Stratis Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)

We are excited to announce that Stratis Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) is now available as a production release. With a Stratis DLT solution, enterprise customers can deploy private, federated blockchain solutions that are capable of storing and tracking information other than the ownership of a cryptographic token.
Like the Stratis C# Full Node, Stratis DLT is written entirely in C# on the Microsoft .NET Framework. By leveraging the Stratis C# Full Node, a Stratis DLT solution enables enterprises to deploy performant, private and optimised blockchain solutions within their environments. In addition, the features you would expect from an enterprise offering are readily available, including rights assignment and scalability.
Chris Trew, CEO and Founder of Stratis Group Ltd stated:

This is a great achievement for Stratis, enabling Stratis Technologies to be flexible and meet the needs of organizations in both the private and public sectors that require a bespoke private solution.

Stratis is already working with customers to deploy DLT – for more information and to deploy the Stratis DLT solution in your business, contact the Stratis Consultancy team here.

December 12, 2018

Stratis Core Production Release

Stratis is pleased to announce the production release of the Stratis Core wallet, which comes with additional functionality and an improved user experience overall. This production release of Stratis Core runs with the latest version of the Stratis Full Node as the back end, which means this release is the most stable and secure so far.
Several new features have been added to the Stratis Core wallet since the previous version, this includes but is not limited to.

Ability to Resync
Address Book Feature
Cold-Staking
ExtPubKey Retrieval
Large-Scale Address Generation
Node Statistics
Pagination

For added security, Stratis Core also allows an optional passphrase to be used in conjunction with the mnemonic to generate your wallet’s private seed adding further security to your funds.
Stratis Core is immediately available for download and installation from the wallets page.
In addition, a guide has been put together to aid existing users of StratisX in migrating to Stratis Core, this guide can be viewed here.

December 12, 2018

Stratis Full Node Production Release

Stratis is proud to announce the production release of the Stratis C# Full Node on Mainnet. The Stratis Full Node uses the Microsoft .NET Core platform and is a C# port of Bitcoin Core. While StratisX nodes were limited to the Stratis blockchain network, the Stratis Full Node is capable of functioning as a peer on either the Stratis or Bitcoin network.
The Stratis Full Node replaces StratisX as the engine powering the Stratis blockchain network. Stratis Smart Contracts in C# and Sidechains have been built on top of this new technology. Future advancements in the Stratis blockchain will also be built on this solid foundation, and therefore this production release marks a significant point on the Stratis roadmap.
A future-proof and environmentally stable Proof-of-Stake algorithm drives Stratis nodes, and this release of the Full Node is suitable for staking STRAT on Mainnet. Cold staking is also included as part of this production release, and this feature will be activated when 95% of stakers have adopted this release.
One of the aims when designing the Stratis Full Node was to make it component-based using a clean and customizable architecture. For example, Proof-of-Stake, Proof-of-Work, and Proof-of-Authority algorithms are all supported, and a Stratis Full Node can be set up to run with any of these. While a reference implementation is provided, this can easily be swapped out to work with an implementation that has been customized to work with a different database. At a more granular level, consensus rules can be added or removed as required.
Including and excluding individual components to create a Full Node tailored to a specific purpose is simple, and the Stratis Full Node can also be easily extended to include custom features. Future developments will adhere to the existing philosophy and follow a modular design.
As the Stratis Full Node has been built from the ground up in C# on the .NET Framework, Stratis has been able to incorporate optimizations. For example, when it comes to downloading the complete Stratis blockchain, the Stratis Full Node can do this significantly faster than a StratisX node, without compromising on security.
Despite the innovations made when designing the Stratis Full Node, the Full Node still uses, out-of-the-box, a protocol that is very similar to the Bitcoin protocol, and therefore familiar to those who know Bitcoin.
Migrating from StratisX to the Stratis Full Node is a straightforward process, and full documentation on how to do this is available here.
The production release of the Stratis Full Node is immediately available from the official GitHub repository or can be seamlessly deployed to Azure via the Azure Marketplace.

September 26, 2018

Stratis Q4 Development Roadmap

The Stratis Q4 Development Roadmap is now publicly available and provides an overview of the key deliverables to come from Stratis heading into the new year. Much of this work begun during Q3 of this year and the end of 2018 will see Stratis deliver a number of our core product offerings that will set us up for further customer engagement moving into 2019.
Stratis Full Node Production Release
The Stratis Full Node will be delivered as a production ready release. This will allow Stratis to embark on moving to a full C# Mainnet network.
Stratis Sidechains Production Release
Stratis Sidechains will be deployable on Stratis Mainnet allowing companies to create their own customized sidechains off the Stratis mainchain.
Smart Contracts in C# Production Release
The release of Stratis Smart Contracts in C# is scheduled for Q4 of this year. This will allow the development and deployment of Smart Contracts in C# onto Stratis sidechains.
Stratis ICO Platform V2
New features are being integrated into the Stratis ICO Platform. These features are based on feedback received from organisations utilising our ICO platform and also enhancements scheduled as part of our ongoing product development.
Stratis Cold Staking
The implementation of Stratis Cold Staking as part of the roadmap will enable Stratis holders to stake their balance in a cold-wallet. The activation of this technology is subject to the adoption of the Stratis Full Node.
Stratis DLT
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) is a requirement for the large majority of private institutions. Stratis has been diligently developing a C# DLT solution to fit the needs of organizations looking to utilize blockchain technology within a private environment.
Stratis Core
Stratis Core will be updated with the production ready instance of the Stratis Full Node. This will be our wallet to replace the existing StratisX (QT) staking wallet.
Breeze
The Breeze Wallet will be updated with additional features and will utilize the production ready instance of the Stratis Full Node.
Stratis Academy
There is a focus on creating even more content on the Stratis Academy allowing developers and organizations to gain a deeper understanding of how they can build on top of the Stratis Platform. In addition, the Stratis Academy user interface will have a new look and feel.
Breeze Privacy Protocol for STRAT
Following the successful release of the Breeze Privacy Protocol for Bitcoin we will also be delivering the same functionality for STRAT. This will enable users to increase their anonymity when interacting with the Stratis token.

September 5, 2018

Stratis Partners with UK Meds

Stratis is pleased to announce our latest partnership with the UK’s fastest growing online pharmacy, UK Meds.
UK Meds is the fastest growing online pharmacy in the UK, digitally handling between 3,000 and 4,000 patient prescriptions each day. The company will deploy Stratis’ blockchain technology to improve patient safety across the online pharmacy sector as a whole, reducing instances of patients ordering multiple prescriptions.
By ensuring each patient’s request for a prescription is logged on a shared and immutable distributed ledger across a group of UK online pharmacies, the programme ensures patients can only access prescribed quantities of medication. Doctors dealing with online consultations and pharmacies preparing medication will have the ability to cross reference patients using a unique identifier assigned to each individual. Any previous request for medication across all online pharmacies in the programme will be easily referenceable using Stratis’ technology, ensuring patients receive correct prescriptions.
Joe Soiza, CEO at UK Meds commented:

Despite screening our own customers by IP addresses, phone numbers, cookies and many other factors, there isn’t a cross-industry solution to identify patients attempting to obtain multiple orders of drugs, with opioids being a particular example. Clearly our entire industry needs to come together to ensure we do everything possible to protect the vulnerable and utilizing Stratis’ technology can help us achieve that.
The Stratis Platform provides a highly secure blockchain solution that can be shared across the industry to provide a trusted and verifiable record of patient requests for medicine. We are initiating this programme, and we have over 10 online pharmacies onboard already. It’s our ambition for this to become the de facto standard across the entire UK industry.

Stratis’ technology will also be used to improve UK Meds’ own supply-chain by deploying Stratis’ Smart Contracts in C#, this is essentially code running on top of a blockchain enabling them to undertake specific tasks, at critical stages. In combination with track and trace logistics solutions, each shipment of medication will be logged on the blockchain when originally produced by the manufacturer, during points of distribution and again on arrival at UK Meds to certify pharmaceutical shipments are correctly packed, arrive in fine condition and remain securely sealed in the correct quantity.
Chris Trew, CEO at Stratis added:

This is a great example of blockchain being deployed where its unique qualities will make a real difference. Using traditional IT solutions to solve this issue would require a significant expense and would undoubtedly be administered by a third-party organization. With blockchain, the industry can cooperate on the critical issue of patient safety using a shared version of the truth.

August 29, 2018

Stratis ICO Platform available on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace

Stratis is happy to announce that the ICO Platform is now listed and available for deployment via the Azure Marketplace, making it the first Blockchain-Based Web App solution available on the Marketplace.

Chris Trew stated “Utilizing the Stratis ICO Platform on Azure allows ICO Administrators to leverage the advantages of Azure’s PaaS offerings. Removing the headaches with typical standalone virtual machine deployments that are all too common. Our solution tied with Microsoft Azure allows an ICO Administrator to ensure their data is safe and their ICO is always available.”

Following the May release of The Stratis ICO Platform, which allows an ICO to be deployed in minutes, we have implemented a number of enhancements.
Firstly, the Stratis ICO Platform now allows the issuer to screen out participants by geography. By integrating functionality from IP Stack, the ICO platform now identifies an ICO participant’s geography by their IP address, with a screening list to limit the use of VPNs and TOR. This enhancement is an important step for ICO issuers that wish to avoid contributions from a particular geography for regulatory or legal reasons. It is now straightforward to screen out contributions from the US, for example. This update further enhances the utility of the Stratis ICO Platform, making it even easier to run a compliant ICO.
The Stratis ICO Platform utilises Hierarchical Deterministic Wallets. This provides added security for issuers as funds collected during the ICO are not stored on a server. As part of today’s announced enhancements, the Stratis Breeze Wallet now includes additional features required to display ICO contributions that breach the address gap-limit. This update means issuers using the Breeze Wallet with its new ‘Advanced Tab’ can very reliably and simply retrieve their ExtPubKey, generate addresses and resynchronize to a given date.
The Stratis ICO Platform is now available via the Azure Marketplace:
https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps/stratis-group-ltd.stratis-ico-platform-windows
The Breeze Wallet is available here:
https://github.com/stratisproject/Breeze/releases/latest
If you’re interested in running an ICO and are in need of some consultancy, do not hesitate to Contact Us.

August 1, 2018

Breeze with Privacy Protocol Mainnet Release

The Breeze Wallet with Breeze Privacy Protocol public Mainnet release is now available and represents a key step in our product development roadmap. The Breeze Wallet showcases our technology with a strong emphasis on privacy and security on the blockchain network. This primarily serves organizations that want to obfuscate business to business transactions securely on the blockchain.
This version of the Breeze Wallet includes the Breeze Privacy Protocol feature as well as a user-friendly interface.  It also features the Masternode Client Discovery protocol where the blockchain is used to discover, validate, and connect to a Stratis Masternode, which provides the privacy protocol service. This discovery process is undertaken in a decentralized and trustless manner that is resistant to network disruption.
This is a Mainnet release and is now open to the public. Enhancements made to both the Breeze Wallet user interface and the Masternode Client Discovery Protocol have been incorporated into this release.
For more information about how the Breeze Masternode registration protocols works, please visit this technical blog post:
/2017/10/30/masternode_registration_protocol/
Download the Breeze Wallet with Breeze Privacy Protocol for Mainnet from the link below. The wallet will then automatically discover and connect to an available Mainnet Stratis Masternode.
Download
https://github.com/BreezeHub/BreezeProject/releases/latest
User Guides
Download for Breeze Wallet User Guide
/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Breeze-Wallet-with-Privacy-Protocol-User-Guide-v1.1.pdf
Download for Stratis MasterNode User Guide
/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Stratis-Masternode-Installation-Guide-for-Windows-v1.2.pdf

July 25, 2018

The ‘Stratis Puzzle’ Challenge

Stratis is seeking the ‘best of the best’ with a series of 12 sequential puzzles, each more challenging than the last. Each task tests general logic, blockchain knowledge, cryptography and aptitude with the Stratis Platform itself.
Chris Trew, Stratis CEO added: “Finding talented blockchain developers is notoriously difficult as demand far outweighs supply. The puzzle is our way of connecting with new talent, but equally the winner might choose to walk away with the cash prize, and that’s absolutely fine too.”
The top prize, equivalent to over $10,000, will remain locked in a wallet controlled by the private key that is recovered after solving all 12 of the Puzzle’s tasks. Each task reveals a single word from the mnemonic phrase that provides access to the wallet holding the prize fund.
There are also two development roles up for grabs on the Stratis core team with an automatic job offer made to the first contestant that solves at least 10 of the 12 tasks.
Krushang Patel, Stratis CMO commented: “If you think you have what it takes to mix it with the best in the community, then we encourage you to try the Stratis Puzzle. We have two genuine roles on offer as part of our core team, and the puzzle was the most logical and entertaining way we could think to fill them.”
Anyone that wants to give the puzzle a try should begin with the first task. Once contestants have solved the first puzzle, which requires no blockchain knowledge, the next step will be revealed.
The prize fund can be viewed on the Stratis blockchain explorer here
Stratis Puzzle, first task:
This is the first of the 12 tasks that make up the Stratis puzzle, an additional step will be revealed once this below task is completed.

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Anyone interested in the Stratis Puzzle can join the Stratis #puzzle Discord channel for community discussion on the various tasks. Blockchain is a collaborative and open source environment, Stratis recognizes that people may collaborate.

July 18, 2018

Stratis Identity iOS Release

Today, we are proud to release the free Stratis Identity app for Apple iOS devices. Built on top of the Stratis platform, this showcases personal and corporate identity management capabilities on the Stratis blockchain. The Stratis Identity app delivers a real use case for users to attest their identity on an immutable ledger and share that data with others.
Stratis CEO Chris Trew explains, “Mass adoption of blockchain will only come through simplicity, and Stratis Identity offers a streamlined way to verify one’s identity through popular social media accounts, using pre-existing Microsoft, LinkedIn or Google account information. Once one’s true identity is established through our app, a Stratis Identity can be shared securely without ever exposing any specific user’s sensitive personal data.”
Stratis Identity app creates a permanent, unique record of a person or organization’s identity on the Stratis blockchain and provides permission-only access to that identification. Each online social media profile has information linked to it (username, e-mail, job title, etc.) stored by the account provider.
Key features of the Stratis Identity app include:

Creation of a unique Stratis Blockchain identity, registered and secured on the Stratis blockchain
Attest your identity by logging into a selection of social media accounts such as Microsoft, Google and LinkedIn
Proof of ownership of online accounts via sharing your unique public addresses and transaction hashes
Validate other people’s Stratis Identities using the built-in verification tool

The free Stratis Identity app is available for iOS devices using the download link below:
http://bit.ly/stratisidentityios
How to install the Stratis Identify app for iOS?
1. Navigate to the Stratis Identity iOS app download link using your iOS device

2. Click Install

3. Go to home screen to check progress

4. A dialog will appear prompting you to trust Stratis Group Ltd.

5. Open “Settings” and go to “General -> Device Management”

6. Choose to trust “Stratis Group Ltd”

7. Your Stratis Identity iOS app is ready for use now and enjoy!

July 6, 2018

Stratis Q1/Q2 Development Update

Stratis is pleased to share a summary of development milestones based on the Q1/Q2 2018 roadmap. This update highlights the key releases delivered by Stratis in the first half of 2018.
Full Node
The release of the Full Node mainnet beta was a significant milestone for Stratis. Enhancements were made across core components such as the P2P code and consensus protocol.
Release Date: 28th March 2018
Stratis Core (Full Node GUI)
Stratis Core was successfully released on mainnet, improving user experience and functionality. This release also included an updated instance of the Stratis Full Node.
Release Date: 11th April 2018
ICO Platform
The Stratis ICO Platform was made available and is easily deployable on Microsoft Azure. This platform is feature-rich, including support for HD Wallet and integrated KYC support.
Release Date: 9th May 2018
Breeze Wallet with Privacy Protocol
Stratis is aware of the excitement around the Breeze with Privacy Protocol release and appreciates the continued patience. Work is progressing on the project and further updates will be communicated in due course.
Release Date: To be confirmed.
Stratis Academy
The Stratis Academy allows developers to gain an in-depth knowledge of blockchain technology utilizing the Stratis Platform. This release was well received by the development community and we will be carrying out regular updates to the content.
Release Date: 28th June 2018
Stratis Identity
Stratis has added additional features to the Identity iOS App and have resubmitted the application to Apple for App Store approval. Stratis Identity is readily available for Android on the Google Play Store.
Release Date: To be confirmed.
Stratis Smart Contracts
C# developers can now start building their own smart contracts in native C# and deploy them on the Stratis blockchain. This alpha release is the first smart contracts platform built entirely from the ground up in native C# on the .NET framework.
Stratis has designed an example that developers can follow on the Stratis Academy.
Release date: 16th May 2018
Stratis Sidechains
The Stratis Sidechains alpha release unlocked the possibilities of scaling the Stratis blockchain using sidechains. This was achieved using a Two-Way Federated Peg solution that enables cross-chain transactions to and from a sidechain.
Release Date: 27th June 2018
Chris Trew stated “Our Q1/Q2 2018 development roadmap was intentionally aggressive in terms of what we wanted to achieve. I’m proud of what the team has delivered, with the introduction of important updates to the Stratis Platform. The ability to run smart contracts and to provision sidechains opens up a world of potential applications that enterprises can build on the Stratis Platform. I look forward to seeing the creative innovations third-party developers will realise.”
Stratis is looking forward to the second half of 2018 and will be publishing the Q3/Q4 roadmap in the coming weeks.

Stratis Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)

Stratis Core Production Release

Stratis Full Node Production Release

Stratis Q4 Development Roadmap

Stratis Partners with UK Meds

Stratis ICO Platform available on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace

Breeze with Privacy Protocol Mainnet Release

The ‘Stratis Puzzle’ Challenge

Stratis Identity iOS Release

Stratis Q1/Q2 Development Update

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