Identity Release

Completed Q1 2017

Create an engaging and recognisable identity and a design system to clarify the rationales integrated into Decred. Work out a common vision and a set of principles to bring longevity, togetherness and representation for it, both as a cryptocurrency and as a project in any environment.

Platforms Design Overhaul

Completed Q1 2017

Parallel to identity work, first larger design implementation covered visual and interaction overhauls for 7 key platforms and established a consistent and recognizable presence in various social media outlets.

UI/UX and Onboarding

Completed Q4 2017

Decrediton received major design updates for consistent looks and structure, improved accessibility and logical interactions. Over several releases, the voting and onboarding experiences were improved. Initial motion design and UI for several new features were implemented.

Building Digital and Events Presence

Completed Q4 2017

A number of strategy, visual communications, events, marketing and advertising operations helped to further define and explain what Decred is all about. Most notably the overhaul of Decred.org wraps up mission, principles and benefits as well brings attention to the contributors and those interested in engaging through a rich series of custom illustrations and motion design.

DCP-0002 - SHA256 Opcode

Completed 2018-01-19

Part of the 2nd consensus vote. Enabled Hashlocks and Hash-Time Locked Contracts to work using the SHA-256 algorithm. This allows these features to work across other chains that don't use Decred's Blake256 algorithm. As a result, Decred can support off-chain atomic swaps using the Lightning Network.

DCP-0003 - Relative Lock Time Support

Completed 2018-01-19

Part of the 2nd consensus vote. Provided consensus-enforced relative time locks, which added the ability to allow transaction inputs to remain invalid until a set# of blocks or time passes. Needed for many use cases, including hash time-locked contracts, Lightning Network, and escrows with timeouts.

Decred Change Proposal (DCP) Process

Completed Q2 2017

A design document that describes potential protocol or consensus changes to Decred. Due to Decred's decentralized governance structure, any proposed changes to consensus require super-majority stakeholder approval via the integrated on-chain proof-of-stake voting infrastructure.

Ticket Splitting

Completed Q1 2019

Ticket splitting will allow pools to 'build' tickets using multiple contributions of DCR, each less than the current ticket price. Smaller stakeholders would have a closer experience to the overall average of 28 days to vote. The entry barrier to participation in project governance will be reduced.

DCP-0001 - Improve Ticket Pricing Algorithm

Completed 2017-07-09

This was the first enhancement implemented via an on-chain consensus vote. It improved the pricing algorithm for tickets, which resulted in a more intuitive voting experience. Prior to this, ticket prices would fluctuate rapidly between low and high, causing periods where fees had to be increased.

On-chain Atomic Swaps

Completed Q3 2017

An on-chain atomic swap is a trade between two cryptocurrencies without the need for a trusted third party. Atomic swaps allow for peer-to-peer exchange between DCR and all supported currencies. This technology has many potential future applications, such as decentralized exchange.

Blockchain-based Timestamps

Completed Q2 2017

Blockchain-based timestamps make it possible to prove that a set of data existed at a certain point in time. dcrtime (Decred specific timestamping) will be a major component of the future proposal system, and also allows for third parties to make use of the service by paying a transaction fee.

SPV Wallet Support

Completed Q3 2018

Instead of taking the typical wallet service approach where wallets connect to a centralized server, or using 'bloom filters' which compromise privacy, we are working on a proper SPV mechanism that uses 'compact filters' and works over the P2P network.

Trezor Decrediton Integration

Completed Q4 2018

Enable storing and sending of Decred using Trezor hardware wallet.

Proposal For a Decentralized Exchange

Completed Q1 2019

A proposal for a full-fledged decentralized exchange expanding on the atomicswap tools that we released in 2017. Unlike the profit-centric models common in the space, it will aim to be open, welcoming involvement from other cryptocurrencies. The project will be formalized as a Politeia proposal.

Politeia Proposal System

Completed 2018-10-15

The core of Decred's proposal system, Politeia, allows stakeholders to browse, submit and vote on proposals they would like implemented. After a successful vote, the required funds will be allocated to their implementation.

Decrediton Politeia Integration

Completed Q3 2018

Enabling stakeholders to view proposals and cast votes directly from Decrediton wallet is a big step towards effective governance and seamless stakeholder participation.

Decrediton Integrations: SPV

Completed Q4 2018

Decrediton will gain a new light client mode of operation. It won't need to download and store the blockchain, but some functions will not be available. SPV approach underneath is called compact filters and is a substantial privacy improvement over traditional bloom filters.