Dash says the testnet environment is 5 times bigger than the other Dash-owned Evonet platform.
The new v0.17 platform has additional features that will improve complete light client support.
Dash has announced the testnet phase of its v0.17 platform, which will deliver a seamless user-experience with profile pictures, contact lists, and human-readable usernames.
According to the announcement, the experience will address the most important barriers towards the mass adoption of crypto coin, which has been shown by several surveys as ease-of-use issues.
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Other features of the DashPay include avatars and contact lists, which the firm revealed will improve convenience in payments. In July, a report emerged that the Dash Core Group was planning to launch the platform testnet before the end of the year.
Developers of Digital Currency Platform Dash are Releasing 4 Improvement Proposals for DashPay
Samuel Westrich, Head of Mobile Team at
Dash Core Group, an organization focused on the development of Dash (DASH), a widely-adopted digital currency platform and ecosystem, reveals that he’s been active in Dash’s ongoing development since 2015.
Westrich notes that his team is getting closer to introducing the Dash Platform and updating its digital wallets to support the DashPay contract and associated specification. He added that he’s planning to provide more updates on these developments in the coming months.
Westrich confirmed that his team is releasing 4 new Dash Improvement Proposals (DIPs) related to or surrounding DashPay. He pointed out that the Dash Platform is a byzantine fault tolerant system that “provides state replication.”