Welcome to this week’s round of ELIX updates. A lot has happened in the past week — keep reading to find out all the exciting details!

Countdown and Release Date

In a recent surprise blog post here, we announced that the ELIX app has been approved and is ready for the app stores. Sign up here to be notified when the app is out. The ELIX app will be available for both Android and iOS and will be released on August 9th. On the App Store, the app will be available in every country except China — Apple seems to be avoiding Chinese regulatory scrutiny. As the countdown to the release date gets closer and closer, keep spreading the word — the excitement is contagious.

Becoming A Creator

We’re working on adding new creators to Boost, our crowdfunding platform. You can become an early creator by signing up here. If you need ideas for Boost, think about projects for crypto podcasts, wallets, games, smart contract development, crypto summaries, or even customized accessories.

Marketing

We’re pleased to welcome Twiz.io as part of our marketing efforts, in addition the currently contracted firm Energent Media, Twiz.io specializes in growth hacking and customer acquisition, and has experience working in the blockchain space. Twiz.io has worked with companies like cryptocurrency mining startup Frontier Mining, FoundersLive, and Neighborworks — among many others.

Recent Press

ELIX was recently featured in Entrepreneur.com. The piece “The New Age of Industry on the Blockchain” explores how blockchain crowdfunding provides an ideal mechanism for getting new projects and companies off the ground. Check out the article here or click on the image below to read more.

ELIX was recently featured in Entrepreneur.com

ELIX was also featured by The Block Talk in an article titled “Blockchain-Based Lending Could Mean Trouble For Big Banks.” Check out the article here to learn why banks and large financial institutions will need to adapt to stay relevant as technology makes finance more accessible.

TechBullion also ran an article on ELIX today, giving a concise summary of the company and product vision. You can check out the article here or click on the image below.

Finally, the ELIX App release was also mentioned in Token Daily, a popular daily cryptocurrency newsletter. It’s been exciting to see ELIX featured in so many publications in the blockchain and fintech space. Ideally, this is just the beginning.

Lending & New Features

The redesign for lending is now implemented. The new interface is meant to be as intuitive as possible, and is integrated within the wallet tab. Check out the lending in action here:

The design firm Jane and Rosello is working on ways within the app to view and export passphrases and private keys. This is a useful feature when users want to view their private keys or passphrases, while protecting that information with authentication measures like Touch ID.

That’s all for this week! We’re as excited as our community to share this product with the world. We hope you’ve enjoyed this week’s round of updates! Be sure to sign up to get the app on our homepage as well as connect via social media on Reddit, Twitter, Discord, and Telegram. We also have Facebook and Instagram pages, and a newsletter you can sign up for at the bottom of our website. To create your own project, sign up to be an Early Creator here. Stay tuned and follow our Medium Blog for exciting updates!