The vacation season has begun — but not for us! The Essentia team is working top gear to bring you the first, and most secure all-encompassing blockchain solution allowing you to manage and control your digital life. While we speed towards our next milestones, let’s take a close look at what we achieved during the last month!

Mobile

During last month we implemented many seemingly minor developments, but together these improvements significantly increase the overall productivity and flow. We are also working on the ‘remove wallet’ feature to easily allow users to delete any wallet they require.

Other significant progress was made while implementing and adding BitcoinCash to the extensive list of cryptocurrencies available on Essentia. In order to prepare for this, we refactored transaction signing and implemented a particular API client along with the Bitcoin Cash repository. As a result, Essentia grows considerably with much more functionality and flexibility in the app.

Which coin do you want us to add next? Make sure to leave your suggestions in the official Telegram channel!

Remember, the ESS token will be an important utility token to fuel the Essentia products! One more advantage of ESS is special features available on the paid accounts feature on the Android version.

How does it work?

Every new user downloading Essentia can now create 3 free accounts. After that, users will need to purchase accounts at a minimal cost. This helps to incentivize the token, increase value and strengthen the network.

Why is it important?

The paid account feature will:

Help the system not to be overloaded with numerous empty accounts.

Help reduce the risk of any spam attacks.

Make Essentia even more secure.

Desktop

During May we made some fundamental developments to the application’s structure. This includes database improvements, data structure alterations, and the implementation of the new token support.

We also improved the overall installation process for MacOS. A few bug fixes and changes to the process allowed a more smooth and error free experience.

We continue preparing the desktop app for the migration to the Essentia blockchain. To do that, we:

Added templates for the Essentia coin wallet to the desktop application.

Created classes and helpers to work with ESS.

Created classes and helpers to work with the Essentia blockchain.

What is worth mentioning separately is that we also added classes and functionality to run the Essentia masternode from the desktop application. Once the mainnet goes live, this will help users run masternodes much more efficiently and effortlessly.

The paid account feature has also been added to the Desktop version. Please read above for more details.

The new version of the Desktop app is already available for downloading on our official website. Make sure to update your application in order to enjoy a more bug-free and efficient environment.

Blockchain

The development of the Essentia blockchain is in top gear: we continue moving to the mainnet release at breakneck speed. Preparing for taking off, we are already working on token swap implementation.

This month we worked closely on synchronizing the Essentia blockchain with the desktop application. As stated prior, we began the wallet implementation as a component of the Essentia desktop.

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who provided feedback on the testnet! We really appreciate you taking part in the development and we have already begun implementing suggestions. Meanwhile, if you have any comments, make sure to share them in this chat!

GitHub

We’re thrilled to see the Essentia open-code being adopted by developers all around the globe! We’re thrilled to make our contribution to the blockchain ecosystem and share our work with the world. You can stay up-to-date with the project’s developments and utilize the code by checking out Essentia’s open repositories on GitHub.

What’s next?

Desktop

Over the next month, we will continue working on expanding our list of available cryptocurrencies, as well as synchronizing the app with the Essentia testnet.

In order to make Essentia as efficient as possible, we are also implementing the option to bootstrap masternodes directly from the Desktop app with just one click.

Next month we will also focus heavily on adapting decentralized storage. Our engineers are adding modules to allow direct storage of data in IPFS, Sia and StorJ, all within the Essentia framework.

Blockchain

In terms of the blockchain, we have an immensely packed agenda! The most important development, however, has already begun with the integration of atomic swaps. We are also working on a new platform which will enable users to write smart contracts and create DApps on top of Essentia.

If you’d like to leave any questions or feedback, please feel free to reach out on our official chat. You can also follow the weekly development report for more information.

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