Weekly Burst Report #79

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Development   

Development Activity
Check the activities with the following links for the main repos:

• Phoenix
• BRS
• Burstkit4j
• Burst-Wiki

Note: This only includes a portion of the activity from the Burst Apps Team

• Reminder : Please Update your BRS to version 2.3.0
  BRS 2.3.0 and QBundle 2.5.1 have been released, with important security updates. At the time of writing this article, nearly 51% of nodes have upgraded. If you run a BURST node, we encourage you to upgrade immediately. Here you can get a manual for the installation
• First stable version of BurstJS released
  Building Apps for BURST with nodejs/electron/browser has never been easier. Check the github-page from BurstJS for more detail

• Phoenix in closed Beta
  Phoenix is currently in closed beta testing.
  Please stay tuned for updates
  
• BlockTalk deployed first code on github
  The BlockTalk project has opened its doors on github. We welcome all developers to have a look. A sample contract is shown here. Also basic API definition is done and a first burstkit4j integration is on the way.
  Check out the video too:

• BlockTalk testnet is up and running
  The BlockTalk project has set an AT-Testnet which is running under the conditions of CIP20. A current BRS 2.4.0 is installed for that reason on this AT-Testnet. The AT-Testnet is running with a mock-mining which generate each minute a block. This is a perfect environment to test your ATs. The AT-Testnet can reached via an online-wallet and a faucet is installed to get 5,000 BURST as often as you like.
  Enjoy a video about easy deployment with the current status of BlockTalk software:

Community Contributions

• Airdrop for Venezuela
  BURST is on the list for coins which can be used for the Venezuela airdrop.
  Steve H. Hanke is leading AirdropVenezuela to bring Venezuelans cryptocurrency from abroad they can use to exchange for local money, adding real-world usage to cryptocurrencies. He is a Professor of Applied Economics and Co-Director of The Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise. He is one of the world’s leading experts on troubled currencies and hyperinflation, as well as a Senior Fellow and Director of the Troubled Currencies Project at the Cato Institute in Washington, DC.

• Burst Wiki Makeover – Help Wanted!
  The Burst Apps Team are currently in the process of transferring the Burst Wiki to a new system. Whilst MediaWiki is great for massive installations like Wikipedia, it is difficult to manage for smaller wikis like the Burst wiki. Additionally, we want to encourage user contributions more. The new site is currently hosted at https://burst-apps-team.github.io/burst-wiki/. Feel free to take a look around.The GitHub repository is at https://github.com/burst-apps-team/burst-wiki.
  All contributions are greatly welcomed – just send us a pull request!
  
  
• Burst community page
  Check out the current status of https://burstcoin.community/
  An awesome work from the community members !

• Community Call : What Burst feature do you like the most?
  User Skipper started a discussion here. Join and give feedback please
  
• NDS-A is boosted – from now on 5,000 BURST on a weekly basis
  To participate in the NDS-A, you only need to operate a node with the current BRS version 2.3.0 and set your P2P.myPlatform to your BURST account. Download the Qbundle 2.5.1 here and get the manual for the installation. You can read the full article here

Marketing

BMF Weekly Funds Report
The BMF owns 4 accounts with the following balances:

• BMF (BURST Marketing Funds)
  Balance: 1,201,356.82 BURST (+22,613.66)
• BMF Exchange Listing Funds
  Balance: 200,022.89  BURST (+0)
• BMF Development/Bounty Funds
  Balance: 1,085,000.88 BURST (+600,000)
• BMF Faucet Account
  Balance: 279 BURST (+279)

The BMF paid 5,000 BURST for bounties and NDS-A.
All bounties can be found on the BMF trello

The BMF50 Pool generated an income of 17,613 BURST.
The pool has 62 miners and5,266 estimated TB.

• 900,000 BURST Bounty for BlockTalk powered by BMF
  BMF and The Yelling Group recognize the potential of smart contracts, and hope to polish the BURST CIYAM Automated Transaction (AT) diamond to a shine in a very short time. As a result, BMF and The Yelling Group are offering up to 900,000 BURST to encourage the improvement and adoption of BURST ATs. Read all details about the bounty here
• Easter Giveaway on Twitter: 5,000 Burst
  Easter giveaway taking place on Twitter! 5,000 Burst, 5 winners, 1,000 Burst each. Drawing will take place on 4/23.To participate, please retweet the announcement and make sure you are following our official accounts

• Weekly NDS-Award paid on 21.04.2019 – 5,000 BURST
  The service found 451 active nodes fulfilling the version, while 99 nodes had set the BURST-Account.Finally, we distributed 5,000 BURST to 99 node operator. (Payment link)

Exchange & Trading

• Trading Metrics  (via ChainSage)
• Market Cap $9,751,751 (rank 271 +19)
• 7d Volume $ 387,689 (+ 115%)
• 30d Volume $1,210,415 (+11%)
• Total Supply 2,158,812,800
• Charts

• Exchange Coverage
  The Burst Apps Team has agreed to support new and existing exchanges wishing to list BURST. Exchanges may contact exchanges@burst-coin.org for technical support.

Disclaimer:
The author does not endorse and does not take responsibility for any project mentioned in the Weekly Burst Report. All content is for informational purpose only and is not financial advice