While I spend most of my time coding back-end stuff and thinking through game theory and security for different concepts and applications there has been a lot of updates to dlux.io that haven't gotten much attention around Hive. @markegiles has put a lot of work not only into site aesthetics and usability, but into documentation all the way down to press.
I want to take a few minutes here to highlight some of the changes. Let's start with our logo.
Our Logo has been rotated a few degrees which gives it a perspective similar to the Hive H Logo.
Additionally we have an About page with some clearer verbiage about what DLUX is and does.
dApps: Decentralized Applications
DLUX is an open source project built on the Hive blockchain that started as a way for users to build, post, and monetize virtual reality experiences without needing to know any code themselves. By leveraging networked A-Frame, visitor avatars spawn into social VR rooms with interconnecting portals to other places, all in-browser across mobile, headsets, and desktop computers. With full Hive wallet integration, the ability to purchase and tip became a reality for VR art galleries, AR menu systems, and 2D web dApps.
DeFi: Decentralized Finance
As the project grew, the need for an oracle arose to control how user assets can be packaged, pinned, and distributed. Now much more than a decentralized metaverse, DLUX is a full DeFi (decentralized finance) solution. The DLUX token architecture includes the ability to time lock tokens for vote power or governance collateral, and a DEX (decentralized exchange) enables atomic swaps of assets between users. No central authority exists, instead the novel use of a DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) with governance collateral held in escrow by smart contracts ensures orders placed on the DEX are safe. The users maintain consensus in a deterministic way by reading the Hive chain block-by-block and broadcasting their response.
Hive: Social Blockchain
Building on the blazing fast blockchain foundation of Hive, DLUX has been first to market with many exciting L2 (layer two) features already in public beta. Updates in closed alpha that are coming soon include a community controlled multi-signature wallet that will enable bridges to other cryptocurrencies, partial fill orders on the DEX (nonatomic swaps), and community proposals. Accounts holding DLUX Governance will be able to vote on code changes and how various community funds are spent.
Open: Free
Move past a scarcity mindset by building on Hive, with no fees, and no code required. The barrier to entry for VR, dApps, and crypto projects is gone, making DLUX the most accessible dApp platform in the crypto space. And it's open source so anyone can improve the software or remix it for their projects.
The about page also features our relationships and media coverage. As well as press kit and disclaimers.
Our Documentation has been updated to help aid new users understand some of the complexity available and hidden by some of our other toolkits.
Several people now have experimented with our different ways to build new experiences and share their creations:
DLUX Apps is a growing list featuring content by @elgeko @bil.prag @a1-shroom-spores @markegiles @disregardfiat @hallmann with more being added.
While work continues on the DEX, it's currently fully usable as an Atomic Swap DEX. Come on over to trade your Hive and HBD
Proposal 152 is currently 69% towards being funded. This proposal is meant to help the DEX become more secure with additional features that will be useful for several additional uses around HIVE. This Open Source project will be adaptable by any community for any programmable purpose(HBD Stabalizer, DEX, NFTs, Cross-chain bridges and exchanges) I'd love to have your support for what I feel is one of the most unique and far reaching projects in the crypto-verse right now. All on HIVE.
