Thanks to Jakiman for this!
4/20/2017 – PIVX was added to Chinese exchange COINBT.CC trading in PIVX/CNY.
4/21/2017 – PIVX v2.2.0 wallet was released. This wallet was a major release that enabled the budget system & masternode payment enforcement.
4/22/2017 – PIVX Slack surpassed 4000 members.
4/27/2017 – PIVX was added to changelly.com meaning PIVX could now be purchased directly using VISA or Mastercard.
4/28/2017 – PIVX was added to livecoin.net exchange & trading begun on 7 different pairings with 3 fiat markets.
5/05/2017 – PIVX was added to coinExchange.io exchange with PIVX/BTC & PIVX/ETH pairings.
5/05/2017 – PIVX v2.2.1 wallet was released. This wallet addresed security & stability issues reported with v2.2.0.
5/05/2017 – PIVX was mentioned on NASDAQ.com article as 1 of 4 privacy-centered cryptocurrencies.
5/08/2017 – PIVX developers has started the full-throttle on the next major feature project, Zerocoin transaction. It will be a custom implementation that will also be enabled by default for all transactions. A first.
5/09/2017 – PIVX was interviewed and featured on The Cryptoverse episode #265. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV_1ip1Ti5o
5/12/2017 – PIVX was added to DC-Ex.com exchange as their 1 of 9 coins traded.
5/13/2017 – PIVX was added to Chinese exchange BTC100.cn as their 4th only coin alongside BTC, LTC, DOGE. After 1 days of trading, BTC100 became the 2nd biggest exchange by trade volume.
5/18/2017 – PIVX Slack surpassed 5000 members!
5/18/2017 – PIVX marketing team was invited jaxx.io cruise event & presented what PIVX is about to all on board. PIVX team has impressed those on board and jaxx.io then tweeted stating they hope to have news soon.
5/18/2017 – Final PIVX Block Halving occurred at block 648000. PIVX block reward dropped from 10 to 5 PIV per block. Coin supply inflation dropped to approx 4.8% pa.
5/18/2017 – First PIVX budget superblock of 2017 occurred on this day and five proposals were paid out. This means that PIVX now has “funded” teams, marketing & services to increase its output. Live proposal list
1- 6 core developer contributions – https://forum.pivx.org/t/devs-monthly-compensation/828
2- Technical support team contributions – https://forum.pivx.org/t/pivx-support-team-proposal-paper/926
3- Marketing advertizing & content costs – https://forum.pivx.org/t/may-marketing-content-proposal/1024
4- Marketing and design company – www.rhubarbmedia.ca
5- Payment Service – www.livingroomofsatoshi.com
5/18/2017 – Community Designed Governance – Masternode Owner Approval proposal has also passed with unanimous YES votes. This was a non-payment proposal to determine if MNOs agreed on allowing a more inclusive governance system.
5/18/2017 – New Publications Released
The Merkle: https://themerkle.com/pivx-to-redistribute-voting-power-to-the-community/
Finance Magnates: http://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/bloggers/pivx-masternodes-give-voting-rights-enable-true-decentralization/
Criptomoedas: http://www.criptomoedasfacil.com/pivx-verdadeira-descentralizacao/
5/19/2017 – Brazilian Blog covered PIVX CDG proposal decision
5/20/2017 – PIVX Masternode Count rose back up close to ATH at 2123. ATH was 2130 on 04/10 & dropped to approx. 1900 on 04/26.
What is in the works now and/or going to happen in near future?
(this is not even half or maybe even a quarter of what’s happening as I can’t keep up with everything!)
- Marketing team has started dicussions with more Chinese exchanges.
- Full language translation of pivx.org is in the works. (Chinese, Japanese, Korean etc)
- Japanese community building has started. Anyone who can assist or interested in this will be greatly appreciated!
- Chinese community is building up nicely. Nearly 1000 members in QQ and a hongico PIVX forum. http://www.hongico.com/forum.php?mod=forumdisplay&fid=56
- Increased adoption is also being worked on constantly. Debit Cards, Gift cards (e.g. bitcart.io), Payment processors, Bill Payments etc.
- Zerocoin implementation isn’t a quick 1 week job. But it is progressing and our devs are making sure we get it sooner than later.