Three years ago, we officially started our ambitious journey. We launched the Chia blockchain with a vision to change the way the world uses financial technology – lofty, we know. Simply put, we want to change the way people (read: you) access, protect, and use their wealth.
We believe we’ve laid the groundwork for a bright future, and today is an opportunity to celebrate the Chia wins. And those wins are more than just our work at CNI, we share the Chia ecosystem with an incredible community of farmers, developers, budgies, and fans around the world.
Our Year in Review
This past year brought its own set of challenges, yet we evolved as a team and made significant progress. We’re optimistic about our technology, its real-world use cases (current and future), and the development we’re doing to make Chialisp and the Chia ecosystem more accessible.
Chia Corporate (our lawyers don’t know we included this one)
In April, “Chia Network Announces Confidential Submission of Draft Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering.” Read the actual announcement here, if you’re interested, though the headline really does the heavy lifting.
The “Halvening”
As laid out in the whitepaper ahead of launch, the Chia blockchain went through its first halving. We provided an explainer with context on what changes folks would need to make. The actual halving mechanic went off without a hitch.
Chia Academy and Chia Docs
We’ve released (and are continuing to add to) a repository of information and guides to convert those Chia-curious folks to Chia-developing folks. If you’re looking for somewhere to get started or hone your Chialisp skills, the Chia Academy has content for everyone.
“NOT THE BEES FEES!” – Nicolas Cage, probably
If you’re reading this blog, you’re probably following the Chia blockchain pretty closely. You likely also noticed that recently we’ve seen some fee pressure. Normally, “fees” is a word one’s not thrilled to hear, but in this recent case, they’re indicative of higher levels of engagement and adoption of the Chia blockchain. This is a good thing!
Chia Passes 2.0.0 and beyond
We’ve continued to push improvements and enhancements for farming, plotting, the wallet, Chialisp, and every other piece of technology across the Chia ecosystem. 2.2.1 released just a few weeks ago with new features and improvements. Download it here if you haven’t yet.
Timelords!
More than 60 folks will be getting their ASIC Timelords soon™. Soon there will be more than 70 globally distributed timelords, each of which will be tied for the fastest in the world. This provides a massive amount of redundancy to the network. Try catching up to us now!
In CAD We Trust
The Climate Action Data Trust launched their data dashboard – which you can find and follow here. And Verra and the government of Bhutan joined the CAD Trust’s efforts in Q4. The CAD Trust tracks and secures the data for the majority of carbon credits that exist today using our technology. The numbers are staggering, and expected to grow as more registries come online.
CHIPs (They’re not all listed, we know!)
Together, we created some important CHIPs over the last year:
- 11 – CLVM BLS Additions
- 12 – Plot Filter Reduction
- 14 – Chialisp ASSERT_BEFORE_* conditions
- 15 – NFT1 metadata extension
And we’ve many to look forward to this coming year!
- 17 – VC metadata structure
- 18 – KYC-VC proof structure
- 19 – Restricted CAT standard
- 20 – Wallet Hinted Coin Discovery
- 21 – NFT Fusion Puzzle
- 23 – On-chain voting standard
Thank you!
Chia wouldn’t be where it is today without the thriving community ecosystem ideating, collaborating, developing, and pushing the boundaries of Chia technology and the future of the blockchain alongside us. We want to extend a thank you to everyone in the community engaging across every part of the ecosystem.
