As the week ends, let's take a moment to look back at what we've achieved in the past few days and see what we've got to look forward to in the week to come.

BasicSwap 📈

We're still continuing our research into adding additional data and messaging networks on BasicSwap to act as fallback options and to help load balance in case of high usage of the platform. We're currently testing various networks to assess their compatibility, and should have a clearer picture soon which one is suitable.

Additionally to that, we've pushed a series of fixes and improvements to the codebase:

  • Fix can_accept for upgraded databases (1)
  • Updated test_prepare (1)
  • Add test_prepare to CI (1)
  • Fixed addcoin script that enables the addition of coins on the DEX (1)

User Interface Refactor 🖥️

We're currently undertaking a significant refactoring of the GUI's JavaScript code. While these changes won't be visible to end users, they organize the code into better-defined classes and will make it considerably more digestible, particularly for external contributors interested in making code contributions.

We expect to complete this refactoring effort in the coming days. Once finished, we'll immediately begin working on integrating market making functionalities directly into the GUI. This development will substantially improve the user experience for those who regularly trade on BasicSwap.

New Development Cycle 📝

As mentioned recently, the current development cycle for BasicSwap DEX will focus on the following items:

  • Integration of additional data/messaging layers to provide more redundancy and stability to BasicSwap;
  • Integration of light nodes (e.g., Electrum) as a user option. This would enable users to use SPV wallets instead of full nodes to trade on BasicSwap, significantly reducing the storage requirements and improving the time it takes to get BasicSwap ready;
  • Integration of market making and offer automations to enable more advanced management of trades and price management;
  • Completion of the Quick Swaps page that aggregates offers and makes it more intuitive for takers.

As always, we thank you immensely for your passion and dedication to Particl and what it's working towards achieving. None of it would be possible without you all!

We wish you a great weekend we'll see you all back on Monday! 👋

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