On February 27th, GIN was setting up the first Masternode on the platform. Fast forward 10 months and we’re nearing 7,000 nodes, growing from a handful of people to two handfuls (still a lean machine) and adding new options to the platform regularly.

We may be a lean machine, but we still need to hit the gym after the holiday season | Photo by Victor Freitas on Unsplash

However…

What we don’t talk about as much as we’d like is YOU, the people who made it, who made us happen — the GIN Community. When we launched, in early spring, we were the new project on the block (it’s funny because blockchain — we’ll let ourselves out). The few supporters we had were close friends, family members and their peers. It felt a lot like opening a neighbourhood shop, and to an extent it still does. A no-hype policy embraced by a tight-knit, strong community. It’s the first time we built a business so connected to its customers, to its fans and to its detractors. And we have loved every second of it. We love the corral shorts jokes on Telegram, the meme-driven convos on Twitter, the “how about GIN” threads on Reddit, the late night discussions on Discord. We love what Kabak and BC have done with the GIN API, what Kyle and Jay are doing on Youtube, what He-Who-Never-Sleeps (Spoonz, that’s you) talks about and points out on all channels he’s active on, we love “Our man in Panama”, Tiamo, Hindsi, Minnow, Tipmebits (our fave troll), Carla and all you lads and lassies we have met this year. We have tried to make from every strong argument (pro or con) a new implementation onto the platform.

Is this what you do when you get emotional? | Photo by Tom Pumford on Unsplash

2019 is almost upon us, you probably have New Year’s preparations to tend to, so let’s spell it out here — we’re grateful for having YOU by our side, we’re thankful for your helping us grow and develop. are happy, humbled and honored to know YOU and to form together a strong community.

As Romanian sculptor C.Brancusi (the patriarch of modern sculpture) once said…

To see far is one thing, going there is another.

We aim to get far. Thank YOU all for being here for us on this road ahead.

From Emil, TTS (Adrian), Dragos, Mircea, Maria, Alex S, Daz, Constantin, Alex A, Rattler(Luchian), Teran and Ghebortz (Adrian) to you, Happy New GIN Year.