Codebase Alpha Release

We are proud to present, what we’ve worked so hard to create, The Codebase! (still in alpha). At this very moment you can click here and access our repository to find the Verge 5.0 Codebase, alpha release.

Wow Manuel, finally! We’ve been waiting for this. But… Manuel, what does this mean? What does the new codebase version bring?

If you remember, we already talked about this few updates ago, but since I’m a nice guy, I’ll remind you in some points what the new codebase allows us:

Substantial blockchain performance improvements

Overall changed set of RPC commands (based on Bitcoins standard)

Greatly enhanced chain security

Greatly improved CPU & Memory performance

Block indexing time reduced by 89%

Ok Manuel, but tell me something, what about SegWit and Lightning Network?

We aren’t implementing those features; since we have blocks created every 30 seconds and first confirmation usually occurs after 5–10 seconds we don’t need them at the time I’m writing.

Manuel, I went through the new repository already, there’s no sign of Ring Confidential Transactions. When is this coming?

We will work on that after the stable release of the codebase. Indeed, we want to publish a robust software before diving in. And as I see you coming with your next question, we’ll also start working on RSK implementation. As we learnt the hard way, we aren’t going to establish deadlines on those features, but we’ll certainly keep you up to date with this.

When moon?

Well, join our Telegram Group and ask there, you’ll be surprised by the answer ;)

Ok, enough jokes! While we’re very excited about this release, there are still few points that need to be fixed before entering a beta and stable releases.

At this very moment we have:

Working base core for our blockchain

Communication between new and old nodes

Tor integration

What needs to be completed:

Stealth addressing, which isn’t completely implemented

Various smaller fixes

Important Note About This Release

This release is meant for developers that are interested in our project. If the codebase update interests you, star it, fork it, test it and love it! We’re looking to find developers willing to: