The Sync Blog

Added by Bloq in Labs, Metronome, News

In August, the Metronome team was hard at work making preparations for the upcoming Qtum and RSK chainhops on the timeline for 2019. Additionally, the team continued to build content and explore community engagement opportunities.  …

Added by Bloq in Labs, Metronome, News

In July 2019, the team continued efforts to expand both the Metronome ecosystem and the Metronome community. Through meetups, AMAs, and even a cover story, the team helped tell the story of Metronome as a built-to-last cryptocurrency – and one that can hop between chains.  …

Added by Bloq in Labs, Metronome, News

The Metronome team would like to take the opportunity to congratulate the community, as June 2019 marked a major milestone for Metronome. In case you haven’t heard, Metronome’s chainhop functionality is now enabled with Ethereum and Ethereum Classic as the first chainhop pair. The first few chainhops were initiated soon after at Ethereum blockheight #8036077. …

Added by Jeff Garzik in Labs, Metronome, News

Yesterday, the Metronome team demonstrated that two-way, cross-chain imports/exports of Metronome (MET) — “chainhops” as we call them — between Ethereum and Ethereum Classic are now possible as of June 26, 2019, at 21:48 UTC. The first port took place soon after as of Ethereum blockheight #8036077 on 06.206.2019 at 21:50:45 UTC. …

Added by Matthew Roszak in Labs, Metronome, News

Just about two years ago, Jeff Garzik and I surveyed the cryptocurrency landscape of the time. We saw an explosion of innovation as the cryptocurrency world continued its flight path towards new and novel decentralized money systems. Observing the ecosystem’s successes and failures, we asked: “What would a cryptocurrency from a blank slate look like if it had the benefit of all these lessons?”  …

Added by Bloq in Labs, Metronome, News

As we approach the activation of Metronome’s chainhop capability (initially between Ethereum and Ethereum Classic), there are a few items Metronome community members should be aware of. …

Added by Jeff Garzik in Labs, Metronome, News

After months of testing, auditing, building, and onboarding, the Metronome team is ready to enable cross-blockchain “chainhop” MET transfers between Ethereum and Ethereum Classic on June 26th. …