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25 September, 2020
NFTs on Ergo
As with almost every other area of DeFi, Ergo Platform takes a different approach to NFTs that offers some interesting and unique use cases and benefits.
21 September, 2020
“Emurgo is connected to Cardano. Both are connected to Ergo. How come & what’s Emurgo doing with Ergo Platform?”
Crpyto Rich interviews Robert Kornacki, Head of Research about the work that Emurgo are doing with Ergo.
17 September, 2020
Ergo explorer backend 3.2.0 released
Index, outputIndex fields added to InputInfo, DataInputInfo, inclusionHeight field added to TransactionInfo. Optimizations: /addresses/balances API endpoint now returns only first 100 addresses.
17 September, 2020
DeFi: Finance, but not always Decentralised?
As a recent blog post explored, DeFi – decentralised finance – can and will be used in whatever ways developers and the market see fit. This is the nature of open, decentralised systems. You can’t stop it, and there’s a very strong argument for saying we shouldn’t try.
16 September, 2020
Ergo Platform Mainnet 3.3.3 released
#1186 : fix for #1185: command-line parameters support back for docker containers #1184 : Accept to the mempool and propagate locally generated transactions in the digest mode (also, do not download transactions in this mode)
14 September, 2020
"Unlocking The Potential Of The UTXO Model" by Emurgo Research
The extended UTXO model empowers smart contract writers with a robust and flexible base to build on top of. In contrast to the account model, UTXO-based smart contracts have no concept of a function which you call within a transaction in order for state transitions to take place.
14 September, 2020
Explorer backend 3.1.0 released
Enhancements: Mempool chained transactions support and output info enriched
13 September, 2020
Oracle Pools and Interoperability of Cardano and Ergo with Robert Kornacki | TCE 105
The Cardano Effect - EP105
11 September, 2020
Ergo Platform Mainnet 3.3.2 released
Dockerfile: configurable java heap.Wallet/boxes fix - this API method now correctly returns all the wallet boxes, spent or not. Wallet scan has been reworked to have improved efficiency and memory footprint
4 September, 2020
Announcing the ZK Treasury on Ergo!
Ergo’s Zero-Knowledge Treasury enables users to easily create joint digital signatures, with bespoke conditions for spending funds, while ensuring the signatories to the created address remain hidden.
3 September, 2020
Ergo Platform Ecosystem Digest - August 2020
A summary of the news surrounding Ergo in August
3 September, 2020
Some thoughts about DeFi, Yield Farming and how open systems ‘should’ be used
At the risk of stating the obvious, decentralisation is the hallmark of DeFi. It is decentralisation that brings the benefits of transparency, accessibility, security, immutability, composability, efficiency and more besides to these new financial initiatives.
1 September, 2020
"ZeroJoin: Combining ZeroCoin and CoinJoin" has been accepted to CBT2020 workshop
4th International Workshop on Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology - CBT 2020
31 August, 2020
Ergo’s Oracle Pools, and what they mean for the ecosystem
The new scheme developed through the Emurgo-Ergo partnership will see oracle pools – core blockchain infrastructure – run as a public service, accessible by any dApp and developer, free at the point of use.
28 August, 2020
"Today EMURGO and Ergo platform mark a historic moment for UTXO based dApps and DeFi applications"
Developers may now build and run Oracle Pools on the Ergo blockchain with the joint release of our smart contracts & off-chain "Oracle Core"
28 August, 2020
Transcript of the Oracle Pools Q&A session with Robert Kornacki
"Robert Kornacki: I'd like to officially announce that Oracle Pools are live, running on mainnet, with all the code + detailed instructions available for you to start/run your own, and we have a beautiful frontend created by DeadIT now implemented in the explorer https://explorer.ergoplatform.com/en/oracle-pools-list"
22 August, 2020
Ergo Explorer 2.0.0 released
Fixed grabber bug causing chain statuses corruption in some cases, fixed bug causing inconsistent mempool view in some cases, data inputs support and inputs indexing
20 August, 2020
The Evolution of Programmable Money
Ergo is building the most effective programmable currency in history.
20 August, 2020
"App on Distributed Signatures"
"Dear Ergo Community, in this post, I would like to explain a project on top of Ergo’s Distributed Signatures capability."
20 August, 2020
Ergo Platform Reference Client 3.3.1 has been released
If you're running 3.2.x node, just remove wallet/registry subfolder in your ergo data folder (e.g. ~/.ergo). Unlock the wallet after running the node (you can lock it a minute later).
18 August, 2020
"EMURGO is pleased to officially announce that EMURGO’s Head of R&D and smart contract developer Robert Kornacki was appointed as a new board member of the Ergo Foundation."
"This board appointment serves to further strengthen EMURGO’s recently announced partnership with Ergo...and strategically positions EMURGO at the forefront of development of this emerging industry area of UTXO-based smart contracts that is being worked on by Cardano and Ergo."
18 August, 2020
Ergo’s Vision for DeFi: Ergo vs CBDCs
As blockchain technology gains traction, central bank digital currencies are among the most significant applications being developed. But these will inevitably fall far short of the ideal, for one simple reason: control.
16 August, 2020
Building Ergo: Our Vision for DeFi
Everyone is talking about DeFi. Few people are asking what DeFi should look like. Ergo has a vision for what the sector can become.
8 August, 2020
Ergo Platform Reference Client 3.3.0 has been released
If you're running 3.2.x node, just remove wallet/registry subfolder in your ergo data folder (e.g. ~/.ergo). Unlock the wallet after running the node (you can lock it a minute later). If you had only one key in your wallet, lock it and unlock again to have the master key unlocked.
3 August, 2020
"New Video: Robert Kornacki of EMURGO does a deep dive into the ground breaking research behind the Oracle Pools Smart Contract Specification."
This is the very first UTXO based DApp specification to be released.
31 July, 2020
Decentralized Exchange Contracts on Ergo
Ergo has expressive smart contracts and transactional model which allows for an implementation of trustless DEX protocol, in which signed buy and sell orders can be put into the blockchain independently by buyers and sellers.
28 July, 2020
Blog Update: We've new Foundation members and contests!
We've got some more ERG to give back to the community: Miners & Writers, this one is for you!
28 July, 2020
Ergo AppKit 3.2.2 has been released
It includes: Support for multi ProveDHTuple and ProveDLog, FlowCard blog post, upgrade to ergo-wallet v3.2.3, support for data-inputs to TxBuilder
26 July, 2020
Ergo Explorer Backend 1.1.0 has been released
It includes: Fixed grabber bug causing chain statuses corruption in some cases, ResultSet deduplication enabled for search queries, more precise confirmations calculation
24 July, 2020
Video: How to set up and configure a full Ergo node on Windows
Great video made by a community member on setting up an Ergo full node on Windows
24 July, 2020
Ergo ($ERG) is listed on Coinex Exchange
We're happy to announce that Ergo ($ERG) is listed on Coinex Exchange
23 July, 2020
"New EMURGO Research: This week we bring you the official Oracle Pools Smart Contract Spec!"
"This is the first UTXO dApp specification ever released and is an exciting step forward in the Emurgo Ergo DeFi-focused partnership"
15 July, 2020
"Ergo Contracts"
A repository of the Ergo smart contracts with compilation, testing, and formal verification tooling
11 July, 2020
"Summary of the AMA with Ergo Platform"
AMA with GAINS community
3 July, 2020
"Ergopool is live on mainnet"
The Mining Hub for Self-Sovereign Ergo Miners!
26 June, 2020
"New EMURGO Research: We present a brand new model, Oracle Pools, which reimagines oracles from the ground up. This research is part of the Emurgo Ergo partnership"
Oracle Pools
24 June, 2020
"Let’s sign collectively! Distributed signatures API"
Another step to unveil real threshold on-chain signatures to the masses!
22 June, 2020
Ergo Platform Reference Client 3.2.7 has been released
It contains: Generation of block candidate with certain transactions included ( #929 ) Fix for #1035 (incorrect cost computation on signer side) Double-checks for inputs and outputs of generated transaction.
19 June, 2020
"Ergomixer v1.0.0 is available for download"
Big thanks to team of anons!
18 June, 2020
ERGO with Founder Alex Chepurnoy - The Daily Chain
"Ergo is 'Bitcoin-like', but brings with it the latest in blockchain technology and research"
17 June, 2020
Ergo ($ERG) is listed on Sistemkoin Exchange
We're happy to announce that Ergo ($ERG) is listed on Sistemkoin Exchange
9 June, 2020
EMURGO to Partner with Ergo and Build Blockchain-Based Decentralized Financial Solutions
EMURGO, a global blockchain solutions firm & a founding entity of the globally recognized Cardano protocol, announces today a strategic partnership with Ergo - a proof-of-work blockchain protocol built to be a platform for applications with a main focus on providing simple solutions for financial contracts with its UTXO-based smart contracts.
31 May, 2020
Ergo Mainnet 3.2.6 released
This release is fixing a problem from 3.2.5 with possibility of duplicate inputs for transaction assembler, see ( #1126 ) for details
26 May, 2020
Ergo Mainnet 3.2.5 released
Support for offchain boxes spending ( #1032 ), downloading logic fix for the case when best full block is not on the best header-chain
18 May, 2020
Ergo Mainnet 3.2.4 released
Build transaction with token burning (PR #1101), default transaction complexity limit raised to 250K (PR #1104) and fixes
15 May, 2020
ZeroJoin: Combining ZeroCoin and CoinJoin (Alexander Chepurnoy and Amitabh Saxena)
We present ZeroJoin, a practical privacy-enhancing protocol for blockchain transactions.
14 May, 2020
Ergo update, 14 May 2020: New exchange, wallet and first mining pool with collaterals!
Integration with Cypra wallet, Coinsbit listing and censorhip resistant mining pool
13 May, 2020
"Team" page is replaced with "Hall of Fame"
Ergo Platform moving towards being true community-driven Proof-of-Work cryptocurrency
13 May, 2020
Ergo ($ERG) is listed on Coinsbit Exchange
We're happy to announce that Ergo ($ERG) is listed on Coinsbit Exchange
13 May, 2020
Ergo joins BPSAA thinktank
Ergo is a smart contracts and DeFi platform that offers powerful but safe smart contracts, with Sigma protocols enabling flexible, highly composable applications out of the box.
12 May, 2020
Ergo Platform Reference Client 3.2.3 released
Fixes and improvements. Details in the description of the release
8 May, 2020
Building Ergo: Lite full nodes
The extension section contains certain mandatory fields including links for NiPoPoW and parameters for miner voting, such as current block size.
1 May, 2020
Building Ergo: SPV security
Ergo implements NiPoPoWs, or Non-interactive Proof-of-Proof-of-Work. This technology can be explored in full on this dedicated website: https://nipopows.com/
29 April, 2020
FlowCards: A Declarative Framework for Development of Ergo dApps
Ergo is pioneering the declarative model as a better and safer alternative to the now popular imperative model of smart contracts.
24 April, 2020
Building Ergo: Atomic Swaps
Ergo allows partial swaps. Just like on a regular exchange, orders can be partially filled, if that’s what the trader wants.
23 April, 2020
Building Ergo: Oracles
Blockchains are siloed systems that can only reference their own data, established by consensus. Oracles are the solution to the problem of working with external information, which is vital for many everyday use cases.
21 April, 2020
Building Ergo: Storage rent
One community member, Robert, describes this function as ‘on-chain garbage collection’ that reduces the problem of blockchain bloat – and even makes it profitable.
3 April, 2020
Ergo use case: Local Exchange Trading System (LETS)
The need to reform the global financial system has been clear since the last crisis in 2008. Now, COVID-19 has forced our hands. We cannot delay, and the best way to start is from the grassroots.
3 April, 2020
Ergo use case: ‘hot potato’ monetary policy
As the next financial crisis takes hold, it’s clear that conventional monetary policy is at its limit. Smart contract platforms like Ergo enable more innovative, targeted implementations of economic stimulation that the conventional banking sector cannot achieve.
24 March, 2020
Ergo Mainnet 3.2.2 released
Fixes and improvements. Details in the description of the release
23 March, 2020
Introducing Σ3 - ErgoMixer
A powerful mixer that works by pooling funds and enabling participants to spend them without anyone knowing who made the transactions
3 March, 2020
Building Ergo: UTXO vs Account
This series explores the choices we have made in creating Ergo, with the first article unpacking the advantages of the UTXO model
26 February, 2020
Coinbarn, a simple wallet for Ergo has been published in Chrome store
Desktop versions can be found here https://github.com/coinbarn/coinbarn-extension/releases/
19 February, 2020
Ergo Mainnet 3.2.1 released
Mempool and miner made friendly to transactions spending outputs of offchain transactions, parameter for syncing detection during headers-chain download and more
4 February, 2020
Ergo Platform Ecosystem Digest
January 2020
2 February, 2020
Ergo Platform Roadmap for 2020
Please note that this plan is minimum and very realistic
23 January, 2020
Ergo Platform Discord Server has been created
You are welcome to join us
17 January, 2020
Bypassing Non-Outsourceable Proof-of-Work Schemes Using Collateralized Smart Contracts
In this work, we propose a concrete example of such a mechanism which is using collateralized smart contracts
17 January, 2020
Introducing the Ergo Foundation, a community-driven entity
Join us and help build the decentralized future
12 January, 2020
Security Audit (by Jean Philippe Aumasson)
We would like to announce that Ergo has successfully passed security audit of certain (most critical) parts of the code
8 January, 2020
Alexander Chepurnoy: "your paper Bypassing Non-Outsourceable Proof-of-Work Schemes Using Collateralized Smart Contracts has been accepted for publication at
[email protected]
"
7 January, 2020
Ergo Mainnet 3.2.0 released
This release introduces breaking changes and improvements, ~3-4x faster-bootstrapping 👍 Resync needed, more details in the description of the release 🔥
4 January, 2020
Coinbarn wallet now has its desktop version
Download binaries for MacOS, Windows and Linux
4 January, 2020
Make Your Own Ergo Wallet: Managing Ergo Coins with ErgoTool
ErgoTool is a command line interface (CLI) for Ergo blockchain
24 December, 2019
ErgoTool: A Command Line Interface for Ergo blockchain
24 December, 2019
Universal dApp Interface & Package Standard
https://github.com/robkorn/blockchain-ruminations/blob/master/universal_dApp_interface.md
23 December, 2019
Early description of Ergo contractual approach
(combining cryptographic sigma-protocols with predicates on blockchain state and spending transaction)
23 December, 2019
Ergo is using highly efficient AVL+ tree
Ergo is using highly efficient AVL+ tree implementation for authenticating the state, proof size is few times smaller than in Ethereum! details: https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/994
23 December, 2019
New tutorial: 'Mining Ergo for Fun and Profit'
https://github.com/ergoplatform/ergo/wiki/Mining-Ergo-for-Fun-and-Profit
19 December, 2019
Ergo Mainnet 3.1.5 released
Node UI (/panel) updated, cross-build for Scala 2.11 and few fixes. Details in the description of the release
12 December, 2019
A New Quest for Decentralization
Part I: Technical Aspects
4 December, 2019
Ergo Mainnet 3.1.4 released
This minor release includes new API method /script/executeWithContext and new integration tests.
4 December, 2019
Typescript library for Ergo with the support of custom tokens and complex transactions
The library for Ergo platform, written in TypeScript, and compiled to JavaScript
3 December, 2019
5 Ways Ergo Application Development Is Changed Forever Thanks To Appkit and GraalVM
Appkit: A Library for Polyglot Development of Ergo Applications
3 December, 2019
How to set up and configure a full Ergo node
Simplified tutorial for new users
30 October, 2019
ERGO ($ERG) is listed on Probit Exchange
We're happy to announce that ERGO ($ERG) is listed on Probit Exchange
29 October, 2019
Ergo Mainnet 3.1.3 released
This release includes simplified wallet UI, improved memory footprint due to more efficient ErgoTree interpreter, and some bugfixes
14 October, 2019
Ergo Mainnet 3.1.2 released
This release includes rebroadcasting of mempool transactions. API route to generate P2SH address disabled
8 October, 2019
ERGO ($ERG) is listed on HOTBIT Exchange
Deposits and trading open at: 2019-10-09 15:00（UTC+8）
8 October, 2019
Ergo Mainnet 3.1.1 released
New UI available(e.g. 127.0.0.1/panel). A simplified wallet UI will be added in next versions. New API methods to get wallet status and address from a script
16 September, 2019
BISQ has officially added ERG
BISQ, the decentralized P2P exchange network, added support for ERG
14 September, 2019
ERGO ($ERG) is listed on P2PB2B Exchange
We're happy to announce that ERGO ($ERG) is listed on P2PB2B Exchange
6 September, 2019
Ergo will be listed on Hotbit exchange
We're happy to announce that ERGO ($ERG) will be listed on Hotbit exchange
27 August, 2019
Ergo Mainnet 3.1.0 released
This release is introducing an improved database layer - faster bootstrap, reduced storage size and memory footprint. Full resync is needed
20 August, 2019
ERGO ($ERG) is listed on Vgate Exchange
We're happy to announce that ERGO ($ERG) is listed on Vgate Exchange
20 August, 2019
Ergo Mainnet 3.0.7 released
This release includes fixes and introduces new API methods. Details in the description of the release
6 August, 2019
Ergo Mainnet 3.0.6 released
This release is introducing a filter for cumulative transaction input scripts complexity for the miners. Wallet, API methods and Swagger UI updated
30 July, 2019
Ergo Mainnet 3.0.5 released
This release is introducing an improved box selector aka transaction assembler and memory footprint reduction thanks to optimized (de)serialization 🔥
19 July, 2019
Ergo Mainnet 3.0.4 released
This release is introducing a timestamp bugfix in block candidate generation algorithm. Highly recommended for miners
18 July, 2019
Ergo Mainnet 3.0.3 released
This release includes fixes and introduces new API methods. Details in the description of the release
11 July, 2019
ERG is available in Magnum Wallet
We're happy to announce that ERGO ($ERG) is integrated with Magnum Wallet
9 July, 2019
After-Launch Thoughts and Ergo Roadmap
Big thank you to all enthusiasts, developers, miners, other folks, and our families for measureless help with Ergo development and launching.
4 July, 2019
Ergo Mainnet 3.0.2 released
This release includes API improvements.
3 July, 2019
ERGO ($ERG) is listed on Tidex Exchange
We're happy to announce that ERGO ($ERG) is listed on Tidex Exchange
3 July, 2019
Ergo Withdrawal Instructions
This guide will help miners to withdraw mined funds.
1 July, 2019
Ergo mainnet is launched
Ergo mainnet is launced. Check here - https://explorer.ergoplatform.com
1 July, 2019
Ergo explorer released
The Ergo explorer provides detailed information about addresses, blocks and transactions on the Ergo network
1 July, 2019
Ergo Mainnet 3.0.1 released
This release includes hard-coded proof-of-no-premine and genesis state root hash. Thanks to all who made it for mainnet launch
28 June, 2019
Ergo will be listed on P2PB2B exchange
Ergo native token (ERG) will be listed soon after the mainnet launch.
28 June, 2019
Joining the Ergo main network at the very beginning
In order to join the network at its very beginning and compete to mine the genesis block, you need to follow the steps included in this guide.
27 June, 2019
Testnet 2.2.0 released
Sigma-State language updated, new API methods
26 June, 2019
Mainnet launch - Monday, July 1, 10:00 AM UTC
Instructions on how to join mainnet right after launch is coming shortly.
24 June, 2019
Ergo Mining Telegram group is now open
Both CPU and GPU miners are welcome to join
14 June, 2019
EFYT (Ergo First Year Token) is listed on Tidex Exchange
Ergo native token (ERG) will be listed right after the mainnet launch.
13 June, 2019
Mainnet launch postponed
Due to delays with exchange listings and new issues found we've decided to postpone the mainnet launch till June 28. Thank you for your patience and continued support!
13 June, 2019
The Bad Crypto Podcast featuring Ergo
Episode 276: Crypto for Good with The Giving Block
12 June, 2019
Testnet 2.1.2 released
Support of coordinated network bootstrapping. Fixes of multiple genesis processing and network byte in addresses.
11 June, 2019
Interview with Ergo, a platform who's building the framework for contractual money
Bitcoin | The Next Evolution of Money by DataDash
5 June, 2019
Agreement with SWFT Blockchain
ERG will be listed soon after mainnet launch and will be available for payment and swap with over 170 crypto!
5 June, 2019
New Bitcointalk thread
Following up the PRE-ANN thread on Bitcointalk which was started almost two years ago, the Ergo team would like to announce the upcoming launch of Ergo, a resilient platform for contractual money.
5 June, 2019
Testnet 2.1.0 released
Voting for soft-forkability feature implemented, Sigma-State language updated. More details in the description of the release.
3 June, 2019
Ergo whitepaper(Chinese)
We continue to reach out to the Chinese crypto community. Chinese website coming soon.
30 May, 2019
A Trustless Local Exchange Trading System on top of Ergo
A Local Exchange Trading System (LETS) is aimed at developing local economy and is usually used by people of a locality in the vicinity of each other.
20 May, 2019
The Ergo Emission Schedule
Ergo’s native token is called Erg and its emission schedule may be of keen interest to users and miners of the platform.
17 May, 2019
Testnet 2.0.5 released
Wallet persistence added. Stateful validation of transactions via API.
15 May, 2019
Ergo whitepaper
A deep general-purpose overview of the Ergo platform.
7 May, 2019
Release postponed
Due to delays in (mostly) testing and the security audit, we've decided to postpone the mainnet launch until June 20.
24 April, 2019
Ergo teaser
High-level overview of the vision, consensus, clients, survivability, economy, and applicability.
3 April, 2019
Ergo mining tutorial
Mining is the process of adding new blocks into the Ergo blockchain by performing resource-intensive computations.
2 April, 2019
Testnet 2.0.3 released
Testnet 2.0.3 released with various bug fixes and GPU mining support.
19 March, 2019
Q&A session transcript. Mainnet launch is planned for May 26
Transcript of Q&A session with Alex Chepurnoy and Dmitry Meshkov
17 March, 2019
How to set up and configure full Ergo node
Tutorial explaining how to install and configure Ergo node.
14 March, 2019
Testnet 2.0 is live! Smart contracts language updated
The super big step towards Ergo Platform launch! All the major features are implemented, just optimization, testing and security audit remain. It should be binary compatible with the mainnet, time to integrate and write your DApps!
12 March, 2019
ErgoScript, a Cryptocurrency Scripting Language Supporting Noninteractive Zero-Knowledge Proofs
Paper published, we would be happy to get feedback!
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