The Shake: Sep. 27, 2020

The Shake is a weekly recap on the Handshake ecosystem and protocol.

🤝 Community

• Ming Ng, Andrew Lee, and Cassandra Shi make the case for Handshake. 

• DxPool launched a new Handshake explorer.

• [Throwback] Review of Handshake & interview with Steven McKie in Technology Review: https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/06/04/239039/the-ambitious-plan-to-make-the-internets-phone-book-more-trustworthy/amp/

🛠️ Tech

• Urkel DB implemented in C with ~100x speedup for reads. Chjango breaks down the implications.

• HNSD v1.0.0 light client is marked for release

• Major Handyminer update to the CLI interface and UI

• HandyBrowser 0.2.0 is set to be released with HNSD Light Client, HNS resolver for Firefox/Chrome/Mobile, and more

• Namesake Domains set up some new HNS Redirects

📈 Stats

• Current circulating $HNS supply: 15.20%, 1 week change: +0.33%

• THL (Total Handshake Locked): 30.29MM, 1 week change: +2.67%

• Top domain sold this week: https://chain/ for 30,000 HNS ($5,048)

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