Particl has development reports bereft of information but replete with sentences that are trimmed of meaning. I read a couple of them and it was similar to sleazy goo that is observed on a two-day chicken left out of fridge. Something is upgrading and something is getting fixed but what exactly, is not known. It is a subject for a debate I do not want to participate in.

https://particl.news/particl-development-progress-report-03-09-2021-2/

Particl Development Progress Report (03-09-2021)

Get up to speed with the recent Particl V3 progress report.



The time has come for yet another weekly development progress report and a little bird tells us you're going to like this one!

This week, most of the effort has been on finalizing the integration of the cold staking zap functionality into Particl Desktop. This was the last remaining item before a new Particl V3 testnet build can be released, and we're happy to say that it has been successfully completed!

That means we've initiated the process of building the new testnet version and will be releasing it publicly in the next 72 hours.
Particl Desktop Development Report
Build and Release the New Testnet Client

All that remains at this point is to build the new testnet version, test it internally, and then release it for one more round of public testing. All the issues highlighted in the progress reports dating from the last testnet client up until now have been resolved. One more time, we're asking for your help in testing the new client and trying to find any potential issue.

More specifically, here are our current areas of interest in regards to this specific testnet round.

    Test and verify that any previously mentioned issue is effectively resolved.
    Test the disabling of cold staking from the module and determine whether a previous issue is still present or not. In the previous codebase ("Particl V2"), it used to cause problems in some rare cases, but we haven't been able to reproduce it yet on our end. It may, or may not, still be present in Particl V3.

We are targeting the next 72 hours for the release of the new testnet version of Particl V3. So stay tuned for when the news drop on Particl News and the other usual communication channels.
Particl Core Development Report....


Read More: https://particl.news/particl-development-progress-report-03-09-2021-2/





We ARE on the last testnet before going live.

Saddle up 

Get Particl testnet coins from https://faucet.particl.xyz/

Particl Development Progress Report (10-09-2021)




It's Friday, and you know what that means; progress report day! This week has been a happy one with the release of the new Particl V3 testnet builds. And so, most of the work on the desktop side of things has been about dealing with questions, assisting, and investigating (and fixing) more minor issues that have all come from the community.


Status of the Current Testnet Round
We're excited to announce that, as of yet, nothing significant has been reported in terms of blockers that may prevent a mainnet release. The only issue that may need some attention is related to some performance-related concerns that have been reported on the private-by-default Whonix OS. However, we do not foresee any delay caused by this problem as it is relatively minor and straightforward to fix.

Additionally, we'd like to take at least one more week of testing before initiating the process of releasing Particl V3 on mainnet. That's to allow more time for edge-case testing and make sure no new bug is found in the coming days.

As such, assuming no new issue is found in the days to come, we will be ready to announce Particl V3's mainnet release date next week!


Particl Desktop Development Report

It's Friday, and you know what that means; progress report day! This week has been a happy one with the release of the new Particl V3 testnet builds. And so, most of the work on the desktop side of things has been about dealing with questions, assisting, and investigating (and fixing) more minor issues that have all come from the community.
Status of the Current Testnet Round

We're excited to announce that, as of yet, nothing significant has been reported in terms of blockers that may prevent a mainnet release. The only issue that may need some attention is related to some performance-related concerns that have been reported on the private-by-default Whonix OS. However, we do not foresee any delay caused by this problem as it is relatively minor and straightforward to fix.

Additionally, we'd like to take at least one more week of testing before initiating the process of releasing Particl V3 on mainnet. That's to allow more time for edge-case testing and make sure no new bug is found in the coming days.

As such, assuming no new issue is found in the days to come, we will be ready to announce Particl V3's mainnet release date next week!
Particl Desktop Development Report

Aside from looking into smaller issues and inquiries regarding the current Particl V3 testnet round (that you can track here), work has begun towards planning out the next updates and additions for Particl Desktop moving forward (based on items from the new roadmap). So, if nothing new regarding the current testnet requires attention, we'll start working next week on the changes planned for the v3.1 release, but also possibly future v3.2 and v3.3 releases as well.

One useful addition to Particl V3 since the launch of the current testnet round is the ability to split UTXOs for public transactions as well (not just anon transactions). The issue was reported by community member Kangoala; thanks for pointing it out! You can read more about it here: https://github.com/particl/particl-desktop/issues/1813

Particl Core Development Report


It's Friday, and you know what that means; progress report day! This week has been a happy one with the release of the new Particl V3 testnet builds. And so, most of the work on the desktop side of things has been about dealing with questions, assisting, and investigating (and fixing) more minor issues that have all come from the community.
Status of the Current Testnet Round

We're excited to announce that, as of yet, nothing significant has been reported in terms of blockers that may prevent a mainnet release. The only issue that may need some attention is related to some performance-related concerns that have been reported on the private-by-default Whonix OS. However, we do not foresee any delay caused by this problem as it is relatively minor and straightforward to fix.

Additionally, we'd like to take at least one more week of testing before initiating the process of releasing Particl V3 on mainnet. That's to allow more time for edge-case testing and make sure no new bug is found in the coming days.

As such, assuming no new issue is found in the days to come, we will be ready to announce Particl V3's mainnet release date next week!
Particl Desktop Development Report

Aside from looking into smaller issues and inquiries regarding the current Particl V3 testnet round (that you can track here), work has begun towards planning out the next updates and additions for Particl Desktop moving forward (based on items from the new roadmap). So, if nothing new regarding the current testnet requires attention, we'll start working next week on the changes planned for the v3.1 release, but also possibly future v3.2 and v3.3 releases as well.

One useful addition to Particl V3 since the launch of the current testnet round is the ability to split UTXOs for public transactions as well (not just anon transactions). The issue was reported by community member Kangoala; thanks for pointing it out! You can read more about it here: https://github.com/particl/particl-desktop/issues/1813
Particl Core Development Report

On the Particl Core side of things, we are happy to report that testing has resumed on BasicSwap with the closed beta group and that a few changes have been made to the protocol. Much more details regarding BasicSwap coming right after the release of Particl V3 on mainnet.

We're also excited to tease you by announcing that a new lightwallet client to easily store and use PART will join the Particl ecosystem very soon. Indeed, we can report that, today, the first successful mainnet transaction using Particl Electrum has been made!



First Particl Electrum transaction on mainnet: https://explorer.particl.io/tx/36949d5e5ea43b590cf4d20ac31662bc4890197fde77c0d185b46985ac5275e5



Thank you again for your support and passion for the project's mission. Exciting times are ahead, and while we encourage you to keep testing the current testnet version of Particl V3, we certainly look forward to announcing the mainnet release date.

We'll be publishing more information next week regarding the mainnet launch of Particl V3 and will, at the same time, communicate a few things coming right after or around this event. You can also expect the new roadmap to go live very shortly after Particl V3's mainnet launch.

Stay tuned and have a great weekend!



Full blog post: https://particl.news/particl-development-progress-report-10-09-2021/



v3.0 on mainnet release next week 

Main net release is 29th of September 2021


Particl V3 Release Date Announcement




In December 2019, we all embarked on the long and ambitious journey of rewriting Particl Desktop and the vast majority of Particl Marketplace. This would make both of them much easier to use, more flexible, secure, private, and, perhaps more importantly, set the stage for getting adoption from a broader range of audiences. This major and long-awaited upgrade is what is now known as “Particl V3”.

We are excited to announce, today, to announce that Particl V3 is going live, on mainnet, on the 29th of September 2021 at 12:00 UTC!





The long-anticipated Particl V3 and Particl Marketplace are going live on mainnet on the 29th of September 2021. Find out all the details in this blog post.


Read More: https://particl.news/particl-v3-mainnet-release-date-announcement/


this is my last post here  



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Particl V3 Now Available on Mainnet

Download now from the official Particl website:  particl.io




Particl Academy - Documentation for Particl Marketplace.



Particl Academy guides you to become an expert for e-commerce with the Particl Marketplace. It is a reference book in straightforward language.

Particl Marketplace is the most secure and private online marketplace on the web, putting you at the center. You become the Robin Hood of retail, the Avenger against the forces of oppression, and the Punisher for rogues at the same time.

https://academy.particl.io/en/latest/

Particl Gets A2 Rating On EVAI.IO

More great news for Particl, only three other projects have A2 ratings and no projects have an A1!

https://twitter.com/evai_io

Join the official http://EVAI.IO discord channel to discuss the ratings






Particl V3 is now Available on Mainnet - Download now from the official Particl website:  particl.io

Particl Development Progress Report (08-10-2021)



With the week coming to an end, the time has come for another weekly development progress report!

This week, we revealed the new, massive roadmap that will guide the development team through the next few months. And we are happy to report that there is already one item that is expected to be completed before the end of the weekend; displaying the mnemonics of market-related wallets and identities. This feature, which a few community members requested, is accompanied back-end improvements related to user identities, setting the stage for a broader use of identities in the future (i.e., reputation system).

Other than that, there are a couple of items currently under work. Let's check them out!


Particl Desktop Development Report

The development related to Particl Desktop is generally similar to last week.

• Update Particl Desktop and particl-market (marketplace codebase) to use Particl Core 0.21. This is a recurring task that needs to be taken care of for all major releases of Particl Core, but 0.21 introduces some specific changes that require particular attention in relation to the marketplace.
• Allow users to obtain the mnemonic of the marketplace-related wallets for backup purposes. This is a roadmap item and is expected to be completed before the end of the weekend. Note that this item turned out to be a bit more complex than initially anticipated. As a result, some back-end changes were required to the profile and identity system, which will come in handy later down the road.
• A number of features related to better vendor inventory import/update, which includes the provision of a product code (allowing for updates to items via CSV amongst other things), the ability to update pricing via the batch publish window, and the ability to import images through the CSV file directly (with the possibility to specify the category and target market directly from the CSV coming soon as well).
• Usage of markdown in product descriptions on the marketplace to allow for better, more customizable formatting.
• Enable the sale of digital items with no physical shipping address requirement (i.e., download links, NFTs, user codes, etc.).

Particl Core Development Report

This week on Particl Core, an update to the SMSG code has been made, allowing for the funding of more SMSG messages per transaction. This intends to streamline the process of publishing large numbers of listings at once on the marketplace.

Also related to publishing large numbers of listings at once, an update has been made here to Particl Core to fix an issue that prevented sellers, in some cases, to list a large number of listings at once (26+). These updates are all part of the team's post-v3 release assessment and efforts to fix immediate problems...

Read the full blog post here: https://particl.news/particl-development-progress-report-08-10-2021/

Particl Has a New Website!



Better telling Particl’s story, mission, and showcasing its products.



We are proud to announce that the new Particl.io website is live! Built and designed from the ground up by the team, it’s a massive improvement over the previous website. It better tells Particl’s story and mission and puts the spotlight on its products and the many benefits they offer.

There's no better way to discover the new website and understand its direction by visiting it yourself. Follow this link to discover the new front page of the Particl project: https://particl.io/

Why a New Website?

Particl is a mission-driven project with strong convictions. It is supported by incredibly talented developers who’ve built a unique and innovative decentralized platform that finally shifts the balance of power back into the hands of the people, not greedy corporations. The implications of that are huge and it has the potential to change a lot of aspects of our lives.

But somehow, the now-previous website didn’t fully do full justice to the project's mission and intentions. Although it detailed the project’s unique technical points (and they sure are impressive), it was easy for new, curious people to miss the bigger picture that ties everything together. That made it more challenging to turn these interested people into new users and fans of the project and limited the impact of any marketing, PR, or outreach effort.

That's why Particl needed a new website, especially now with the release of Particl V3 which pushes the project into a new phase where outreach will be more prevalent.

The Objectives Behind it

The website has been built with two simple but clear objectives in mind.

- Showcase Particl’s products and their benefits

- Tell Particl’s story and its mission.

Building the website according to these two objectives ensures that the big picture becomes apparent and that people understand the purpose of the project, what it's working to achieve, and what they can get from it.

After all, the official website is where new people land when they want to learn more about a project. It’s what they use to make their first impression and decide whether they want to dig deeper or skip the project out of a lack of interest. And with so many projects to look at nowadays and the sheer number of distractions screaming for attention, you have to transmit your message as clearly and concisely as possible if you want people to stick around and be interested in digging deeper....

Read the full blog post here: https://particl.news/particl-has-a-new-website/