v0.5.0 (MainNet Alpha)
This is the official release for IoTeX blockchain mainnet alpha. In this release, we baked the blockchain which is consisted of the following components:
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Networking layer enables the peer-to-peer communication between IoTex nodes
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Blockchain APIs (through GRPC) allows applications and users to interact with blockchain.
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Ioctl allows users to interact with blockchain in console.
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Consensus runs Roll-DPoS algorithm to select the active consensus delegates among a pool of delegates (who are elected via staking and voting on Ethereum).
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Account protocol processes native IOTX token transfer.
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Ethereum virtual machine (EVM) with smart contracts written in Solidity enables developers to seamlessly port existing DApps here.