{"id":7493,"date":"2020-04-03T11:50:44","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T18:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkn.org\/community\/blog\/nkn-bi-weekly-report-march-16-march-31-2020\/"},"modified":"2020-04-03T11:50:44","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T18:50:44","slug":"nkn-bi-weekly-report-march-16-march-31-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkn.org\/de\/community\/blog\/nkn-bi-weekly-report-march-16-march-31-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"NKN Bi-weekly Report March 16 &#8211; March 31, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Two New MainNet releases: v1.1.6-beta and v1.1.5-beta<\/li><li>GSMA Case Study: NKN + China Mobile for Video Content Delivery<\/li><li>NKN SDK: powering client side communication without servers<\/li><li>Insights Online Blockchain Summit &#8211; NKN Communication as a Service<\/li><li>Official Blog Re-launched<\/li><li>nMobile Demo Video<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mainnet technical development updates<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Latest Mainnet Stats April 2, 2020:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>\ud83c\udf10 43 countries &amp; regions<\/li><li>\ud83c\udfed 179 ISPs or cloud providers<\/li><li>\ud83d\udcbb 15,562 full consensus nodes<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/Dola6Pq4eIIvaFdWxEzJr9-IS-mMQ16Ji7ZhFcSo-KlWAM8mA_cvaM-G4EATJkaJ8x0wrBlpQgqFU9cg3Pi4OcN-c1fNmZM_os83o8HReZ5TxS8bp-oqddLTw9xTw-zFuTUgh5dq\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MainNet v1.1.5-beta Release<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a minor release with improvements across logs, build, security, and client.&nbsp; Please see the details below. Upgrade is recommended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Logs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Remove old log files if total log file size exceeds a limit<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Build<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Add web directory to git repo for user&#8217;s convenience<\/li><li>Add docker entrypoint to create default config\/wallet\/certs\/etc<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Security<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Will not cache block with invalid signature<\/li><li>Add neighbor sent block with invalid signature to blacklist<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Client<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Use periodical ping\/pong message to detect client timeout rapidly<\/li><li>Will put message into buffer if client timeout<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MainNet v1.1.6-beta Release<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 31st, NKN released MainNet v1.1.6-beta.&nbsp; This version fixes a few potential security problems found during our ongoing security audit. In addition, it fixes a problem that might cause a join network failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Security<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Prevent last 2 elements in sigchain to be the same<\/li><li>Returns error if proposal txn hash list contains duplicate<\/li><li>Will not cache sigchain txn with invalid txn signature<\/li><li>Use random neighbor probabilistically chance when stabilize<\/li><li>Unify fee subtract and nonce increment logic for all txn types<\/li><li>Check amount and fee range when checking payload<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Network<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Connect to random neighbor first when joining the network to improve join reliability<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest stable release for mainnet<strong> is<\/strong> <strong>v1.1.6-beta<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/nknorg\/nkn\/releases\">https:\/\/github.com\/nknorg\/nkn\/releases<\/a> )<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GSMA Case Study: NKN + China Mobile for Video Content Delivery<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/LrHC_mHwGg5H-vZeF7AOEVOTXoEoTbCIt86h-dd9A7ph2lEUMe0wdVha89fVSKudccil5REUkMRzRVtYB1Q9peqT2fFuSWycvVFQpczRlsEPhbadOk8Yuzlu0ntguV-mbBNaoyLU\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>NKN, together with the GSMA organization and China Mobile, published a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/futurenetworks\/wiki\/nkn\/\">case study<\/a> showing the real-world benefits of NKN\u2019s microhosting and content delivery capabilities to support video service providers.&nbsp; These benefits not only include incremental revenue for mobile operators but also reductions in operational expenses due to backhaul savings and customer experience improvements.&nbsp; The results of which came from our experience in collaborating with China Mobile to provide content delivery services to one of the largest video service providers in China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please check out our case study to learn more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-future-networks\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MM15wsuOPk\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/futurenetworks\/wiki\/nkn\/\">Case Study: NKN<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Case Study: NKN&#8221; &#8212; Future Networks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/futurenetworks\/wiki\/nkn\/embed\/#?secret=MM15wsuOPk\" data-secret=\"MM15wsuOPk\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/\">GSMA<\/a> is a leading industry organization representing more than 750 Mobile Network Operator members worldwide as well as a further 400 companies in the mobile ecosystem.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinamobileltd.com\/en\/global\/home.php\">China Mobile<\/a> is the largest telecom provider in the world with more than 900 Million subscribers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NKN SDK: powering client side communication without servers<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/2BxPlw7Wlt66VtCiWrKqkML1bsIrlP4_OAiVfPbjgJw4DyQ5v2CKVi0LRBcJ_Bt0Phc8szqWcn2uxXbNTxInzG60hWclbMRdZO5m2StT0zBLtmrxR09mtH159xWfVvMyCuyKxPrM\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 25th, NKN published, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nkn.org\/nkn-sdk-powering-client-side-communication-without-servers\/\">NKN SDK: powering client side communication without servers<\/a>\u201d.&nbsp; For developers, this article provides a great overview of new capabilities and enhancements that the NKN SDK can offer your application as well as example applications and resources to help you along your journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the full article at: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nkn.org\/nkn-sdk-powering-client-side-communication-without-servers\/\">https:\/\/blog.nkn.org\/nkn-sdk-powering-client-side-communication-without-servers\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Insights Online Blockchain Summit &#8211; NKN Communication as a Service<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/QJqte0P48xqc10mELPIE6dLetbpzGy_PUfGumZORU-u8c0ZwsOhO0HGxhmKyxdCstmrnqFU_1xoIB1nlJDOT0gW0lVkYL3v5ozErvrqr-G2s5-voMA4c3g6UvDLaejtp4lhQUq2M\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>NKN Co-Founder Bruce Li presents \u201cCommunication as a Service powered by Blockchain\u201d at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insights.finnexus.io\/\">Online Blockchain Summit, Insights<\/a> (co-hosted by Wanchain and FinNexus) available now.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Direct link to the video is here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"&quot;Communication as a service powered by blockchain&quot; by NKN Co-Founder Bruce Li\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bRklwbKNxiQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Official Blog Re-launched<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/TC-NwNtPFyISWhe9R0K9O5yrTH2vGxn8JoMawJ65EeM_PpRYpNuEqTi-fT5lxSM-ion--zVKrSryxcxyCysD6AEbafa9h4pctxTBk_n08sGRICxd9oOXiTiJfgUAnpypFZ62bMxA\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 19th, NKN re-launched our official blog available at <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nkn.org\/\">https:\/\/blog.nkn.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NKN official blog will include a collection of curated articles about NKN news as well as related topics such as blockchain, Web3.0, and more.&nbsp; Complementary to the blog is the <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.nkn.org\/\">NKN Forum<\/a> which will be the place for interactive community discussions.&nbsp; Between NKN blog and forum, there will be more ways than ever to engage with the NKN team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">nMobile Demo Video<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/KRFNn4GUMbRxPNtwI1UN0c252sOdl63XT84GldOveBkQcnXUCv0QhsazkhubwHZ0oRXQfG8-X_Q7kvXzka9VhFQqNmOJIxla62benxtSmAeAH_-FUq_qnpyWAcBAB62rOenQhH2-\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/NfIgP4j5hiIP-8bxStPg1JdFU34S-CaIukyi5D50gPIvrhnHl4fEtZ9ndT2t1zVBxmg-jyVqnlXYRVRLmHorWCnb6O6nxm-x_-wsE5SwpAc0DB2r_zD_ycj6I9hr7K5hskbmSwEJ\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NKN_ORG\/status\/1241041832022167553\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/NKN_ORG\/status\/1241041832022167553 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NKN_ORG\/status\/1240678172506484744\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/NKN_ORG\/status\/1240678172506484744<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>nMobile is NKN\u2019s new mobile application that includes secure and private chat, NKN token wallet, and more.&nbsp; If you haven\u2019t had a chance to try it for yourself, please see the latest demo videos that showcase the unique features of this application.&nbsp; If you are a community member, NKN miner, or just want a convenient way to get your NKN news on the go, you need to try nMobile.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Download nMobile on Google Play Store: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=org.nkn.mobile.app\">https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=org.nkn.mobile.app<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About NKN<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/3H8O6dD7o7hAmv614XG6zbgXwHLoMtwRebdyBYDQGfm-wgyRerOtEHlcSRjp02ZYjhE4MUaQJtUOOJNOrCSIgBO_OH3W7hov5rLrc1ZFgLL4BgCsnZXmq3US5mtQaBdw06N-BIYo\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>NKN is the new kind of P2P network connectivity protocol &amp; ecosystem powered by a novel public blockchain. We use economic incentives to motivate Internet users to share network connection and utilize unused bandwidth. NKN&#8217;s open, efficient, and robust networking infrastructure enables application developers to build the decentralized Internet so everyone can enjoy secure, low cost, and universally accessible connectivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Home:<a href=\"https:\/\/nkn.org\/de\/\"> https:\/\/nkn.org\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:contact@nkn.org\">contact@nkn.org<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Telegram:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/nknorg\"> https:\/\/t.me\/nknorg<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twitter:<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NKN_ORG\"> https:\/\/twitter.com\/NKN_ORG<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nkn.org\">https:\/\/blog.nkn.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forum: <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.nkn.org\">https:\/\/forum.nkn.org<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Medium:<a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/nknetwork\"> https:\/\/medium.com\/nknetwork<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Linkedin:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/nknetwork\/\"> https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/nknetwork\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Github:<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/nknorg\"> https:\/\/github.com\/nknorg<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discord:<a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/yVCWmkC\"> https:\/\/discord.gg\/yVCWmkC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>YouTube:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/NKNORG\"> http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/NKNORG<\/a><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlights Two New MainNet releases: v1.1.6-beta and v1.1.5-beta GSMA Case Study: NKN + China Mobile for Video Content Delivery NKN SDK: powering client side communication without servers Insights Online Blockchain Summit &#8211; NKN Communication as a Service Official Blog Re-launched nMobile Demo Video Mainnet technical development updates Latest Mainnet Stats April 2, 2020: \ud83c\udf10 43 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3927,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"mc4wp_mailchimp_campaign":[]},"categories":[263],"tags":[565,321,280,297,469],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkn.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7493"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkn.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkn.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkn.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkn.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nkn.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7493\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkn.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkn.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkn.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkn.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}