It’s time for a recap!
Catch up on the latest eCash development upgrades, ecosystem growth, and key community highlights from this month. Let’s dive in!
eCash Network Upgrade
The eCash network upgrade scheduled for May 15th has been completed. ✅
https://x.com/eCash/status/2055281424874479857
ℹ️ If you missed the May 15th network upgrade, you must upgrade your eCash node to version 0.33.4 or later to reconnect to the correct chain.
News/Media
📈 On May 6, the eCash network processed 84K+ transactions in a single day, highlighting the growth in on-chain activity. 🔥
https://x.com/chainspect_app/status/2052396811373936665
📝 How Heartbeat Improves User Experience on eCash
https://x.com/eCash/status/2054539891988459595
🎬 Amaury Séchet explains how Heartbeat keeps block production stable and predictable.
https://x.com/eCash/status/2051486121780023514
🧵 eCash dev @PiR_K shared an overview of how eCash nodes perform Initial Block Download (IBD) and use Avalanche Post-Consensus to select the correct chain tip.
https://x.com/PiR_K/status/2052280631137087995
🎬 Amaury Séchet explains how CashFusion brings advanced transaction privacy to eCash without altering the underlying consensus rules.
https://x.com/eCash/status/2053679518523797676
🧵 @caincurrency published a thread highlighting eCash's years of technical progress and innovation.
https://x.com/caincurrency/status/2054235619673678106
🎙️ @AntonyZegers and @TobiasRuck joined the Digital Gold Talk podcast to discuss the history of eCash (XEC).
https://x.com/DigitalGoldTalk/status/2054937074395156636
🎙️ eCash dev @BytesOfMan joined the Dash Crypto Quorum podcast to discuss the security model of Proof-of-Work.
https://x.com/Dashpay/status/2054970414065987822
🎙️ @TobiasRuck joined Eterna Talks at @Eterna_Hybrid to discuss digital cash for AI agents and autonomous economies.
https://x.com/Eterna_Hybrid/status/2057462462988124308
🎬 eCash dev @TobiasRuck explains how legacy financial systems create bottlenecks for AI agents and how eCash enables frictionless value exchange.
https://x.com/eCash/status/2058805079386562623
Cashtab Wallet
📈 The Cashtab app installs surpassed 1.2k (+50%) and monthly active users exceeded 550 (+65%)
https://x.com/CashtabWallet/status/2051690323664064584
🔐 Added biometric authentication support to the mobile app
https://x.com/CashtabWallet/status/2050575533935939777
🔗 Added support for Universal eCash Payments
https://x.com/eCash/status/2050275398043476398
🛠️ Improved cache handling to ensure users receive the latest version more reliably
Ecosystem
🚀 eCashLive.net launched as a real-time dashboard for monitoring activity on the eCash network.
https://x.com/Tuannato/status/2056248867612758307
🔗 Marlin Wallet added support for Universal eCash Payments
eCash Avalanche Network Overview
Total Staked: 352B XEC
Nodes: 90
Peers: 72
📈 eCash staking surpassed 350B XEC, continuing its upward growth 🔥
https://x.com/eCash/status/2051239110824861782
Nice simplified visualization of Avalanche consensus on eCash 👇
https://x.com/Tuannato/status/2060754684311408770
Bitcoin ABC Node Software
🚀 @Bitcoin_ABC released v0.33.3, a hotfix update addressing a bug affecting all active node versions.
https://x.com/Bitcoin_ABC/status/2052284258048438699
🚀 @Bitcoin_ABC released v0.33.4, adding a new Chronik endpoint and a checkpoint following the May 15 eCash network upgrade.
https://x.com/Bitcoin_ABC/status/2055334459424313662
Download it here: https://www.bitcoinabc.org/releases/
Dev Tooling
🛠️ ecash-wallet lib extended support for `broadcastAndFinalizeTx`, enabling automatic finalization of all built and broadcast transactions
💻 ecash-agora lib added automatic UTXO set updates after supported Agora transactions, aligning behavior with other ecash-wallet methods
👩💻 eCash Chronik client package for Flutter/Dart was released by @tendo_pein_sama, with plans to evolve into a full SDK supporting wallet management and transaction signing.
https://x.com/tendo_pein_sama/status/2057863389427188118
That concludes this month’s recap.
To explore official resources and stay informed on upcoming developments, visit: https://e.cash.
