Monday, April 13, 2020

ICON Newsletter #14: Towards a Fairer Governance and Incentive System

Key Stats Weekly transaction activity increased 19% vs. December 2019 levels.46.6% of circulating sup
ICON Newsletter #14: Towards a Fairer Governance and Incentive System
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Key Stats
  • Weekly transaction activity increased 19% vs. December 2019 levels.
  • 46.6% of circulating supply staked increased 1.7% from last week and compares to 38.5% at the end of 2019.
  • ICON network continues to expand with 121 P-reps, up from 120 from a week ago.
  • Main P-reps increased i_rep to 44,218 from 43,232 the previous week.

Dear ICONists,
As you may already know, last week was one of the most important weeks for the ICON project. We finally published the details around LFT2, our novel Consensus Algorithm, after ~3 years of research along with the audit report 'Analysis of LFT2' from the KAIST University team. I'm incredibly thankful for our amazing team. I'm also incredibly thankful for our community for putting your trust in us.
As the ICON team continues to deliver on the tech roadmap, we have some big challenges ahead of us on governance and IISS 3.0. Yes, our team is aware of the problems with vote stagnancy. And yes, we understand that the resulting unfairness with block rewards can be demotivating for harder working P-Reps who deserve better. I fully agree that it doesn't make sense for lower productive teams to benefit more due to more productive teams efforts, which again, we agree is what's happening.
This week, we're hosting P-Rep Governance Meeting #3 to continue discussing IISS 3.0, which won't fix everything, but it's a start. Our team is incorporating feedback to revising the proposal. As I mentioned in the first P-Rep Governance Meeting, it's important that we keep moving forward even if you don't agree 100%. The worst and potential devastating action is non-action.
For now, I want to ask all P-Reps community members to be patient as we are still early. The network is still stabilizing. Contribution Proposal System is still being built. So, let's give benefit of the doubt to all P-Reps and allow ample time for them to prove themselves. I promise you that we'll eventually build a fair system for all ICX stakeholders.

Thank you,
Min Kim, ICON Foundation Council Member

Our Special Newsletter on LFT2
As mentioned above, LFT2 was an important milestone for the ICON project. It was so special that we send out a newsletter just for this event. If you haven't read it, we highly recommend that you click the link below.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: South Korea's largest cryptocurrency 'ICON' unveils a new novel consensus algorithm 'LFT2'
Bittrex Global lists ICX
Bittrex Global
The Icon $ICX wallet is now open. ICX/BTC market will begin trading shortly on https://t.co/APE4e4NLHF. For more information visit: https://t.co/atIBn9z4fC. @helloiconworld #ICX #BGListings https://t.co/M4p1i0RcXB
10:24 AM - 9 Apr 2020
P-Rep Governance Meeting #3 this week
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ICON Foundation plans to hold a P-Rep governance meeting #3 on April 17th UTC 6:00 - hope that many of P-Reps will participate!

https://t.co/OcmGBEU5mD
10:45 PM - 12 Apr 2020
It's that time again. Please see details on how to join our P-Rep Governance Meeting #3 where we will continue to discuss the future of the ICON project's governance structure and incentive mechanisms. Dr. ICON will be leading the discussion.
P-Rep Governance Meeting #3 - General Discussion
ICX Weekly Discussion with Min Kim
A casual chat between Corey Costa and Min Kim on a few topics including:
  • ICON and ICONLOOP relationship
  • LFT2 - ICON's novel consensus algorithm
  • Vote Stagnancy and Bond Requirement (IISS 3.0)
  • Conceptual framework of C-Reps
ICX Weekly: A Discussion With Min Kim!
ICX Weekly: A Discussion With Min Kim!
ICONPLUS interview with Min Kim this week
With LFT2 finally out and with strong ongoing network activities, the ICON team is hitting the road to get the word out. And of course, we'd like to chat with our very own P-rep teams first. This week, we'll be chatting with Layah Heilpern from the ICONPLUS team.
We've been incredibly impressed with the level of professionalism and online influence of this team (collectively 55K+ Twitter followers!).
ICONPLUS
We have a date for @LayahHeilpern's interview with #ICON Founder @minhokim!

It will take place on April 15th! And probably be published the same day.

You don't want to miss this!

But that's not all. Tomorrow we will start with a new exciting ICONPLUS item 🔥.

Stay tuned 😉 https://t.co/iBTrsIfxjD
9:45 AM - 9 Apr 2020
ICONLOOP to co-host an online forum
As an enterprise blockchain leader in South Korea, ICONLOOP will co-host an online event with Crypto Valley Association (CVA) from Zug, Switzerland. On April 21, Josh Choi will share his insights and his experience working on MyID Alliance, the largest DID consortium of its kind that we know of in the world.
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ICONLOOP will co-host a forum 'Towards Success of Enterprise Blockchain in your Business - Online event' with Crypto Valley Association (CVA)
At the event, JoshChoi MyIDAlliance Deputy Secretary-General will make a presentation introducing MyID service.
https://t.co/GErJQrHl5b https://t.co/V303f5yBPl
2:38 AM - 7 Apr 2020
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ETC Cooperative 2019 Retrospective released

We are pleased to announce the release of the ETC Cooperative 2019 Retrospective, the most detailed transparency report to date from the ETC Cooperative, clocking in at 46 pages. It was a very successful year for ETC and for the ETC Cooperative, with a big shift in perception about ETC and lots of forward progress on the protocol and surrounding infrastructure.

During 2018 we released shorter mid-year review and end-of-year report. This detailed report covers the whole of 2019. We plan to publish short quarterly updates moving forward, plus detailed annual retrospectives in this format.

The mission of the ETC Coop is to steward the development of the Ethereum Classic protocol and to support the growth of a mature ecosystem around that protocol. There are three pillars to this mission:

  • Accelerate adoption of ETC technology by individuals and enterprises through effective branding, marketing and education.
  • Foster collaboration between ecosystem participants including developers, miners, investors, enterprises and end-users.
  • Mature Governance and Transparency – efficient and transparent governance framework, including use of funds.

This retrospective is another product of the revamp of the ETC Cooperative's governance and transparency which was put in place at the Annual General Meeting held on 17th March 2020.

Here are some important pages on this new website created at that time:

  • Roadmap - What are we working on?
  • Governance - How does ETC Coop work?
  • Filings - Regulatory filings and other public disclosures
  • People - Who are we?

Bob Summerwill, Executive Director

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