Final Update on 2017-04-09

- Cleaned up a lot of formatting.
- Note that links to Slack announcements redirect to Slack sign-up pages if not a member.
    - need to provide summary in future
- still need to work on quote standards

2017-04-09-etherian.md

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 ## [AKASHA](http://akasha.world/) – Social Media Network[![Join the chat at https://akasha-slack.herokuapp.com/](https://i1.wp.com/theetherian.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/slack_mark_web.png?ssl=1&w=50)](https://akasha-slack.herokuapp.com/)
-- It is unlikely that Akasha will work with BATS anytime soon, trying to get away from advertising.
+- It is unlikely that Akasha will work with [BATS](https://basicattentiontoken.org/) anytime soon as they are trying to get away from advertising.
 - On light client implementation: 
     - > Mihai: "Basically it is working now, but we are waiting for geth 1.6.0 for stability improvements. We also have some really cool stuff coming."
-- Last blog was on the 23rd of February, we look forward to the next one. 
+- Last blog was on the 23rd of February. We look forward to the next one! 
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 ## [Augur](https://augur.net/) – Prediction Market[![Join the chat at http://invite.augur.net/](https://i1.wp.com/theetherian.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/slack_mark_web.png?ssl=1&w=50)](http://invite.augur.net/)
 - Blog Post: [AUGUR DEVELOPMENT UPDATE – April 5TH](http://blog.augur.net/augur-front-end-update-april-5th/). 
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 - Blog Post: [How to create a good market](http://blog.augur.net/create-a-good-market-on-augur/).
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 ## [BasicAttentionToken](https://basicattentiontoken.org/) - Blockchain Based Digital Advertising
-Article posted Friday april 7th - Still no update on crowdsale
-- >[BAT Team] - Ad fraud is growing dramatically as no adequate solutions have appeared.The Basic Attention Token (BAT) seeks to radically reduce digital ad fraud, which is estimated to be $16B in 2017, according to a report released a few weeks ago by the World Federation of Advertisers. The sheer number of middlemen present in the ad-tech ecosystem inevitably creates entry points for fraud to flourish. Publishers do not accurately know what ads are programmatically served to their ad slots. All of this is part of what recently prompted P&G’s Chief Brand Officer Marc Pritchard to say: “The days of giving digital a pass are over. It’s time to grow up. It’s time for action.”
-    
-- https://basicattentiontoken.org/reducing-digital-ad-fraud/   
+- [Reducing Digital Ad Fraud: A New Deal with BAT](https://basicattentiontoken.org/reducing-digital-ad-fraud/)
+    - > Ad fraud is growing dramatically as no adequate solutions have appeared.The Basic Attention Token (BAT) seeks to radically reduce digital ad fraud, which is estimated to be $16B in 2017, according to a report released a few weeks ago by the World Federation of Advertisers. The sheer number of middlemen present in the ad-tech ecosystem inevitably creates entry points for fraud to flourish. Publishers do not accurately know what ads are programmatically served to their ad slots. All of this is part of what recently prompted P&G’s Chief Brand Officer Marc Pritchard to say: “The days of giving digital a pass are over. It’s time to grow up. It’s time for action.”
+- No update on crowdsale
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 ## [Casper](https://blog.ethereum.org/2015/08/01/introducing-casper-friendly-ghost/) (Dev Channel) – Proof of Stake Protocol  
 [![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/ethereum/casper-scaling-and-protocol-economics](https://badges.gitter.im/ethereum/casper-scaling-and-protocol-economics.svg)](https://gitter.im/ethereum/casper-scaling-and-protocol-economics?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)  
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 - > kcchng: We are working with Yunbi / Gatecoin to come up with a solution where fees will remain. In a decentralized exchange it will also remain. Of course, a different exchange could try and remove the fees involved, but the act of depositing / withdrawal of tokens will also lead to txn fees. However, DGX is actually much more than just trading, it is making gold tokens useful in the ecosystem. So they will be used in payment processing (Debit card integration with Monolith, Onebit by TenX), lending and savings platforms (wetrust), ICOs (Reidao) -- all these names mentioned here are active partnerships we have secured. It'ss application will be much wider than just trading, so as the ecosystem grows, dgx volume grows which will be beneficial to digixDAO.
 - Code audit will take 4-6 weeks and will begin on May 1st.
 - @whysos3rious will be looking through the code-base in addition to DappHub
-
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+## [Etherplay](http://etherplay.io) – The Transparent Skill Game Platform[![Join the chat at http://slack.etherplay.io](https://i1.wp.com/theetherian.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/slack_mark_web.png?ssl=1&w=50)](http://slack.etherplay.io)
+- Submitted a PR for [Status](https://status.im/) to integrate our demo game
+- Had a blast presenting Etherplay at [CoinfestUK](https://www.coinfestuk.org/)
+- Continue working on a new game
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 ## [Ethlance](http://ethlance.com/) – Decentralized freelancing platform with 0% fee[![Join the chat at https://ethlance.slack.com/](https://i1.wp.com/theetherian.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/slack_mark_web.png?ssl=1&w=50)](https://ethlance.slack.com/)  
 - [Job sponsorship](https://blog.ethlance.com/ethlance-introducing-job-sponsorships-84a7f7ca07d3) update is now online!
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 ## [FirstBlood](https://firstblood.io/) – Decentralized E-Sports Rewards Platform[![Join the chat at https://firstbloodio.slack.com/signup](https://i1.wp.com/theetherian.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/slack_mark_web.png?ssl=1&w=50)](https://firstbloodio.slack.com/signup)  
-- [Update](https://firstbloodio.slack.com/archives/C1QHSF19B/p1491570615701646).
+- Alpha unfortunately postponed due couple of critical bugs related to scaling
+    - Dev team had marathon session of almost 24 hours trying to fix issue only to find themselves deeper in the rabbit hole
+    - Bug crunching resumed in earnest over weekend
+    - Despite bugs, platform working "really nicely"
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 ## [Giveth](http://www.giveth.io/) - Crowd Funded Donation Dapp[![Join the chat at http://slack.giveth.io/](https://i1.wp.com/theetherian.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/slack_mark_web.png?ssl=1&w=50)](https://slack.giveth.io/)[![Check out the github at https://github.com/Giveth](https://a248.e.akamai.net/assets.github.com/images/icons/emoji/octocat.png)](https://github.com/Giveth)
--  
+- Giveth CEO Griff Green helping anybody in need of help withdrawing DAO Funds. Click [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/641ge0/less_than_7_days_to_withdraw_your_the_dao_to_etc/dfyru6f/) for info.
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 ## [Gnosis](https://gnosis.pm/) - Prediction Market[![Join the chat at https://slack.gnosis.pm/](https://i1.wp.com/theetherian.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/slack_mark_web.png?ssl=1&w=50)](https://slack.gnosis.pm/)  
 - Anticipation for the GNO token sale reaching a fevered pitch: A short [overview](https://blog.gnosis.pm/a-short-overview-of-the-gnosis-token-auction-10288a07135f)
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 ## [MakerDAO](http://makerdao.com/) - Stable Token and Decentralized Marketplace
 [![Join the chat at https://chat.makerdao.com/channel/general](https://theetherian.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/chat-icon.png?ssl=1&w=50)](https://chat.makerdao.com/channel/general)  
-- 
+- [Maker Meeting Notes 2017 April 2nd — Steemit](https://steemit.com/makerdao/@kennyrowe/maker-meeting-notes-2017-april-2nd)
+- Great piece on Maker by Nick Tomaino(@nt): [Stablecoins: A Holy Grail in Digital Currency](https://thecontrol.co/stablecoins-a-holy-grail-in-digital-currency-b64f3371e111)
+- On SAI (simple DAI):
+    - SAI (simple dai) is a CDP engine that supports a single collateral type and uses a special model for claiming the collateral which makes the system more simple and have higher liquidity, but also more reliant on the price feeds
+    - it uses an asset called SKR to represent claims to the collateral in the event of a global settlement (so it isnt like MKR at all)
+    - it will be possible to stop SAI at any time, in the event of a security issue or for other reasons, and then all SAI holders will be able to claim ETH directly at face value (unless the system is undercollateralized, in which case they get a haircut), and the leftover collateral goes to the CDP holders
+    - SKR is received when one deposits ETH into the system and can be used as collateral
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 ## [MelonPort](https://melonport.com/) – “Blockchain Software for Asset Management”[![Join the chat at http://chat.melonport.com/](https://i1.wp.com/theetherian.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/slack_mark_web.png?ssl=1&w=50)](http://chat.melonport.com/)  
-- 17th of April  [meet up](https://www.meetup.com/Melon-Mondays/events/239039579/).
-- [Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz_nOzWL46c) on Melonport protocol.
-- Melonport gets new price feeds from Oraclize and CryptoCompare - [ibtimes](http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/melonport-gets-new-price-feeds-oraclize-cryptocompare-1615761).
+- April 17th [MeetUp](https://www.meetup.com/Melon-Mondays/events/239039579/) in London
+- [Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz_nOzWL46c) on Melonport protocol
+- Melonport gets new price feeds from Oraclize and CryptoCompare - [ibtimes](http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/melonport-gets-new-price-feeds-oraclize-cryptocompare-1615761)
 
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 ## [Status](http://status.im/) – Mobile Ethereum OS[![Join the chat at http://slack.status.im/](https://i1.wp.com/theetherian.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/slack_mark_web.png?ssl=1&w=50)](http://slack.status.im/)  
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     - Link to LinkedIn Profile
     - Examples of Prior Work
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-## [Etherplay](http://etherplay.io) – The Transparent Skill Game Platform[![Join the chat at http://slack.etherplay.io](https://i1.wp.com/theetherian.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/slack_mark_web.png?ssl=1&w=50)](http://slack.etherplay.io)
-- Submitted a PR for [Status](https://status.im/) to integrate our demo game
-- Had a blast presenting Etherplay at [CoinfestUK](https://www.coinfestuk.org/)
-- Continue working on a new game
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 Shout-outs:
 
 - Big thanks to Evan Van Ness for featuring us in his weekly post, please give him a subscription to his weekly email newsletter. His weekly post is the most in-depth and informative look into the ethereum ecosystem you’re going to get. Here’s a link to his site: http://www.weekinethereum.com/
 - A nod of appreciation to @3esmit for putting so much work into our internal Etherian participation token.
-- Big thanks to Joe Urgo for featuring us in his daily post, The Dapp Daily. The Dapp Daily is your go-to daily summary of what’s happening in the ethereum ecosystem.
+- Big thanks to Joe Urgo for featuring us in his daily post, [The Dapp Daily](https://dappdaily.com/). He just posted this excellent [Ethereum Reading List For Prospective Dapp Developers](https://dappdaily.com/ethereum-reading-list-for-prospective-dapp-developers-15d515383b23)
 - Check out ethercast for a full list of dapps – http://dapps.ethercasts.com/
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