February is a wrap! We at ARK are proud of our determined and bright community, and our monthly Community Spotlight newsletter will keep you apprised on some notable community activities. Let’s dive into just some of the ways the ARK community shined in February 2019.

10,000 ARK VIDEO CONTEST

Community Member Gonggrabber Ran a 10,000 ARK Video Contest

The 10,000 ARK Video Contest concluded in February. Details about the contest can be found in the January 2019 Community Spotlight. The contest was created and conducted by long-time community member ‘Gongrabber,’ and anyone who likes ARK was allowed to participate. After a voting period, the winning video emerged!

OMG! I can’t believe I won! Keep doing the great work. (Source)

FEATURED COMMITS

As they say, the best things happen with help. That’s why ARK runs monthly bounty programs for coders who contribute to our codebase on the ARK Ecosystem GitHub. Independent programmers can work side by side with our international team and make the ARK toolkit even more powerful and stable. ARK is awarded to GitHub participants by way of the ARK GitHub Bounty Program. Learn more about the bounty program here.

The community Spotlight Newsletter only includes three featured commits, and you can see all the hard work of our GitHub participants at blog.ark.io!

GitHub member ‘dated’ implemented an important function in the ARK desktop wallet- searching delegates by name. This prevents any lengthy browsing that was needed to locate delegates to vote for out of the many choices available. Voting for a specific named delegate is now easier than ever.

implemented an important function in the ARK desktop wallet- searching delegates by name. This prevents any lengthy browsing that was needed to locate delegates to vote for out of the many choices available. Voting for a specific named delegate is now easier than ever. GitHub member ‘dated’ also implemented a user experience improvement that now shows which wallet addresses are in voting status within the wallet addresses table. This means it will be easy to tell which wallet addresses are voting for a delegate, and which aren’t.

also implemented a user experience improvement that now shows which wallet addresses are in voting status within the wallet addresses table. This means it will be easy to tell which wallet addresses are voting for a delegate, and which aren’t. GitHub member ‘kalgoop’ squashed a small nuisance bug in the mobile wallet. When specifying ARK amounts to send, the interface was allowing more than eight digits of precision, causing an error when it came time to execute the send function. Now, the user is alerted right away of the issue. This has made the user experience in the wallet all the more smooth.

Multiple coders are contributing to the ARK toolkit 24/7, and you can too — it’s fun, rewarding, and you can earn ARK as well!

This guide will show you how to get started with coding for ARK.

If you don’t know how to code, but you have ideas to improve ARK open source projects, use this video to help you let developers know.

You can also now push issues onto ARK GitHub repos without a Github account using the Ark.Party Discord Bot.

NOTABLE REDDIT POSTS

The Ark Ecosystem Subreddit is a great place to seek ARK knowledge, and you can always find new and engaging content there. New to ARK? Check out my Welcome to ARK Reddit Post with simple instructions to follow.

Here are some notable February posts:

You can browse more content and contribute your own voice to the ARK Subreddit- who knows, you may even receive an ARK tip from a community member using Delegate Cryptology’s intuitive ArkTippr Reddit tipbot.

FEBRUARY 2019 PODCASTS

COMMUNITY SERVICE SPOTLIGHT

Some members mentioned in the community newsletter are ARK delegates, who secure the ARK network and provide community services. Their inclusion in the newsletter is in no way an endorsement from ARK.io to vote for specific delegates, and you should always do your own research and consider all the options when choosing a delegate for whom to vote. ARK.io does not run the ARK network.

Here’s the February 2019 Community Service Spotlight:

Crypto school under construction in Indonesia.

Establishing ARK presence at the crypto school.

ARK Sticker featured on a custom, wearable, high-powered backpack speaker system

TEAM IN THE COMMUNITY

The ARK team has been sighted in the crypto community in February. Here are just some of the activities:

Catch me at the launch party for the ‘Crypto Blockchain Plug’ crypto community center this Saturday.

I will be attending the launch party for the ‘Crypto Blockchain Plug’ crypto community center taking place this Saturday March 9th, 12–7 PM in Inglewood, CA. There will be food, drinks, fun, and special talks about various crypto projects, ARK included! I will gather media at the event to share afterwards. Register FREE here.

Video tour of the ‘Crypto Blockchain Plug’ crypto community center in Inglewood, CA