With spring heading towards summer in the northern hemisphere, it’s time for our monthly summary of what’s going on in the world of Zippie. We have plenty of good news, especially now that Zippie Alpha is in the hands of some passionate testers. So, let’s jump right in.

Product news

We’re now at the point where our platform is in use. With 30 users currently running Zippie on the Ethereum testnet, we’re about to learn where we stand in terms of our product being ready for the world at large. Our testers were picked from our most active community members, so we expect many stones to be turned in real-world scenarios. Thanks to our active testing group, we have already filed several bugs, many of which have been fixed.

In the Alpha release, our aim is to make onboarding as easy as possible and focus on the Zippie wallet functionality. The focus in the Alpha is on functionality and testing. We’ll be improving the UX gradually in every release. Before Zippie can be moved to the Ethereum mainnet, we need to have a functional recovery method implemented, which requires testing, testing and more testing. In a nutshell, we are working hard to make sure we do things right and your user experience will be the best in the cryptocurrency world.



We also launched the Zippie Card, allowing a growing whitelist of community program participants to securely confirm large payments on the Zippie platform and recover their Zippie identity.

Community developments

Our community, of course, is the backbone of our success. We’re always happy to improve the ways in which users and interested individuals can get in touch, learn and get involved with our project.



As a cryptocurrency-related project, we have the means to incentivize growth, which we’re gladly doing with our community and bounty program.

New partnerships

Early this month we announced a historic partnership. We’re building the first US-targeted blockchain-powered smartphone with Blacture, a project led by philanthropist and business maverick Pras Michél. Blacture is creating a multi-application digital platform that aims to empower the Afro-American community. The smartphone will allow users to earn with their phone and take control of their digital life. We couldn’t be happier to be a part of this effort.

Marketing updates

We’re also working on visibility and brand recognition. The value work we’ve signed up for with Blacture got us some nice press this month, and our Chinese community team is diving head first into enabling grassroots growth in one of the fastest growing markets. Moreover, our latest community and bounty program is just the beginning of a game plan involving incentivization.



Just in time for all these new developments, we launched a new website and video, too. What’s more, we’ve finally established our own subreddit, so be sure to check it out.



There will be much to cheer about for the remainder of this month, as next week we’ll be attending Blockchain week in New York. We have a few exciting announcements up our sleeve for the event.

Team news

Last, but by no means least, we’ve hired some great new talent. Marko Mattila, who worked with us at Jolla and has 15+ years of experience in everything from industrial applications to embedded and mobile devices, will be heading our product management. Julius Nurmi, who also has a Jolla background, has joined us to help out with tech support. He has previously been working as on-site and remote support staff. Needless to say, we’re super excited to have everyone on board and we hope you are, too.