This May was a particularly busy month for PIVX, with news ranging from industry-first technical achievements to various exchange listing announcements.
Technical Achievements
PIVX Core Wallet Update v3.1.0.2 is the star of the month, and the year… so far! While it is clear that this update ushered in a new era of private proof of stake, it also brought the crypto community a variety of enhancements ranging from simple to fundamental.
Notable PIVX Core Wallet v3.1.0.2 changes include:
- zPIV Staking (zPoS)
- Deterministic zPIV Seed Keys
- Updated zPIV Minting
- zPIV Search
- Wallet GUI Overhaul
- Return change to sender when minting zPIV
- Disable Automint Feature / Set Amount
- External Storage Backup
These are only some of the wallet enhancements, see full release notes on GitHub: https://github.com/PIVX-Project/PIVX/blob/3.1/doc/release-notes.md
#PIVX Launches World’s First Private Staking System zPOS BY: Alexander Lielacherhttps://t.co/loUSkYuzZf#Exchanges #Monero #PoS #Privacy_Coin #Proof_Of_Stake #Wallets #Zcash #Zerocoin_Protocol pic.twitter.com/OvQNdKCoNi
— BTCMANAGER (@btc_manager) May 11, 2018
In the midst of various enhancements and industry-firsts, PIVX produced more than a dozen videos in May, each translated into many languages. The commitment to creating educational content for PIVX pros and neophytes reflects PIVX’s continued effort to educate the cryptocurrency community at large.
PIVX DYK Announcement Videos
- PIVXPress May 30, 2018
- PIVXpress May 24, 2018
- PIVX Presents: PIVXpress May 10, 2018
- BRAND NEW V 3.1 zPoS Wallet
- Autobackup Your PIVX Wallet To External Devices
- Ledger Wallet Masternodes
- zerocoin proof of stake (zPoS)
- New Wallet feature: auto-backup to external device
- zPIV Seed
PIVX Class Instructional Videos
- What Is Multi-Sig?
- Cryptocurrency Separates Currency From State – Why Cryptocurrency?
- Coins Vs. Tokens – What’s The Difference?
- Staking With zPIV
- Banks Can Lock You Out
Exchange Listings
PIVX announced three exchange listings in May, each with a unique value proposition and audience base.
#ChainEX is excited to reveal that PIVX is now available on our platform. PIVX wallets are live and trading starts tomorrow. Get your wallet ready at https://t.co/MBP1vBKxyB #bitcoin #btc #cryptocurrency #pivx pic.twitter.com/OgEGpdLs0O
— ChainEX (@ChainEXIO) May 22, 2018
#PIVX – private instant verified transactions: perfect as can be!
We are happy to announce adding $PIVX on https://t.co/Hg2HWkGvFu for fast and secure purchases.@_pivx @Godex_io #Godex pic.twitter.com/NG57CfLG5z— GODEX (@Godex_io) May 24, 2018
The best #Privacy coin meets the best Privacy Market, You can now buy and sell #PIVX at the current market price on @openbazaar https://t.co/AJTjvQDSwm #Privacy #Decentralized #Blockchain #Marketplace
Learn more at https://t.co/3beo5uEvtZ pic.twitter.com/u8FpsXcDzC
— PIVX [NO FREE ETH] (@_pivx) May 19, 2018
Service Listings
One particularly notable service listing this month enhanced the PIVX position on Bitscoin, a Korean digital asset exchange.
$PIVX has been added to Korea’s first masternode hosting & sharing service. #masternode #pivx #upbithttps://t.co/11ik7UW47Hhttps://t.co/gs6BWDAVAB pic.twitter.com/3ICbY8G9Zj
— jakiman (@jakimanboy) May 23, 2018
Industry Events
In addition to many regional meet-ups, PIVX participated in Consensus 2018 and the Chainges Conference 2018 in May.
I was lucky to get a behind the scenes look at cutting edge #Pivx code! – https://t.co/Lvvo2gi3ks – #Blockchain #Cryptocurrency pic.twitter.com/klkqs6SRK3
— Allard van Erven (@avanerven) May 17, 2018
Merchant Announcements
PIVX continued to add new merchants to its roster in May and enhanced the PIVX Places location directory.
Lighthouse fish and chips in East London, South Africa now accepts $PIVX
Our adoption rate continues to grow as merchants and investors realize the potential of the superior privacy Proof of Stake #cryptocurrency PIVX.#southafrica #blockchain #merchants pic.twitter.com/AFmIUKISln
— Jeff (@satoshinakajeff) May 13, 2018
Community-Created Content
Several pieces of PIVX community created content made waves this month, including an objective privacy coin matrix, an educational WhyPIVX? website, and an introduction to PIVX infographic.
The Privacy Coin Matrix: A Comprehensive Spreadsheet of Anonymous Digital Assets https://t.co/Vtr4eZRRLP #Bitcoin pic.twitter.com/17t5B96VTG
— Bitcoin News (@BTCTN) May 21, 2018
New $PIVX website created by @GabrielNergaard & explaination of its philosophy behind it. A must visit for all new & existing #PIVX users & investors.https://t.co/1GgZXuJ37qhttps://t.co/qAQw3F9VcW$PIVX #altcoins #privacycoin #zerocoin #blockchain
— jakiman (@jakimanboy) May 16, 2018
Brand new $PIVX Infographic Now Available!
Huge thanks to @turtleflax and all of the other PIVians who donated their time and knowledge to coordinate this amazing piece of content!
Full Infographic Available Here -> https://t.co/Y9hocQNLNJ#PIVX pic.twitter.com/MsDfI10JkT
— PIVX [NO FREE ETH] (@_pivx) May 9, 2018
It was an eventful month for PIVX, let’s see what June 2018 has in store!
