Welcome to the twenty-first edition of the Expanse Newsletter for 2017. This publication is a bi-monthly newsletter issued on the 1st and 15th of each month to share happenings within our community. Keep in mind that breaking news can come at any time, but the Expanse Newsletter is a great overview of progress, news, and our current focus.

EXPANSE UPDATE

Expanse.Tech™ has a mandatory hard fork update at block 800,000. If you run the Expanse Mist wallet you just need to launch it and auto-update. As Ethereum is hard forking, it is mandatory that Expanse also hard fork to maintain compatibility with all upstream Ethereum code. Since this is needed, we decided to also improve the code and speed of Expanse at the same time, as this is an opportunity to make some key improvements to Expanse.

Expanse will be updated to the latest technology from Ethereum, and we are also doubling the speed of Expanse from 60 seconds to 30 seconds blocks while cutting the rewards per block to maintain the same block rewards of 8 every sixty seconds. No change for mining rewards over time; it just means Expanse will be faster. We are also decreasing uncle inflation. This update also allows for ZK-Snarks and anonymous blockchain technology in the future. Below are all the technical details of this update:

Expanse Changes 1.7.2

Upgrade Objectives:

Upgrade EXP to the latest ETH:Byzantium protocol.



Make EXP transactions faster.



Decrease uncle inflation.



Maintain Block Reward 8/min.



Byzantium Objectives:



Addition of ‘REVERT’ opcode, which permits error handling without consuming all gas (EIP 140).



Transaction receipts now include a status field to indicate success or failure EIP 658).



Elliptic curve addition and scalar multiplication on alt_bn128 (EIP 196) and pairing checks (EIP 197), permitting ZK-Snarks and other cryptographic mathemagic™.



Support for big integer modular exponentiation (EIP 198), enabling RSA signature verification and other cryptographic applications.



Support for variable length return values (EIP 211).



Addition of the ‘STATICCALL’ opcode, permitting non-state-changing calls to other contracts (EIP 214).



Changes to the difficulty adjustment formula to take uncles into account (EIP 100).



Important Information:

Fork Block Number: 800,000



New Block Target: 30 Seconds



New Block Reward: 4 EXP



Upgrade Instructions:

Parity - Upgrade Wallet.



Mist - GEXP will be auto updated.



MEW - na.



MetaMask - na.



GEXP - download the latest binary or compile your own.





Downloads:

https://github.com/expanse-org/go-expanse/releases/tag/v1.7.2













SOUTH KOREAN EXCHANGE UPBIT WILL TRADE EXPANSE

An affiliate of South Korea’s powerful messaging platform, Kakao, has started beta testing on a new and exciting cryptocurrency exchange, Upbit. They have partnered with the well established Bittrex of the USA to bring many popular cryptocurrencies to South Korean traders, and Expanse is among those crypto tokens to be traded. It is likely this could become the most popular Alt exchange in South Korea with so many great options, so this is huge news for Expanse and the other crypto tokens and currencies to be traded there. As many of you may know, cryptocurrencies and tokens are extremely popular among traders in South Korea so this could bring a big boost to the Alt market and Expanse, in particular. Additionally, Expanse has a multilingual website that includes the Korean Language, so when people in South Korea seek information about Expanse, they will be able to find it in their native language.

If you would like to see Expanse in the testing phase on the Upbit exchange or check out the Expanse Website in their native language please follow the links below:

https://www.upbit.com/exchange?code=CRIX.UPBIT.BTC-EXP

https://expanse.tech/?lang=korean













THE EXPANSE DECENTRALIZED AUTONOMOUS ORGANIZATION

The primary development goal of Expanse was always to build a decentralized community version of Ethereum. The Expanse DAO code is now written, and the alpha test will begin after the final sale for Tokenlab ends. A new White Paper will be released shortly, as we have greatly improved the design since the initial concept started over two years ago. If you want a chance to test this out and have a first look at the exciting EXP.DAO, please sign up at the landing page. Feel free to read up all about the Expanse DAO at the links below.

http://blog.expanse.tech/post/166780739293/the-vision-of-expanse

http://dao.expanse.tech/













LEDGER WALLET NOW OFFICIALLY SUPPORTS EXPANSE

Expanse is now officially supported and has been announced by Ledger. So if you are someone that holds EXP, Ledger is the best option to safely store your Expanse and other top blockchain tokens and cryptocurrencies. Check out the Ledger site for more information on the Ledger hardware wallet. Below you can find the Ledger website and the specific instructions from Ledger for using their product with Expanse.

https://www.ledgerwallet.com/

https://ledger.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005458085-How-to-install-and-use-Expanse-EXP-





















AXIA PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCY HIRED

With the enhanced visibility and media interest generated by the announcement of the Expanse.Tech DAO and the Tokenlab ICO, Borderless Corp., Inc. has retained the services of Axia Public Relations to manage brand awareness. Axia PR, based in Jacksonville, FL, provides PR counsel and services nationwide for technology, financial, healthcare and consumer brands.

“Borderless is at a pivotal time in our evolution, and the time is right to really focus on developing our brands’ voice,” said Marcia Danzeisen, Borderless CAO. “We knew we needed to look to experts to help us manage our social media, earn news media coverage about our products and services, and create conversations within our community and client base. After interviewing and researching agencies to represent us in regard to our emerging technology, Axia PR rose to the top of the list.”



“Axia Public Relations is highly enthusiastic about the opportunity to work with the Borderless Corp. team. Expanse and Tokenlab are great platforms with credibility and stability. The DAO announcement takes the value proposition to the next level compared to anything else out there.”

- Jason Mudd, President, Axia Public Relations

For more information about Axia Public Relations, go to www.axiapr.com.













TOKENLAB PRESALE IS CLOSED - FINAL SALE THIS MONTH

The Tokenlab™ presale is now closed. The final sale for Tokenlab accepts Expanse, Ethereum, Bitcoin, Litecoin, PIVX, and Steem. Additionally, Tokenlab, (LAB) will be launching on Exchanges after the final sale for traders. We are setting aside funds to make sure that happens and leave nothing to chance. We will strive to place Tokenlab on as many quality exchanges as we can, and as previously stated, if any LAB remains unsold after the final sale, it will be burned (destroyed). The final sale has a countdown that has already begun, and the sale will begin November 15th and then run for just over two weeks, ending on December 3. This will be the last chance to pick up Tokenlab (LAB) before it is traded on exchanges.

Why Tokenlab:

http://blog.expanse.tech/post/166915154643/why-tokenlab

Tokenlab Website:

http://www.tokenlab.io/

Tokenlab White Paper:

http://www.borderlesscorp.com/docs/tokenlab-whitepaper.pdf

Tokenlab Fun Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXgrBAw1Ue0

Tokenlab Instructions, how to participate:

http://blog.expanse.tech/post/165217695358/how-to-participate-in-the-tokenlab-exclusive-sale

Tokenlab Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/pg/TokenLabIO









RECENT PRESS RELEASES

Borderless Corp. Inks Deal with Compound Films for Multimedia Creation Services for Tokenlab and its ICO Clients



http://www.einpresswire.com/article/409575287/borderless-corp-inks-deal-with-compound-films-for-multimedia-creation-services-for-tokenlab-and-its-ico-clients

Posted Oct 13, 2017

IJI, Inc. Selects Tokenlab for ICO Management Services for Dropd, Its Revolutionary Decentralized Music Platform

https://www.einpresswire.com/article/408142091/iji-inc-selects-tokenlab-for-ico-management-services-for-dropd-its-revolutionary-decentralized-music-platform

Posted Oct 6, 2017

The Praetorian Group Taps Expanse/Tokenlab for ICO Management in New York State’s First Ever Crowd-Funded Token Sale

https://www.einpresswire.com/article/405227711/the-praetorian-group-taps-expanse-tokenlab-for-ico-management-in-new-york-state-s-first-ever-crowd-funded-token-sale

September 21, 2017

Expanse Partners with CHCK-N for ICO Management Services; EXP to Reside on Millions of Mobile Devices Worldwide

http://www.crossroadstoday.com/story/36241015/expanse-partners-with-chck-n-for-ico-management-services-exp-to-reside-on-millions-of-mobile-devices-worldwide

Posted: Aug 29, 2017

















EXR (EXPANSE REWARDS) INSTRUCTIONS

http://forum.expanse.tech/topic/150/how-to-buy-bonds-and-redeem-your-coupon-using-the-expanse-bond-dapp-version-1-0-ebs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dzhbDCXyQM

DOWNLOAD THE EXPANSE REWARD SYSTEM (EXR)

https://github.com/expanse-org/bond-dapp/releases











LIST OF CURRENT PARTNERS, CLIENTS, AND WORKING RELATIONS

COMPOUND FILMS

https://www.facebook.com/compoundfilms

DROPD

https://www.dropd.co/

THE PRAETORIAN GROUP (PAX)

http://www.praetoriangroup.io/

CHCK-N (CHECK-IN BAR)

http://www.chck-n.com/

JAXX

https://jaxx.io/

GAMEBOARD

http://gameboard.site/

HONGICO

http://www.hongico.com/portal.php

CENTURYLINK

http://www.centurylink.com/

MICROSOFT AZURE

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-blockchain-update-7/

MICROSOFT BIZSPARK PLUS

https://www.microsoft.com/bizspark/startup/profile.aspx?startup=693057

CHANGELLY

https://changelly.com/exchange/BTC/EXP/1?ref_id=expanse

CHANKURA

http://chankura.com/

COINOMI

https://coinomi.com









EXPANSE DISCORD

We recently launched Expanse Discord, Discord is a communication system much like Slack, but Discord has much better security and is safer for users, so due to greater security we have switched from Slack to Discord for the community. To speak directly with the Expanse team or others in the Expanse community we suggest signing up for Discord, thank you.

https://Discord.me/expanse

LINKEDIN

Be sure to follow Expanse on Linkedin. Additionally, our lead marketing director, Marcia, is now taking lead at expanding and improving our Linkedin presence, as she is the most experienced with fortune 500 companies and Linkedin standards.

https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/16212682/

EXPANSE TELEGRAM

If you prefer the Telegram platform you can follow and chat about Expanse here.

https://t.me/ExpanseTech

TOKENLAB TELEGRAM

This is the channel for Tokenlab on Telegram

https://t.me/tokenlab

TOKENLAB FACEBOOK PAGE

https://www.facebook.com/pg/TokenLabIO

INTERLEDGER PROTOCOL OF RIPPLE XRP

Expanse is one of the first Alternative Blockchain projects to join ILP, Interledger protocol of Ripple. There are a few “Internet of Blockchain” projects out there, but this is perhaps the most promising of them all. Expanse is staying ahead of the curve and ready, just in case this works out and is a success. It is an open source project and anyone can join, but the Expanse team was one of the first to sign up to be a part of it back in September 2016.

SHOPPING WITH EXPANSE MADE EASY BY COINPAYMENTS

You can shop at many merchants right now using the Coinpayments Platform. We are one of the Alternative Tokens listed on Coinpayments, and they are a reliable trustworthy payment provider that works much like Bitpay does for Bitcoin.

https://www.coinpayments.net/

DOWNLOAD BORDERLESS TECH ALPHA PREVIEW

Current features include Marriages, Status updates, Web Of Trust, Notary, Citizenship, and many more features on the way soon!

https://github.com/borderlesstech/borderless-dapp/releases/

TOKENLAB WHITE PAPER

http://www.borderlesscorp.com/docs/tokenlab-whitepaper.pdf

EXPANSE WHITE PAPER

http://www.expanse.tech/docs/whitepaper.pdf

BORDERLESS WHITE PAPER

http://www.borderless.tech/docs/BorderlessWhitepaper.pdf

ADDITIONAL EXPANSE LINKS

http://blog.expanse.tech/

http://www.expanse.tech/

http://www.borderless.tech/

http://www.borderlesscorp.com/

http://www.borderlesscharity.org/

http://forum.expanse.tech/

http://slack.expanse.tech/

https://twitter.com/expanseofficial

http://www.exp.life/

https://www.reddit.com/r/ExpanseOfficial/

https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/16212682/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/expanseofficial/

https://www.facebook.com/ExpanseTech/

https://www.tokenlab.io/

https://www.facebook.com/TokenLabIO/

VIDEOS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIo8vX6P_O0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dzhbDCXyQM&feature=youtu.be&a

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R2EK1Cnink

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWPeWQrnYVg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyiJOCDUUcY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFzA7w7FScc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lql75D1q3Yg

POOLS

https://exp.suprnova.cc

http://dwarfpool.com/exp

http://clona.ru:8083

http://exp.minandoando.com/

http://exp.hashpower.farm/#/

http://exp.hodlpool.com

http://expanse.ftlpool.com/#/

http://exp.ethertrench.com/#/