[ANN] Waterfall Network - the most decentralized BlockDAG protocol currently ava

[Waterfall Foundation]

Waterfall is the most decentralized BlockDAG protocol currently available 🚀 

🔑 Key Features:

📌 This decentralized platform has the potential to attract much more validators than other protocols.
📌 Minimal hardware requirements: Dual-Core CPU, 4GB RAM (your cellphone has 2-4 times more than that).
📌 High performance and scalability, thanks to parallelism in BlockDAG compared or even higher potentially that the most scalable currently popular protocols 
📌 Compatible with EVM and Ethereum API.

The team includes senior people who were successfully building the ecosystem for Ethereum and those who were successfully competing against it:

Ron Resnick is the CEO of the company-developer of Waterfall, is also a former Executive Director of Enterprise Ethereum Alliance and a former Investment Director of Intel Capital.

Jeff McDonald is the Director at the Board of Directors for Swiss Association, is also a Former Co-Founder of Nem, which used to be in Top-5 and for a short time in Top-3 right after Ethereum.

The Chairman of Board of Swiss Association is Richard Wang, who is also General Partner at Draper Dragon Fund.

R&D team has been rigorously testing technology since 2021.

More than 275 Workers(block producers) on the TestNet are owned by the developers and future users of Waterfall. 

On the first day after the new TestNet announcement, 115 Workers connected and more than 450 000 transactions were processed. 

On January the 2nd more than 650 000 transactions was successfully processed.   

Find out more details in their communities:
https://t.me/waterfall_network 
https://twitter.com/waterfall_dag 
https://discord.gg/Nwb8aR2XvR

[Waterfall Foundation]

Greetings Waterfall Community!

We are announcing an upcoming fork on testnet8, scheduled for March 19th at 8:00 UTC, at slot 2,729,920, which corresponds to epoch 85,310

We kindly ask you to update your software before this time, according to the instructions provided at https://docs.waterfall.network/tutorials/setup-docker-node-testnet8/#upgrade-node

The fork includes features such as optimization of node storage, stake delegation, secure cold wallet for staked amounts, space rental for workers on nodes, and other improvements.

Forks allow for software updates and upgrades to the Waterfall network. When Waterfall developers introduce new features or improvements to the protocol codebase, a fork may be necessary to implement these changes.

The protocol update will be implemented via a fork and will include the following stages:

Pre-Fork Stage: All nodes are currently operating based on an older version of the protocol.

Transition Stage: Nodes continue to operate based on the old protocol version, but those that have been updated now possess the functionality of the new protocol.

Post-Fork Stage: Updated nodes now operate exclusively based on the new protocol, while older nodes pause during synchronization. Users of nodes with old protocol are required to update their software, enabling them to resume

[Waterfall Foundation]

Dear all,

For your convenience, our channel has a step-by-step video guide “How to Run Waterfall Node Testnet8 in Docker”

https://youtu.be/1wvMN5__v54?si=Y6TuGvP9DfvOZ0oP

Join Testnet8:
https://staking.testnet8.waterfall.network

[Waterfall Foundation]

🔵🔵BIG AMA ANNOUNCEMENT🔵🔵

Attention Waterfall Community,

Are you prepared for our upcoming AMA session?

Speakers of the AMA Session - founders and leadership Waterfall team:
Ron Resnick, Michael Terpin, Richard Wang, Jeff McDonald, and Sergii Grybniak.

It will take place March 26, 2024 (Tuesday), at  12 p.m. UTC on our Telegram.

Join us online for the latest updates and important announcements about the project! 💬

To ensure your questions are addressed, feel free to submit them in advance in the designated chat labeled "AMA."

Don't forget to enable notifications for our channel so you won't miss out on this inaugural AMA session with the entire Waterfall team! 📢

[Waterfall Foundation]

Hello Waterfall Community!

We are pleased to announce that 2432 Workers have already joined Waterfall Network! And 16 Workers were added during the last week.

Our admins are always in touch and are waiting for your questions.

[Waterfall Foundation]

Hello Waterfall Community!

We are pleased to announce that 2440 Workers have already joined Waterfall Network! And 8 Workers were added during the last week.

Our admins are always in touch and are waiting for your questions.

[Waterfall Foundation]

What are the benefits for early Workers?

The fewer Workers participating in a network, the greater the potential WATER earnings for each Worker.

The number of Workers on Mainnet will grow over time. Therefore, after the Mainnet launch, early Workers will be rewarded more.

These higher rewards motivate other participants to join Mainnet early, contributing to increased network decentralization.

Please check out reply from our team for more details:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awk9hAPQ2dk&t=30s

[Waterfall Foundation]

We are excited to announce the launch of the Waterfall Node Desktop App this week!
That will make it easy for you download the app to set up a full node and start using WATER. 

Supporting the Waterfall network will be easier than ever. You don't need to be a technical expert to leverage this user-friendly application. You only need open the app and link your Metamask (or any EVM) wallet to run a full node – no additional installation required!

In addition, we have enhanced the efficiency of our system resource consumption via our native Node application, whose performance has been improved by over three times on macOS.

Here's what you can do with the Waterfall Node Desktop App:
📌Launch a full node and sync with the Waterfall network 
📌Manage Workers by creating or removing them
📌Activate your node to receive stake benefits and rewards
📌View the network status and connected peers
📌Check your balances
📌Use an external SSD drive as a data storage device
📌Customize your node settings

On the launch day we will make an announcement on our social networks, stay tuned!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/waterfall_dag
Telegram: https://t.me/waterfall_network
Discord: https://discord.gg/Nwb8aR2XvR

[Waterfall Foundation]

The Waterfall Node Test Desktop App is now available on Testnet8! 🚀

You can now download the app to easily set up a full node and start using Test  WATER:
https://docs.waterfall.network/tutorials/setup-native-node-app-testnet8/ 

Supporting the Waterfall network is now easier than ever. You don't need to be a technical expert to leverage this user-friendly application. Simply open the app and link your Metamask (or any EVM) wallet to run a full node – no additional installation required!

In addition, we have enhanced the efficiency of our system resource consumption via our native Node application, whose performance has been improved by over three times on macOS.

We are currently in the process of obtaining a Code Signing Certificate from Apple and another trusted certificate authority. Once we have obtained the certificates, you will no longer need to manually authorize the installation of the Waterfall Node app on your operating system. We will make an announcement when the certificates have been obtained. 

Here's what you can do with the Test  Waterfall Node Desktop App:

 • Launch a full node and sync with the Waterfall test network 

 • Manage Workers by creating or removing them

 • Activate your node to receive stake benefits and rewards

 • View the network status and connected peers

 • Check your balances

 • Use an external SSD drive as a data storage device

 • Customize your node settings

Download and install the one-click setup: https://docs.waterfall.network/tutorials/setup-native-node-app-testnet8/

[Waterfall Foundation]

Greetings, Waterfall Community!

We're excited to share that Hacken - Blockchain Security Auditor will be performing a technical audit of the Waterfall Protocol!

Stay tuned for updates and insights:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/waterfall_prot
Telegram: https://t.me/waterfall_network
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/Nwb8aR2XvR

[Waterfall Foundation]

Setting up your Test Node is easier than ever!

Download and install the one-click setup: https://docs.waterfall.network/tutorials/setup-native-node-app-testnet8


Installation instructions: https://docs.waterfall.network/tutorials/setup-native-node-app-testnet8

Feel free to ask questions – our admins are always here to help!

[Waterfall Foundation]

The Waterfall Node Test Desktop App is now available on Testnet8!

You can now download the app to easily set up a full node and start using Test  WATER:
https://docs.waterfall.network/tutorials/setup-native-node-app-testnet8/ 

Supporting the Waterfall network is now easier than ever. You don't need to be a technical expert to leverage this user-friendly application. Simply open the app and link your Metamask (or any EVM) wallet to run a full node – no additional installation required!

In addition, we have enhanced the efficiency of our system resource consumption via our native Node application, whose performance has been improved by over three times on macOS.

We are currently in the process of obtaining a Code Signing Certificate from Apple and another trusted certificate authority. Once we have obtained the certificates, you will no longer need to manually authorize the installation of the Waterfall Node app on your operating system. We will make an announcement when the certificates have been obtained. 

Here's what you can do with the Test  Waterfall Node Desktop App:

 • Launch a full node and sync with the Waterfall test network 

 • Manage Workers by creating or removing them

 • Activate your node to receive stake benefits and rewards

 • View the network status and connected peers

 • Check your balances

 • Use an external SSD drive as a data storage device

 • Customize your node settings

Download and install the one-click setup: https://docs.waterfall.network/tutorials/setup-native-node-app-testnet8/

[Waterfall Foundation]

We are glad to announce that the process of obtaining a Code Signing Certificate for Waterfall Node Test Desktop App is successfully completed!

Setting up your Test Node is easier than ever!

Download and install the Waterfall Node Test Desktop App:
https://docs.waterfall.network/tutorials/setup-native-node-app-testnet8

[Waterfall Foundation]

Hello community!

We've just released Node App version 0.3.0 beta. It includes several features and improvements such as:
- Windows signing app
- MacOS signing app
- Update logo and icons
- Adding a changelog page
- Adding an auto update feature
- Adding App version to Status Bar
- Improvement: reduce app size
- Fix: Adding additional workers

You can download the Node App from this page:
https://staking.testnet8.waterfall.network/

Currently, we are working on features:
- Remove workers and nodes
- Import workers
- Add name and ports to node settings
- Download last snapshot

[Waterfall Foundation]

Hello Waterfall Community!
We are pleased to announce that 2526 Workers have already joined Waterfall Network! And 41 Workers were added during the last week.

Try now the Waterfall Node Test Desktop App:https://docs.waterfall.network/tutorials/setup-native-node-app-testnet8

Our admins are always in touch and are waiting for your questions.

[Waterfall Foundation]

Hello community! 

Yesterday we held our AMA session on Telegram!

At the request of participants, we recorded the session as usual and it is already available on our YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX8c6NHTXb4

Thanks to all community members for your activity and questions!

[Waterfall Foundation]

Hello Waterfall community!

We have many new members and we are happy to welcome everyone!

Just a quick recap of what our project is all about:

Waterfall is a versatile layer one (L1) smart contract platform that solves the “blockchain trilemma” of security, scalability and decentralization while offering the first truly decentralized governance platform.
Waterfall’s unique approach utilizing what is called a “Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG)” achieves this by allowing anyone to run a validator node from any device, including low-cost laptops and mobile phones.

To learn more: https://docs.waterfall.network/overview/introduction/   

Become a pro before our launch by setting up a test node. After our mainnet launch, you’ll be ready to set up your Waterfall node and start earning rewards: https://docs.waterfall.network/tutorials/setup-native-node-app-testnet8/

Website: https://waterfall.network/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/waterfall_dag
Telegram: https://t.me/waterfall_network
Discord: https://discord.gg/Nwb8aR2XvR
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@waterfall_network?si=FSeBIx34MRK4jtR_
Tokenomics: https://docs.waterfall.network/overview/economics/

Waterfall Test Network Statistics: https://stats.waterfall.network 
Block explorer:  https://explorer.waterfall.network

[Waterfall Foundation]

Dear all,

In total, there are 149 unique nodes actively running on the Waterfall Network.

More than 50% of these, specifically 75 nodes, are not associated with our development team but are owned by developers and early adopters of Waterfall.

[Waterfall Foundation]

Hello, everyone!

Exciting news - our team is hard at work crafting a cutting-edge infrastructure solution. In line with this, we've forged partnerships with technical infrastructure providers who provide hassle-free access to nodes, eliminating the need for configuration and upkeep. We're delighted to unveil our collaboration with CoreNode! 🌟

[Waterfall Foundation]

Hello community! Are you thinking about starting to run nodes?

By joining our WATER test phase and setting up a test node, you’ll be able to make sure the network works correctly before launch.

Become a pro before our launch by setting up a test node: https://docs.waterfall.network/tutorials/setup-native-node-app-testnet8/

Explore our statistics and unlock your potential:
https://stats.waterfall.network