Alephium Launches Squires Program for Community Growth
Alephium Launches Squires Program for Community Growth
🛡️ Knights Wanted: Earn $ALPH
Alephium has launched its Squires program, offering community members opportunities to earn $ALPH through active participation and contributions.
- No Application Process: Program focuses on direct impact and contribution
- Multiple Ways to Participate:
- Tweet about Alephium
- Create content
- Make meaningful contributions
The initiative aims to grow Alephium's ecosystem as a scalable Proof of Work L1 blockchain.
Join the community: Alephium Squires Telegram
🛡 Become a Squire. Earn $ALPH. Join the Guard. The Alephium Squires program is now open. 🎯 Tweet. Create. Contribute. Get rewards. 🌱 Help grow the most scalable Proof of Work L1 No applications. Just impact. 📲 Join: t.me/alephiumsquires
Ralph-LSP Introduces Soft Parser for Enhanced Developer Experience
Alephium's Ralph-LSP has integrated a new Soft Parser system, marking a significant improvement in developer experience. Key updates: - Continuous IDE support even with incomplete code - Enhanced code navigation and reference tools - Smoother development workflow similar to mainstream languages The update builds on previous improvements including multi-workspace mode and compatibility across different code editors. Latest release available at [Ralph-LSP GitHub](http://github.com/alephium/ralph-lsp/releases/tag/v0.3.27) Try it now: Install from VS Code's pre-release channel or check the releases page for other editors.
Desktop and Mobile Wallets Now Support Groupless Addresses
Desktop Wallet v3.1.0 and Mobile Wallet beta v2.3.0 now support Groupless Addresses, a key feature of the Danube upgrade. The update brings clearer transaction details, with amounts shown without fees and improved transparency when signing execute script transactions. Other improvements include network switching in the header, WalletConnect network ID visibility, and enhanced website caching. The Backend team added support for conflicted transactions and released Danube-compatible SDK v2.0.0.
DIA Oracle Grants and Mainnet Staking Launch
DIA Oracle has launched its Grants program and Mainnet staking functionality, marking a significant development in blockchain infrastructure. Alephium is participating in this initiative aimed at supporting developers and accelerating dApp innovation. This follows DIA's recent Lumina mainnet launch, which introduced fully on-chain, verifiable oracle capabilities. - Grants program now active - Mainnet staking operational - Supporting next-gen dApp development Developers can now apply for grants and participate in the staking program.
Alephium's Danube Upgrade Enhances Smart Contract Development
Alephium's latest Danube upgrade introduces significant improvements to smart contract development: - **Chained Contract Calls**: Enables multi-step transactions like A→B→C swaps in one TX - **Auto-handling** of dust amounts and deposits, reducing boilerplate code - **Enhanced Security** with new caller identification functions - **Improved Developer Tools** including unit testing in Ralph The upgrade maintains UTXO security while enabling greater composability and cleaner DeFi workflows. Developers can now build more complex dApps with less code and lower risk of bugs. [Learn more about Danube features](https://docs.alephium.org/ralph/danube-features/)
BlockFlow Algorithm Optimization Reduces CPU Usage on Testnet
Key development updates from the Alephium team: - **Backend Improvements**: New BlockFlow algorithm implementation reduces high CPU usage on testnet through enhanced mining job handling - **Infrastructure Updates**: Testnet explorer backend successfully migrated to match mainnet specifications - **Wallet Development**: - Desktop Wallet v3.0 in final testing phase with new stackable notifications - Mobile Wallet v2.1.2 awaiting Apple approval, v2.1.3 available on TestFlight - Website CMS evaluation ongoing with multiple options under review Documentation expanded to include third-party contract interaction guides. ESLint configurations improved across projects.