“StellarExpert is restored. All services are functioning normally. New features added and more to come.” - Orbit Lens ECOSYSTEM StellarExpert is Back StellarExpert is back online after Orbit Lens overhauled the service. “My new engine provides almost unlimited possibilities for the ledger analysis. For instance, I will be able to reconstruct any given asset orderbook or precise account balance at any given time, see the number of transactions discarded by SCP, view protocol upgrades history, view historical price and precise trade volumes for custom assets in fiat currencies (USD, EUR).” Link PROTOCOL CAPs 1-3 in Pre-Release Stellar Core v10.0.0rc1 is in pre-release. It implements CAP-0001 (bump sequence operations for the Lightning integration), CAP-0002 (reorganizes signature verification to make writing smart contracts easier), and CAP-0003 (you can only make offers for as many units as you own). Link LUMEN DISTRIBUTION Token Giveaways are Difficult Token giveaways are difficult and, according to SDF/Lightyear.io advisor Jeremy Rubin, not just because of Sybil attacks. In an article for Token Daily, he explores the “noble intentions of correcting long-standing social iniquities by ‘giving money away’ (in the form of cryptocurrency) to disenfranchised groups,” the difference between assets and wealth, and more. Link ECOSYSTEM Loans Collateralized by Tokens Celsius Network lets people borrow “dollars using their cryptocurrency as collateral.” “We're excited to work with Celsius to help the growing number of projects on Stellar to get access to the cash they need to run their businesses without having to sell off the crypto they worked so hard to raise.” Link WEEKLY GIF There are two kinds of nodes; the first is a watcher node. Watcher nodes monitor the network, submit transactions, and store the current version of the ledger. Like a regular Bitcoin node, they do not participate in consensus.

(will cover the second node type next week) ❤️,

- Kyle



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