Hello Snode owners! It’s time to vote for the latest proposals!

There is a great responsibility for Service Node (Snode) owners to vote either “yes,” or “no,” on the proposals. It cannot be emphasised enough how much the community as well as the Blocknet team relies on Snodes to vote on project proposals to ensure continued funding for development of the Blocknet.

The proposals for superblock 518400 can be viewed below or on the forum here. Voting will close at Block 515520, but your node must remain active until block 518400 for your vote to count. Please note, this is the first time proposals are being submitted individually so please make sure you scroll down and take your time to look over each proposal.

The latest Superblock details are below in alphabetical order:

Superblock 518400

Proposal : Arturo-cppdev-aug

Arturo is an XBridge C++ developer with a background in high-frequency trading that is currently working with us on-site in Austin through a recruiting agency that charges us $135/hr (2200 BLOCK per month @ $10.50). Over the course of several months of interviews, Arturo was chosen to join the team out of a handful of candidates, most candidates were not qualified. We want to give the servicenodes an opportunity to vote on this and signal approval/disapproval to continue at the current BLOCK prices.

Previous Tasks:

Developed a Mozilla RR debugging environment

Created truncate log config parameter for Service Nodes

Fixed DX order cancellation for expired orders

Created new DX API call to flush canceled transactions

Debugged issue with DX open order relaying

Tasks for August:

Fix XBridge freeze issue on startup

Implement XWallets

XBridge bug fixes

XBridge research and development (for improvements)

Cost Assessment: Total: 2000–2200 BLOCK per month from Dev Fund

How to Vote

Open wallet and go to Tools > Debug Console. The debug console will open in a new window.

To vote for Proposal: Arturo-cppdev-aug , type the following command: mnbudget vote f449417e6e1e5c25b4e0fa4eaf812548602c52d8040a23808a913c151903f7bf yes/no

, type the following command: If voting with multiple node, you can use “mnbudget vote-many….”

If voting from the terminal, type in the following: blocknetdx-cli mnbudget vote f449417e6e1e5c25b4e0fa4eaf812548602c52d8040a23808a913c151903f7bf yes/no

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Proposal: Atc-xbridge-sb518400

(submitted when BLOCK = $10.89) — ATC, Juan and YCO

XRouter (atc/juan)

AWS automated deployments for QA (atc/yco)

QA deployments/verification of new features/functions (atc/yco)

0x v2 highlevel review (atc)

Finish Gitian update to Qt 5.9.x (atc)

On-chain testing/code merging (atc/corvaxx/michael)

Cost Assessment: Total 743 BLOCK (inclusive of 10 BLOCK submission fee)

How to Vote

Open wallet and go to Tools > Debug Console. The debug console will open in a new window.

To vote for proposal: Atc-xbridge-sb518400, type the following command: mnbudget vote bbdfa1a53f79a7cf4b6b723aca7991227a368e467e585dab9d67a757601d9afa yes/no

type the following command: If voting with multiple node, you can use “mnbudget vote-many….”

If voting from the terminal, type in the following: blocknetdx-cli mnbudget vote bbdfa1a53f79a7cf4b6b723aca7991227a368e467e585dab9d67a757601d9afa yes/no

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Proposal: Blocknet Core Development (michael-dev-sb518400)

Tasks for August:

DX Automated Setup: I am code reviewing and releasing the long awaited Block DX automation. The team has been working on this for several months, and we are very excited to get this out the door. In case you’re wondering, we asked Hanni to lead this effort so that the rest of the dev leadership could focus on XRouter and the new wallet, he did a great job.

DX Place Order by Price : Currently in development, I will be reviewing and releasing this feature in August.

Trade History: I am code reviewing this feature (part of the core wallet) and we are planning on releasing this in an August wallet update. This will allow users to see historical data in the DX.

XWallets: I am code reviewing this feature, and if possible releasing this at the end of August. This may require servicenodes to recreate their snode inputs, as a result, we may have to release this in September. We’re trying to solve this without impacting existing snodes.

XRouter: I will be involved with the XRouter development, including code reviews and architecture.

Coin Control in the New Wallet: I will be releasing the coin control feature in the new wallet.

Proposal UI in the New Wallet: I will be releasing the new proposal UI and voting feature in the new wallet for servicenodes. You will be able to vote from the wallet UI without having to use custom cli commands.

Tasks for September:

Trade History UI: I will be releasing this in September, this will allow DX users to see historical prices in the DX UI electron app. It’s dependent on the work completed in the Trade History feature.

Cost Assessment: Total: 960 BLOCK

How to Vote

Open wallet and go to Tools > Debug Console. The debug console will open in a new window.

To vote for proposal: Blocknet Core Development (michael-dev-sb518400) type the following command: mnbudget vote a40bf4b7845ebbe12bd33966ccaa4d1d77ba67f62c636dd30ff6bd11920c09b3 yes/no

type the following command: If voting with mutliple node, you can use “mnbudget vote-many….”

If voting from the terminal, type in the following: blocknetdx-cli mnbudget vote a40bf4b7845ebbe12bd33966ccaa4d1d77ba67f62c636dd30ff6bd11920c09b3 yes/no

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Proposal: dx-jsdev-sb518400

This proposal supports the ongoing efforts to develop the DX UI electron app in August and part of September. Our JS dev will be aiding the core team in the DX UI roadmap items.

Tasks for August / September:

DX Automated Setup (Aug)

DX Place Order by Price (Aug)

Trade History UI (Sept)

DX UI bug fixes and optimizations

Cost Assessment: Total: 310 BLOCK

How to Vote

Open wallet and go to Tools > Debug Console. The debug console will open in a new window.

To vote for proposal: dx-jsdev-sb518400, type the following command: mnbudget vote aac69ef093aca05bd2c95d2a76df96858d6e93b30a27d30d5b1c85f3e3e02960 yes/no

type the following command: If voting with multiple node, you can use “mnbudget vote-many….”

If voting from the terminal, type in the following: blocknetdx-cli mnbudget vote aac69ef093aca05bd2c95d2a76df96858d6e93b30a27d30d5b1c85f3e3e02960 yes/no

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Proposal: Marketing Director (Shane)

Lead team efforts in executing marketing strategies

Manage design, copywrite, and web development vendors

Uphold Brand Guidelines and uniform messaging

Build relationships with every project Blocknet supports

Handle daily marketing & administrative responsibilities

Oversee and assist community based marketing initiatives

Take on creative tasks that include writing, design, and media production.

Tasks for August Goals

Release Q3 marketing plan

Roll out active social media teams, include teams with other language

Release full website translations

Launch new “Press Info” webpage

Continue web development of Coin Portals and community tools

Self host articles and press releases on the Blocknet website

Cost Assessment: Total: 773 BLOCK (BLOCK @ $10.50)

If this proposal passes but is bumped from the Superblock due to there not being enough room, this will be paid out from the Marketing Fund.

How to Vote

Open wallet and go to Tools > Debug Console. The debug console will open in a new window.

To vote for proposal: Marketing Director (Shane), type the following command: mnbudget vote 2a0844c7c866646532f10611de19ee542f2ba57e07a9d773ef757a4b939e9e1b yes/no

type the following command: If voting with multiple node, you can use “mnbudget vote-many….”

If voting from the terminal, type in the following: blocknetdx-cli mnbudget vote 2a0844c7c866646532f10611de19ee542f2ba57e07a9d773ef757a4b939e9e1b yes/no

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Proposal: Marketing Social Media manager / Brand lead (marketing-cryptoved)

Social Media Content Curation (contribute posts on Twitter, Facebook, Facebook Group, Instagram and other social media)

Collaboration & Editing of Current and Upcoming Articles

Collaborating on Current & Upcoming Marketing Initiatives with the Marketing Team (strategies, advertisements, content, etc.)

Brand Lead (Collaborate, oversee, coordinate & train social media teams; oversee Blocknet brand messaging along with other Brand Leads)

To view the complete proposal, please visit: https://bit .ly/2OvM5QW

Cost Assessment: A fixed amount of 250 BLOCK (calculated at 25 hours/week, $12.48 current 30-day M.A.) (240 + 10 BLOCK proposal fee)

If this proposal passes but is bumped from the Superblock due to there not being enough room, this will be paid out from the Marketing Fund.

How to Vote

Open wallet and go to Tools > Debug Console. The debug console will open in a new window.

To vote for proposal: Marketing Director (Shane), type the following command: mnbudget vote 3d9de0d09b0133599a08846b5d30aab5d1ffd527939a09c9462931da90339934 yes/no

type the following command: If voting with multiple node, you can use “mnbudget vote-many….”

If voting from the terminal, type in the following: blocknetdx-cli mnbudget vote 3d9de0d09b0133599a08846b5d30aab5d1ffd527939a09c9462931da90339934 yes/no

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Proposal: Project Coordinator hanni-aug-18 (hanniabu)

Block DX setup automation

Website content

Wallet tutorial videos

Documentation/resources

Developer recruitment

Assist with daily tasks

Cost Assessment: Total: 410 BLOCK (inclusive of 10 BLOCK submission fee)

Total Cost: 410 BLOCK

How to Vote

Open wallet and go to Tools > Debug Console. The debug console will open in a new window.

To vote for proposal: hanni-aug-18, type the following command: mnbudget vote 8e816ebbc91c2d500a838fd14b8bbb1fee2c9f6fc11b0472d02dd3049f9aa322 yes/no

type the following command: If voting with multiple node, you can use “mnbudget vote-many….”

If voting from the terminal, type in the following: blocknetdx-cli mnbudget vote 8e816ebbc91c2d500a838fd14b8bbb1fee2c9f6fc11b0472d02dd3049f9aa322 yes/no

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Proposal: Social Coordinator (Philip Marshall)

Maintain the social media profile of Blocknet and as a brand co-lead, manage and train the social media team.

Compile and write regular newsletters, coin recaps, proposal announcements, write and contribute to articles and continue to contribute to various marketing materials and initiatives.

Ensure communications from the developers and marketing team can be transmitted in a clear and timely manner to the community.

Respond to the community.

Manage, source, correspond and coordinate payments to news and media outlets.

Cost Assessment: Total 35 BLOCK from superblock (I will be absent for 20 days while I am on holiday)

How to Vote

Open wallet and go to Tools > Debug Console. The debug console will open in a new window.

To vote for proposal: Social-Coordinator, type the following command: mnbudget vote e485f66fc8eaa6b86847325d321b6d97d536e4a9341980c46d427d727a2145c6 yes/no

type the following command: If voting with multiple node, you can use “mnbudget vote-many….”

If voting from the terminal, type in the following: blocknetdx-cli mnbudget vote e485f66fc8eaa6b86847325d321b6d97d536e4a9341980c46d427d727a2145c6 yes/no

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Proposal: UAT-QA-Team (Team consists of 86b, aderks, and Fattox)

Responsibilities and Tasks:

Support services

Integration strategy

Product analysis

Bug reporting, error tracking, and logging

Collaboration with other projects and teams

New coin integration, confirming, and corresponding QA

Genesis testing

Brand lead assistance with marketing and SMT initiatives

Communicating with partners and project delegates

XRouter testing and QA

Block DX UI QA

Wallet release QA

Auto configuration testing and QA

Cost Assessment: Total: 750 BLOCK

How to Vote

Open wallet and go to Tools > Debug Console. The debug console will open in a new window.

To vote for proposal: UAT-QA-Team, type the following command: mnbudget vote 6786c469416145eb85b282b28adbec0aaf9938eb6f1eda7847c1cb179218aa31 yes/no

type the following command: If voting with multiple node, you can use “mnbudget vote-many….”

If voting from the terminal, type in the following: blocknetdx-cli mnbudget vote 6786c469416145eb85b282b28adbec0aaf9938eb6f1eda7847c1cb179218aa31 yes/no

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For more detailed instructions see: http://blocknetdx.forumotion.com/t6-blocknet-proposal-introduction-guide

In addition, we have created a separate proposal notification email alert reminder that snode owners can sign up for here so they do not forget to vote.(This email is separate to the Word on the BLOCK newsletter email).

An introduction to Superblocks and a guide to submitting and voting for proposals, can be found here .

A proposal category was created in the Blocknet Discord for focused and specific discussion of proposals and ideas. Within this category, there is a channel called #anon-snode-feedback for Service Node owners to provide anonymous feedback on proposals.

The amount requested must be 4320 BLOCK or less — Votes in favor must be greater than votes against by at least 10% of the total number of Service Nodes.

The proposals that pass are sorted in a descending order list by the sum of yes votes minus no votes. If multiple proposals have an equal sum of yes votes minus no votes, those are sorted randomly. If there are not enough funds remaining in the Superblock for a proposal to be paid out, it is skipped (not paid out), and the next proposal in the list is checked.

Multi-month proposals are voted on each month and are treated in the same manner as normal proposals in the ordered list.

There is also something called a ‘final budget,’ which needs to be submitted between 2880 blocks and 28 blocks before the Superblock. By default, Service Nodes automatically vote yes on final budgets. Moving forward, proposal voting will end 2880 blocks before the Superblock since the final budget locks in the proposal vote counts.

Voting will become a great deal easier and much more user-friendly in the new wallet, taking just a few clicks. You can view the designs for the voting functionality here.

An introduction to Superblocks and a guide to voting can be found here.

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