Quick updates:

• We're testing the default datafeed implementation which appears to be going well so far.
• We has relaunched testnet with modifications that make it perform closer to mainnet. We'll be using it to test the trading messages soon
• We're still discussing how to best approach the OSX releases

The best answer right now is a guesstimate by looking at the requirements of all the clients you'd like to support. You don't have to support all of them. You can pick and choose. Certainly Bitcoin could take a large chunk. I'm not sure but it might still work while utilizing the pruning feature in 0.12 since it supports wallet functionality. That could cut down some on the size.

Welcome Xiaochuan. I look forward to working with you on making B&C bigger than PB&J.

Hey everyone. The release for B&C 4.0 is right around the corner. We'd like to gather a small group of community testers to help us prior to making a full release. Preferably people who have BlockShares and have been actively minting.

If you're interested please send me a private message here, or reach out to me on twitter. twitter.com/nucoingame

Thanks!

Trading is not yet available. 4.0 will support asset voting and reputed signer voting, which is the next release.

Progress is not at a halt and the project is still being worked on daily. The advantage of having two full time devs would significantly reduce the time to deliver on the project goals.

Just to quickly follow up on Jordan's words regarding the development pace. Things slowed down a bit late last year because of the holidays, traveling, and new year administrative tasks. Things should be picking up from here on out. 4.0 development/testing is in full swing. Once everything is cleared BlockShares owners will be able to start voting on the available assets for trading and reputed signers.

Year end/start is a very busy time for people, and Nu had a similar development slump around the same time last year. I'll try to produce some regular updates regarding testing and development from here on out as well.