, or for short, is a regular bi-weekly update by the AppCoins team. As usual we are going to cover dev updates, market reports, team members and upcoming events. is on (smart contracts), , , and the . You may expect the next ANU on the 25th April. AppCoins News Update ANU This week’s focus AppCoins Protocol ASF Wallet ASF SDK ASF Website, Tech in Asia Conference and Working Groups **Quicklinks** Dev Update APPC Markets Report Featured Team Member Upcoming Events Working Groups Another fortnight, another Dev Update! In the , we’ve detailed what would be the next steps for the next major release — Alpha 3 — of the and the tools to interact with it. As previously stated, Alpha 3 will consist in the first version of the , where developers (advertisers) can to promote their apps and users can for giving attention to and using their apps. last ANU AppCoins Protocol Advertising use case create campaigns earn APPC In the past two weeks, we’ve been working on all fronts: AppCoins Protocol (smart contracts), ASF Wallet, ASF SDK, and the ASF Website. Alpha 3 will consist of delivering all these components ready for the Advertising use case. AppCoins Protocol When we talk about the protocol part of the AppCoins project, we’re talking about the logic and functionalities that rely on the Ethereum blockchain, i.e. the smart contracts we need to develop. For the Advertising use case, the smart contract logic allows developers to create and stop campaigns, as well as to check which campaigns are currently open, and from which campaigns users can earn APPC. It can also register and validate each Proof-of-Attention (PoA) that is computed by the ASF Wallet and the ASF SDK. This proof states that a user has given his attention and has used an app which is associated with a currently open campaign. So far we’ve created the functionality to and . Feel free to check the code in the branch of our . create campaigns check which campaigns are live dev smart contracts repo ASF SDK The SDK removes from the developer the logic of and of so that it and once the required 12 components are registered. Please refer to the ASF Wallet section of the to check the format of both the PoA components and the full PoA. checking if the app is running triggering the ASF Wallet registers the PoA components computes the full PoA, last ANU So far we have the first version of the SDK with the aforementioned functionality developed. We’ll be polishing some edge cases to make it ready for publishing. If you want to check how it is going, please go to the branch of our . dev SDK repo ASF Wallet For the Advertising use case, the wallet is responsible for and for once it has registered the necessary . registering the PoA components computing the full PoA 12 components Registering a requires the to help mitigate the risk of click spoofing. The is computing using the but with a difficulty adjusted to the smartphone being used, i.e. the number of required leading zeros in the computed hash is set depending on the smartphone. PoA component computation of a nonce nonce same mechanism used for Bitcoin mining Please visit the branch of the to check the development status. dev wallet repo ASF Website Regarding the website, we’ve been working in the restructuring of information. This enables visitors to of the Foundation and . better understand the mission the status of the protocol’s development In addition, we’ve also been including more information about . This will open the access to working groups that work with us and give us feedback that helps us develop the protocol in a way that . becoming a member of the Foundation delivers the most value to users, developers, and app stores We have also been that enable developers and users to regarding the Advertising use case. These pages enable developers to — a Create Campaign page — and allow users to — an Offer Wall page. The latter will be a responsibility of the app stores and they should be the ones showing the active campaigns to their users. The page we’re developing serves as a and, together with the SDK and the Wallet, it enables developers and users to have a view of the of the Advertising use case. working on webpages interact with the protocol create campaigns check which campaigns are open showcase of the technology entire flow We will release documentation and examples on how to and how to see them in the browser. create campaigns with Metamask The current market cap is close to $34.39 Million USD, with $3.11 Million in volume in the last 24 hours across these exchanges: Binance (44.52%) and Huobi (55.48%). AppCoins continues to be tied to Bitcoin. During the past two weeks, AppCoins value has seen an increased volatility having seen a high of $0,437 USD and a low of $0,288 USD. The main reasons for this increased volatility can be explained by the current , which have taken an impact on cryptocurrency, as well as in all markets; and the , on the 17th April. You can see more info about APPC markets at . trade wars between the US and China Tax deadlines in the US Coinmarketcap Previously incubating mobile games and apps at Goodgames, EA and Disney. Ren Tang is VP of Product at AppCoins and has been working on team development and product vision. Name: Ren Tang Role: VP of Product Bio: The first ever happened in 2012 and has since grown to become . Its mission is to in an offline setting in order to help businesses around the world , and and passionate individuals in the . TIA — Tech in Asia Conference one of the largest technology conferences in Asia connect the startup ecosystem uncover the latest trends and insights build connections with industry leaders tech community We are proud to announce that , VP Asia Pacific of AppCoins, will be part of what can only be described as an impressive line up of speakers, where , , and will share their Tiago Alves industry experts CEOs of blockchain-based companies VCs thoughts and experiences on this technology. Tiago’s presentation called “ ” will occur on the second day of the event and it will be held on the . As the name suggests, it will cover insights on how . Tiago will base his speech on AppCoins successful experience. What’s Next: Life After ICO Blockchain Stage businesses can prepare their strategy and future steps after the ICO , will be held at the , in Singapore. TIA — Tech in Asia Suntec Convention & Exhibition Centre on May 15 & 16 The is currently working on the creation of for the protocol discussion. There will be three different groups: , and , this way the ASF members can have discussions that are more focused on the different parts of the protocol. The Working Groups purpose is to provide an opportunity for the to , and also to to understand how to improve its solution in order to better tackle the app economy inefficiencies. App Store Foundation Working Groups in-app purchases app advertising developers’ reputation app ecosystem players share insights help the AppCoins team WG1 — App Advertising The aims to These procedures have the . This WG is open to the participation of all ASF members, with special focus on app stores and developers. App Advertising WG devise new procedures for improving the app advertising flow of AppCoins. goal of optimizing the consumer acquisition while facing app industry issues like ad fraud and the high intermediation in the app advertisement processes WG2 — In-app Purchases The has the mission of Focused on increasing the accessibility to the app economy for app users by shrinking or eliminating the entering barriers, this WG Members of the ASF like app stores and developers are welcome to contribute, as well as the payment industry players, adjacent blockchain projects and researchers in related areas. In-app Purchases WG promoting the innovation of the AppCoins flow related with in-app purchases. aims to leverage blockchain technologies to provide worldwide consumers with seamless means to be active in this economy. WG3 — Developers Reputation are the main topics in the . This WG intends to All ASF members can contribute to this WG, particularly app stores, and also cybersecurity companies, related blockchain projects and researchers in the area. Transparent app approval processes, developers’ reputation and cybersecurity Developers Reputation WG devise and propose new procedures that optimize the cybersecurity processes of app stores in terms of efficiency and performance, and the security of app consumers. Telegram 24/7 Support Official AppCoins Subreddit AppCoins GitHub
