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30 entries · the build log, in order

Latest #030 Testnet Launch

Public Testnet: You Are Invited

Today the first public ZooBC testnet is live, running node v0.2.1. Everything you need to try it, run a node, or earn a place at genesis is at zoobc.network.

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  1. Side-channel Attacks

    Security Audit: Inviting the Adversary

    A system you have not tried to break is a system you do not understand. With testnet running for months, and real users watching, it was time to invite professionals whose job is to be…

  2. Interoperability

    Ethereum Compatibility: Speaking Multiple Languages

    The best developer experience is not “learn my world.” It is “use what you already know.” ZooBC has its own logic, its own primitives, its own rules. That does not mean developers should…

  3. Chaos Engineering

    Stress Testing: Breaking the Testnet on Purpose

    If you respect your network, you try to break it before someone else does. After a month of stability, we did what responsible builders do: we attacked our own testnet, systematically, with…

  4. Network Monitoring

    Testnet Launch Day

    Today the ZooBC testnet went live. I want to describe this the way it felt, not the way press releases pretend it feels. Launch day is not fireworks. It is a long checklist, a quiet room…

  5. Client-side Verification

    The Block Explorer: Making the Chain Visible

    A blockchain nobody can see is a blockchain nobody can trust. That sounds obvious, but many projects forget it because they treat explorers as “nice to have.” I treat it as a prerequisite…

  6. REST API

    API and Developer Tools: Building the Ecosystem

    This week, my focus shifts outward. Up to this point, ZooBC has been about getting the protocol right: consensus, networking, security, wallets. But a blockchain that only its creator can…

  7. Performance Polish

    Beta Version Almost Ready: The Final Stretch

    This week feels different. Not because something new was built, but because almost everything already works. The test network is up and running. Ten nodes are online. Seven are registered…

  8. Self-Audit

    Code Hardening: Earning the Right to Launch

    One month before testnet, the most dangerous thing I could do is add features. Public networks do not fail because the idea is wrong. They fail because the implementation trusted the world…

  9. Manifesto

    The Call

    This week I am not shipping code. I am shipping intent. ZooBC has crossed a line that is easy to miss when you are deep in the build. For months, the question was: “Can I rebuild the…

  10. Documentation

    Comprehensive Documentation: Sharing Knowledge

    This week feels different. The pace slows down a bit. Outside, it is holiday season. Fewer emails, fewer distractions, fewer expectations to ship something flashy right now. That makes it…

  11. Multisig

    Multisig & Escrow: Building Trust Mechanisms

    This week, I work on something that goes beyond protocol mechanics. Speed, consensus, and cryptography are necessary, but they are not enough. If ZooBC is going to be useful in the real…