
In case you missed some of it, here is a summary of all the best content from Komodo in the year 2019.
Top 10 Blog Posts of 2019 - The Promise of Smart Contracts and the Oracle Problem
- "The Komodo Trustless Oracle is one among many of the powerful modules available with the Antara Framework. With the Trustless Oracle module, each block needs to include the external data point, which then becomes part of the consensus mechanism itself."
- Komodo Enables Quantum-Secured Blockchains With Dilithium
- "Komodo is pleased to announce the integration of Dilithium, a new digital signature scheme that enables quantum-secured blockchain within the Komodo ecosystem. This new technology provides protection against attacks from quantum computers, ensuring an unparalleled level of security."
- 18 Ways To Customize Your Blockchain Solution With Komodo
- "Smart Chains created with Komodo's technology are also fully modular. This allows you to build the custom blockchain solution that fits your individual needs. This post will explain the 18 different ways you can customize your blockchain with Komodo."
- Adaptive Proof of Work (APoW): Komodo's New Solution To Difficulty Stranding
- "As for the threat of difficulty stranding attacks, Komodo now has a solution for this, too. Komodo's Lead Developer James 'jl777' Lee recently added slight changes to traditional Proof of Work rules to allow a network to quickly and naturally recover from a Diff Strand Attack. This new consensus method is called Adaptive Proof of Work (APoW)."
- Komodo's New nSPV Technology: The Next Generation of Simple Payment Verification (SPV)
- "Komodo's Lead Developer James 'jl777' Lee recently developed a new superlight client technology called nSPV. It is hundreds of times more efficient than traditional SPV methods."
- The 4 Core Requirements of a True DEX
- "While many of these so-called DEXs are, indeed, less centralized than traditional custodial exchanges, they still bear the mark of centralization. Just because an exchange is slightly less centralized than a fully centralized exchange doesn't mean we should call it a DEX. In this blog post, we will establish the core requirements that must be satisfied in order for an exchange to qualify as a DEX."
- Market Maker 2.0: The Engine That Powers The AtomicDEX Protocol
- "Komodo is the undisputed industry leader in atomic swap technology. With the beta release of AtomicDEX, Komodo continues to lead the blockchain space in decentralized trading solutions. This blog post will explain in great detail Market Maker 2, the underlying protocol that powers secure, peer-to-peer atomic swaps on AtomicDEX."
- 4 Ways To Adopt Blockchain Technology: Surveying The Field
- "This article will examine all 4 ways to adopt blockchain technology and help you make the right choice for your business. In the end, we'll see why creating an application-specific blockchain on a multi-chain platform is the superior choice for almost all circumstances and industries."
- 34 Students at UTA Develop dApps With Komodo's Technology
- "September marked the end of the second "Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Technologies" course at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). The course, taught by Dr. Sajib Datta, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and Strategic Advisor for Komodo Platform, attracted 34 students over two semesters."
- Komodo's New Strategic Focus On Building A Stronger Community
- "Komodo is now pleased to announce several adjustments that will improve our community experience and drive up engagement: 1. Community Guidelines 2. Community Moderator Program 3. Community Bounty Program"
Top Video Content of 2019 Top Podcasts of 2019 - AtomicDEX - How The Komodo Decentralized Exchange Enables Atomic Swaps
- "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." - Komodo CTO Kadan Stadelmann
- Crypto 101 - Going Deep with Komodo's Steve Lee
- "People get confused because you see, a lot of times in this industry, where a rebrand means, hey, this is a good time for me to invest, this is a good time to go in and see some price action. For us, it was a totally different motivating factor. For us, it was, at that time, people had an understanding of Komodo as a privacy coin, which we no longer were. And the other issue was that we never really had a real marketing organization. So, the rebrand itself, I don't want people to misunderstand and think that this is only a new logo, some new graphics, and a new visual identity. It's much more than that." - Komodo CSO Steve Lee
- Crypto 101 - Komodo Interview with Jason Brown
- "Komodo is created for blockchain developers. What it brings to the table is a system that allows you to create your own blockchain. It can be Proof of Work, Proof of Stake, or a hybrid mixture. It can be a couple of different algorithms. ... And with this blockchain that you create, you have access to a wide array of technologies to get the best of all worlds." - Komodo Business Developer Jason Brown
- CoinPM Talks - Kadan Stadelmann, CTO of Komodo
- "AtomicDEX is, for me, likely the most exciting tech layer right now inside Komodo. AtomicDEX is our third-generation, cross-chain atomic swap exchange technology. This means, as you know, a DEX, it means that trading partners will trade between each other, so there's a straight connection, peer-to-peer, from one trading party to the other. So there's no centralized entity handling, controlling, or regulating these transactions." - Komodo CTO Kadan Stadelmann
- The Rob McNealy Program - Jason Brown Interview about Komodo's AtomicDEX
- "Some of the big problems that Komodo, as a platform, is trying to address-- one is the security of smaller blockchains. We've seen 51% attacks happen across many different coins and exchanges being robbed, essentially, because of these attacks, and it ruins the credibility of that chain. ... So Komodo, one of the major things we do, is provide a layer of protection called delayed Proof of Work (dPoW) for these small chains." - Komodo Business Developer Jason Brown
| | | Looking Forward To 2020
In the coming weeks, Komodo will be releasing an official 2019 year-end report. The report will provide a comprehensive review of Komodo's progress in 2019 in terms of development, marketing, and adoption.
The Komodo team will also soon release information about development priorities for 2020. This will include plans for AtomicDEX, from desktop versions of AtomicDEX to the web browser implementation to market-making tools, as well as other areas of focus, such as expanding the Antara Module library and advancing nSPV technology.
Keep an eye out for the year-end report and the announcement of Komodo's plans for 2020!
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