The XTRABYTES development team has been hard at work on the XCITE client over the last month. We are excited to announce that a few more features have been added to XCITE and will be tested all at once during the third testnet. We are still aiming to bring in 3,000 participants for this upcoming test in order to push the XTRABYTES platform to its limits.
Originally, the third test on XCITE was only going to focus on the XBY wallet, the XFUEL wallet, and the X-CHANGE, a decentralized exchange (DEX) accessible directly on the platform. However, developments have exceeded expectations so an additional module, X-CHAT, is going to be tested as well.
Over the last month, we have made considerable progress on the XCITE client so we will be including both Android and Windows mobile XCITE platforms in the upcoming testnet along with Windows, Linux, and Mac support.
What Is X-CHAT?
X-CHAT is a software module that enables users to communicate directly via encrypted messaging protocols. We will be adding many more exciting features to X-CHAT as development continues. X-CHAT will also operate as a command window within the XCITE client.
The Mobile XCITE Client
In order to be competitive, any respectable cryptocurrency platform has to be able to facilitate day to day financial transactions. With the mobile XCITE client, users all over the world can buy and sell both goods and services with their smartphone. At present, the Android and Windows mobile XCITE clients have nearly been completed and the iOS client is currently under development.
XCITE UI Finished
The graphic design team has been hard at work on the XCITE User Interface (UI). The goal was to create a simplistic, yet powerful, feature rich platform that grants easy access to all modules. We want to make trading on X-CHANGE and chatting with friends on X-CHAT as easy on mobile as it is on desktop.
At present, the completed XCITE code is being paired with the UI designs.
We are all excited to see these developments in action during the upcoming testnet. Fortunately, we won’t have to wait much longer. More information on exactly how to participate in this groundbreaking test will be revealed shortly. As a reminder, as soon as the final test has been completed successfully, STATIC nodes will be open for registration.
Wallet Updates
We would like to apologize for not providing a Mac XFUEL wallet or updating the current XBY wallets. We decided that it would be better to focus our development resources on completing the XCITE client and making the move over to mainnet so XTRABYTES can finally start running on the Zoltchain, allowing us to quickly bring STATIC nodes and core modules online.
XTRABYTES Is Expanding The Core Development Team
XTRABYTES is expanding our core development team to help complete the upcoming modules we have planned. If you are interested and want to be part of this exciting project, please click on the link below and fill out the form.
Marketing
This month's focus has been on growing our community and we are proud of what we have accomplished. Take a look at our website and social media metrics below.
Official Website - https://xtrabytes.global/
Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/xtrabytes
Twitter - https://twitter.com/xtrabytes
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/XTRABYTESOfficial/
Community Forum - https://community.xtrabytes.global/
Telegram - https://t.me/xtrabytes_official
Our Telegram group has also seen a surge in members over the last month, growing from around 180 users to over 1,000 members.
Discord - https://discord.gg/6eT2jts
We have also setup a Discord channel to use as our primary communication medium. Since its recent inception, we have grown to over 1,100 members.
We Now Have 18 Country Specific Facebook Pages
Our official Facebook page has been translated for 18 country specific regions in order to expand our outreach globally. We have also translated the official XTRABYTES website into 14 languages and would like to translate all XTRABYTES related material so everyone around the world can participate in our community.
Subscribe To The XTRABYTES Newsletter
XTRABYTES now has a monthly newsletter in order to keep everyone informed on what is going on in the community. Our first edition was sent out yesterday and reached roughly 2,000 people. If you would like to subscribe, please go to the XTRABYTES website and add your email address to the mailing list.
Join The 12 Days Of Christmas Giveaway
We are in the middle of our 12 Days of Christmas XFUEL promotion where 3 lucky winners are drawn at random each day from one of our social channels. On Christmas Day, 3 people will be drawn at random from all of the entries over the 12 days and will win 100,000 XFUEL each. If you haven’t been involved so far, there is still time to join in.
In closing, the XTRABYTES team would like to thank each and every one one of our supporters. We believe strongly that having a large and diverse community is one of the core pillars that will help us achieve our goals in 2018. Your support and assistance is what will keep us accelerating into the future.
Originally published on our Community Forum
https://community.xtrabytes.global/threads/xtrabytes-development-update-december-21st.367/