ProtonUK Newsletter #50

a year ago • 7 min read

By ProtonUK

Hello Protonians,

Welcome to Newsletter #50

This is a BIG milestone for us with the release of issue #50 of our newsletter. We started the newsletter more than a year ago with the idea to provide the community with news and insights from the Proton ecosystem. We are very excited about the future of Proton and we look forward to the next 50 issues of our newsletter.

The other BIG news is the formation of First Blockchain Bank & Trust (FBBT) co-founded by Marshall Hayner and Irina Berkon, which will acquire the 100-year-old State Bank of Nauvoo (subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals).

And another big milestone for the Proton ecosystem is passing the proposal to double the supply to 28B to secure funding for marketing, developer grants and the core developer (Metallicus) over the next three years.

As always, thank you for your support!

Metallicus

We start with the awesome news of the formation of FBBT Holdings and the plan to acquire the 100-year-old State Bank of Nauvoo (subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals). This has been their long team vision and plan, something we heard about two years ago when we first found Proton.

If you think we need a new bank for not only Silicon Valley but for the entire #USA 🇺🇸 that supports, understands and welcomes #Fintech and small business please RT. I am working on making this a reality with my partner @IrinaBerkon at FBBT Holdings.https://t.co/8erCzk90I7
— Marshall Hayner (@MarshallHayner) March 13, 2023

The Metallicus team announced they have entered into a strategic partnership with KaironLabs to bring more liquidity and trading volume to ProtonDEX

Metallicus is delighted to announce a strategic partnership with Kairon Labs, a leading crypto-native market maker.

Together, this will bring increased liquidity, trading volume and new trading pairs to #ProtonDEX @KaironLabs #ProtonBlockchain $XPR https://t.co/AWSktMRo70
— Metallicus (@WeAreMetallicus) February 17, 2023

You can read more about it here and you can listen to episode 19 of the Metallicus Live podcast with Matthew Engel & Karl Straky on Making Markets with Kairon

If you for some reason missed any of the Metallicus podcasts you can listen to them on Youtube. They have arranged them in a nice playlist that one can easy to follow and navigate:

It’s been 6 months since we launched #MetallicusLive at @money2020

Episode 20 goes live tomorrow with @IrinaBerkon @mtl_karen & @squdgy for #InternationalWomensDay2023

Who would you like to see us bring on the show next? 👇#Metallicus2023 pic.twitter.com/s5TU2U0MO2
— Metallicus (@WeAreMetallicus) March 7, 2023

There's also an upcoming episode of Metallicus Live that is not to be missed. The guest of the show will be the crypto news journalist Eleanor Terrett from FoxBusiness:

A new week calls for an incredible new guest…

We’re delighted to invite @EleanorTerrett from @FoxBusiness to give us insight into the day in the life of a #crypto journalist!

Friday 17 @ 1PM ET#Metallicus

Got a question for Eleanor?👇 pic.twitter.com/zHJkC3yZe2
— Metallicus (@WeAreMetallicus) March 13, 2023

Proton

You should know by now but if you don't, the Metallicus team proposed to double the XPR supply which was approved by the majority of block producers and accepted. Read more about the proposal and what it means for the future of the Proton blockchain below:

An update on The Proton Development Fund Proposal that recently passed.

A New Era of Development & Opportunity: https://t.co/DosRtkhs8m #ProtonBlockchain #Proton $XPR pic.twitter.com/Fwp3Ibi6KO
— Proton Blockchain (@ProtonXPR) February 13, 2023

Proton XPR is now tracked on DeFi Lama:

Now tracking Proton Dex on @ProtonXPR

Dex on Proton Chain pic.twitter.com/3oVv7hqBbm
— DefiLlama.com (@DefiLlama) March 2, 2023

The team released a minor update to the wallet:

Updated https://t.co/CHrNHKerKp mobile wallet is now available on iOS & Android

- Added @soon_market #NFT links
- Better support for smaller devices
- Fixed iPad height issues
- Small bug fixes

Download now https://t.co/IOQqkf4YNr #Blockchain #ProtonBlockchain $XPR #Crypto pic.twitter.com/nFHAwOalev
— Proton Blockchain (@ProtonXPR) February 10, 2023

Also last month the team announced the addition of a new farming pair - METAL/XMD:

Saturdays are for _______________?

Yield Farming on #ProtonBlockchain.

New Yield Farming Pair Launched ▶ $METAL / $XMD

Don’t know how to Yield Farm? 👇

Part 1 🎥 https://t.co/NVRZGDa4R0
Part 2 🎥https://t.co/gbuLrPcdcr $XPR $METAL $XMD pic.twitter.com/80PYV2sh6y
— Proton Blockchain (@ProtonXPR) February 11, 2023

It is with great pleasure to share with you the news of a new NFT marketplace is released on the Proton Blockchain - Digital Galaxy:

https://t.co/Xp0P5xKy5m is live

Excited is an understatement, this is only the beginning and loads more to build.

Any @ProtonXPR NFTs not verified, the time is NOW

Join our discord and email the details over help@digital-galaxy.io

Excited for the future $XPR @MarshallHayner
— Digital Galaxy (@DigitalGalaxyio) February 17, 2023

Ubitquity has officially chosen Proton Blockchain for their Non-Fungible utility token:

We have officially chosen Proton @ProtonXPR for our Non-Fungible utility token.$XPR #XPR #blockchain pic.twitter.com/Lg3K0EhpTv
— UBITQUITY LLC | One Block At A Time® ₿⚛️ⓥ💎 (@ubitquity_io) March 12, 2023

Earlier this month the Metallicus team released an update on Proton Fiat and that they are temporarily disabling the on-ramp feature because their partner third-party wire APIs are discontinued by Silvergate Bank:

An Update on Proton Blockchain

Changes to the #ProtonDEX Fiat On-Ramp#ProtonBlockchain https://t.co/nWJM7ol7va
— Metallicus (@WeAreMetallicus) March 3, 2023

Metal Blockchain

Metal blockchain added 10 more validators since our last newsletter!

There are now 90 validators securing the Metal Blockchain! 🤘

Responsible for validating transactions, adding new blocks to the #blockchain & maintaining integrity of the network.

Become a Metal Blockchain validator and earn rewards in $METAL

Docs: https://t.co/R4uvHr8vtC
— Metal Blockchain (@MetalBlockchain) February 27, 2023

Metal Pay

Metal Pay is expanding and is now available in Louisiana:

Mardi Gras came early! 🎭🎉

We're excited to announce that Metal Pay is expanding to Louisiana🐊

So stay tuned for more updates and information about our launch date 📅#MetalPay #MardiGras #Louisiana #Crypto #Money pic.twitter.com/dlZv2E1DsS
— Metal Pay (@metalpaysme) February 17, 2023

The Metallicus team also addressed users' concerns regarding the recent events with the Signature bank:

We wanted to address the recent news regarding the closure of Signature Bank and its potential impact on our customers.

As part of our promise to always be transparent, we are disclosing that Metallicus has limited exposure with our corporate treasury funds.
— Metal Pay (@metalpaysme) March 13, 2023

Proton Loan

The Metallicus team continue building their brand and released another set of videos to demonstrate the beauty of Proton Loan and how easy it is to work with:

Educational Proton Loan tutorials are now available online.

Learn how to;

1. Borrow Crypto
2. Lend Crypto
3. Claim Rewards
4. Stake $LOAN
5. Claim #Staking Rewardshttps://t.co/TBVdod10O5

YouTube: https://t.co/K6Mmg5qUiI

Vimeo: https://t.co/mbHddhUuAi #Proton #Lending $XPR pic.twitter.com/UsyiOXuuHa
— Proton Loan (@ProtonLoan) March 7, 2023

ProtonUK

There's always a challenge if you are a developer or a block producer to find the active API endpoints and P2P nodes on Proton Blockchain - not anymore! We have added two buttons on top of our Proton Live block producers page so that you can get a list of the active APIs or P2P nodes:

https://t.co/BBp5Ou4HB9 update - added two buttons on the BP page, one to retrieve all active endpoints and another for all active P2P peers in nodeos config format. Also, fixed minor bugs with the inflation format and block producers' display order. pic.twitter.com/XuLDKoLtck
— Proton UK ⚛ (@Proton_UK) March 6, 2023

We also made a few updates to our Proton Live telegram service:

This is now live! ⚛️ Make sure you subscribe to the tracker: https://t.co/3W3fwXXASH $XPR #XPR https://t.co/tL7aiZ7FmL
— Proton UK ⚛ (@Proton_UK) March 14, 2023