From 838fc7ee9f4fdd7c3330b998950ac9afff4af6a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Miller Date: Thu, 11 May 2017 15:48:31 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/5] Create 2017-05-12-test-transactions.md --- _posts/blog/2017-05-12-test-transactions.md | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _posts/blog/2017-05-12-test-transactions.md diff --git a/_posts/blog/2017-05-12-test-transactions.md b/_posts/blog/2017-05-12-test-transactions.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0295367 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/blog/2017-05-12-test-transactions.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: "Test Transaction Awards" +excerpt: "" +categories: blog +tags: [] +image: + feature: +date: 2017-05-12 +modified: +--- + +Announcing the Zcash Foundation Test Transaction Awards +=== + +The Zcash Foundation is pleased to announce the three recipients of the “Test Transaction Awards.” Each Test Transaction Award is worth 33 ZEC (around $3,000 at the time of this announcement). These awards are intended to recognize individuals who have already contributed their volunteer effort to bolster the Zcash community, through maintenance, development, and organization. + +The recipients are: + +- [MineZcash.](https://minezcash.com/) MineZcash has built and maintained most of the Zcash community’s communication infrastructure, especially the https://chat.zcashcommunity.com/ rocket chat. This has been running since 2016 and currently supports a total of ~1300 users. + +- [Lustro.](https://explorer.zcha.in/about) Lustro operates https://zcha.in/ This is the first block explorer for the zcash blockchain, and also provides statistics and network information such as the number of nodes on the network. + +- [Radix42.](https://twitter.com/radix42) Radix42 has contributed a variety of Zcash related tools, and in particular maintains the [Zcash4win](https://zcash4win.com/) and [Zcash4Mac](https://zcash4mac.com/) ports of the Zcash reference client. + +These are called "Test Transaction" awards because they're a one-time event. These are significant because they're the first instance of the Founder’s Reward being pumped back into the community via the Foundation! +In the future the Foundation will organize its spending through more organized and inclusive processes. I'm personally excited in particular about the Foundation Grant program, which has a discussion and a pending ticket. https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/ZcashFoundation/issues/2 + +We note that there are many other contributors to the community who are deserving of recognition and support as well, so these is by no means all-encompassing. If you're interested in contributing to the Zcash Foundation, the best place to join the discussion is the [foundation forum](https://forum.z.cash/c/foundation), [#the-zcash-foundation channel](https://chat.zcashcommunity.com/channel/the-zcash-foundation) on the rocket chat, or our [github.](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/ZcashFoundation) + +Congratulations again to MineZcash, Lustro, and Radix42! From b777fe273e470adabe08d946a39ff4b25a7a9a25 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Miller Date: Thu, 11 May 2017 17:13:40 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/5] Update 2017-05-12-test-transactions.md --- _posts/blog/2017-05-12-test-transactions.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_posts/blog/2017-05-12-test-transactions.md b/_posts/blog/2017-05-12-test-transactions.md index 0295367..2c5c01a 100644 --- a/_posts/blog/2017-05-12-test-transactions.md +++ b/_posts/blog/2017-05-12-test-transactions.md @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ The Zcash Foundation is pleased to announce the three recipients of the “Test The recipients are: -- [MineZcash.](https://minezcash.com/) MineZcash has built and maintained most of the Zcash community’s communication infrastructure, especially the https://chat.zcashcommunity.com/ rocket chat. This has been running since 2016 and currently supports a total of ~1300 users. +- [MineZcash.](https://zcashcommunity.com/) MineZcash has built and maintained most of the Zcash community’s communication infrastructure, especially the https://chat.zcashcommunity.com/ rocket chat. This has been running since 2016 and currently supports a total of ~1300 users. - [Lustro.](https://explorer.zcha.in/about) Lustro operates https://zcha.in/ This is the first block explorer for the zcash blockchain, and also provides statistics and network information such as the number of nodes on the network. From 06a5dc10070b4dbf1897839299703c1db5311409 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Miller Date: Fri, 12 May 2017 08:23:20 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 3/5] Update 2017-05-12-test-transactions.md --- _posts/blog/2017-05-12-test-transactions.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/_posts/blog/2017-05-12-test-transactions.md b/_posts/blog/2017-05-12-test-transactions.md index 2c5c01a..254c83f 100644 --- a/_posts/blog/2017-05-12-test-transactions.md +++ b/_posts/blog/2017-05-12-test-transactions.md @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ modified: Announcing the Zcash Foundation Test Transaction Awards === -The Zcash Foundation is pleased to announce the three recipients of the “Test Transaction Awards.” Each Test Transaction Award is worth 33 ZEC (around $3,000 at the time of this announcement). These awards are intended to recognize individuals who have already contributed their volunteer effort to bolster the Zcash community, through maintenance, development, and organization. +The Zcash Foundation is pleased to announce the three recipients of the "Test Transaction Awards" (also known as the "Zcash Community Pioneer Awards"). Each Test Transaction Award is worth 33 ZEC. These awards are intended to recognize individuals who have already contributed their volunteer effort to bolster the Zcash community, through maintenance, development, and organization. The recipients are: @@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ The recipients are: - [Radix42.](https://twitter.com/radix42) Radix42 has contributed a variety of Zcash related tools, and in particular maintains the [Zcash4win](https://zcash4win.com/) and [Zcash4Mac](https://zcash4mac.com/) ports of the Zcash reference client. These are called "Test Transaction" awards because they're a one-time event. These are significant because they're the first instance of the Founder’s Reward being pumped back into the community via the Foundation! -In the future the Foundation will organize its spending through more organized and inclusive processes. I'm personally excited in particular about the Foundation Grant program, which has a discussion and a pending ticket. https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/ZcashFoundation/issues/2 +In the future, the Foundation will organize its spending through more organized and inclusive processes. I'm personally excited in particular about the Foundation Grant program, which has a discussion and a pending ticket. https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/ZcashFoundation/issues/2 -We note that there are many other contributors to the community who are deserving of recognition and support as well, so these is by no means all-encompassing. If you're interested in contributing to the Zcash Foundation, the best place to join the discussion is the [foundation forum](https://forum.z.cash/c/foundation), [#the-zcash-foundation channel](https://chat.zcashcommunity.com/channel/the-zcash-foundation) on the rocket chat, or our [github.](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/ZcashFoundation) +We note that there are many other contributors to the Zcash community who are deserving of recognition and support as well, so these is by no means all-encompassing. If you're interested in participating in the Zcash Foundation and helping determine its future, the best places to join the discussion are the [foundation forum](https://forum.z.cash/c/foundation), [#the-zcash-foundation channel](https://chat.zcashcommunity.com/channel/the-zcash-foundation) on the rocket chat, or our [github.](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/ZcashFoundation) Congratulations again to MineZcash, Lustro, and Radix42! From 5b3dc0302b6157f1893d87c10da3225bd466e3a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Miller Date: Fri, 12 May 2017 08:27:16 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 4/5] Update 2017-05-12-test-transactions.md --- _posts/blog/2017-05-12-test-transactions.md | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/_posts/blog/2017-05-12-test-transactions.md b/_posts/blog/2017-05-12-test-transactions.md index 254c83f..777f467 100644 --- a/_posts/blog/2017-05-12-test-transactions.md +++ b/_posts/blog/2017-05-12-test-transactions.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- layout: post title: "Test Transaction Awards" -excerpt: "" +excerpt: "The Zcash Foundation is pleased to announce the three recipients of the Test Transaction Awards" categories: blog tags: [] image: @@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ The Zcash Foundation is pleased to announce the three recipients of the "Test Tr The recipients are: -- [MineZcash.](https://zcashcommunity.com/) MineZcash has built and maintained most of the Zcash community’s communication infrastructure, especially the https://chat.zcashcommunity.com/ rocket chat. This has been running since 2016 and currently supports a total of ~1300 users. +- [MineZcash.](https://zcashcommunity.com/) MineZcash has built and maintained most of the Zcash community’s communication infrastructure, especially the https://chat.zcashcommunity.com/ rocket chat. This has been running since 2016 and currently supports a total of ~1300 users. [[tx1]](https://explorer.zcha.in/transactions/37d6dfc8564ab8e8d8ce778ae582e990128a5061968e380cf82f1e21011a0832) [[tx2]](https://explorer.zcha.in/transactions/dd2789fddd61f30b7ef290bc5d5427d692204dc507739b13bfea2c6ba09e947f) -- [Lustro.](https://explorer.zcha.in/about) Lustro operates https://zcha.in/ This is the first block explorer for the zcash blockchain, and also provides statistics and network information such as the number of nodes on the network. +- [Lustro.](https://explorer.zcha.in/about) Lustro operates https://zcha.in/ This is the first block explorer for the zcash blockchain, and also provides statistics and network information such as the number of nodes on the network. [[tx1]](https://explorer.zcha.in/transactions/c77bfcd13612a0d66b4ffaefdef63c252d7a683ace03cafebba02e0747e936a0) [[tx2]](https://explorer.zcha.in/transactions/9d7dc8664552b2bd0585c1157d0a396d8f11655bcf19b73c35fec24e1aa38fe5) -- [Radix42.](https://twitter.com/radix42) Radix42 has contributed a variety of Zcash related tools, and in particular maintains the [Zcash4win](https://zcash4win.com/) and [Zcash4Mac](https://zcash4mac.com/) ports of the Zcash reference client. +- [Radix42.](https://twitter.com/radix42) Radix42 has contributed a variety of Zcash related tools, and in particular maintains the [Zcash4win](https://zcash4win.com/) and [Zcash4Mac](https://zcash4mac.com/) ports of the Zcash reference client. [[tx1]](https://explorer.zcha.in/transactions/aed962d71979194de2d1f769b1e7fc37a972454099123eeca141347155fcb2c1) [[tx2]](https://explorer.zcha.in/transactions/9127af5b9d8553ca531d79cbd5b0748829944c99a6602eac3356650e478a83d4) These are called "Test Transaction" awards because they're a one-time event. These are significant because they're the first instance of the Founder’s Reward being pumped back into the community via the Foundation! In the future, the Foundation will organize its spending through more organized and inclusive processes. I'm personally excited in particular about the Foundation Grant program, which has a discussion and a pending ticket. https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/ZcashFoundation/issues/2 -We note that there are many other contributors to the Zcash community who are deserving of recognition and support as well, so these is by no means all-encompassing. If you're interested in participating in the Zcash Foundation and helping determine its future, the best places to join the discussion are the [foundation forum](https://forum.z.cash/c/foundation), [#the-zcash-foundation channel](https://chat.zcashcommunity.com/channel/the-zcash-foundation) on the rocket chat, or our [github.](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/ZcashFoundation) +We note that there are many other contributors to the Zcash community who are deserving of recognition and support as well, so these is by no means all-encompassing. If you're interested in participating in the Zcash Foundation and helping determine its future, the best places to join the discussion are the [foundation forum](https://forum.z.cash/c/foundation), [#the-zcash-foundation channel](https://chat.zcashcommunity.com/channel/the-zcash-foundation) on the rocket chat, or our [github.](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/ZcashFoundation) Congratulations again to MineZcash, Lustro, and Radix42! From 57245da9792b61ac8948f577038ccd23d313fb8e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Miller Date: Fri, 12 May 2017 08:31:54 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 5/5] Update 2017-05-12-test-transactions.md --- _posts/blog/2017-05-12-test-transactions.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_posts/blog/2017-05-12-test-transactions.md b/_posts/blog/2017-05-12-test-transactions.md index 777f467..a8c87ac 100644 --- a/_posts/blog/2017-05-12-test-transactions.md +++ b/_posts/blog/2017-05-12-test-transactions.md @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ The Zcash Foundation is pleased to announce the three recipients of the "Test Tr The recipients are: -- [MineZcash.](https://zcashcommunity.com/) MineZcash has built and maintained most of the Zcash community’s communication infrastructure, especially the https://chat.zcashcommunity.com/ rocket chat. This has been running since 2016 and currently supports a total of ~1300 users. [[tx1]](https://explorer.zcha.in/transactions/37d6dfc8564ab8e8d8ce778ae582e990128a5061968e380cf82f1e21011a0832) [[tx2]](https://explorer.zcha.in/transactions/dd2789fddd61f30b7ef290bc5d5427d692204dc507739b13bfea2c6ba09e947f) +- [MineZcash.](https://zcashcommunity.com/) MineZcash has built and maintained most of the Zcash community’s communication infrastructure, especially the https://chat.zcashcommunity.com/ rocket chat. This has been running since [November 2016](https://minezcash.com/growing-zcash-community/) and currently supports a total of over 1300 users. [[tx1]](https://explorer.zcha.in/transactions/37d6dfc8564ab8e8d8ce778ae582e990128a5061968e380cf82f1e21011a0832) [[tx2]](https://explorer.zcha.in/transactions/dd2789fddd61f30b7ef290bc5d5427d692204dc507739b13bfea2c6ba09e947f) - [Lustro.](https://explorer.zcha.in/about) Lustro operates https://zcha.in/ This is the first block explorer for the zcash blockchain, and also provides statistics and network information such as the number of nodes on the network. [[tx1]](https://explorer.zcha.in/transactions/c77bfcd13612a0d66b4ffaefdef63c252d7a683ace03cafebba02e0747e936a0) [[tx2]](https://explorer.zcha.in/transactions/9d7dc8664552b2bd0585c1157d0a396d8f11655bcf19b73c35fec24e1aa38fe5)