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Oxen Landing Hardfork (11.3.0) Activation and Session Token TGE

2025-05-21T22:00:00.000Z

The Landing Hardfork was activated at 00:00 UTC (block height 1,852,079) on May 21st, 2025, coinciding with the token generation event of Session Token (SESH). Registered operators and contributors have now had their staked OXEN automatically swapped for SESH and, where possible, staked to the new Session Network. OXEN holders can now swap their OXEN coins for SESH via the Coin Claims Program.

Oxen Landing Hardfork (11.3.0)

2025-05-13T22:00:00.000Z

The Landing Hardfork software upgrade was released today, Wednesday May 14th. Operators have until Wednesday 21 May 2025, 00:00 UTC at block height 1852079, to complete the upgrade.

Session Network and Migration - Key Parameters

2025-05-08T22:00:00.000Z

With the migration fast approaching, key parameters have now been finalised for the new Session Network, including the staking requirement for a Session node, and the conversion rate for the swap from OXEN to SESH for OXEN holders and stakers.

Oxen Anchor Hardfork (11.2.0)

2025-04-21T22:00:00.000Z

The Anchor Hardfork software upgrade was released today, Tuesday April 22nd. Operators have until Tuesday April 29th, 00:00 UTC at block height 1836239, to complete the upgrade. At this point, the Anchor Hardfork will be activated and new service node registrations on the Oxen network will be disabled.

Anchor Hardfork Update: New point release

2025-02-17T23:00:00.000Z

Oxen is announcing changes to the rollout of Oxen Anchor Hardfork. A new point release (version 11.1.0) will be released in advance of the Anchor Hardfork release.

Announcing Session Token's official ticker: SESH

2025-01-11T23:00:00.000Z

As TGE draws closer, many things are falling into place and being finalised, including Session Token's official ticker. The official ticker for Session Token will be: $SESH.

Non-mandatory Service Node upgrade now available

2024-12-16T23:00:00.000Z

A non-mandatory Service Node upgrade is now available, with bug fixes for Oxen Core and Lokinet.

Session Token TGE Update: What's Changing, And What It Means For Oxen Node Operators

2024-11-12T23:00:00.000Z

Session Token is planned to launch between February 5, 2025 to March 20, 2025 to ensure migration readiness and ecosystem sustainability. Here's what it means for Oxen service node operators.

Operator updates: Getting ready for the Session Network

2024-07-22T22:00:00.000Z

After two Mandatory Service Node Upgrades (MSNUs) in the last few weeks, there are two more on the horizon.

Second mandatory service node upgrade

2024-07-21T22:00:00.000Z

Oxen is announcing another MSNU, with 10.6.0 Wistful Wagyu releasing on July 24 2024 with a one week mandatory upgrade period.

Upcoming mandatory service node upgrade

2024-07-10T22:00:00.000Z

Everything that network operators need to know about the upcoming mandatory service node upgrade.

Development has transitioned to Session Token

2024-05-04T22:00:00.000Z

After multiple years of development, the Oxen team has shifted their focus from Oxen to Session Token.

Upcoming mandatory service node upgrade

2024-02-05T23:00:00.000Z

Everything that network operators need to know about the upcoming mandatory service node upgrade. 10.4.0 Wistful Wagyu will be released on Tuesday February 6, 2024 with a 2 week mandatory upgrade period.

Session Lab Update: A Deep Breath In 🧘

2024-01-09T23:00:00.000Z

We are beyond excited for what the project and the community can achieve together in 2024.

Session Token AMA: Token Swap Program

2023-12-08T23:00:00.000Z

The Oxen top brass recently sat down to answer some of your burning questions about the Session Token Swap Program. We're here with a summary of all the questions they answered, or you can check out the video for the full experience.

Session Lab Update: New beginnings

2023-12-03T23:00:00.000Z

Welcome to the first ever edition of the Session Lab Update — learn about tokenomics, website building, and the Token Swap Program.

It’s token time: Session Token Swap Program

2023-12-01T23:00:00.000Z

A total of 60,000,000 Session Tokens are reserved in the Session Token Swap Program through Oxen Coin Claims and Service Node Bonus.

Chainflip Token Generation: Hello, world!

2023-11-23T23:00:00.000Z

Chainflip has taken their biggest step yet, with a successful Token Generation Event. A big good onya mate to our Berliner friends across the pond — this is a massive achievement.

Announcement: New Lab Updates

2023-11-08T23:00:00.000Z

There’s a better way to handle the Lab Updates and share our progress with the community— and we are going to do that starting from now.

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #271

2023-10-30T23:00:00.000Z

Closed Groups Chunk 2, EVM work continues, Session Token Discord incoming, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #270

2023-10-23T22:00:00.000Z

Setting up the Session Token Discord, disappearing messages progress, Lokinet overhauling, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Chainflip Airdrop Update: Check your wallet!

2023-10-19T22:00:00.000Z

If you want to change the Ethereum address receiving rewards in the Chainflip airdrop program, you are able to do so up until November 3.

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #269

2023-10-15T22:00:00.000Z

Code review week, SessionTV popping off, sexy graphics galore, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #268

2023-10-08T22:00:00.000Z

Merkle tree implementation, SessionTV, Session Token site drafts, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Udpate!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #267

2023-10-02T22:00:00.000Z

Cointelegraph article, disappearing messages code review, Q3 wrap-up & Q4 planning, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #266

2023-09-24T22:00:00.000Z

Disappearing messages QA, video content strategising, Session Token messaging, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #265

2023-09-17T22:00:00.000Z

This week in the Oxen Labs, its all things closed groups, LibQUIC and content production.

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #264

2023-09-11T22:00:00.000Z

This week in the Lab, its all things Disappearing Messages, libquic integration and Q4 socials planning.

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #263

2023-09-04T22:00:00.000Z

New Session release, disappearing messages work, Q4 planning and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #262

2023-08-28T22:00:00.000Z

Session test builds, new C++ library, Session newsletter genesis, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #261

2023-08-21T22:00:00.000Z

QA for push notifications update, libSession integration work, new branding progression, and more in this week's Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #260

2023-08-14T22:00:00.000Z

Further SENT planning, libQUIC integration progress, community AMA, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

ORC-8 AMA: The Future of the Project

2023-08-12T22:00:00.000Z

The Oxen top brass recently sat down to answer some of your burning questions about the future of the project. We're here with a summary of all the questions they answered, or you can check out the video for the full experience.

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #259

2023-08-07T22:00:00.000Z

SENT Planning, AMA preparation, Push notification progress, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #258

2023-07-30T22:00:00.000Z

Last week in the Oxen Labs it was all things Session Network Token, user config and disappearing messages.

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #257

2023-07-23T22:00:00.000Z

Lokinet Datagram support, Session backlog tasks, What is Metadata video, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #256

2023-07-16T22:00:00.000Z

User Config public release, Privacy Experts answering your questions, Hackernoon startup of the year, and more in this week's Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #255

2023-07-09T22:00:00.000Z

User config pre-release, libQUIC datagram support, privacy tips on youtube, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #254

2023-07-02T22:00:00.000Z

This week on the Oxen Labs; user config, Lib quick development, right to left text on desktop, 750k MAU and Session phone giveaway drawn.

Oxen in person: events in 2023 and beyond

2023-06-28T22:00:00.000Z

The two conferences we attended last month, Monerotopia and DRAPAC23, were unique, rewarding, and vibrant events. Here's a brief recap of our time at these conferences and our upcoming plans for future events.

Lokinet AMA with the Team

2023-06-26T22:00:00.000Z

Catch all the highlights of our recent Lokinet AMA. Alex recently caught up with Jason and the Lokinet team to chat all things related to the project and answer some burning community questions.

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #253

2023-06-26T22:00:00.000Z

Session-phone giveaway, User Config bugfixes, libQUIC buildout, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #252

2023-06-19T22:00:00.000Z

User Config bugfixes, Lokinet AMA, OPTF member packs, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #251

2023-06-12T22:00:00.000Z

Session Android point release, user config internal testing, meticulous marketing methodology, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #250

2023-06-05T22:00:00.000Z

5 years of updates, Session Android prerelease, OPTF grants and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #249

2023-05-28T22:00:00.000Z

DRAPAC23, Android ANR fixes, Session YouTube growth plan, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #248

2023-05-21T22:00:00.000Z

User config, Cam reacting to movies, Session Tapes, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #247

2023-05-15T22:00:00.000Z

QA for user config, libQUICinet progressing, Session on Wikipedia, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #246

2023-05-08T22:00:00.000Z

Monerotopia, Session QoL changes, Lokinet communications layer via libQUICinet, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #245

2023-05-01T22:00:00.000Z

Session user config messages, libquickynet, AI powered socials, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

OXEN Monetisation Design: Lokinet Exit Marketplace

2023-04-27T22:00:00.000Z

The Lokinet Exit Marketplace trustlessly connects Exit Providers with End Users. See the latest concepts for the project as we unveil the stepping stones to monetisation.

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #244

2023-04-24T22:00:00.000Z

Open Letter to the UK Gov, Influencer campaigns, Oxen Ledger audit, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #243

2023-04-16T22:00:00.000Z

Oxen brand refresh, community engagement strategy, libquickynet, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Oxen @ Monerotopia

2023-04-12T22:00:00.000Z

🎉The Oxen team is heading to Monerotopia 2023 — come say hi!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #242

2023-04-10T22:00:00.000Z

New Session Android dev, wallet3 progress, Jason in the house, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #241

2023-04-02T22:00:00.000Z

Ledger audit moving ahead, libsession improvements, AMA streams, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #240: CEO Edition

2023-03-26T22:00:00.000Z

Team-building, Oxen positioning, OPTF treasury info, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #239

2023-03-19T23:00:00.000Z

Ledger auditing, liblokinet progress, Session tutorials, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #238

2023-03-05T23:00:00.000Z

Oxen Ledger audit, libsession integration, Chats with Chris, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #236

2023-02-26T23:00:00.000Z

Big Lokinet progress, Session tutorials, Oxen 101s, and much more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #235

2023-02-19T23:00:00.000Z

Libsession integration progress, Session tutorials, support improvements, and much more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #234

2023-02-12T23:00:00.000Z

Ledger support breakthrough, Oxen progress tree, Monerotopia, and much more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Oxen Progress Tree: Bringing It All Back Home

2023-02-09T23:00:00.000Z

Oxen has already made a lot of progress — but there is still work to be done. Take a look at everything we've achieved, and what's coming up next.

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #233

2023-02-05T23:00:00.000Z

New Session releases, Oxen docs audit, Session whitepaper V2, and much more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #231 & 232

2023-01-30T23:00:00.000Z

Session Merch arrives, mandatory SN upgrade, Session Tapes goes live, and much more in this (double) weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Upcoming mandatory service node upgrade

2023-01-16T23:00:00.000Z

There will be a mandatory service node upgrade released in the coming weeks. The new binaries will be released on January 26 and all service nodes must be updated by February 9.

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #230

2023-01-15T23:00:00.000Z

Fresh start to the year, new Lokinet team member, AI exploration, and more in this week's Oxen Labs Update!

Further Details About the Upcoming Lab Meeting

2022-12-14T23:00:00.000Z

Recently there we announced some big news, and with 2022 quickly coming to a close, it’s an appropriate time for all the big decision-makers at the Oxen Labs to come together with the community to answer questions, discuss the future, and get ready for another big year.

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #229

2022-12-11T23:00:00.000Z

Short video growth, Christmas break prep, closed groups overhaul, and more in this week's Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #228

2022-12-04T23:00:00.000Z

New CEO announcement and AMA, content blitz for Christmas break, Wallet 3 progress, and more in this week's Oxen Labs Update!

AMA with CEO Chris McCabe

2022-12-04T23:00:00.000Z

Fresh off the announcement that he was taking over as the Oxen CEO, Chris McCabe jumped into our community channel to answer some of your burning questions.

New leadership, new possibilities

2022-11-28T23:00:00.000Z

Oxen, technology, and the world has changed a lot since we got started; looking into the future, it’s time for Oxen to embrace new leadership — Chris McCabe is the new CEO of Oxen.

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #227

2022-11-27T23:00:00.000Z

We're in the new office, continued disappearing messages work, Wallet3 progress, and more in this week's Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #226

2022-11-20T23:00:00.000Z

New Oxen Labs office, Session disappearing messages work, Wallet3 progress, and more in this week's Oxen Labs Update

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #224 & 225

2022-11-13T23:00:00.000Z

New Lokinet release, Session closed group overhaul continues, spooky Session Tapes, and more in this week's Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #223

2022-10-30T23:00:00.000Z

Stable Lokinet build, short form video explosion, closed groups overhauling, and more in this week's Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #222

2022-10-23T22:00:00.000Z

Groups overhaul begins, Session release bug-fixes, short form videos popping off, and more in this week's Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #221

2022-10-16T22:00:00.000Z

Session theming, menu overhaul, Lokinet internal testing continued, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #220

2022-10-10T22:00:00.000Z

Session release nearing, internal Lokinet testing, short-form content push, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #219

2022-10-02T22:00:00.000Z

Huge Session growth in Iran, further theming work, wrapping up new Lokinet GUI release, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #218

2022-09-27T22:00:00.000Z

Session onboarding and theming, Session meu redesign, Oxen twitter popping off, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #217

2022-09-19T22:00:00.000Z

Eth Merge content, Session menu redesign, Lokinet release finalisation, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #216

2022-09-11T22:00:00.000Z

Session theming & menu redesign, new Session repository, upcoming WEDF stuff, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #215

2022-09-04T22:00:00.000Z

Emoji reacts release, Service Node updates, Oxen brand refresh, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #214

2022-08-27T22:00:00.000Z

Session Tapes podcast, Session theming, service node upgrades, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Mandatory service node update: Session, storage server, and small contributors

2022-08-24T22:00:00.000Z

A new mandatory service node upgrade will be released on August 31, with a 2 week upgrade period ending on September 14.

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #213

2022-08-21T22:00:00.000Z

Emoji reacts, ID blinding bugfixes, Framed by OPTF, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #212

2022-08-14T22:00:00.000Z

Session releases, Lokinet problem-solving, interview bonanza, and more in this weeks Oxen Lab Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #211

2022-08-07T22:00:00.000Z

Session DB refactor, session release prep, marketing plans laid, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #210

2022-07-31T22:00:00.000Z

Session release prep, Lokinet Mac wrap-up, and a plague in marketing in this week's Oxen Labs Update

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #209

2022-07-24T22:00:00.000Z

Bug fixes on all sides, ID blinding improvements, PETS content consolidation, and more in this week's Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #208

2022-07-17T22:00:00.000Z

New Session Android release, Lokinet Mac GUI underway, PETS content creation, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #207

2022-07-10T22:00:00.000Z

PETS party, CoinTelegraph collab, Ledger updates, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update

A crypto app that can actually be used for dating

2022-07-10T22:00:00.000Z

Crypto and dating don't exactly go hand in hand. But is there a crypto app out there that can help you find true love?

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #206

2022-07-03T22:00:00.000Z

Ledger wallet work, PETS preparation, Lokinet client upgrade, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #205

2022-06-26T22:00:00.000Z

Bug-fixing wallet release, content kickoff, continuing with theming, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #204

2022-06-19T22:00:00.000Z

Post hardfork cleanup, new content strategy ads popping off, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Reward batching: Wistful Wagyu’s killer feature

2022-06-13T22:00:00.000Z

Wistful Wagyu is packing some huge upgrades including service node reward batching and changes to contributions.

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #203

2022-06-12T22:00:00.000Z

RightsCon, Hardfork 10.1.0, Wallet3 progress, and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #202

2022-06-05T22:00:00.000Z

Emoji reacts, Session iOS refactor, YouTube ads and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #201

2022-05-30T22:00:00.000Z

Hardfork binaries released, Session emoji reacts and more in this weeks Oxen Labs Update!

Oxen Hardfork (10.1.0 Wistful Wagyu)

2022-05-24T22:00:00.000Z

Oxen is announcing its next major hardfork today. Oxen 10.1.0 Wistful Wagyu will release on May 31 2022 with a 2 week mandatory upgrade period ending on the scheduled hardfork date, June 14 2022.

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #200!

2022-05-23T22:00:00.000Z

Welcome to a very special 200th edition of the Oxen Labs Update. Thanks for sharing this journey with us!

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #199

2022-05-15T22:00:00.000Z

Welcome to Session, more work on hardfork 19, Lokinet client release prep in this week's Oxen Labs Update

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #198

2022-05-08T22:00:00.000Z

Hardfork 19 prep, Session ID blinding, Lokinet bug fixes and more in this week's Oxen Labs Update

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #197

2022-05-01T22:00:00.000Z

Work on hardfork #19, service node reward batching, revamped ads, and more in this week's Oxen Labs Update

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #195+196

2022-04-24T22:00:00.000Z

Kee & Alex are back for another Oxen Labs update to give you a look in on what's been going on here over the last two weeks.

Oxen: A friendly starter kit

2022-04-20T22:00:00.000Z

This Oxen starter-kit is your first point of contact for all-things about Oxen. This is the Guide to our fully decentralised privacy ecosystem. Get to know a little about our OXEN token, our Oxen network, our private messaging app; Session and Lokinet and of course about our beloved team.

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #194

2022-04-11T22:00:00.000Z

Kee & Josh return for another Oxen Labs update, to let you in on what's been going on here over the last week

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #193

2022-04-03T22:00:00.000Z

Kee & Josh return for another Oxen Labs update, to let you in on what's been going on here over the last week

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #192

2022-03-27T22:00:00.000Z

Kee & Josh return for another Oxen Labs update, to let you in on what's been going on here over the last week.

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #191

2022-03-20T23:00:00.000Z

Kee & Josh return for another Oxen Labs update, to let you in on what's been going on here over the last week.

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #190

2022-03-13T23:00:00.000Z

Kee & Josh return for another Oxen Labs update, to let you in on what's been going on here over the last week.

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #189

2022-03-07T23:00:00.000Z

Kee & Josh return for another Oxen Labs update, to let you in on what's been going on here over the last week.

Weekly Oxen Labs Update #188

2022-02-21T23:00:00.000Z

This week we’re trying a new style of update, the dev update continues but we also have Josh in to provide some insight into the Marketing team's activities.

Weekly Dev Update #187

2022-02-15T23:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: wallet3 work continues, Session message requests, and Lokinet IPv6 leak fix

LAN over Lokinet: Using Lokinet for network security

2022-02-09T23:00:00.000Z

Because of the immense flexibility of Lokinet—it can carry anything that fits inside an IP packet—it can be used to safely, securely, and anonymously connect your LANs together

Weekly Dev Update #186

2022-02-06T23:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: global search rollout and UI updates on Session, patch for Lokinet IPv6 leak, and wallet3 progress

Oxen Community Q&A #1

2022-02-06T23:00:00.000Z

Oxen CTO Kee Jefferys joined the Oxen Community channel on Telegram to answer questions from the community on February 4th 2021.

Weekly Dev Update #185

2022-01-31T23:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: global search and message requests, batching support, and bugfixes

Speed and scale: The power and potential of Lokinet

2022-01-26T23:00:00.000Z

Onion routing is normally slow — but there's a better way. Lokinet is an onion-router with a lightweight protocol that can carry anything that fits inside an IP packet.

Weekly Dev Update #184

2022-01-24T23:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: service node reward batching tweaks, and SOGS improvements

Weekly Dev Update #183

2022-01-16T23:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: lots of bug fixes and planning for Session spam mitigation

Weekly Dev Update #182

2022-01-09T23:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: implementing changes to Session calls from the beta, and improving the PySOGS.

This private life: The growth of the privacy industry

2022-01-01T23:00:00.000Z

The consumer market is currently undergoing a seismic shift towards privacy. People have had enough of businesses like Facebook — they want privacy.

Like a VPN, but better: The power and potential of Lokinet

2021-12-21T23:00:00.000Z

VPNs are a useful tool, but they have weaknesses in terms of privacy, security, and anonymity. Onion routers like Lokinet can help solve these problems.

Weekly Dev Update #181

2021-12-12T23:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: QA for Session calls (coming soon™), PySOGS improvements, and restoring Lokinet on Windows to its former glory

Weekly Dev Update #180

2021-12-05T23:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: wallet3 work continues, QA for Session calls, and Lokinet QoL fixes

Weekly Dev Update #179

2021-11-28T23:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: voice call internal testing, wallet3 work continued, and PySOGS debuted

Weekly Dev Update #178

2021-11-21T23:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: more wallet3 work, SOGS improvements, and webRTC call testing continues.

Weekly Dev Update #177

2021-11-14T23:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: Internal testing of Session voice/video calls, wallet3 design progress, and Lokinet stability upgrades

Weekly Dev Update #176

2021-11-07T23:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: Ledger support coming for Oxen, WebRTC calls progress, and message requests

Weekly Dev Update #175

2021-10-31T23:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: unsend messages released, Session file server and open group server refactor, and more voice call work he's going to el sa

Weekly Dev Update #174

2021-10-24T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: Session unsend requests arrive, WebRTC call progress, and further Wallet3 work

Weekly Dev Update #173

2021-10-17T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: Wallet3 work, unsend requests for Session, and various Lokinet updates

Weekly Dev Update #172

2021-10-10T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: Session WebRTC calling progress, Lokinet calling test app work, and more!

Weekly Dev Update #171

2021-10-03T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: Lokinet calling test app, Session WebRTC calling UI, and more!

Weekly Dev Update #170

2021-09-26T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: Session backend changes, liblokinet work, and wallet3 development

The Oxen ecosystem: Popular, crypto-powered products

2021-09-22T22:00:00.000Z

Recently, we’ve been spending a lot of time making specific plans for the future of Oxen. We’ve been analysing which parts of the project are worth devoting more resources to, which ones will best serve Oxen, and devising development and marketing strategies for the medium-to-long term.

Weekly Dev Update #169

2021-09-19T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: a new Session release, liblokinet improvements, and voice/video call progress.

Weekly Dev Update #168

2021-09-13T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: more work on voice calls, session open group server upgrades and bug fixes

Weekly Dev Update #167

2021-09-05T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: Session desktop UI overhaul, Lokinet macOS final touches, and Oxen core bug fixes

These memes are fire: Oxen meme competition

2021-08-31T22:00:00.000Z

We’re running yet another meme competition! That means all you jokers out there have the chance to win some seriously ❄️cool❄️ prizes for your 🔥hot🔥 memes.

Weekly Dev Update #166

2021-08-29T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: progress on webRTC calls on Session and Lokinet macOS support

Weekly Dev Update #165

2021-08-22T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: Service Node reward batching finished & in review, and a Session desktop conversation screen overhaul.

Weekly Dev Update #164

2021-08-15T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: progress on voice/video calls, SN reward batching and more!

Oxen tokenomics explained: Infinite supply, staking, and burning

2021-08-15T22:00:00.000Z

Every cryptocurrency has its own economic model, and it can have a huge impact on the shape of your project. Find out everything you need to know about Oxen's tokenomics.

Weekly Dev Update #163

2021-08-08T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: Session voice call progress, Lokinet macOS app improvements and more

WTF is Oxen?

2021-08-02T22:00:00.000Z

Oxen is using blockchain technology to make the apps you use every day more private.

Weekly Dev Update #162

2021-08-02T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: big steps forward on Lokinet Mac integration and Session performance increases

Tip bot tips: How to use the new OXEN tip bot on Telegram

2021-07-26T22:00:00.000Z

We're launching a new tip bot for the Oxen community channel on Telegram! Using the tip bot, you can send and receive OXEN tips on Telegram.

Weekly Dev Update #161

2021-07-25T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: Session authenticated message retrieval, and webRTC research

Weekly Dev Update #160

2021-07-18T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: Session performance improvements, Lokinet stability upgrades and more!

Weekly Dev Update #159

2021-07-11T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: Service Node upgrades, Session bug squishing, and Lokinet macOS progress

Upgrading your updates

2021-07-05T22:00:00.000Z

We’re upgrading the way we do Service Node updates! Over the coming week, we’ll be trialling a new method of upgrading the Service Node network.

Weekly Dev Update #158

2021-07-05T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: Lokinet stability fixes, Session Android conversation screen refactor and more!

New Directions: Exploring a Stablecoin on Oxen

2021-07-02T22:00:00.000Z

The instability in the privacy-focused stablecoin market has led us to considering creating an stablecoin on Oxen, first proposed by members of our community

The privacy pump: Privacy coins and the future of crypto

2021-06-30T22:00:00.000Z

Right from the start with Bitcoin, the rise of cryptocurrency has been inextricably linked to the ideals of privacy and anonymity. It's time to switch to cryptocurrencies that live up to these ideals — privacy coins.

Weekly Dev Update #157

2021-06-28T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: Lokinet stability fixes, Session Android conversation screen refactor and more!

Come for the FLIP, stay for the OXEN

2021-06-24T22:00:00.000Z

Even though privacy is our bread and butter, Oxen also has lots to offer in terms of utility, programmability, and automation. Here are just a few of the reasons Oxen is a project to worth looking into.

Weekly Dev Update #156

2021-06-20T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: Session security and visual improvements, and Lokinet stability fixes!

Unweaving a tangled web: Decentralising the ownership and infrastructure of the web

2021-06-16T22:00:00.000Z

The web is not a neutral force. If we want it to work for us, and not against us, we have to take control of the operation and maintenance of the web.

Weekly Dev Update #155

2021-06-13T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: Session desktop improvements and Android conversation screen refactor, and Oxen rewards batching

Weekly Dev Update #154

2021-06-07T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: Session bug fixes and ONS fixes, and stability improvements for Lokinet

Built on Oxen: The future of digital communication

2021-06-03T22:00:00.000Z

They say data is the new oil — but privacy is gold. And Oxen has struck gold. Oxen is a privacy protocol that can be used by anyone, not just the tech elite.

Who let the DOGE out: Why OXEN should be the king of the kennel

2021-06-01T22:00:00.000Z

Proof of stake, instant and private transactions, service nodes, Session, Lokinet, and much, much more. OXEN has just as much bark as bite. Could it be the next DOGE?

Weekly Dev Update #153

2021-05-31T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: Session Android performance boosts, Oxen Storage Server upgrades, and Lokinet path handover fixes

Weekly Dev Update #152

2021-05-23T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: Bug squashing for Session and Oxen Storage Server upgrades

Weekly Dev Update #151

2021-05-16T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: work on Session V2 file server and open groups, bug fixes for Lokinet, and Oxen wallet improvements.

Clean energy crypto: Creating a sustainable future for blockchain

2021-05-13T22:00:00.000Z

Everyone knows Proof of Work consensus uses a lot of energy. People care about the climate — and crypto needs to catch up.

Weekly Dev Update #150

2021-05-09T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: a new Session release including V2 Open groups and closed croup improvements, as well as preparation for the upcoming Lokinet release

Weekly Dev Update #149

2021-05-02T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: release of the new hardfork, and new Session open groups

The State of Digital Privacy: How Did We Get Here?

2021-04-26T22:00:00.000Z

The state of privacy on the internet has been degrading for years. Let's take a look at how that happened and what can be done to fix it.

Weekly Dev Update #148

2021-04-25T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: putting the final touches on Oxen Core and Lokinet for the upcoming hard fork, and Session Android improvements

Helicopter foundation: Letting our decentralised network fly on its own

2021-04-25T22:00:00.000Z

Ever since service nodes were first introduced to the network, the foundation has been operating service nodes. It makes sense for the OPTF to run service nodes — but we wanted to see how the network would fare without our help.

Lokinet goes next level: Integration in Session and other apps

2021-04-22T22:00:00.000Z

With the arrival of Liblokinet, developers can easily integrate Lokinet as a library into their applications, opening up a whole new world of Lokinet use cases.

Weekly Dev Update #147

2021-04-18T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: preparation for the Audacious Aurochs hardfork, and liblokinet preparation

Rebranding Lokinet: Shapes and vectors

2021-04-18T22:00:00.000Z

Lokinet has always been the sleeping giant of the Oxen stack. Lokinet has come a long way since it was born back in 2018, and, now it’s time for us to refresh its look and feel to match the tech.

Oxen Hardfork (9.0.0 Audacious Aurochs)

2021-04-18T22:00:00.000Z

Today, we are announcing the next Oxen hardfork. Check out the timeline for the release of Audacious Aurochs!

Community Airdrop Meme Competition

2021-04-14T22:00:00.000Z

To promote the currently running Chainflip Airdrop, we are running a community meme competition (with Oxen prizes) — here's how you can enter!

Weekly Dev Update #146

2021-04-11T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: preparation for the upcoming hardfork, work on the upcoming Lokinet release, and Session bug fixes

Weekly Dev Update #145

2021-04-03T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: work on QUIC tunneling by the Lokinet team, Session iOS performance improvements, and Session Android sending pipeline refactorisation work!

Chainflip Airdrop — Community Video Program

2021-03-29T22:00:00.000Z

To promote the Chainflip airdrop we're running a community video program with an Oxen prize — here's how you can join in!

Weekly Dev Update #144

2021-03-28T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: overhauling the Session open group server, liblokinet progress, and cleanup in preparation for the upcoming Oxen hardfork

Weekly Dev Update #143: Special Edition

2021-03-21T23:00:00.000Z

This week, we're celebrating 1000 days of development documented in Oxen's dev updates! Other highlights include an overhaul of the Session open group server.

Weekly Dev Update #142

2021-03-13T23:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen privacy suite! This week's highlights include progress on a rework of the Session open group server.

Chainflip airdrop: How to get in on the action

2021-03-10T23:00:00.000Z

Learn all about the Chainflip airdrop program: how to register, how to maximise your $FLIP gains, and all the other info you need!

Weekly Dev Update #141

2021-03-07T23:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite! This week: Session multidevice improvements, core Android support for Lokinet, and more...

Weekly Dev Update #140

2021-03-01T23:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen stack. This week: Session multidevice improvements, Oxen Core bugfixes, and more.

Session: The road to monetisation and $OXEN value capture

2021-02-27T23:00:00.000Z

Session is seeing massive user growth, with 100+% increase in active user count in the past month alone. To capitalise on this, we’re creating a Session Pro subscription to provide access to new power-user features like multi-account support and manual onion routing path control, as well as standalone features and upgrades including open group hosting and sticker packs.

How to provide wOXEN-USDT liquidity — and earn rewards!

2021-02-27T23:00:00.000Z

wOXEN is now live on Uniswap, and we're running a 60-day liquidity mining program. Read on to learn how to claim your share.

wOXEN and the Liquidity Mining Program: The future of wLOKI

2021-02-24T23:00:00.000Z

We're launching a new wrapped token: wOXEN. We're also running a wOXEN-USDT liquidity mining program.

Weekly Dev Update #139

2021-02-22T23:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen suite. This week: multidevice beta fixes, Lokinet library progress, and more.

Weekly Dev Update #138

2021-02-13T23:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen privacy suite! This week's highlights include a beta release of Session multidevice support.

Weekly Dev Update #137

2021-02-06T23:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen privacy suite! This week's highlights include preparing to re-release Session multidevice support.

Weekly Dev Update #136

2021-01-30T23:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest improvements to the Oxen privacy suite! This week's highlights include progress on liblokinet.

Weekly Dev Update #135

2021-01-24T23:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Oxen privacy suite! This week's highlights include Session closed group sizes going to 100.

Weekly Dev Update #134

2021-01-17T23:00:00.000Z

Read about the latest updates to the Oxen suite. This week: Session Protocol rollout progress, Lokinet fixes, and more.

Weekly Dev Update #133

2021-01-11T23:00:00.000Z

Read about the latest improvements to the Loki privacy suite. This week’s highlights include finishing touches on Session Protocol-powered closed groups.

Oxen rebrand rollout: Our roadmap

2021-01-04T23:00:00.000Z

Towards the end of 2020, we announced the biggest change to the Loki Project since launch: Loki is rebranding to become Oxen. There have been plenty of questions about what the rebrand entails, when everything will be happening, and what our users need to do (spoiler alert: Loki users and $LOKI holders don’t need to do anything whatsoever). To minimise uncertainty and confusion, today we’re announcing our roadmap and timeline for rolling out the Oxen rebrand. For an overview of the reasons behind the rebrand, head over to our rebrand announcement blog.

Weekly Dev Update #132

2021-01-03T23:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest improvements to the Loki privacy suite. This week: Lokinet exit node optimisation, Session Protocol updates, and more.

Weekly Dev Update #131

2020-12-14T23:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest improvements to the Loki privacy suite. This week: finalising Ledger wallet support, some big Session updates, and more.

Weekly Dev Update #130

2020-12-07T23:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest improvements to the Loki privacy suite. This week: progress on Ledger integration and Session messaging pipeline refactors.

High Stakes: ETH 2.0, PoS, and the Future of Blockchain Tech

2020-12-02T23:00:00.000Z

Eth 2.0 is live. As of 12am UTC on Tuesday, 1 Dec, the first stage of Ethereum’s evolution into a Proof of Stake (PoS) blockchain has now begun. If PoS sounds familiar, that’s probably because Oxen has been full PoS since the Salty Saga hardfork back in October. But what is Proof of Stake, anyway? And why is it such a big deal?

Weekly Dev Update #129

2020-11-30T23:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest improvements to the Loki privacy suite. This week’s highlights include Lokinet bugfixes and progress for Loki on Ledger wallets.

Pulse for the Planet: How PoS Makes Oxen Greener Than Ever

2020-11-25T23:00:00.000Z

We’ve talked a lot about the benefits of Proof of Stake for the Oxen blockchain, but there’s another huge upside to PoS compared to our old hybrid PoS-PoW consensus mechanism: it’s a lot kinder to the planet.

Weekly Dev Update #128

2020-11-23T23:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest improvements to the Loki software suite. This week: Progress on a public Lokinet 0.8 (exit nodes) release for macOS, and more.

Lokinet Exit Nodes: Onions Gone Wild

2020-11-18T23:00:00.000Z

Lokinet exit nodes have been on the bucket list for Lokinet since launch — and this week, exits have entered the building.

Let It Burn: What We're Doing with the Oxen Liquidity Provision

2020-11-16T23:00:00.000Z

When the Salty Saga hardfork landed, we made the decision to set aside 6 OXEN per block for the first six months following the hardfork as a fund to incentivise liquidity for Chainflip and wOXEN. With the recent announcement that Chainflip will be forming its own blockchain, this is no longer necessary, because Chainflip can provide its own incentives.

Weekly Dev Update #127

2020-11-16T23:00:00.000Z

This week’s big news is the release of exit node support for Lokinet. Read more about that and everything else going on at Loki.

Major project announcement: A bright future for Loki

2020-11-08T23:00:00.000Z

Since making our start back in 2017, Loki has grown significantly, and we've learned a lot along the way. Now, it’s time for Loki’s next evolution.

Weekly Dev Update #126

2020-11-08T23:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest improvements to the Loki privacy suite. This week’s highlights include a mobile Wallet update for Salty Saga compatibility.

Weekly Dev Update #125

2020-11-03T23:00:00.000Z

Dev Update #125 features wallet updates, fixes to Session open groups, and Lokinet GUI fixes.

Weekly Dev Update #124

2020-10-27T23:00:00.000Z

This week we were focused on updating the Android and iOS wallets to make them compatible with Loki after the Salty Saga hardfork.

Weekly Dev Update #123

2020-10-20T22:00:00.000Z

This week we focused on new GUI wallets, Lokinet’s Windows version, and Session’s onion requests.

Weekly Dev Update #122

2020-10-18T22:00:00.000Z

All bases were loaded with Salty Saga this week, obviously this involved lots of work on Loki core and the Loki wallets to make sure everything was working for the hardfork.

Weekly Dev Update #121

2020-10-04T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest improvements to the Loki privacy suite. This week’s highlights include finalising binaries for the upcoming Salty Saga hardfork.

Weekly Dev Update #120

2020-09-27T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest improvements to the Loki privacy suite. This week: some finishing touches on Salty Saga, and Session closed group improvements.

Pulse Check: Salty Saga Hardfork Brings a New Block Reward Structure to Support Chainflip

2020-09-21T22:00:00.000Z

Oxen’s upcoming Salty Saga 8.0.0 hardfork will bring a bunch of exciting changes to Oxen Core and other key components of the Oxen privacy suite. As mentioned in the Salty Saga announcement, one of these changes is a restructure of the Oxen block reward. If you’ve been following the Improvement Proposals section of Oxen’s GitHub, you’ll have an idea what that’s all about — but for everyone else, read on for an explanation of the changes we’re making, and why.

Weekly Dev Update #119

2020-09-21T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest improvements to the Loki privacy suite. This week’s highlights include preparatory work for the upcoming Salty Saga hardfork.

Weekly Dev Update #118

2020-09-14T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest improvements to the Loki privacy suite. This week’s highlights include some quality-of-life changes to the Electron wallet.

Weekly Dev Update #117

2020-09-07T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest improvements to the Loki privacy suite. This week’s highlights include big steps for Lokinet’s LNS support, exit nodes, and more.

Weekly Dev Update #116

2020-08-30T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest improvements to the Loki privacy suite. This week’s highlights include lots of QOL fixes for Session, and more.

Weekly Dev Update #115

2020-08-24T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Pulse blocks started flowing last week as the Loki core team fired up the Pulse devnet, over the next couple of weeks the core team will use the devnet to test the resilience of consensus with Pulse. The Lokinet team made more progress on the Lokinet GUI integration of exits, and internally we … Weekly Dev Update #115 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #114

2020-08-16T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Loki privacy suite. This week: final prep for Pulse’s devnet launch and a Lokinet exit node test run.

DeFi: The Dangerous Game of Governance Tokens

2020-08-12T22:00:00.000Z

The last few months have generated an explosion of discussion in the crypto world about governance tokens and so-called ‘yield farming’. There’s lots of chatter around incentive structures for the variety of actors in the field. In particular, the DeFi community has settled on a rather unusual consensus about the balance between arbitrageurs, liquidity and infrastructure providers, and the viability of governance tokens going into the future.

Weekly Dev Update #113

2020-08-09T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest improvements to the Loki privacy suite. This week’s highlights include a potential new approach for Lokinet on mobile.

Weekly Dev Update #112

2020-08-02T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest improvements to the Loki privacy suite. This week’s highlights include onion routing for Session open groups and file attachments.

Weekly Dev Update #111

2020-07-26T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest improvements to the Loki privacy suite. This week: Enabling onion requests for Session open group and file servers, and more.

Weekly Dev Update #110

2020-07-20T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest improvements to the Loki privacy suite. This week’s highlights include the long-awaited release of Session’s desktop refactor!

Oxen Meets DeFi: Introducing Chainflip

2020-07-18T22:00:00.000Z

Since getting started in 2018, Oxen has been constantly exploring and pushing the boundaries of what a staked node network can do.

Weekly Dev Update #109

2020-07-12T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest improvements to the Loki privacy suite. This week’s highlights include merging and final testing of Session’s desktop refactor.

Weekly Dev Update #108

2020-07-05T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest improvements to the Loki privacy suite. This week’s highlights include finishing up the Session Desktop refactor.

Weekly Dev Update #107

2020-06-28T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest improvements to the Loki privacy suite. This week: progress on shared sender keys for Session — bigger closed groups are coming!

Weekly Dev Update #106

2020-06-21T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest improvements to the Loki privacy suite. This week’s highlights include the first big steps towards implementing Pulse.

Make it SNAppy: The power and potential of Lokinet SNApps

2020-06-15T22:00:00.000Z

Lokinet is an incredibly powerful and versatile onion router. Lokinet allows for uses such as real-time onion-routed voice calls, videogame server hosting, and other applications that would be completely infeasible on existing onion routers due to their higher latency and inability to route UDP traffic.

Weekly Dev Update #105

2020-06-14T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest updates to the Loki privacy suite. This week’s highlights include progress on the Session Desktop refactor and Lokinet exit nodes.

Weekly Dev Update #104

2020-06-08T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest improvements to the Loki privacy suite. This week’s highlights include 3-hop onion routing on all Session platforms.

Weekly Dev Update #103

2020-05-31T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest improvements to the Loki privacy suite. This week’s highlights include massive Session stability improvements on Android.

Building Blocks, Building Blockchains: How the Oxen Blockchain Works With Session, Lokinet, and Blink

2020-05-30T22:00:00.000Z

Oxen is many things: a project, a foundation, an idea. But first and foremost, Oxen is a blockchain. The Oxen blockchain is the backbone of Oxen’s powerful and versatile suite of privacy tools. Every privacy feature, tool, and solution we’re building is linked to or based on the Oxen blockchain in some way. In this article, we’re breaking down the ways that the Oxen blockchain supports our efforts to help you #StayPrivate.

Achievement Get: An Update From Simon Harman, CEO of Oxen

2020-05-27T22:00:00.000Z

An update from Simon harman, CEO of Oxen, about where the project has been and where it is going.

Weekly Dev Update #102

2020-05-24T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest improvements to the Loki privacy suite. This week’s highlights include more work on the Android and desktop Session refactors.

Weekly Dev Update #101

2020-05-18T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest improvements to the Loki privacy suite. This week’s highlights include progress on Session refactoring for Android and desktop.

Weekly Dev Update #100

2020-05-10T22:00:00.000Z

Read all about the latest improvements to the Loki privacy suite. This week’s highlights include progress on major bugfixes for Session’s Android client.

Weekly Dev Update #99

2020-05-03T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, This week we continued work on the deep refactor for Session, which mostly included reviewing and separating previously intermingled parts of the Signal protocol from the Session application. We also began the process of documenting and reviewing our implementation to ensure it matches what is described in the Session whitepaper. The Lokinet team … Weekly Dev Update #99 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #98

2020-04-26T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Last week on the Lokinet side we finally finished off the macOS GUI client for Lokinet. Loki Core and Storage Server got another patch which seems to have resolved the unexpected deregistrations that had been affecting some node operators over the past few weeks. We recommend that all Service Node operators upgrade to … Weekly Dev Update #98 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #97

2020-04-19T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Last week we continued our efforts to improve the stability of Loki Core and the Loki Storage Server. We found and patched some bugs, however these stability upgrades are still ongoing. Lokinet for macOS was reworked, and we are onto the final stages of navigating macOS signing and notarization. On the Session front, … Weekly Dev Update #97 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #96

2020-04-13T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Last week we dealt with a deregistration event caused by some misconfigured Service Nodes, and a Loki Storage Server bug which occurred on some platforms. On the Lokinet side, we adopted some new strategies for implementing the Lokinet GUI on Mac, and made significant progress towards a finished implementation. On Session, we finished … Weekly Dev Update #96 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #95

2020-04-06T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, This week we focused on implementing onion requests and revamping push notifications in Session. Onion requests (once implemented clientside) should increase message sending reliability and improve multi-device functionality. On the Lokinet side, we worked on Mac builds; these are still presenting some problems, but we’re close to ironing out the issues. Loki Coreore … Weekly Dev Update #95 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #94

2020-03-29T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Last week we continued our focus on fixing Session bugs affecting multi-device, push notifications and message sending. We made good progress on these fixes, and were able to identify identify several key areas where unreliability is coming from. Last week we also released new versions of Lokinet for Linux and Windows with a … Weekly Dev Update #94 Read More »

Blink: Fast-tracking the Future of Crypto Transactions

2020-03-24T23:00:00.000Z

Until now, crypto transactions have been either fast or anonymous — not both. Blink is Oxen's new instant anonymous payments mechanism.

Oxen Name System (ONS): The Facts

2020-03-23T23:00:00.000Z

ONS can assign human-readable usernames to Session IDs and Oxen Wallet addresses, with other features in the works!

Weekly Dev Update #93

2020-03-22T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Last week we released the 7.0.x Valiant Vidar binaries, which represent much of our work from the last three months. Valiant Vidar will add features like support for full onion routing in Session (instead of the current proxy requests system), sweeping Lokinet changes involving a complete rebuild of the DHT for increased reliability … Weekly Dev Update #93 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #92

2020-03-16T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, This week has been a little slower, with people working from home due to the Coronavirus pandemic. However, we’re still on track for the 24th of March Valiant Vidar hard fork. We’ve fixed some final Lokinet 0.7.0 prerelease bugs. We have also concluded testing on upgrades to Lokid and Loki storage server, and … Weekly Dev Update #92 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #91

2020-03-09T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, This week we released a number of upgrades for Session, including several new features such as auto-updating for desktop and improved error reporting for Android. We also made good progress on tracking down multi-device edge cases. Lokinet 0.7.0 was tagged, with small fixes being found throughout the week. We also started upgrading a … Weekly Dev Update #91 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #90

2020-03-01T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Last week we focused on Session patches for Android and iOS clients, including improved multi-device functionality and error reporting. We also finished and tested the Lokinet design changes for 0.7.0, which means that we can begin doing limited deployment of the new and improved Lokinet across the Service Node network over the next … Weekly Dev Update #90 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #89

2020-02-23T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, This week we continued to focus on collecting user feedback and bug reports, and integrating cross-platform fixes into the Session clients. The Lokinet team started to focus on some final issues found with path handovers, in the leadup to Lokinet 0.7.0. On the Loki Core side, we worked on additional LNS functionality, such … Weekly Dev Update #89 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #88

2020-02-16T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Last week we continued patching Session bugs related to message sending and multi-device, which culminated in a new round of cross-platform Session client releases. The Loki Core team merged the first parts of LNS, which is slated for release in about a month. The Lokinet team continued working on Lokinet 0.7.0, with the … Weekly Dev Update #88 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #87

2020-02-11T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, The biggest news from last week: we finally released Session on iOS, Android, Windows, macOS and Linux! We have been collecting user feedback over the past few days and have compiled a list of bugs that we are now working through. We’re also continuing to test and deploy Lokinet design changes, aiming to … Weekly Dev Update #87 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #86

2020-02-03T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Last week was a mad dash to get final parts of Session in place for the upcoming release this week. We also continued working on Lokinet 0.7.0 changes and and started building out the parts necessary for some incremental post-launch updates to Session. Loki Core Use wallet address by default in the sweep … Weekly Dev Update #86 Read More »

Back to School: Learing eSafety

2020-01-27T23:00:00.000Z

Everyone goes to all available lengths to keep their loved ones safe from the dangers of the world — both offline and, increasingly, online. But sometimes it can be hard to understand both the benefits and the dangers of the internet, both for kids and their parents.

Weekly Dev Update #85

2020-01-27T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, This week, our work was focused on fixing some issues discovered during internal testing of Session, as well as putting the finishing touches on rebranding the UI from Loki Messenger to Session.. We also made progress on the changes required for Lokinet version 0.7.0, which will fundamentally change the way we do DHT … Weekly Dev Update #85 Read More »

Blockchain Consensus Mechanisms: Proof of Work, Proof of Stake, and Hybrid Mechanisms

2020-01-22T23:00:00.000Z

Every computer network needs a way to ensure that all connected devices are in agreement about the state of the network: whether data is valid, where and how it should be sorted, etc. For centralised networks, reaching this consensus is easy: the central server dictates the correct state of the network to all other connected devices. For decentralised networks, though, reaching consensus is more challenging. Because there’s no central authority, decentralised networks need a secure alternative method of reaching consensus.

Weekly Dev Update #84

2020-01-20T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, This week consisted of significant progress towards the Session release. Loki Core Libc++ read buffer serialization fix attempt https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/1018 Add systemd notification and watchdog support to ensure lokid is restarted if it gets stuck https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/1022 Fix rare deadlock in Blink TX pool https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/1021 Ensure wallet doesn’t use pool TX list from long polling … Weekly Dev Update #84 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #83

2020-01-12T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Last week was a busy one due to the Nimble Nerthus hardfork, which was successful in both moving Lokinet routers onto mainnet and enabling Blink on mainnet. We are still monitoring the stability of both of these features and will release updates as needed. We also made progress with the Session rebranding on … Weekly Dev Update #83 Read More »

Choosing a Blockchain Project: The Checklist

2020-01-05T23:00:00.000Z

Choosing a blockchain project to get involved with can be really stressful. There are thousands of different blockchain projects in operation, and it can be hard to tell which ones are worth your time. Trimming that long list down to a handful of options can be tricky, but if you know what information to look for, you’ll have an easier time judging which projects you want to be involved in.

Weekly Dev Update #82

2020-01-05T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Last week was our final week of holidays, and a majority of the team is back into the office as of this week. However, some members of the dev team did work over the break. Last week, these team members primarily focused on work related to the Loki Messenger rebrand to Session; we … Weekly Dev Update #82 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #81

2019-12-29T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, As with the last Dev Update, the majority of the Loki team is still enjoying their holidays over the Christmas and New Year break. Last week, most of our work went into the release of the new Nimble Nerthus Loki suites, which included new binaries for Lokinet, Loki Storage Server, and lokid. We’ll … Weekly Dev Update #81 Read More »

How to Trade Cryptocurrency: Crypto Trading Basics

2019-12-26T23:00:00.000Z

We’re covered the basics of buying, storing and selling cryptocurrency. Now, it’s time to take things up a notch and take a look at cryptocurrency trading.

Weekly Dev Update #80

2019-12-23T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Last week and this coming week will be slower than normal since the majority of the team is taking Christmas holidays. The team that is still working is primarily fixing lokid bugs in anticipation of the upcoming the mandatory upgrade period — starting on the 26th and Loki messenger’s rebrand to make sure … Weekly Dev Update #80 Read More »

Masternode Pools: How They Work & How They Can Help

2019-12-17T23:00:00.000Z

Running a masternode or service node is a great way to earn a passive income through cryptocurrency rewards. However, doing so requires staking (locking away) a certain amount of cryptocurrency. For some blockchain projects, the staking requirement is a relatively small investment. For others, though, it can be significant, and this can be a barrier to entry for people considering staking a masternode. Masternode pools lower this barrier by allowing multiple people to combine their resources, making running a masternode more accessible.

Blockchain security: How does crypto prevent Sybil attacks?

2019-12-16T23:00:00.000Z

Sybil attacks are a security threat against blockchains which involve someone trying to take over a network by operating lots accounts, nodes or computers.

Weekly Dev Update #79

2019-12-15T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Last week was quite busy, with the release of the testnet 6.0.0 Loki Core software, and Lokinet releases being tagged. We continue to focus our efforts on making the backend changes necessary for Session to be ready in mid-January. This includes changes to Lokinet, Lokid and the Loki Storage Server, all of which … Weekly Dev Update #79 Read More »

How to Sell Cryptocurrency: Crypto Selling Basics

2019-12-14T23:00:00.000Z

The process of selling cryptocurrency is generally the reverse of buying crypto. And just like buying crypto, the process will change depending on what kind of exchange you’ve chosen to use: Regular trading platform, brokerage service, or direct trading service. No matter which platform you’re using, though, you’ll need to move your crypto from your personal wallet back to the exchange.

How to Store Cryptocurrency Safely

2019-12-10T23:00:00.000Z

Once you’ve bought your crypto, there are a few different options when it comes to storing it. These storage options are all referred to as ‘wallets’. It’s important to note that no matter which wallet option you choose, your funds are not literally stored in the wallet — a cryptocurrency wallet is more like a map to the location of your funds. Anyone who has full access to this ‘map’ will be able to access your funds — whether or not you want them to.

Weekly Dev Update #78

2019-12-07T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Last week we started testing Blink on testnet. Apart from a few small bugs, Blink transactions are now sending successfully on testnet. On the Loki Messenger side, nearly all Loki messenger team members have started work on the upcoming Loki Messenger rebranding. This rebranding includes a full cross-platform visual redesign of the application … Weekly Dev Update #78 Read More »

The Assistance and Access Bill 2018: One Year Later

2019-12-04T23:00:00.000Z

It’s been around a year since the Australian Parliament tabled, and hurriedly passed, the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018 (Otherwise known as the AA Bill, or TOLA). This bill sought to give Australian law enforcement and intelligence agencies powers to compel Australian tech and telecommunication companies to do any number of things

Centralized vs Decentralized Networks

2019-12-03T23:00:00.000Z

The words ‘centralized’ and ‘decentralized’ are thrown around a lot in the cryptocurrency world. That’s because blockchain technology is generally decentralized — blockchains were created as a viable alternative to centralized networks. But what do ‘centralized’ and ‘decentralized’ mean, exactly?

Weekly Dev Update #77

2019-12-01T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, This week we did a lot more work on Loki Messenger focusing on multi-device and profile images, getting everything ready for a quality-of-life upgrade for this week. We also forked the Loki core testnet with the latest Lokinet release candidate and Blink, gearing up for a planned release at the end of the … Weekly Dev Update #77 Read More »

How to Calculate Masternode Rewards

2019-11-26T23:00:00.000Z

So you’ve heard that running a masternode or service node for a blockchain project can earn you cryptocurrency rewards — enticing, right? But have you factored in the costs? Is it worth the time and effort? This article will help you figure that out by showing you how to calculate your potential masternode rewards.

Weekly Dev Update #76

2019-11-24T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Last week the Loki Messenger team released the first revision of multi-device for public usage. For the rest of the week, we worked on upcoming features for improving the multi-device user experience. This includes adding QR code scanning for multi-device pairing, and also the ability to unpair devices. Both of these features will … Weekly Dev Update #76 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #75

2019-11-17T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Last week we finished the last of our edge case testing for multi device and we’re readying ourselves for a release tomorrow. This will contain the first version of multi device, which allows for contact syncing and syncing of sent and received messages. While multi device for Loki Messenger has been our primary … Weekly Dev Update #75 Read More »

How to Buy Cryptocurrency: Crypto Buying Basics

2019-11-16T23:00:00.000Z

To get started with buying cryptocurrency, you’ll need to make an account with a cryptocurrency exchange. A cryptocurrency exchange is a third-party service that processes cryptocurrency transactions on your behalf. The exchange typically charges a flat or percentage-based fee in exchange for providing this service.

What is Cryptocurrency?

2019-11-11T23:00:00.000Z

Cryptocurrency is a digital asset that can be used for peer-to-peer transactions, without needing to go through a central intermediary like a bank or money wire service. Instead of relying on a central authority, cryptocurrencies usually use a decentralised network of nodes that all share the responsibility of maintaining a trusted ledger of transactions. Cryptocurrency is one use for blockchain technology.

Weekly Dev Update #74

2019-11-10T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, We have continued slogging away on Loki messenger over the last week. We’ve identified and fixed a number of edge case issues with multi device support, so hopefully multi device will be released for end user testing soon. Work on LNS and Blink is also progressing, we have finished up the final details … Weekly Dev Update #74 Read More »

What is Blockchain?

2019-11-05T23:00:00.000Z

The blockchain is a distributed ledger of transactions secured with cryptography, usually maintained by decentralised networks of nodes, masternodes or service nodes. Blockchains are designed to provide consumers with an effective way to facilitate immutable and transparent data transfers.

Weekly Dev Update #73

2019-11-03T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, This week we made big progress on Lokinet and Loki Messenger. On the Loki Messenger side, we are putting most of our efforts into finishing multi-device support, which means solving lots of edge cases. For Lokinet, we are getting closer and closer to a 0.6.0 release which will allow cryptographic operations to utilise … Weekly Dev Update #73 Read More »

The Challenges of Absolute Freedom of Expression

2019-10-28T23:00:00.000Z

The freedom to communicate thoughts, ideas and our expressions is something we all value. So much so, the United Nations recognises freedom of expression as a fundamental human right. We have aligned Loki’s mission with this fundamental human right. Our technology gives everyone the opportunity to communicate, trade and express themselves with absolute freedom, security and privacy.

Weekly Dev Update #72

2019-10-27T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, We’re powering along with updates on Loki core. Last week, the Trusty Tyr Hardfork enabled Service Node checkpointing. This week, we are beginning work on LNS, and have finished a Blink pull request which has most of the changes needed to send and receive Blink transactions. Loki Messenger pushed out Voice Snippet messages, … Weekly Dev Update #72 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #71

2019-10-20T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Last week the Loki Messenger team continued their short term pivot to get File Attachments and Mentions finished for a quick release. These long requested features are very close to being rolled out. The Loki Core team continued their push to get Blink finished, while also working on LNS (Loki Name System) – … Weekly Dev Update #71 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #70

2019-10-13T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Last week we released the Trusty Tyr 5.1.1 Binaries. All Service Nodes, mining pools and exchanges will need to update to these new binaries before block height 385824 (est. 7PM AEDT, 2019-10-23). Currently, approximately 78% of Service Nodes have upgraded, so if you are operating a Service Node, make sure you update in … Weekly Dev Update #70 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #69

2019-10-06T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Last week the Loki Messenger team continued work on limited multi-device support for mobile devices, and finished the last required changes to support @mentions on Desktop. The Loki Core team is almost ready to release Trusty Tyr 5.0.0 – we just want to fix a bug which previously caused some Service Nodes running … Weekly Dev Update #69 Read More »

Does Pulse Make the Rich Richer?

2019-09-30T22:00:00.000Z

Recently we released our fifth Oxen Improvement Proposal in which we outlined a new Proof of Stake scheme, Pulse. If it’s to be implemented, Pulse would have Service Nodes produce blocks, order transactions, and secure the blockchain, rendering miners in the Oxen ecosystem no longer necessary.

Weekly Dev Update #68

2019-09-29T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Last week we released the 5.0.0 testnet binaries for lokid, which include enforced checkpointing and a number of P2P and uptime proof fixes. We’re running a Bug Bounty with a prize pool of 4000 $LOKI for finding bugs related to checkpointing, so jump in and get testing! Loki Core Implement basic debugging menu: … Weekly Dev Update #68 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #67

2019-09-23T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Last week we released a new LIP discussing ‘Pulse’: a proposed proof of stake protocol for Loki. You can read that here: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-improvement-proposals/blob/master/LIPS/LIP-5.md. We also continued to move towards the 5.0.0 release for Loki Core, which adds checkpointing and a number of other features. Keep your ear to the ground for the testnet … Weekly Dev Update #67 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #66

2019-09-15T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Last week we stepped up work on Loki Core, with the final set of changes being merged in ahead of the testnet fork, enabling protections against checkpointing edge cases. Loki Messenger got a new release too – there’ll be many more over the next few months. Finally, Lokinet shifted gears into investigating and … Weekly Dev Update #66 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #65

2019-09-09T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, This week was primarily focused on Loki Messenger user interface improvements, adding features like message replies in public chats and fixing up link previews. We also published the new Lokinet release, which is almost ready, pending a couple of minor UX improvements for first time users. Loki Core Update soft forking rules to … Weekly Dev Update #65 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #64

2019-09-01T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, This week we worked hard developing features for a number of upcoming releases, including finally nailing down some issues which have drastically increased the stability of Lokinet, adding lots of new UX features to Loki Messenger, and the continued testing of Service Node checkpointing for Loki core. If you like releases, September is … Weekly Dev Update #64 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #63

2019-08-26T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, This week we focused on new features for Loki Messenger, such as allowing moderators and users to delete messages. We also worked on adding QR codes to Loki Messenger and shortening seed words. Last week Lokinet also investigated per path buffers and reverted to a custom wire protocol to alleviate some performance issues. … Weekly Dev Update #63 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #62

2019-08-19T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, A small update this week as many of the Loki devs are attending conferences (I’m at Blockchain Week Berlin) or on holiday. Most of our work went into Loki Core and Lokinet releases, where we are successfully improving stability on both fronts. Loki Core Fix uptime proof submission after recommison transactions: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/805 Fix … Weekly Dev Update #62 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #61

2019-08-11T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, This week we continued work on some key areas in Loki Messenger, including adding chat channel support for Android and iOS, and starting work on support for Loki Messenger across multiple devices. We also released an update to the Loki Storage Server which allows for the measuring of additional statistics, so we can … Weekly Dev Update #61 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #60

2019-08-05T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, This week we finished up with the release of the Loki Messenger Android application. We also released the Loki Binance Bridge which was developed over the past few months and has now been open sourced on Github. Over the next few weeks we really want to focus on improving the user experience in … Weekly Dev Update #60 Read More »

The Five Eyes Have Your Privacy in Their Sights

2019-07-31T22:00:00.000Z

The ‘Five Eyes Alliance’ – Australia, USA, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom – have recently discussed installing ‘backdoors’ into popular messaging services like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Facebook Messenger. A backdoor would allow high-level access (a.k.a. root access) to users authorised (or not) on a computer system, network or software application.

Weekly Dev Update #59

2019-07-30T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, This week we’ve mostly worked on bugs that were affecting Service Node operators as they transitioned from lokid 3.0.X to the 4.0.3 suite of Loki Service Node tools. We published a new release for the Loki Storage Server and Launcher, and we have also made good progress on transitioning Loki Messenger to the … Weekly Dev Update #59 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #58

2019-07-22T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, The Loki 4.0.0 hardfork is fast approaching! It’s happening in approximately 24 hours, so if you haven’t upgraded your Service Node, Miner or Mining Pool, now is your chance. If you don’t update in time, you will be left on an alternate chain and won’t be able to talk to the majority of … Weekly Dev Update #58 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #57

2019-07-15T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, This week was particularly busy as we worked towards the final binaries release for the mandatory upgrade period. Thank you to everyone who jumped on testnet and set up nodes – with your help we were able to identify a host of bugs which were fixed in our final 4.0.3 release. If you … Weekly Dev Update #57 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #56

2019-07-07T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, We’ve been busy bug catching this week! The testnet period for 4.0.0 Hefty Heimdall is still running, and we’re still working hard to track down a number of bugs that have appeared. Last week we released the beta version of Loki Messenger, which was well received. Through testing we discovered a number of … Weekly Dev Update #56 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #55

2019-06-30T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, A big Dev Update this week – especially for Loki Core with lots of pull requests needing to be merged as we work towards a final release. Last week we released the Loki Core 4.0.0 Hefty Heimdall testnet binaries, and the Loki Storage Server 1.0.0 binaries. We also released a new version of … Weekly Dev Update #55 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #54

2019-06-24T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, We’re all busy getting ready for the testnet release this week, which means we’re busy combing through lokid, Loki Messenger and the Loki Storage Server looking for bugs and testing our edge cases. This week we also did a new release for the Loki Electron GUI wallet which adds a number of quality-of-life … Weekly Dev Update #54 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #52

2019-06-10T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Today’s our 52nd Dev Update, which means we have been doing them for a year now !!!! This week a lot more work happened in Loki Core in preparation for some of the interactions that will need to happen between lokid and the Loki Storage Server. We also continued work on the Loki … Weekly Dev Update #52 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #51

2019-06-02T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, This week we finished up with our Loki iOS wallet! We hope to have a release out this week, pending approval from the Apple Store. We also began work on a version of Loki Messenger that does not use Lokinet. This means we will be able to release it much sooner, and test … Weekly Dev Update #51 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #50

2019-05-27T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, This was a week of planning and debriefing after Consensus. We moved lots of the team around and identified some new goals – the biggest being a plan to release a version of Loki Messenger on mainnet with the next hard fork. We also worked on a number of improvements for Service Node … Weekly Dev Update #50 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #49

2019-05-21T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, This week’s Dev Update will only be small since nearly the whole team has been travelling again, this time back to Australia from Consensus. Nevertheless, we have initiated a range of changes both in Lokinet and the Loki storage server Additionally, we’re happy to have Jason (Jagerman) now working full-time with the Loki … Weekly Dev Update #49 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #48

2019-05-16T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, This Dev Update is a little late due to the craziness around Consensus. Nearly the whole team has been travelling this week to get to the United States. Last week we improved the stability of a special Testnet called Consensus Net and also published a fix, 3.0.6, which solved an issue where Service … Weekly Dev Update #48 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #47

2019-05-05T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, This week we continue working towards building out Loki Messenger for iOS, improving the stability of Lokinet, and making progress on Service Node checkpointing. Next week I will post a special version of the Dev Update specifically for Consensus. Hopefully we can show off some of the cool things people are building on … Weekly Dev Update #47 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #46

2019-04-28T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, We’re really focusing on integration this week, with lots of work going into setting up testnets and improving the stability of Lokinet. This week we finally released our Lokinet alpha – I encourage you to go and test it out! You can see more information here: https://lokinet.org Loki Core Work on alternate storage … Weekly Dev Update #46 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #45

2019-04-22T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Checkpointing is back on the agenda now that the Loki Core team has finished up with the process of managing the hardfork. This should prompt some further discussion of consensus mechanisms in the community. Loki Core The first part of the Service Node checkpointing adds non-enforced Service Node checkpoints: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/566 Extend Service … Weekly Dev Update #45 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #44

2019-04-14T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, There was a lot of Swarm storage server work this week. We’re getting close to a new Lokinet release with binaries that are much more stable than the last release. We’re actively testing lots of additional applications, like the iOS wallet and Lokinet for iOS. Loki Core Remove unneeded SFINAE on check_tx/block_verification: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/558 Add … Weekly Dev Update #44 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #43

2019-04-07T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, A big dev update this week, with lots of work going into the integration between Loki core, Lokinet and Loki Messenger. We’re getting closer and closer to the vision of a unified process for Service Nodes, which allows the main network to route data and store messages. Loki Core Reject blacklisted outputs using … Weekly Dev Update #43 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #42

2019-03-31T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Lots of changes happened last week! We hardforked to the new version of Loki 3.0.2 / 3.0.3 and we switched hashing algorithms to Cryptonight Turtle. With this came a few bugs and lots of fixes. We’re still fixing various issues this week, so follow our community channels to stay updated. Loki Core Fix … Weekly Dev Update #42 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #41

2019-03-24T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, The past week has been intense, as a critical bug was discovered which required getting Service Node operators to immediately update. You can find a full report here: https://loki.network/2019/03/22/critical-bug-report-21st-march-2019/ Lots of work went into making Loki Core stable for the Service Node network in anticipation for the network update which is happening at block … Weekly Dev Update #41 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #40

2019-03-17T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, We have released the final binaries for the next hardfork on the 26th of March, block height 234,767. The release is called Summer Sigyn, and you can download it here: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/releases/tag/v3.0.0 The new release has a number of new features including: Infinite Staking (no more restaking every 30 days) Change of hashing algorithm … Weekly Dev Update #40 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #39

2019-03-11T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Loki Core is going through some big changes this week… Infinite Staking! We decided to postpone the hard fork date due to some bugs in the 3.0.0 testnet release. However, we are back on track for a Mandatory Upgrade Period of 10 days which will begin on the 16th of March. This means … Weekly Dev Update #39 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #38

2019-03-04T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Lots of updates for Loki Messenger this week! We are making steady progress on a number of fronts, and we hope to have something out soon for everyone to play around with! Loki Core The core team has begun streaming more frequently, you can catch Doy-lee streaming here: https://www.twitch.tv/doy_lee/ Merge upstream changes to deal … Weekly Dev Update #38 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #37

2019-02-27T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Another Dev update for you to have a look at Loki Core The core team has begun streaming more, you can catch Doy-lee streaming here https://www.twitch.tv/doy_lee/ Continued work to add encoded date information to 25 word seeds https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/431 Work continues on Service Node checkpointing https://github.com/Doy-lee/loki/commits/ServiceNodeCheckpointing Add exception for testnet V2 txs https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/433 Merge Monero upstream https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/432 Add and … Weekly Dev Update #37 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #36

2019-02-17T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Loki Core Service Node checkpointing LIP-3 Work continues here https://github.com/Doy-lee/loki/commits/ServiceNodeCheckpointing Remove tail increase in staking requirementhttps://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/422 as per https://github.com/loki-project/loki/issues/358 Print_SN command can now be displayed as JSON array https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/415 Increase precision of get_human_time_ago https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/414 LLARP / Lokinet If you’re lucky and join our Discord, you might also catch Jeff or Ryan, the developers of LLARP, live streaming as … Weekly Dev Update #36 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #35

2019-02-11T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Another weekly Dev Update for you to peruse. Loki Core The core team has begun streaming more frequently – you can catch Doy-lee streaming here: https://www.twitch.tv/doy_lee/ Fix crash in view only wallets. https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/410 Complete work on infinite staking with the expectation to have infinite staking merged to master for the next hardfork.https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/406 Loki Core will … Weekly Dev Update #35 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #34

2019-02-04T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, We’re back with another Dev Update for you all. Loki Core Infinite Staking refinement and squashing new bugs including Adjusting contribution minimum rules to adhere to key image limits and reservation amounts Improving prepare_registration UX And many small regressions caught in integration tests https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/406 New Infinite Staking integration tests being implemented: https://github.com/Doy-lee/loki-integration-testing/commits/master LLARP … Weekly Dev Update #34 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #33

2019-01-28T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, We’re back with another Dev Update, and starting our week on a Tuesday coz public holidays! Loki Core Service Node bandwidth tests are in development: (github.com/msgmaxim/loki/commit/877ac673eb95bd7f518a37a05e455249870d26c4, github.com/msgmaxim/loki/commit/a865f5d222b3e566bfbcb6d82b55d943a0b2f83a) RPC call to return Service Node ID’s as Base32z in preparation for integration with Lokinet: (https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/404) Infinite Staking: Blacklist outputs with known destinations/amounts from output selection improving … Weekly Dev Update #33 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #32

2019-01-21T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Another week, another update here at Loki. Loki Core Merge new code from Monero into Loki (https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/401) Infinite Staking Part 1 is being iterated and code reviewed on. Discussion available here: (https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/387) Integration Testing Framework is updated in preparation for Infinite Staking tests. Making the system more robust, switching to semaphores to synchronise … Weekly Dev Update #32 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #31

2019-01-14T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Most of the developers are back and kicking into gear this week, so much of the activity on the repositories will pick up pace. Loki Core Infinite Staking first draft implementation is open for code review (https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/387) Add warning checks for outdated nodes attempting to prepare_registration (https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/393) Prepare_registration is now possible over RPC … Weekly Dev Update #31 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #30

2019-01-08T23:00:00.000Z

Hi Everyone, Most people are back from their Christmas holidays now, so expect the development updates to start filling up again with some of the cool stuff we have been working on. Loki core Merge upstream changes from 2018-12-11https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/340 LLARP / Lokinet If you’re lucky and join our Discord, you might also catch Jeff or … Weekly Dev Update #30 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #29

2018-12-31T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, The first day of 2018! Smaller dev update this week since most of us were on holidays for the last week celebrating Christmas. LLARP / Lokinet If you’re lucky and join our Discord, you might also catch Jeff or Ryan, the developers of LLARP, live streaming as they code: https://www.twitch.tv/uguu25519 , https://www.twitch.tv/neuroscr We could really use … Weekly Dev Update #29 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #28

2018-12-31T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Merry Christmas, and happy holidays to everyone! Over the next few weeks the Dev Updates will probably be more sparse as most of the team is having a little time off for the Christmas period. We hope to be refreshed before a great 2019 for Loki! Loki Core First Draft of Infinite staking, … Weekly Dev Update #28 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #27

2018-12-17T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Festive Freya and bulletproofs are now active, reducing the average transaction size by about 90% and fees by about 25 times! Anyone who is having issues syncing past the hard fork height of 161849 should download the point release here for the CLI https://github.com/loki-project/loki/releases/tag/v2.0.2, and here for the GUI: https://github.com/loki-project/loki-gui/releases/tag/v2.0.2 Loki Core Start building infinite … Weekly Dev Update #27 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #26

2018-12-13T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Another weekly Dev Update for everyone. We released Festive Freya Version 2.0.1 this week which fixed a number of subtle bugs that we introduced in 2.0.0. Both 2.0.0 and 2.0.1 are compatible with the Festive Freya hardfork, but we recommend you update if you experienced any issues with RPC or IP resolution. Loki … Weekly Dev Update #26 Read More »

Oxen’s Response to the Assistance and Access Bill 2018

2018-12-08T23:00:00.000Z

As many of you may have been tracking, the Australian Parliament has been deliberating on a piece of legislation for the last couple of months called the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018. This bill seeks to give Australian law enforcement and intelligence agencies powers to force tech companies and telcos operating in Australia to do any number of things.

Weekly Dev Update #25

2018-12-02T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, By the time this Dev Update is out, the Festive Freya mandatory upgrade period will have begun. This means ALL SERVICE NODE OPERATORS, ALL POOLS, AND ALL USERS NEED TO UPDATE to the Festive Freya release in anticipation for our December 13th network upgrade. For Service Node operators you can get the new CLI wallet … Weekly Dev Update #25 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #24

2018-11-25T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Big update this week… The Festive Freya release is coming closer and closer! Last week we launched the Festive Freya testnet – if you want to try out some bulletproof transactions, feel free to jump on the testnet by downloading the CLI binaries here: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/releases/tag/v2.0.0-rc Loki Messenger Refactor friend request code to simplify variable … Weekly Dev Update #24 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #23

2018-11-18T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, This will be the last Dev Update before the Festive Freya release goes live on testnet! Loki core Add testnet and mainnet hard fork block height and Version numbers https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/318 Continue writing integration testing framework https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/312 Add elements to core which allow for GUI differentiation of rewards https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/322 Add the API for staking from the GUI https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/315 … Weekly Dev Update #23 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #22

2018-11-11T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Another weekly Dev Update for you to peruse. Just a note, we’re moving Dev updates to Mondays instead of Fridays, so keep your eyes peeled each Monday. Loki Messenger Integrate the Service Node storage into Lokid https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/311 Fix conversation list showing duplicated conversations when entering a known public key https://github.com/loki-project/loki-messenger/pull/25 Fix validation of messenger public keys … Weekly Dev Update #22 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #21

2018-11-06T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Some bigger changes going in this week as we prepare for our next hardfork, the date of which should be announced soon so watch out for updates in the community channels! Loki Core Change governance wallet reward from per block to once every 5040 blocks (one week). This reduces blockchain bloat and makes … Weekly Dev Update #21 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #20

2018-10-28T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Lots of hiring this week! We have brought on two new members who will be joining us in the coming weeks – I will introduce them once they complete their first pull requests. Daemon Fix Monero bug using receive time to subtract m_txpool_weight which causes overflow (https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pull/4688) Updated repository to include latest fixes … Weekly Dev Update #20 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #19

2018-10-28T23:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Things are moving along at a fast pace as we hire more developers. Service Nodes The first natural Service Node deregistration will be processed in the coming days. We have written a guide on some of the considerations users should make, here: https://medium.com/@LokiNetwork/service-node-autostaking-announcement-c66c1c13f781 TLDR: Be very careful if you are using autostake in an open … Weekly Dev Update #19 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #18

2018-10-14T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Lots of code going in this week, with some big design decisions especially around Swarms and Loki Messenger. There was also a new release of the the Loki CLI wallet and daemon, which all Service Node operators should update to. The release does not include consensus changes but does change how autostaking works, … Weekly Dev Update #18 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #17

2018-10-07T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Another weekly Dev Update for everyone. Service Nodes Added preventative measures to make Service Node staking more robust https://github.com/loki-project/loki/commit/fed6e6dc78dcd4ad3a82bffc99cd1669d1a2aee6 https://github.com/loki-project/loki/commit/2022767837daeda71c1ce5de3f8d1a698ae581ce LLARP / Lokinet If you’re lucky and join our Discord, you might catch Jeff or Ryan, the developers of LLARP, live streaming as they code: https://www.twitch.tv/uguu25519 , https://www.twitch.tv/neuroscr Progress continues on libllarp Optimise the router’s inbound … Weekly Dev Update #17 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #16

2018-09-30T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, The dev team had an interesting week, which was primarily spent responding to bugs in the Loki core implementation. Lokinet developers have been working super hard and are getting close to something that is usable by the end user. *** Releases This week we published a minor release which can be found here: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/releases/tag/1.0.2 This … Weekly Dev Update #16 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #15

2018-09-24T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Last week was our biggest release week so far- SERVICE NODES ARE NOW LIVE! Service Nodes Service nodes are now released! At time time of publishing this, there are 84 Service Nodes now running (https://lokiblocks.com/service_nodes) There have also been a number of pooled Service Nodes, and some even waiting for contributions. Continue merging upstream Monero changes to … Weekly Dev Update #15 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #14

2018-09-13T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Last update before mainnet Service Node launch! It’s getting close now, so make sure you’re ready for when we fork on September 20th at block 101250. Service Nodes Final Service Node release is out, it can be downloaded here. All exchanges, as well as most of the major pools, have now updated. Continue merging upstream … Weekly Dev Update #14 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #13

2018-09-09T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Another weekly Dev Update for you to peruse. Service Nodes Over the weekend we will draft the final binaries for Service Nodes; this will include a hard fork height of (101250) ~September 20th. Thus we will begin the mandatory upgrade period for all Service Nodes. Be on the lookout for posts in the … Weekly Dev Update #13 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #12

2018-09-02T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Everyone, We keep chugging forward with testnet this week, Lokinet is developing some more user friendly features, and a couple of developers are in Europe traveling for conferences so we have a smaller dev update this week. Service Nodes Print_sr command is available for users to query the staking requirement at arbitrary heights. https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/198 Several … Weekly Dev Update #12 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #11

2018-08-23T22:00:00.000Z

Testing, testing, testing! A Weekly Dev Update full of testing for y’all this week.Service Nodes Fix consensus issues regarding deregistrations in the transaction pool causing chain splits. https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/165 Prioritise deregistrations when selecting TX’s from the pool. https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/176 Add print_sn_status convenience command to directly display the running service nodes’ current state on the network. https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/178 @Kingsley contributed a fix … Weekly Dev Update #11 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #10

2018-08-19T22:00:00.000Z

Hey everyone, Big week of testnet changes this week Service Nodes 0.3.3 Magic Mani tesnet beta, released https://github.com/loki-project/loki/releases/tag/v0.3.3-beta Published the full Service Node staking guide for testnet here: https://github.com/loki-project/Meta/blob/master/SNFullGuide.md Autostaking https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/158 Interactive prompt for registration. Service Node list being stored in the Database https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/156 and https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/160 Service Node Integration into Testnet Explorer see https://lokitestnet.com Two essential consensus bugfixes in the way we do … Weekly Dev Update #10 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #9

2018-08-02T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Some big things on the horizon for Loki, and a new dev update so we keep the community in the loop! Service Nodes Updated wallet to support staking transactions where the unlock time does not apply to the change address. https://github.com/loki-project/loki/commit/b81214ec6eca1ea32f46262faed2138048d4631dhttps://github.com/loki-project/loki/commit/6e215675a1ace22ac3f48ca2eb36ce7c242533cd Extensive testing of Service Nodes has begun. Use of boost::round and other math … Weekly Dev Update #9 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #8

2018-07-26T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Another weekly dev update to keep everyone up to speed:Loki Base Layer Pull request submitted for Time Locked transactions to now be locked per output instead of the whole of the transaction: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/104). Testing still needs to be done. Enable storage of the Service Node list in the database, this will reduce time spent scanning … Weekly Dev Update #8 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #7

2018-07-19T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Big week, big update! Loki Baselayer We have released new Loki Daemons for all operating systems in anticipation for activation of the altered emissions curve. The new clients will fork at height 64324, approximately 31st of July UTC. https://github.com/loki-project/loki/commit/dcd5ff7284a5dee724a1d695eddb9cd7c83e6274 You can read more about why this change is occuring here: https://medium.com/@LokiNetwork/changing-the-loki-emission-curve-d9e3f267fa1c Service Nodes Deregisters has … Weekly Dev Update #7 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #6

2018-07-15T22:00:00.000Z

Weekly dev update for Y’all, a little late this week since we were busy writing papers Service Nodes Split up service node pubkey from service node address https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/95/commits/660ccd0dbc94e738e7271cc244bb3c44a500379d Service Node Deregister has progressed to the 3rd iteration which includes tightening down the registration protocol, fixing up loose-ends, integrating various endpoints together and approaching production level. https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/89 LLARP … Weekly Dev Upate #6 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #5

2018-07-05T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, New week, new update! Service Nodes Set a threshold of required votes for deregister TX’s to be created to handle spamming of deregister TX’s using different vote combinations for the same service node. https://github.com/Doy-lee/loki/commit/cb4970681039b4af05b8080a24308458d571f4f3 Service node lists are being integrated into the deregister system. https://github.com/Doy-lee/loki/commit/3927d4877cc6083092aa1a25944a62a6e4427a33 There’s a new sheriff in town, Quorum Cop enforces pre-determined node behaviour … Weekly Dev Update #5 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #4

2018-07-01T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Got a Winter weekly update for you. Service Nodes Deterministic selection of Service nodes from a sorted list has passed 2 code reviews and is merged https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/90 Service node deregistration transactions have passed the first stage of code review, fixes are being made for an immediate merge https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/89 LLARP / Lokinet If you’re lucky and … Weekly Dev Update #4 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #3

2018-06-21T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Y’all, Got a new weekly update, NOW WITH ADDED ANNOUNCEMENTS Service Nodes Staking transactions no longer require the private view key to be exposed. Instead, the TX private key is exposed: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/90 Service Node deregristration transactions, and peer-to-peer voting are complete: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/89 Added functionality for retrieving a quorum list from a specified block height: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/87 LLARP / Lokinet has … Weekly Dev Update #3 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #2

2018-06-19T22:00:00.000Z

Hey Team, Back again with another weekly update. Service Nodes Service node block reward distribution and validation has been built: https://github.com/loki-project/loki/pull/86 In progress: Separating partial deregistrations from the transaction system and broadcast them as votes over P2P into their own pool, to eventually be formed into authoritative service node deregistration transactions: https://github.com/Doy-lee/loki/commits/ServiceNodeP2PCommChannel Merged relevant Monero changes into … Weekly Dev Update #2 Read More »

Weekly Dev Update #1

2018-06-05T22:00:00.000Z

I’m going to start giving weekly updates on what the development team is up to. It can be hard for the community to see what we’re working on as we sometimes operate out of our own Loki forks, then merge back when things are ready to move into production. My hope is that these updates will shed light on the project’s development. Weekly Dev Update #2 Read More »