Dear waterCommunity,We hope you had a happy holiday and a stellar start to the new year. 2017 and 2018 certainly were turbulent years for crypto and we cannot wait to see what 2019 will bring. We are now just a few weeks away from the expected live deployment of the protocol and the consequent winding down of Melonport AG. After that, control over the protocol will be handed to the waterCouncil and you will be able to set up your own on-chain crypto fund on Ethereum. Isn't that exciting?So what have we been up to in the month of December? On the technical side, our developers have been working around the clock to get the protocol and front-end ready for live deployment next month. Simultaneously, we have been undergoing security audits to ensure that we are abiding by high industry standards when it comes to smart contract security. In addition, our developers have been making some significant improvements to the frontend to add functionality and make the fund management experience even more seamless!On the business side, we have been busy getting ready for M-1 . After a tremendously successful M-0 conference in Oct 2017, we decided to bring it back as M-1 together with MAMA . We remain adamant about preserving our strictpolicy so please don't approach us for sponsorship! As usual, the idea is to gather the leading minds and pioneers working onin the iconic Crypto Valley on 7th and 8th February 2019. Over the two days, the goal is to share knowledge, progress and to paint a picture of how the landscape of asset management is rapidly changing. You can expect a few surprise announcements, too. Speakers will include Dr. Gavin Wood (Founder Web3 Foundation), Rune Christensen (CEO MakerDAO), Zoe Adamovicz (CEO Neufund), Michael Feng (CEO Coinalpha), Vitaly Bahachuk (CEO Bloqboard), Tom Bean (CEO bZx), Jorge Izquierdo (CTO Aragon), Talal Tabbaa (COO Jibrel Network) and many more which you can check out here . The ticket application process and sale was officially opened two weeks ago and if you'd like to come to learn about the latest developments, upcoming plans in on-chain asset management whilst networking with some of the brightest minds and builders in this space, submit your application here ! If you'd like to apply for a speaker slot, email us with your proposed topic and bio!Lastly, if you visited our website lately, you might have noticed, that we have made some changes. We recently received a cease-and-desist order from the global financial institution BNY Mellon demanding us to refrain from using the name "Melon" for the asset management protocol we are building. In order to avoid any unnecessary distractions, we have agreed to reword the project formerly known as "Melon" on our website and documentation, to "water" and the token formerly known as "Melon" to "MLN" on our official website and documentation. You can read more about this issue here That sums up the the highlights for December 2018 on our side. We will be back next month with exciting updates on the live deployment of the Melon protocol and we hope to see you in Zug for M-1.Have a nice day!