Just wanted to post here as I haven't been paying attention to the thread.

there have been TONS of updates on Qortal.


Stay updated reading the wiki (which has also been updated as far as style considerably) - https://wiki.qortal.org


The OP right now has some image outages due to my old cloud server having a drive problem, I am seeng what I can do about that, but I may need to make new images as I don't think I have another backup of those... maybe on some old backup disk somewhere... will have to look.


But just because the post topic here isn't being updated actively, does NOT mean there isn't a TON going on with Qortal. Because there IS.

Newest Q-Apps now running on Qortal's decentralized/distributed/encrypted/chunked data network (QDN):


Q-Mail - now live, and not only live, but now has 'Threads' and encrypted group messages within them. (Threads are essentially 'message boards' where you can post in private Qortal groups) VERY cool. Threads also have Q-Chat on the right side, so you can chat and message in threads at the same time, VERY productive environment. Development chat will be moving to Q-Mail after the next couple performance and scaling focused Qortal Core updates.

Q-Shop - Q-Shop is now live, allowing users to create and manage multiple Q-Shops. List items for sale in QORT, and buy/trade completely P2P. Addition of Qortal-AT-powered decentralized automated Escrow will be coming in the future. https://qortal.link/APP/Q-Shop

QBrighteon - Mike Adams of brighteon.com has contracted our assistance in building QBrighteon, the Qortal-powered Brighteon. At the moment there are two-channels from brighteon.com being auto-published on QBrighteon. Health Ranger Report, and BrighteonTV. More channels will be coming in the future, as well as the ability for users to publish videos. https://qortal.link/APP/QBrighteon

Ear-Bump - Ear-Bump is a Q-App focused on being a music platform (basically a decentralized version of Spotify) - Ear-Bump allows playing and publishing music, creating playlists, favorites, and more. Very functional and awesome. https://qortal.link/APP/Ear-Bump

Q-Blog - I don't know if I have already mentioned Q-Blog here or not, but... Q-Blog is Qortal's first 'social media' focused Q-App. Publish videos, text, music, files, images in a blog-like post, even with a custom 'builder editor' that allows placing your post content exactly as you like. In the longer-term Q-Blog is going to become a fully featured 'web builder' that allows addition of 'blocks' of HTML/JS content, to create fully featured web presences from within Qortal. https://qortal.link/APP/Q-Blog

Q-Fund - Q-Fund is Qortal's decentralized/automated AT-powered CrowdFunding (QrowdFunding) platform, which is currently in development and will be getting launched in the near future. Stay active in the community for continual updates. Q-Fund will allow people to create and fund their projects with the power of QORT and Qortal ATs.


Latest interviews and podcasts

Recently I did an interview with 'Crypto Jesus' of the 'Crypto Fun House', and I published a slightly improved version of that interview on Q-Blog (without the additional mirrored content, and chat messages)

You can find that through the 'public gateway' (allows access to QDN-hosted content from 'the internet') here - https://qortal.link/APP/q-blog/crowetic/blog/crowetic-Crypto-Jesus-in-iUq0IR

There will also be another Brighteon interview getting published soon that was accomplished a month or so ago.



Stay updataed with the weekly 'Qortal Think Tank' chats

As the project is developing at a very fast pace, one of the simplest ways to stay updated is to jump into the Qortal Think Tank chats we do EVERY WEEK at 10AM PST on TUESDAYS.

You can join that call at that time here - (Qortal 'cloud' nextcloud server we use until Qortal has real-time voice/video/screenshare capability) - https://cloud.qortal.org/call/2oxmnpke

The Think Tank is recorded and you can find the videos from previous ones published on Q-Blog as well, here is the main Think Tank Recording Q-Blog link (again through the 'qortal.link public gateway' - All of the QDN-hosted content can of course be accessed in a TRULY DECENTRALIZED fashion directly on your machine running the Qortal UI and Core. As it should be.) - https://qortal.link/APP/q-blog/Qortal-Think-Tank/Publishing

You can find the most recent Think Tank recording here - https://qortal.link/APP/q-blog/Qortal-Think-Tank/Publishing/QTT-Sep-6th-2023-5Xec8U

Your prices are too high, and I don't do email, this is a forum... The point of a forum is to post.

If you can't publish pictures I would be happy to give you a folder you can upload to.

But this is all assuming that you're willing to:

1. Lower your prices to something reasonable given current market

2. Use escrow from a trusted forum member (Philipma or Dabs is fine with me.)

if you actually want to sell miners, you should consider what I'm asking.

prices? Your website's prices are way too high. I can find them multiple other places at basically half of what you're trying to get.

If you actually have them, and are willing to make your price make sense, I would buy 2-3 L7s WITH ESCROW from Phillipma or Dabs.

are you ASKING 8400? If so that is WAY above current market value...

The Qortal UI now has 'auto buy' - this functionality essentially allows for 'buy orders' to take place on the trade portal.


You can put in an amount of QORT you wish to buy, and price you're willing to buy up to. Auto buy does the rest. Picks up every order under the price you set, starting at the lowest and working its way up, that you can afford.


The auto buy orders are not 'public' so that is essentially the only 'difference' between auto buy and a 'buy order' in the sense that most people are thinking of when they say 'buy orders'.


There are technical reasons as to why on-chain buy orders are not a thing, as the other coins involved in the trades need to be able to be 'escrowed' such as QORT is in the AT during the placement of a sell order.

We have discussed methods among the developers to make this take place with the existing AT system of Qortal, and we believe it is possible, but it is not the primary development focus right now.


The development is currently focused on Q-Apps, which will allow essentially any application to be built on top of Qortal's infrastructure. This is an extremely exciting new addition to the Qortal Data Network, and will allow essentially everything people use on 'the internet' to be rebuilt on top of Qortal easily. Opening up multiple API calls to Q-Applications hosted on the distributed decentralized QDN.

This, along with the first few Q-Apps are the focus at the moment, to get Qortal to the point of literally being able to rebuild anything.

Blogs, video hosting platforms, social media, all types of communications, etc.

hmm... obviously you're not part of the community. Otherwise you would never say such nonsense.


edit - also, you didn't say a single word that adds up to anything. So you've just come here to see yourself talk huh? Fun times.

This is by no means correct.


The Trade Portal is not at all 'legacy'... what do you even mean by that?

The Trade Portal is a REAL cross-chain trade platform, that is automated and easy to use for anyone.



We will definitely be adding further features to the Trade Portal in the future, including but not limited to:

-Buy orders
-Charts
-Further automation for orders
-and more...


We are not 'waiting on funding' or 'waiting for trades to happen' or anything like that. We simply have a HUGE platform with a TON of different pieces, the Trade Portal being simply one of the multitude of plugins and available functionality in Qortal.

At the moment we are working on some base level networking layer improvements that will dramatically improve the responsiveness of the platform overall, and dramatically reduce the amount of network data, while dramatically improving scalability of the platform.

We are also making some modifications to the minter rewards tiers, and implementing multiple systems to combat self-sponsorship.

Once these things are complete, the focus will be on Q-Chat improvements, making Q-Chat able to be a total replacement for centralized messaging systems, and implementation of 'Q-Apps' which will allow any developer to build essentially any web application they would like, on top of QDN (Qortal's blockchain-secured decentralized data network.) This will open the door for YouTube replacements, Twitter replacements, Facebook replacements, market platforms, stores with payment processing with supported coins in Qortal, and essentially anything else you can think of (aside from 'server side' coding, which will come at a later date...)

The overall focus of Qortal is to be INFRASTRUCTURE, from data storage, to web hosting, to trading... The Trade Portal is only a small piece of what Qortal is overall.


If you have been following since Genesis, you would have seen MASSIVE improvements already, new features, and more. These will continue as time goes on, and yes, that will include more Trade Portal functionality, etc.

Yes, we are in the final stages of testing on the ARRR support. Should be live very soon.

Also true that we support DigiByte and RavenCoin now, in both local wallets and in the cross-chain trade portal with QORT-RVN, QORT-DGB markets adding to QORT-LTC and QORT-DOGE markets already existing.

We do not have control over what every level 5 person does with their account. But anyone who follows the ethos of the project, does NOT sell sponsorships.

You are simply incorrect here, as I haven't heard anyone complaining about not being able to get sponsored.


In the future we will be launching the 'sponsorship board' wherein users will be able to post a 'card' with information about themselves, why they are seeking sponsorship, etc etc... and sponsors will be able to browse the board, then simply click-to-sponsor the people. The card will then track their journey to level 1.

We will also have a new 'start minting' button, and a minting and sponsorship plugin, that will make everything a lot simpler overall.


Until then, all people have to do is talk to the community and give some information about themselves, what their plans are with the project, and ask for sponsorship.


Sponsorship does NOT cost money, and anyone telling you it does, is trying to take advantage of you. Do NOT fall for it.


But again, we cannot control what every level 5 does with their sponsorship ability. We can only control ourselves, and I personally have NEVER taken payment for a sponsorship, and never will.

Wow, apparently I started... something.


Let's keep the topics to Qortal huh?


Holy crap you guys are something else.




Anyway, to those who are having the issue where the core goes into 'synchronizing' mode randomly, this issue as well as the random transaction submission issues are being resolved over the next couple releases.

We are also changing the PRESENCE transactions used on the Trade Portal, into a protocol-level setup as opposed to utilizing unconfirmed transactions. This should help considerably with scalability.


This same idea will be used in the future most likely for Q-Chat transactions as well. But that part hasn't been started yet.


Overall there are BIG improvements coming in the next couple releases.



We are also planning on adding the mempow to minter submissions very soon.

I would appreciate it if you would...

1. Start making sense

2. Stop insulting people

Thank you!

I wonder when people are going to realize that PoS is garbage? forcing you to do an ICO which are 99% of the time scammy.

Guys, come on, be legit please.

ANNouncement

Qortal version 3.0.1 and UI version 1.7.0 now live with web hosting!


As stated above, Qortal 3.0.1 is now LIVE! Version 3.0.1 includes FREE, decentralized, blockchain-secured webhosting, application hosting, and MUCH MORE. Qortal has MADE HISTORY TODAY with the first completely decentralized fully functional blockchain-secured data network, capable of webhosting with name registration, completely free, uses memory pow algo instead of a transaction fee to put up data hashes on the blockchain. Qortal's completely revolutionary data network is NOW LIVE! Come check out the INTERNET OF THE NEW WORLD on Qortal!


TONS of information on the wiki that is constantly updated - https://wiki.qortal.org.

come join us on the world's future infrastructure platform!

-ANN- for those who don't pay attention to Discord/Telegram

There are MANY things in progress right now for Qortal.

The next 2 versions will be very important, and will include a DB reshape to prepare for the AT modifications we are making. (The next version of the ACCT ATs for trading, will 'sleep until messaged' making them MUCH more scalable with less processing and data needed.) This will allow multiple other coins to be listed without scalability concerns.

Also, we will have 'top-only sync' nodes and 'flat file off-loading for full nodes' in the next release. This will alleviate the db size concerns and make the platform essentially infinitely scalable.

Top-only sync nodes will have the entire chain, but 'pruned' with only the full information for the most recent 1450 blocks. This reduces the db size to less than 1GB, which opens doors for many other things as well.

Full node flat files will allow full nodes to offload the older portions of the db to flat files which can be stored on Qortal data when that is live, and will reduce the size of the db considerably as well.

The option to keep the full db SQL-compatible is also still possible, but will require more storage space and will take more time to auto-update. So even if you don't do anything to your node, it will auto-update just fine, will just use more space. This is an option for providers like block explorers, etc... who require access to the older data on the chain. It will also be useful in the future when the db can be used directly as other application databases, and asset chains do the same.


Qortal data storage is VERY CLOSE to being complete. You can see a copy of the Qortal Wiki, hosted on a Qortal node, hashed, stored on the data chain, and tied to a registered name, here... http://node1.qortal.uk:12393/site/QortalWikiDemo

As you can see, the site is exactly the same as it is hosted on a typical web server.


Qortal data will be launched with static hosting support only at first, as that is simpler and easier to secure for the first iteration.

The backend of the data storage will hash every file, and store the hash on the data chain.

cross-communication between the data chain and the main chain will be possible, as name registration will be utilized like a 'domain name' for websites hosted on Qortal.

There will be a 'converter' included in the Qortal UI, that will allow you to input the address of an existing site, and it will automatically convert it to a static site that can then be hosted on Qortal, and host it on Qortal for you.

There will be NO FEES for hosting data on Qortal (public data) - the transaction for putting up the hashes on the data chain, will use the same methodology as Q-Chat, using the memory hard algo to create the tx as opposed to a transaction fee. This will make data storage on Qortal COMPLETELY FREE. You will not need to have QORT in order to use Qortal for storing data. The only thing you will need QORT for, is registering a name if you choose to do so.

The backend of the data transmission will take place just like a .torrent file - the more peers the data has, the faster it will download. It will download and then load locally from your computer.

Every data node that views another website on Qortal, will automatically make a redundant copy of the site, unless the node operator specifically states that it does not want to become a peer for that site. This will make it so that for every data node viewer the site obtains, it will have yet another peer and redundant data copy.

This will end up making Qortal data even faster than the traditional internet, as once a website has hundreds of peers that the data can come from at one time, the data will load extremely quickly.

Qortal will also have the ability to 'follow' a site, all followers of that site will also become a peer for the site's data.

So the more popular sites, will have many more peers, this will be a good indication of the sites reputation as well.


There are MANY exciting things coming for Qortal. At this point, we are estimating that everything on the existing Qortal roadmap will be completed by the end of the year!


- public data storage
- web hosting
- Qortal Git on top of Qortal itself, and the ability for other open source projects to host their Git on Qortal as well
- enhanced Q-Chat functionality using Qortal data, to allow for messages to stay longer, pictures and videos to be sent, etc.
- automatic bootstrapping and top-only sync, and flat file full node db
- sleeping trade ATs (ACCT ATs.) for improved scalability and much less processing each block
- sponsorship improvements and mempow submission for minter signature submission to combat self-sponsorship

and much more!


It is a fantastic time to get into Qortal, and see why we're all very excited for the near future!

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Crowetic Hardware Development site has been active now for a couple months, actively selling QORTector devices.

If you can't or don't know how to build your own device, simply order a pre-configured pre-setup device from us! (20% of the profits once the company starts taking profit, will be donated directly to Qortal development Fund. ((DevFund)) )

https://crowetic.com

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ANN - Qortal version 1.7.0 auto-update and GitHub release completed!

As stated above, version 1.7.0 of the Qortal Core is now live - https://github.com/Qortal/qortal/releases/tag/v1.7.0

Many improvements, and preparation for version 2.0 - which will have top-only sync nodes (with less than 1GB total size), automatic bootstrapping, automatic import of tradestates and minting accounts when bootstrapped, and much more!

We are very pleased to release this version, and very excited about the near future for Qortal!

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Hello everyone,


Just wanted to post an update.


We are currently working on Qortal 2.0! This version will have HUGE ease-of-use improvements, 'infinite' scalability, and much more!

• Automatic Bootstrapping
• Automatic backup and restore of tradestates and minting accounts
• New Node type - 'top only sync' - using less than 1GB total disk space
• Flat file archive for full nodes - making full nodes ~10GB instead of 25-60+ - will be able to port over bootstraps to Qortal Data upon release in version 3.0 (by end of the year.)
• Multiple little bugfixes and improvements, including a final fix for 'stuck blocks' in previous versions
• Preparation for Qortal Data Nodes addition within the next couple months in version 3.0

MANY exciting things coming for Qortal by the end of 2021, including Web and application hosting, and public data storage in our own custom data storage system!

Version 2.0 will be officially released in the upcoming week, and a beta version is available now.

Download the Qortal 2.0 beta jar from - https://cloud.qortal.org/s/rgYnbTrrrPpsraA/download/qortal-2.0.0-beta.6.jar

if you have issues with that link you can also use - https://bootstrap.qortal.org/qortal-2.0.0-beta.6.jar


to run new beta simply

-STOP qortal
-DOWNLOAD above file
-RENAME the file to qortal.jar
-REPLACE your existing qortal.jar
-START qortal

**The first run, if you have an existing db, will re-structure your db into the new ARCHIVE format, saving a lot of space. But it takes 60-120 minutes to complete, and requires a little extra space for the process itself.

Simply await the completion... or... if you would like to test out the auto-bootstrapping feature and skip the db archiving process... you can simply delete your db folder, and restart qortal once you have the 2.0 jar in place, and the system will automatically download and extract the bootstrap for you. All you will need to do after that is re-add your minting key to your node.


You can also wait until the 2.0 release and auto-update takes place, however, the more people we have running 2.0 prior to the auto-update, the better. Thanks!

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new blog post about 2.0 - https://qortal.org/qortal-2-0-is-coming/

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as promised

Qortal 2.0 is now officially released!


Auto-Update will take place as soon as all of the required signatures for the update transaction are carried out. You can choose to manually update now if you like.


New version of the UI will come soon as well. UI auto-updates are currently disabled and being re-built, so UI update will be a manual one until further notice. I will make another announcement when UI update is available.

Enjoy Qortal 2.0!

https://github.com/Qortal/qortal/releases/tag/v2.0.0

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Version 2.0 Auto-update transaction has been signed, network should begin updating shortly.

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Qortal UI version 1.6.0 has been released!

https://github.com/Qortal/UI/releases/latest


Remember - at this point you must manually update the UI until we get auto-updates working there again.

also - there were 5 contributors to this release, for some reason GitHub is only showing 1...


Enjoy!

[moderator's note: consecutive posts merged]

What we're in reference to here, is the Trade Portal - which now supports DOGE coin trading as well as LTC... we now have full DOGE+LTC wallets and cross-chain trades in Qortal.

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There is no need for QORT to be 'listed' anywhere, as we have our own cross-chain market inside the Qortal UI. Local wallets for LTC+DOGE and markets for both in the Trade Portal of Qortal.

You can cross-chain trade with LTC or DOGE, and purchase QORT with NO 3rd party whatsoever, local wallets inside the Qortal UI, paired with the Qortal core, allow ACCT cross-chain trades to take place between LTC/QORT and DOGE/QORT (with more supported coins coming in the future.)

We have ZERO reliance upon ANY centralized entity in Qortal.

[moderator's note: consecutive posts merged]

uh... what are you talking about...

1. There are no 'credentials' needed for the site.

2. 'taking over'? lol... what? No? You're not 'taking over' anything.

3. 'inconclusive statements'? - what the hell are you on about?

4. Yes, we have established a company, with registration in my state, setup as a hardware sales and development company, we can absolutely sell legally anywhere in the world.

5. 'your expectations'? Who ARE you?

we now have the Gen 2 devices available on - https://crowetic.com

Hello DOGE community!


I would like to happily announce that Qortal - https://qortal.org - now fully supports DOGE coin!

DOGE trading (DOGE/QORT market) and LTC trading (LTC/QORT market) are now both fully available, in our 100% decentralized Trade Portal!


Qortal will be supporting other coins in the future, along with our data storage concepts for completely re-building the internet. Qortal is a fully decentralized crypto ecosystem and infrastructure platform with too many features for me to list here.


Qortal welcomes DOGE coin as one of its first supported coins in the decentralized Trade Portal! Such DOGE support! Much WOW!


We welcome all DOGE coin community members to check out Qortal, and give our decentralized p2p cross-chain trades a try!


We have DOGE support in local wallets as well, which are used for the trades... there is literally NO centralization in Qortal at all.


I would like to also offer minting sponsorship to any DOGE community members - simply PM me, and I will get you sponsored into Qortal's minting system, so that you can mint your own QORT and level up in our decentralized leveling system (which will be used in the future for decentralized voting by the community as well...) I will happily sponsor DOGE coin community members to be minters on Qortal.

for more information on qortal (there is a lot of it) you can check out - https://wiki.qortal.org - or jump into our community either on our own decentralized blockchain-based messenging service Q-Chat, or on Telegram or discord (links for those are on the main website above.)


We are very pleased to have DOGE support! Much wow future for DOGE+Qortal!

-[ANNouncement]- SUCH DOGE SUPPORT! MUCH WOW!

As announcement states, new versions 1.6.0 (core) paired with 1.5.0 (UI) now with DOGE trading on the Trade Portal (cross-chain P2P trading).

Many other improvements also included.


Auto-update of the core has not taken place yet. You can update manually from github - https://github.com/qortal/qortal/releases and https://github.com/qortal/ui/releases

The auto-update of the core will take place soon. The UI currently has auto-updates disabled until we enable it again. So must be updated manually in order to see the new DOGE wallet/trading.


There are many visual modifications and improvements coming in the next release. This release is the first, basic DOGE coin wallet and trading support.

Thanks bro! It has certainly been a ride to get here, but I'm feeling very confident about the future now! Everything is coming together quite well both in the Core and the UI. I think we can expect some exciting new features, new coins, and a lot more in the very near future. Stay tuned, Qortal is about to get VERY exciting! The new internet is very near.