Devcon4 and Prague Blockchain Week made for a busy This Week in Useful Tokens. With tons of releases and updates being made available to the public, this is definitely a huge update. Make sure to read through and see what tokens with real world use have done this week.

Augur REP

Augur Blockchain Developer Scott Bigelow at Devcon4

The main two events happening this week for Augur was their presence at Devcon 4, as well as the release of Augur app v1.7. Tom Haile of Augur spoke on how to make “Dapps feel less Dappy” and Augur Blockchain Developer Scott Bigelow spoke about the challenges of shipping under the current Web3 infrastructure. Additionally, the Augur app v1.7 was released with the following updates/fixes:

· All log processors now return an async function which takes db as arg

· Better disconnect handling

· Updated Modal Designs

· Transactions sorted by type

· Added tooltip when confirming a trade allow

· Removed duplicate ETH/REP balance notifications

· Limit Price rounding bug when creating a market

· Mobile UI fixes

· Edit gas price

· Add confirmed notification for market creator fees

Check out the new v1.7 here.

Request Network

The donation feature on CoinGecko is now powered by the Request Network.

Request had another busy week for the books, with their release of the Request Network Protocol v2, their integration with CoinGecko for donations, and opening up a Reddit AMA.

The Request Network Protocol v2 is set to enable the following:

Scalability

Privacy options

More flexibility in supporting different types of currencies

Iterative development

Read the full, in-depth article about v2 here.

As mentioned previously, REQ is now integrated with the CoinGecko donation feature, allowing for a higher level of real-world use case for REQ. This feature allows users to donate with Ether and up to 10 additional ERC-20 tokens. Read the full article from REQ here.

The Request Network has opened up their third AMA for any questions in relation to REQ. This will be monitored and open until November 13th. If you would like to participate, visit their Reddit thread and submit your questions on time.

Bounty0x

The newest Bounty0x podcast is live now

Bounty0x released their bi-weekly development update, which featured a plethora of updates, including the following:

· Hunter Staking Formalisation of API

· Staking contract changes to decrease gas costs

· New bounty creation flows for our hosts

· Migrate Social Monitor DB and some endpoints over to main API

· Work on LinkedIn and Facebook integration commenced

· Research into scalability of on-chain TX’s and Connext State Channels

· Ground work for Bounty0x Protocol

· Ground work for redesign implementation

· Twitter automation tweaks for better performance and tracking

· Reward Calculation Logic according to hunter stakes

· UI Improvements and bug fixes

· Generic API level bug fixes and performance upgrades

They also had Adam Simmons, the co-founder of Verasity on their podcast, where they discussed building a supercharged online video experience. You can listen in here.

Basic Attention Token

Senior Developer Jonathan Sampson has AMA for Brave browser

The biggest update for BAT this week is that they held an AMA with Jonathan Sampson, Senior Developer Relations at Brave. For those that are interested in the development of the Brave browser, this was an excellent opportunity to have all of your questions answered. Questions are still open at the time of this writing, so feel free to check out this AMA here.

0xBTC

Founder of 0xBTC interview with Ethex

The founder of 0xBTC, infernaltoast, has held his first public interview since the inception of 0xBTC with Ethex. The discussion included why 0xBTC was conceived, mining and electricity use, and burning the main token contract address. You can watch the full video on our YouTube channel here.

Storj

Ben Golub of Storj at Devcon

Storj released v3 of their platform, along with an updated whitepaper. For those that don’t want to read the entire 90 page paper, you can check out the executive summary here. Storj also had a presence at Devcon4, with CEO Ben Golub having a short interview, which you can see here.

DENT

Fiji becomes the latest addition to Dent Wireless

As usual, Dent continues to plow forward with their real-world use by adding Fiji to their family. Dent has now become available in 36 countries with 117 mobile operators.

Maker Dai

Who wishes they had some of this sweet Maker gear?

Maker stayed very active this week in Prague, attending Crypto Life, Defi Summit, and Devcon4. During these events, they announced the new CDP Portal for single collateral Dai. If you would like to watch a replay from their time at Devcon4, be sure to check it out here.

iExec

Yet another company present at Devcon, iExec unveiled the first end-to-end solution for Trusted Execution using Intel SGX Technology. iExec had a really strong presence this year at Devcon and we are excited to see how they will continue to grow.

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