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Countdown to the new web: IPFS is coming to Shift. Read about all developments in this week's update at https://shiftnrg.org/newsblog/
do you have a timeline for IPFS to be integrated? is it currently being worked on?
Hi felixando,
we have a working implementation in closed testing and can upload content from our wallet GUI to the official IPFS network.
There is no fixed date that we can give but we are planning on a blog post for next week that gives some details on when and what.
If you're interested in more info you can join us on Ryver here:
https://shiftnrg.ryver.com/application/signup/members/Q3vvIv5azjNuFKl
DEVELOPMENT UPDATE NOV 29 | Social Media Campaign
Hi Shift community,
after a quick beta phase, the social media campaign on www.theviralexchange.com will go live shortly.
For those that don't know the site, TVE offers a very efficient and quick way to increase awareness across Twitter
targeted at the wider crypto audience.
We are aiming at a one week long campaign for a total cost of ~0.22 BTC. To finance this, ~10000 coins will get
sent to Bittrex from 11822598910432855338S, to be placed as a sell order at the front of the books. Once this
order is filled, the campaign begins. Any surplus due to price fluctuation of Bitcoin will be put to future use.
We hope this is a transparent way for you to to trace the funds from origin to action and a good possibility for the
community to directly contribute to funding Shift's success.
A message will be posted when the seel order is live on Bittrex.
Hi Shift community,
after a quick beta phase, the social media campaign on www.theviralexchange.com will go live shortly.
For those that don't know the site, TVE offers a very efficient and quick way to increase awareness across Twitter
targeted at the wider crypto audience.
We are aiming at a one week long campaign for a total cost of ~0.22 BTC. To finance this, ~10000 coins will get
sent to Bittrex from 11822598910432855338S, to be placed as a sell order at the front of the books. Once this
order is filled, the campaign begins. Any surplus due to price fluctuation of Bitcoin will be put to future use.
We hope this is a transparent way for you to to trace the funds from origin to action and a good possibility for the
community to directly contribute to funding Shift's success.
A message will be posted when the seel order is live on Bittrex.
Thanks to the Lisk GitHub pull requests for the blockchain explorer.
Thanks, we're happy to contribute in any way.
Can i use my old shift from the previous version 1 year ago?
Hi Meladon,
the legacy version (Ethereum based chain) from before the migration is not compatible with the new one (Lisk based DPOS).
Send me a PM or join us on Slack and msg me (@crush). Thanks.
Do they have whitepaper... id like to know how they plan to decentralize internet... without ddns its not realistic.. you cant expect dns providers to all switch to this magic system.. if so then namecoin and other coloured coin chains like emer and syscoin have already got market advantage in that regard
Hi sidhujag,
gerb brought your question to my attention and I'd like to answer.
Domain routing will be done through use of smart contracts. The storage system we use is IPFS, which on its own is
"merely" a filesystem and needs either a centralized gateway or another link layer like IPLD that connect but we take
this one step closer to true decentralization by embedding domain registration directly into the blockchain.
Let me know if this answers your question!
For anyone else interested, here's a few links about our project:
Thread
Website
Slack Invitation
Re: [ANN][SHIFT] Decentralize the web | 5.1.0 | Automatic blacklisting
So did I get scammed or is someone going to give me my coins?
I can't deal with @crush. He doesn't even know how to import private keys. Could someone with the ability to help me get my coins please message me. I can send you my private keys.
Can I suggest you import the keys yourself and send me the keystore folder, as is required?
The process you are demanding takes additional time so it got pushed to the back of the queue in favor of everyone who can
comply with the requirements. If you can live with that it's fine as we will process your claim once the other swaps have been
completed. If not, you can speed up the process by sending me your keystore file(s).
Selling your holdings to finance the project is not an ideal solution, but I'm afraid there isn't any. However, I think you have to acknowledge the fact, that you as developers are in a special position and selling your funds shouldn't happen the "regular" way. I think, a good solution would be, to 1.: Announce your intention to sell part of your funds at a certain time and tell how much you are planning to sell, 2.: probably not use a regular exchange, but rather sell them directly to people, maybe via an auction.
I fully agree with you. We are thinking about creating a solution like you proposed, but haven't finalized the
idea fully. All of the remaining team members are aware of the implications and we don't plan to create any
more unnecessary cause for concern.
Words are cheap and we know how brittle trust is in crypto, so we'd just like to invite you all to stay around
and see what we have been working on over the last weeks.
DEVELOPMENT UPDATE NOV 19 | Restructuring Team and voting
Hi Shift community,
it is with a heavy heart that we have to announce Joey's decision to leave the project for the time being to focus on
his studies. Joey has contributed an incredible amount of work and dedication to Shift, so we are deeply saddened
by this decision, but we understand that spending countless hours on this project is not an option if it doesn't provide
compensation that you depend on if you could do much much better in another workplace.
We want to make clear that this does not influence our development, as we now have a great team that is capable
of reaching our goals within the previously announced timeline.
Due to this we have begun to distribute the funds between the team members for storage with the effect of removing
our dev votes for the delegates.
The decision to remove ourselves and our voting weight from the process is something we have had in mind for some
time and we want to put you, the community, in charge to show our trust and openness.
We apologize for not being able to give prior notice, so feel free to ask, if any questions remain!
Hi Shift community,
it is with a heavy heart that we have to announce Joey's decision to leave the project for the time being to focus on
his studies. Joey has contributed an incredible amount of work and dedication to Shift, so we are deeply saddened
by this decision, but we understand that spending countless hours on this project is not an option if it doesn't provide
compensation that you depend on if you could do much much better in another workplace.
We want to make clear that this does not influence our development, as we now have a great team that is capable
of reaching our goals within the previously announced timeline.
Due to this we have begun to distribute the funds between the team members for storage with the effect of removing
our dev votes for the delegates.
The decision to remove ourselves and our voting weight from the process is something we have had in mind for some
time and we want to put you, the community, in charge to show our trust and openness.
We apologize for not being able to give prior notice, so feel free to ask, if any questions remain!
One year, tons of mumbo-jumbo and no real product. Not a serious project, just kids behind it feeling happy with their new toy.
I think I remember that you've been around during the time when we had a working product on the old chain.
At the moment we have an early Alpha for Phantom working and a DApp employing Sidechains in a practical use case.
Hey guys,
I joined the slack today because I was surprised dev team sells shift while the price is going down.
This is what I found on slack... Can someone explain what's going on?
And what was their response?I joined the slack today because I was surprised dev team sells shift while the price is going down.
This is what I found on slack... Can someone explain what's going on?
Transcript from Slack:
Quote
there are two sides to this, i agree with joey that we have to fund our operation in some way, i agree with the concerns voiced by wibag
when we sell it's because we have running costs that we cannot finance in other ways
so far we paid the majority of all costs like hosting, nodes, bittrex fees and similar from our own pocket
this amounts to a lot of money over time, while the big majority of the work we do is not paid for in any way
i know i have spent more than a week fulltime on the new site and will never see a single bit of compensation for that
i know others from our team are doing the same, we are even neglecting real life jobs to keep working on shift and progress in a very fast pace
all of this does not address the fact that the self funding through premine model is not viable in a low liquidity market
but i hope it shows you that we are dedicated to this project and do not intend to use your investment as a way to enrich ourselves
however, going forward we acknowledge the issue and are (as always) very open to constructive feedback from you!
how would you like to see us handle this? what can we do better?
feel free to give us your input
when we sell it's because we have running costs that we cannot finance in other ways
so far we paid the majority of all costs like hosting, nodes, bittrex fees and similar from our own pocket
this amounts to a lot of money over time, while the big majority of the work we do is not paid for in any way
i know i have spent more than a week fulltime on the new site and will never see a single bit of compensation for that
i know others from our team are doing the same, we are even neglecting real life jobs to keep working on shift and progress in a very fast pace
all of this does not address the fact that the self funding through premine model is not viable in a low liquidity market
but i hope it shows you that we are dedicated to this project and do not intend to use your investment as a way to enrich ourselves
however, going forward we acknowledge the issue and are (as always) very open to constructive feedback from you!
how would you like to see us handle this? what can we do better?
feel free to give us your input
Re: [ANN][SHIFT] Decentralize the web | 5.1.0 | Automatic blacklisting
@Dev
You should look to promote your latest & future releases on sites like https://cointelegraph.com/submit-a-post
Only a few articles on leading crypto sites will surly bring more attention to the project.
Spread the word to the crypto community about why SHIFT is awesome : )
You should look to promote your latest & future releases on sites like https://cointelegraph.com/submit-a-post
Only a few articles on leading crypto sites will surly bring more attention to the project.
Spread the word to the crypto community about why SHIFT is awesome : )
This is already in preparation
Re: [ANN][SHIFT] Decentralize the web | 5.1.0 | Automatic blacklisting
So it looks like I either got scammed by @crush on slack or he's too dumb to know how to figure out how many coins I have. I sent him my private keys and never received my coins. Can someone here help make this right and send me my coins. I can send you my private keys.
As I told you in PM, the swap date and timeline has been announced well in advance. Including announcement, automatic and manual
swap, the period for this was ~4 weeks. Furthermore the swap requirements are for participants to send me easy to access keystore
files, which you have been unable to provide so far.
I also told you that if you keep insulting me we will not get anywhere. Apologies for the delay, as there are more pressing issues right
now. Importing your private keys is an additional step, that takes additional time. Swap claims will be processed eventually, but since
both deadlines for the automatic and manual procedure are over, it may take a while, as there are other tasks that demand attention
for all the community members who took the time to comply with the swap requirements within the given time frame.
Notice that i helped during the testnet. I even created many nodes on digital ocean to facilitate the launch then i had to leave for many reasons...
This coin have the volume it deserves.... 2 btc
Are you the same person as compmaster or a different claimant?
Again apologies for the delay, the very large majority of the manual swaps were processed during the official window. For everyone else,
please have a bit more patience, we haven't forgotten you and will process your claims as soon as possible.
Re: [ANN][SHIFT] Decentralize the web | 5.1.0 | Automatic blacklisting
So it looks like I either got scammed by @crush on slack or he's too dumb to know how to figure out how many coins I have. I sent him my private keys and never received my coins. Can someone here help make this right and send me my coins. I can send you my private keys.
As I told you in PM, the swap date and timeline has been announced well in advance. Including announcement, automatic and manual
swap, the period for this was ~4 weeks. Furthermore the swap requirements are for participants to send me easy to access keystore
files, which you have been unable to provide so far.
I also told you that if you keep insulting me we will not get anywhere. Apologies for the delay, as there are more pressing issues right
now. Importing your private keys is an additional step, that takes additional time. Swap claims will be processed eventually, but since
both deadlines for the automatic and manual procedure are over, it may take a while, as there are other tasks that demand attention
for all the community members who took the time to comply with the swap requirements within the given time frame.
Re: [ANN][SHIFT] Decentralize the web | 5.1.0 | Automatic blacklisting
DEVELOPMENT UPDATE NOV 16 | New Website, New Look & Roadmap
Hi Shift community,
we apologize for the short delay, but today we're happy to announce that the new site, along with a new look and the
development timeline for the coming months is now available at www.shiftnrg.org.
Remaining services will be ported to the new design shortly.
Re: [ANN][SHIFT] Decentralize the web | 5.1.0 | Automatic blacklisting
Guess something went wrong with the launch? Luckily i got a sneak peak of the new roadmap and website...awesome things to come to Shift. I see they reverted back to the old website for the time being...guess there was some small issues with launch of the new one. Anyways it's looking like an good investment folks...scoop up cheap coins while you can!!
No major issues, just a minor bug with mobile navigation. We're working on it
Re: [ANN][SHIFT] Decentralize the web | 5.1.0 | Automatic blacklisting
Hi Max,
there seems to be something getting lost in communication between the parties involved. I don't know what the message to you was as I haven't spoken Joey yet but our intention is not to spread any lies or fud. Please bear with us as we work to untangle this issue
No ill feelings from our side, this is simply a matter of getting the right people in the right room.
All resolved, thanks.
Yepp, thanks for taking the time to clear that up, we know you have a busy schedule and we appreciate it!
Re: [ANN][SHIFT] Decentralize the web | 5.1.0 | Automatic blacklisting
Hello everyone,
I just received a very strange message from Joey. I have no idea what he is talking about. He is talking about a Blockchain App which I should have stolen, but I obviously have no intentions to steal/release it at all. Especially not under my name, I asked the person many months ago if he could develop something cool for Lisk, at least 4-5 months before Shift transitioned to our code base. I never "stole" him, it's ridiculous.
Just wanted to share it with the public before nasty lies or FUD appear.
Thanks.
I just received a very strange message from Joey. I have no idea what he is talking about. He is talking about a Blockchain App which I should have stolen, but I obviously have no intentions to steal/release it at all. Especially not under my name, I asked the person many months ago if he could develop something cool for Lisk, at least 4-5 months before Shift transitioned to our code base. I never "stole" him, it's ridiculous.
Just wanted to share it with the public before nasty lies or FUD appear.
Thanks.
Hi Max,
there seems to be something getting lost in communication between the parties involved. I don't know what the message to you was as I haven't spoken Joey yet but our intention is not to spread any lies or fud. Please bear with us as we work to untangle this issue
No ill feelings from our side, this is simply a matter of getting the right people in the right room.
Re: [ANN][SHIFT] Decentralize the web | 5.1.0 | Automatic blacklisting
DEVELOPMENT UPDATE NOV 9 | New Website, New Look & Roadmap
Hi SHIFT community,
a few weeks have passed and things have settled down. Today, we wanted to give you a little overview of where
we have come from and where we are going.
The basic idea behind Phantom was always to give users a new, resilient, secure and low cost way of sharing and
storing content. Many of you may probably not know that we already had a working alpha release for this in public
testing on our legacy chain before we were forced to migrate to a different codebase. Our achievements included
a custom html based dashboard that enabled users to interact with the command line interface and our custom
developed API calls to access Phantom.
Logged in, users were able to publish data on the network and register domains on our blockchain that would serve
as interpreters to direct site queries. Once published to Phantom, the data would get replicated in true peer to peer
fashion to nodes and visitors, with users serving content for other users without a single point of failure. The more
your site got visited, the more it would spread and the more resilient it would become until it was fully meshed.
After we were forced to abandon the old chain we quickly realized that this incident was a blessing in disguise. Not
only does the new codebase hold much more promise in terms of efficiency and simplicity for development, we have
also added two new team members to our development team already, which was barely possible due to the prior
restrictions of finding capable Golang developers.
During the migration we saw immensely increased interest in our project and a big influx of new users to our Slack,
which grew from a small community of 70 users to a size of now 325 community members, a lot of them active
on a daily basis, contributing to our ecosystem and helping each other.
It is also worth noting that we are already allowing users to forge on mainnet with 101 delegate spots filled
mostly by community members. All while running a stable network.
We have already contributed own security fixes to the codebase to strengthen it against potential attack
vectors and we are keeping communication with LISK very close and constant, after Max Kordek's outrwach to us.
We hope to increase our efforts in contributing to the core development of both projects and have also received a
lot of support from the LISK development team.
While official announcements from us have gotten silent, work on the new and improved Phantom release has been
progressing steadily and we are happy to say that we have an early version in private testing. While the legacy
version was based on Zeronet, we decided to use this opportunity and focus on adapting IPFS (interplanetary
filesystem) to our blockchain.
This will give us much greater capabilities for storing large amounts of data, while keeping the basic idea behind
Phantom intact. Since IPFS on its own is "merely" a file storage system, the necessary routing to find data will be
done through smart contracts on the blockchain. Attaching IPFS to blockchain has many benefits for our project,
two of the most prominent ones are incentives to store a user's data in a tiered fashion, which enables users to
pay for increased backup "depth" on a fully meshed architecture, and the ability to embed a hash of the data on
the blockchain permanently to avoid any alteration, to prove ownership or as a use for other verification like an
identity system.
While development has always been our strong side, we admit that we lack marketing. Which is why we will soon
be starting a marketing outreach, kicking off with a much improved website and blog that gives better insight into
our goals, development milestones and progress. Shortly after we will be running a social media campaign through
TVE (The Viral Exchange) to effectively increase awareness in the wider crypto community.
There is still more to come over the next days as we are currently negotiating a collaboration with a new partner
that has approached us, as well as a lot of exciting developments that have been going on behind the scenes, not
covered in this overview.
To begin all this we will be announcing our new roadmap with an estimated timeline for release dates
on Monday, the 14th, with the website launch following on Tuesday.
Hi SHIFT community,
a few weeks have passed and things have settled down. Today, we wanted to give you a little overview of where
we have come from and where we are going.
The basic idea behind Phantom was always to give users a new, resilient, secure and low cost way of sharing and
storing content. Many of you may probably not know that we already had a working alpha release for this in public
testing on our legacy chain before we were forced to migrate to a different codebase. Our achievements included
a custom html based dashboard that enabled users to interact with the command line interface and our custom
developed API calls to access Phantom.
Logged in, users were able to publish data on the network and register domains on our blockchain that would serve
as interpreters to direct site queries. Once published to Phantom, the data would get replicated in true peer to peer
fashion to nodes and visitors, with users serving content for other users without a single point of failure. The more
your site got visited, the more it would spread and the more resilient it would become until it was fully meshed.
After we were forced to abandon the old chain we quickly realized that this incident was a blessing in disguise. Not
only does the new codebase hold much more promise in terms of efficiency and simplicity for development, we have
also added two new team members to our development team already, which was barely possible due to the prior
restrictions of finding capable Golang developers.
During the migration we saw immensely increased interest in our project and a big influx of new users to our Slack,
which grew from a small community of 70 users to a size of now 325 community members, a lot of them active
on a daily basis, contributing to our ecosystem and helping each other.
It is also worth noting that we are already allowing users to forge on mainnet with 101 delegate spots filled
mostly by community members. All while running a stable network.
We have already contributed own security fixes to the codebase to strengthen it against potential attack
vectors and we are keeping communication with LISK very close and constant, after Max Kordek's outrwach to us.
We hope to increase our efforts in contributing to the core development of both projects and have also received a
lot of support from the LISK development team.
While official announcements from us have gotten silent, work on the new and improved Phantom release has been
progressing steadily and we are happy to say that we have an early version in private testing. While the legacy
version was based on Zeronet, we decided to use this opportunity and focus on adapting IPFS (interplanetary
filesystem) to our blockchain.
This will give us much greater capabilities for storing large amounts of data, while keeping the basic idea behind
Phantom intact. Since IPFS on its own is "merely" a file storage system, the necessary routing to find data will be
done through smart contracts on the blockchain. Attaching IPFS to blockchain has many benefits for our project,
two of the most prominent ones are incentives to store a user's data in a tiered fashion, which enables users to
pay for increased backup "depth" on a fully meshed architecture, and the ability to embed a hash of the data on
the blockchain permanently to avoid any alteration, to prove ownership or as a use for other verification like an
identity system.
While development has always been our strong side, we admit that we lack marketing. Which is why we will soon
be starting a marketing outreach, kicking off with a much improved website and blog that gives better insight into
our goals, development milestones and progress. Shortly after we will be running a social media campaign through
TVE (The Viral Exchange) to effectively increase awareness in the wider crypto community.
There is still more to come over the next days as we are currently negotiating a collaboration with a new partner
that has approached us, as well as a lot of exciting developments that have been going on behind the scenes, not
covered in this overview.
To begin all this we will be announcing our new roadmap with an estimated timeline for release dates
on Monday, the 14th, with the website launch following on Tuesday.
Re: [ANN][SHIFT] Decentralize the web | 5.1.0 | Automatic blacklisting
Any updates?
It's been a bit silent but we have been working on Shift around the clock. There will be a conclusive update about
what's been going on and what is coming up in the next weeks.
We can't say much at this point as we are working out a new and exciting partnership and the details still need to
be finalized but please check back over the next days, we plan to have the announcement ready by Wednesday.