Do People Really Need or Want an Alternative Payment Network at the Point of Sale and Why?

https://www.graft.network/2019/03/01/do-people-really-need-or-want-an-alternative-payment-network-at-the-point-of-sale-and-why/

PoW Algorithm Upgrade - GET READY!

https://www.graft.network/2019/02/28/pow-algorithm-update-get-ready/

Update on PoW - we are settling on a new tweak called CryptoNight v8 ReverseWaltz fttb, it is based on Waltz's number of iterations and small change in shuffle operation. Scheduling to release before Monero fork.  Monitoring CN-gpu with potential switch to it in the future.

PR in GraftNetwork: https://github.com/graft-project/GraftNetwork/pull/234

PR in node-cryptonight-hashing: https://github.com/MoneroOcean/node-cryptonight-hashing/pull/25

PR in xmr-stak: https://github.com/fireice-uk/xmr-stak/pull/2261

GRAFTnetwork in the news

http://www.digitaltransactions.net/magazine_articles/the-new-realism-about-blockchain/

New blog post published: The Role of stablecoin in GRAFT Network.

https://www.graft.network/2019/02/20/the-role-of-stable-coin-in-graft-network/

It's hard to explain $GRAFT in few words, but with the recent web site clean up, we think we're getting closer to it

The future of GRAFT technology - introducing LYRA

https://www.graft.network/2019/02/14/the-future-of-graft-technology-introducing-lyra/

Alpha 4.2 is ready for testing!

https://www.graft.network/2019/02/14/rta-alpha-4-2/

Here's the current Supernode setup guide - https://github.com/graft-community/docs/blob/master/Alpha4-Simple-step-by-step-setup-instructions-for-non-Linux-users.md

Early Bird Community Link (100 units limit): https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/2465529/x/20351549?secret_perk_token=6cb97d5e

Time to create some buzz and place a better cold wallet / payment card into people's hands!

https://www.graft.network/2019/02/07/coldpay-indiegogo-campaign-live-now/

Selecting New PoW Algorithm for GRAFT: we would like the community to express their opinions, and in addition to simple voting for particular algorithm name explain the reason, benefits, possible downsides, and risks!

https://www.graft.network/2019/02/04/selecting-new-pow-algorithm-for-graft/

Get ready for "RTA mining"

https://www.graft.network/2019/02/03/rta-mining-on-mainnet/

Is GRAFT due for a name change? https://www.graft.network/2019/02/01/graft_rebranding_contest/

GRAFT in the news: https://bitcoinexchangeguide.com/the-state-of-institutionalization-of-cryptoassets-inside-look-at-big-four-auditing-firm-kpmg-report/

GRAFT Developer Update - Ecosystem, Alpha 4.1 patch, ColdPay card campaign, Open source development.

https://www.graft.network/2019/01/31/devupdatejan31-ecosystem-alphapatch-coldpay/

More good news on the engineering side - we’re reworking the Supernode communication protocol to lower the "chatter" bandwidth to under 10mb / day - details forthcoming! https://www.graft.network/

GRAFT's CryptoNight Waltz custom POW is ready for testing:

Seeds:
54.208.86.27:28880
54.144.192.6:28880
35.175.164.180:28880
Recent HF Height: 261100


https://github.com/graft-project/GraftNetwork/tree/test/cn_waltz_test

The updated GRAFT roadmap is here!  2019 is going to be a very busy and productive year!