What’s New
On Oct 21, Phala announced its parachain roadmap: Testnet Vendetta → Pre-mainnet Darth Vader → Kusama/Polkadot parachain slot auction → Run as a parachain → Mainnet launch. If you have any questions about Phala roadmap or parachain, please drop them into this Google form, and your questions will be answered by Marvin (CEO) on the next community Bi-weekly AMA: GMT 2 p.m., November 16.
Nearly 60 developers have joined Phala ecosystem challenges on Polkadot Hello World! Gitcoin Hackathon and shard their fun experience of building on Phala Network: https://discord.gg/sCxM9Pw 💻. 8 of them have started to build COOL PRIVACY APPS using Phala contract, including secret filebox on IPFS, secret note, a decentralized passwords manager, a secret “whisper” messenger, etc. All submissions: https://gitcoin.co/issue/Phala-Network/hello-world-by-polkadot/2/100023947
Partnership: Plasm Network, Reef, Bondly, Bluzelle.
Dev Updates
Done
Polkadot x Phala Gitcoin "Hello World" virtual Hackathon
Brand new Wiki site with new developer tutorials
Ready-to-hack blockchain and confidential contract: https://github.com/Phala-Network/phala-blockchain/tree/helloworld
Ready-to-hack frontend: https://github.com/Phala-Network/apps-ng/tree/helloworld
Parachain and cross-chain interoperability
Preparation of the XCM integration in Assets confidential smart contract
Light validation client upgrade and parachain-awarded block synchronization in Substrate-TEE bridge
ERC20 PHA to mainnet token swap pallet and Dapp
Full lifecycle coverage in end-to-end tests
Dockerfiles, and deployment of Testnet PoC-3: Vendetta infrastructure
Doing
Integration testing of Tesnet PoC-3: Vendetta
Unsigned transaction for ERC20 migration on Substrate
Performance enhancement for the mining protocol
XCM Integration
Community
Done
Parachain announcement and one-pagers
Improvement of Phala forum entry experience
New swag design
Doing
Campaign design and documentation of Testnet Vendetta
Translation of new official website
Video recap of Phala moments in Shanghai International Blockchain Week
Dshop on Origin
Ecosystem
42 pieces of translation from French and Vietnam translators during the past 4 weeks. Detail: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19IsyHdhVtA6oDWi-5bMcFcxHddKcSCGAEzAul9MwUlI/edit?usp=sharing
Distributed over 38,000+ PHA to group MODs, translators, and community bounty participants. Detail: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bq_FcgblBU_bRsp23Jv3NjFPZSp5e5MF?usp=sharing
Polkadot Ecosystem Promoteam made an interview with Marvin, introducing how Phala was teamed and what Phala is hoping to change. Thank them for their time and efforts. :)
Activities
Oct 10, Phala presented at “Polkadot China Tour“, Beijing station, as a round table guest.
Oct 11, Phala joined PolkVerse Meetup (Beijing) and Jinse Finance Meetup in Beijing.
Oct 15, Phala joined an online AMA with BigONE exchange, sharing our opinions on parachain and why parachain slots values.
Oct 17, Phala presented at “Polkadot China Tour“, Shenzhen station, as a round table guest.
Oct 18, Phala joined PolkVerse Meetup (Shenzhen).
Oct 21, Phala joined an online AMA with Boboo exchange.
Oct 25 - Oct 31, Phala team presented at a dozen events as an important Polkadot-eco speaker in Shanghai International Blockchain Week. Videos will be uploaded to Phala Youtube channel.
Web3 Forum & Web3 Bootcamp Demo Day by Web3 Foundation
Old Friends Reunion DeFi Summit by IOSG Venture
Polkadot Night by Hashkey Hub
Blockchain Submit by Candaq Group
MathCon Submit by MathWallet
Round table talk by Cointelegraph
“Ride The Next Wave After DeFi” Forum by Oasis Labs, etc.
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About Phala
A Substrate-based confidential smart contract blockchain on which you can develop confidential-preserving and privacy-first blockchain apps. Member of Substrate Builders Program starting lineup. Recipient of Web3 Foundation Grant.