Ercoin 0.1.0 has been released. The test network is scheduled to launch at 6 P.M. UTC on Friday, 29 March.
As the version number suggests, this is not a stable release, which means that we are not in production yet. The process of achieving version 1.0 and starting the main network will consist of several areas of activity, including:
- finding bugs on the test network and improving the code;
- working towards adoption by exchanges;
- improving documentation;
- marketing.
When a satisfactory level in these areas is achieved, it is planned to announce Initial Burn Offering (IBO) — initial set of ercoins is going to be distributed proportionally to the amount of blackcoins burnt in some time window.
To learn about design goals and features, read the whitepaper.
Update (29 March):
Version 0.1.1 has been released which updates the entropy library. Launch of the test network will happen using a newly-generated genesis data which uses real entropy instead of the dummy one.