GOOD QUESTION.

I do know they have just lodged an application to get listed on Binance.

Apollo Becomes First Cryptocurrency to Successfully Implement Database Sharding
The all-in-one currency project is the first crypto to implement sharding on an active blockchain



NEW YORK, July 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Apollo Foundation has made history by becoming the first project to utilize sharding on an active blockchain and one of the first cryptocurrency ventures to implement a solution to blockchain bloat. Apollo sharding was activated on April 1, 2019, and the first shard segmented on the blockchain at block 2,225,000. This first shard signaled a monumental accomplishment towards blockchain advancement and a revolutionary moment in cryptocurrency history.

"With the release of sharding, Apollo has officially become the fastest, most feature-rich and most sustainable cryptocurrency available," says Steve McCullah, director of business development.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/apollo-becomes-first-cryptocurrency-to-successfully-implement-database-sharding-300891593.html



Apollo Cryptocurrency Brings You Database Sharing

Apollo (APL), a cryptocurrency backed by the Apollo Foundation, said Friday it successfully implemented database sharding to reduce blockchain bloat.

“With the release of sharding, Apollo has officially become the fastest, most feature-rich and most sustainable cryptocurrency available,” said Steve McCullah, Apollo's director of Business Development.

Blockchain bloat occurs with scaling and data accumulation; transaction speeds slow with increasing levels of use and data aggregation.

Apollo aims to pair this development with additions like adaptive forging, which eliminates wasteful block creation; blocks are made and forged only when transactions take place, lowering data use and storage.

“Sharding and adaptive forging make Apollo the most sustainable blockchain on Earth,” McCullah said in the press release.

The team behind Apollo believes these additions will assist in efforts to scale use of its blockchain technology.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apollo-cryptocurrency-brings-database-sharing-190413576.html

I just found out APOLLO has lodged an application to be listed on Binance.

Not sure how  that works but fingers crossed.  Would be amazing for volume.

may i ask, have you started forging?

Apollo is actually having a price boom the last few weeks.  Completely unaffected by the  btc crash in price.  And they promise to have their first sharded block any day now.


1st Shard is Arriving Soon

Apollo’s first shard is fast approaching. It will take place at block 2,250,000.

Apollonauts can participate by forging on their desktops. If you use the web wallet, download the latest desktop wallet, and start forging.

Sharding solves blockchain bloat which is the technical problem of how to permanently store trillions or more of blocks on-chain, as well as how to transmit and/or download the chain within a reasonable timeframe.

It’s a revolutionary solution to making blockchain sustainable.

Sergey Rokhvarg, chief technology officer, says:

Sharding allows you to download the blockchain much faster, and it reduces the cycle-time of operations as well as lowers the needed disk space. Apollo sharding is a trailblazing innovation that is not implemented in most cryptocurrencies. Our developers anticipate potential issues in order to prevent them.

Steve McCullah, director of business development, says:

With the release of sharding, APL becomes the world’s ultimate currency — the fastest and most feature-rich crypto, as well as, the most sustainable blockchain available. Through sharding and adaptive forging, APL is among the first cryptocurrencies to solve blockchain’s vital challenge of sustainability.

Apollo (APL) all-in-one privacy currency combines features of mainstream cryptocurrencies in an unregulatable platform. With two-second block speed, APL is one of the fastest cryptos on Earth. The privacy platform lets “Apollonauts” transact and send data anonymously via Encrypted Messaging, Private Ledger, Decentralized Exchange, IP Masking 2.0 and Coin Mixing.

https://medium.com/@apollocurrency/1st-shard-is-arriving-soon-78d364fe457d

ChainLink Oracles See Future On Matic Network

Oracles allow smart contracts to develop real-world use cases

Smart contracts are getting a bit…smarter. Yesterday oracle provider ChainLink (LINK) struck a partnership with Matic Network (MATIC), a layer two protocol to speed up payments on Ethereum (ETH).

The ongoing collaboration will allow smart contracts on Matic to leverage ChainLink’s decentralized oracle network. That will enable any and all applications to use data collected from the real world in a secure and decentralized way.

As part of the agreement, ChainLink will create an adapter for off-chain data feeds, which developers can then integrate into Matic contracts.“DApp developers on Matic want easy and dev-friendly access to oracles,” explained Matic co-founder Anurag Arjun. Once live, these feeds can be monitored and used to execute a contract automatically.

Matic uses Plasma sidechains in order to speed up transactions and lower costs. The project aims to become the principal scaling solution for Ethereum dApps, and Matic also has plans to expand onto other blockchains.

Matic CEO Jaynti Kanani highlighted in a blog post that Coinbase Ventures, the exchange’s VC arm, had invested in its seed round. The project held an IEO on Binance Launchpad earlier this year.

In many respects, these oracles could give smart contract writers the best of both the real and virtual worlds. On one hand, ChainLink provides external data for smart contracts to interact with the real world and develop stronger use-cases for adoption.

On the other, it’s a decentralized network which incentivizes accurate data reporting by rewarding data providers in LINK tokens, which are forfeited if the information turns out to be false or distorted.

ChainLink is slowly establishing itself as the go-to provider for data feeds. Although its mainnet launched on Ethereum only two weeks ago, the company had already announced partnerships with the DAG-based networks Hedera Hashgraph (HBAR) and IOST in early May.

All these collaborations are slowly beginning to provide developers with access to real-world data, demonstrating the relevance and value of smart contracts to businesses. That could, quite literally, bring blockchain to the real world.


https://cryptobriefing.com/chainlink-matic-smart-contracts/

Price is recovering nicely from the correction.

I expect new highs in the next month or two.

Site is scammy.  PERIOD.

Sure they pay a lot of people. but then they scam a large percentage  and keep their coins.

That's how they keep the scam afloat.

African Development Funding (ADF) Group is an influential organization, and it has offices in Johannesburg, South Africa as well as Hong Kong, China. Africa has a population of 1.2 billion.

ADF works with more than 53 nations at the presidential and/or ministerial level to provide funding and sustainable development on a range of commercial and non-profit ventures.

yeah the site sucks big time

 

Not sure how substantial this really is...  but it is interesting.



Apollo Foundation this week has partnered with African Development Funding (ADF) Group, one of the most influential organizations in the continent. ADF has offices in Johannesburg, South Africa as well as Hong Kong, China.

It works with more than 53 nations at the presidential and/or ministerial level to provide funding and sustainable development on a range of commercial and non-profit ventures. ADF’s primary industries are mining and agriculture. But it’s also involved in wealth management, infrastructure projects, and private equity and debt investments.

More information will be forthcoming about the nature of Apollo’s involvement.

In March, a new Decentralized Bank Network location opened in Mossel Bay, South Africa — about 250 miles east of Cape Town. Bekker Leonard Projects CC Trading is one-stop shop for enthusiasts of cryptocurrencies and decentralized money.

Crypto Adoption

Crypto adoption in Africa has lagged behind other regions due to lack of infrastructure and access to quality education. However, countries like Kenya and South Africa are leading the way to show use-cases of the nascent technology.

The continent is home to 1.2 billion people and nearly half of the world’s mobile money services.

Over the past two months, Apollo Foundation has been establishing relationships and contacts among blockchain enthusiasts in the region. The Africa Development Tour aims to find potential partners, as well as, commercial and consumer use-cases for Apollo all-in-one privacy currency (APL).

Apollo is gauging potential interest in APL, and assessing local infrastructure and business climate.

Main Net coming in SEPTEMBER

MATIC has already had incredible gains.  After the expected correction it has stabilized and is already rising at a greater rate than btc AGAIN....

And this coin is relatively UNKNOWN.

Expect another stratospheric rise once it's name recognition increases.  And of course this will happen with the coinbase listing that is about to happen.

Trading volume on Binance is dwarfing LTC.




https://dapplife.com/matic-network-matic-crypto-token-surges-on-binance-coinbase-listing-in-sight/

Sponsored by Coinbase Ventures.  Will be used in the Coinbase wallet.  Looking good!

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Congrats to Apollo on the release of their DEX!

Is there a trusted desktop wallet for ETN?

+ do I need to worry about KYC to just buy at an exchange and store on my wallet?

Apollo has been as high as #110 in the market cap listings on coinmarketcap this past week.

If it breaks into the top 100 I have a feeling it will get listed on at least one new exchange, including a big one.