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Dear Storj Supporters,We are nearing the launch of Test Group B and are currently running a preliminary test. You can help test our software by following the instructions below for Windows. Instructions for Linux/Ubuntu are available on the dataserv ... [More] GitHub repository.Storj Dataserv-Client 1.1.0 Setup Windows1 - Download the Storj dataserv-client 1.1.0 Windows Executable file here.2 - Unzip the file into a folder of your choice on your local hard drive.3 - Then open a command prompt (CMD.exe) and browse to the folder you just unzipped, for example, by typing: C: (or whatever letter your hard drive is); then you can type:cd c:\dataserv-client\If you can’t locate the dataserv-client folder this way, open the folder with Windows Explorer then select and copy the text in the explorer bar. Back in CMD type cd, press the space bar once, then move your mouse into the black side of the CMD window, right click, select ‘’paste’’ and press enter.4 - Then type:dataserv-client.exe --address <YOUR ADDRESS> registerReplace <YOUR ADDRESS> with your SJCX address. The < > are simply placeholders, delete them before pressing enter.5 - Then type: dataserv-client.exe --address <YOUR ADDRESS> --max_size <SPACE IN BYTES> --store_path <PATH TO FOLDER> buildReplace <YOUR ADDRESS> with your SJCX address, <SPACE IN BYTES> with the number of bytes you want to store, for this test 500GB would be sufficient, so that is 536870912000 in bytes. To help you convert from GB to Bytes you can use this website here. You can store as much as you want over or below 500GB. Replace <PATH TO FOLDER> with the path to a folder you have created to store data for this test. Make sure you choose an amount of storage that you have space for on your hard drive.The build process can take up to several hours depending on the size specified. While the process is running your cursor will blink. You can see the build progress by checking the folder properties. The size of the folder and the number of files should increase every few minutes. When the build process is complete you will return to the command prompt.6 - Then type:dataserv-client.exe --address <YOUR ADDRESS> pollReplace <YOUR ADDRESS> with your SJCX address.You will then see your command prompt continuously displaying: Pinging http://104.236.104.117 with address <YOUR ADDRESS>Once you are pinging you are done, keep it running.If you encounter any problems, you can get real-time help in our community Slack. If you haven’t joined us yet, sign up now.Note that you will need 10,000 SJCX in your address to receive any rewards for this test. Crowdsale addresses can participate with any amount of SJCX but for full rewards they will need a balance of 10,000 SJCX or more. More details on rewards to follow.Have a great day,The Storj Team [Less]

The Storj project has formally incorporated, and is now Storj Labs Inc. Storj Labs will now be responsible for project development, community management, and a few other things we’re very excited about. This is not a change of course. It has always ... [More] been our intention to incorporate, and you’ll notice that a significant amount of our code references Storj Labs in the copyright line.Over the next few days we’ll be moving all the BTC and SJCX from the project wallets to the wallets owned by Storj Labs. It’s the the same project, and the same money, and all the same commitments about use of funds. We just need to maintain a clear division between corporate and non-corporate wallets for legal and tax purposes.When the transfers are complete, we’ll publish the new addresses. We maintain our commitment to transparent use of the crowdsale funds and SJCX, and reiterate our promise to spend these funds on producing the Storj protocol as open-source software. However, as part of this transition, some of the bitcoins will be converted to fiat currency to spend on necessary services and materials.Just to be clear, this is part of our plan to come out of low power mode, and put the money to work. We want to hire full time developers, and get the clients finished so that we can all use them. We’re excited to have you with us for the future of the Storj project. [Less]

The Storj project has formally incorporated, and is now Storj Labs Inc. Storj Labs will now be responsible for project development, community management, and a few other things we’re very excited about. This is not a change of course. It has always ... [More] been our intention to incorporate, and you’ll notice that a significant amount of our code references Storj Labs in the copyright line.Over the next few days we’ll be moving all the BTC and SJCX from the project wallets to the wallets owned by Storj Labs. It’s the the same project, and the same money, and all the same commitments about use of funds. We just need to maintain a clear division between corporate and non-corporate wallets for legal and tax purposes.When the transfers are complete, we’ll publish the new addresses. We maintain our commitment to transparent use of the crowdsale funds and SJCX, and reiterate our promise to spend these funds on producing the Storj protocol as open-source software. However, as part of this transition, some of the bitcoins will be converted to fiat currency to spend on necessary services and materials.Just to be clear, this is part of our plan to come out of low power mode, and put the money to work. We want to hire full time developers, and get the clients finished so that we can all use them. We’re excited to have you with us for the future of the Storj project. [Less]

The Storj project has formally incorporated, and is now Storj Labs Inc. Storj Labs will now be responsible for project development, community management, and a few other things we’re very excited about. This is not a change of course. It has always ... [More] been our intention to incorporate, and you’ll notice that a significant amount of our code references Storj Labs in the copyright line.Over the next few days we’ll be moving all the BTC and SJCX from the project wallets to the wallets owned by Storj Labs. It’s the the same project, and the same money, and all the same commitments about use of funds. We just need to maintain a clear division between corporate and non-corporate wallets for legal and tax purposes.When the transfers are complete, we’ll publish the new addresses. We maintain our commitment to transparent use of the crowdsale funds and SJCX, and reiterate our promise to spend these funds on producing the Storj protocol as open-source software. However, as part of this transition, some of the bitcoins will be converted to fiat currency to spend on necessary services and materials.Just to be clear, this is part of our plan to come out of low power mode, and put the money to work. We want to hire full time developers, and get the clients finished so that we can all use them. We’re excited to have you with us for the future of the Storj project. [Less]

DriveShare Test Group B ProgressOur DriveShare Test Group B is fast approaching and we want to share the progress made so far. Our lead developer, Shawn, has been rewriting the Test Group A code, and is targeting a developer release toward the end of ... [More] the month. Meanwhile, core contributor, Fabe, is improving the efficiency of the audit algorithm. For real-time updates or contribute to the project please join our #dev channel on Slack.Storj Labs entered Top 50 Startups at Pioneers Festivals 2015More than 1,600 startups from 90+ countries applied for Pioneers Festival 2015 at the Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna. Storj Labs was selected as one of the Top 50 Startups at Pioneers. James did a fantastic job pitching Storj on stage. Storj received an overwhelming amount of attention during the event from attendees. The team also had the chance to meet with notable figures in the crypto community that have also shown amazing support for Storj. ListHunt picked Storj Labs as one of the top 5 best startups during the event.Storjcoin X (SJCX) is available on ShapeShift.ioWe are pleased to announce that ShapeShift.io now supports SJCX. ShapeShift, a Swiss-based web/API platform providing instant conversion of over 30 crypto-currencies including bitcoin, provides consumers with unparalleled efficiency and protection, while unencumbering users from creating accounts, depositing funds, or providing private and/or personal information.SJCXCARD for Spells of Genesis/Moonga GamesOur friends at EverdreamSoft, maker of Moonga and the upcoming Spells of Genesis game, have created The SJCXCARD playable as “Storj Library”. Just 1000 of these rare trading cards will be available which can only be obtained with Storjcoin X (SJCX) on the Counterwallet DEX.Thank you for supporting the Storj community.The Storj Team  [Less]

DriveShare Test Group B ProgressOur DriveShare Test Group B is fast approaching and we want to share the progress made so far. Our lead developer, Shawn, has been rewriting the Test Group A code, and is targeting a developer release toward the end of ... [More] the month. Meanwhile, core contributor, Fabe, is improving the efficiency of the audit algorithm. For real-time updates or contribute to the project please join our #dev channel on Slack.Storj Labs entered Top 50 Startups at Pioneers Festivals 2015More than 1,600 startups from 90+ countries applied for Pioneers Festival 2015 at the Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna. Storj Labs was selected as one of the Top 50 Startups at Pioneers. James did a fantastic job pitching Storj on stage. Storj received an overwhelming amount of attention during the event from attendees. The team also had the chance to meet with notable figures in the crypto community that have also shown amazing support for Storj. ListHunt picked Storj Labs as one of the top 5 best startups during the event.Storjcoin X (SJCX) is available on ShapeShift.ioWe are pleased to announce that ShapeShift.io now supports SJCX. ShapeShift, a Swiss-based web/API platform providing instant conversion of over 30 crypto-currencies including bitcoin, provides consumers with unparalleled efficiency and protection, while unencumbering users from creating accounts, depositing funds, or providing private and/or personal information.SJCXCARD for Spells of Genesis/Moonga GamesOur friends at EverdreamSoft, maker of Moonga and the upcoming Spells of Genesis game, have created The SJCXCARD playable as “Storj Library”. Just 1000 of these rare trading cards will be available which can only be obtained with Storjcoin X (SJCX) on the Counterwallet DEX.Thank you for supporting the Storj community.The Storj Team  [Less]

DriveShare Test Group B ProgressOur DriveShare Test Group B is fast approaching and we want to share the progress made so far. Our lead developer, Shawn, has been rewriting the Test Group A code, and is targeting a developer release toward the end of ... [More] the month. Meanwhile, core contributor, Fabe, is improving the efficiency of the audit algorithm. For real-time updates or contribute to the project please join our #dev channel on Slack.Storj Labs entered Top 50 Startups at Pioneers Festivals 2015More than 1,600 startups from 90+ countries applied for Pioneers Festival 2015 at the Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna. Storj Labs was selected as one of the Top 50 Startups at Pioneers. James did a fantastic job pitching Storj on stage. Storj received an overwhelming amount of attention during the event from attendees. The team also had the chance to meet with notable figures in the crypto community that have also shown amazing support for Storj. ListHunt picked Storj Labs as one of the top 5 best startups during the event.Storjcoin X (SJCX) is available on ShapeShift.ioWe are pleased to announce that ShapeShift.io now supports SJCX. ShapeShift, a Swiss-based web/API platform providing instant conversion of over 30 crypto-currencies including bitcoin, provides consumers with unparalleled efficiency and protection, while unencumbering users from creating accounts, depositing funds, or providing private and/or personal information.SJCXCARD for Spells of Genesis/Moonga GamesOur friends at EverdreamSoft, maker of Moonga and the upcoming Spells of Genesis game, have created The SJCXCARD playable as “Storj Library”. Just 1000 of these rare trading cards will be available which can only be obtained with Storjcoin X (SJCX) on the Counterwallet DEX.Thank you for supporting the Storj community.The Storj Team  [Less]

DriveShare Test Group B ProgressOur DriveShare Test Group B is fast approaching and we want to share the progress made so far. Our lead developer, Shawn, has been rewriting the Test Group A code, and is targeting a developer release toward the end of ... [More] the month. Meanwhile, core contributor, Fabe, is improving the efficiency of the audit algorithm. For real-time updates or contribute to the project please join our #dev channel on Slack.Storj Labs entered Top 50 Startups at Pioneers Festivals 2015More than 1,600 startups from 90+ countries applied for Pioneers Festival 2015 at the Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna. Storj Labs was selected as one of the Top 50 Startups at Pioneers. James did a fantastic job pitching Storj on stage. Storj received an overwhelming amount of attention during the event from attendees. The team also had the chance to meet with notable figures in the crypto community that have also shown amazing support for Storj. ListHunt picked Storj Labs as one of the top 5 best startups during the event.Storjcoin X (SJCX) is available on ShapeShift.ioWe are pleased to announce that ShapeShift.io now supports SJCX. ShapeShift, a Swiss-based web/API platform providing instant conversion of over 30 crypto-currencies including bitcoin, provides consumers with unparalleled efficiency and protection, while unencumbering users from creating accounts, depositing funds, or providing private and/or personal information.SJCXCARD for Spells of Genesis/Moonga GamesOur friends at EverdreamSoft, maker of Moonga and the upcoming Spells of Genesis game, have created The SJCXCARD playable as “Storj Library”. Just 1000 of these rare trading cards will be available which can only be obtained with Storjcoin X (SJCX) on the Counterwallet DEX.Thank you for supporting the Storj community.The Storj Team  [Less]

DriveShare Test Group B ProgressOur DriveShare Test Group B is fast approaching and we want to share the progress made so far. Our lead developer, Shawn, has been rewriting the Test Group A code, and is targeting a developer release toward the end of ... [More] the month. Meanwhile, core contributor, Fabe, is improving the efficiency of the audit algorithm. For real-time updates or contribute to the project please join our #dev channel on Slack.Storj Labs entered Top 50 Startups at Pioneers Festivals 2015More than 1,600 startups from 90+ countries applied for Pioneers Festival 2015 at the Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna. Storj Labs was selected as one of the Top 50 Startups at Pioneers. James did a fantastic job pitching Storj on stage. Storj received an overwhelming amount of attention during the event from attendees. The team also had the chance to meet with notable figures in the crypto community that have also shown amazing support for Storj. ListHunt picked Storj Labs as one of the top 5 best startups during the event.Storjcoin X (SJCX) is available on ShapeShift.ioWe are pleased to announce that ShapeShift.io now supports SJCX. ShapeShift, a Swiss-based web/API platform providing instant conversion of over 30 crypto-currencies including bitcoin, provides consumers with unparalleled efficiency and protection, while unencumbering users from creating accounts, depositing funds, or providing private and/or personal information.SJCXCARD for Spells of Genesis/Moonga GamesOur friends at EverdreamSoft, maker of Moonga and the upcoming Spells of Genesis game, have created The SJCXCARD playable as “Storj Library”. Just 1000 of these rare trading cards will be available which can only be obtained with Storjcoin X (SJCX) on the Counterwallet DEX.Thank you for supporting the Storj community.The Storj Team  [Less]

Dear Storj Supporters,Test Group B is the first time we will be rewarding DriveShare users for participating in the Storj network. Test Group A got us usable data on network latency, disconnects, uptime, and other factors. In this test group we will ... [More] be specifically testing out reward mechanisms, and expanding the storage capacity of the network as a whole.Scaling Network CapacityTo get the most out of Test Group B we need to have larger capacity requirements to ensure that nodes/farmers are providing storage space in a scalable manner. The key milestones of Test Group B will be expanding this storage capacity, and making sure our verification and auditing algorithms scale as well. So we define the capacity milestones as follows:100GB: 100 peers, storing 1 GB each.100TB: Using the same farmers we would scale the limits for each user to about 1 TB.1PB: We will make sure to have an ample amount of farmers before we try to reach this milestone. The capacity limits per farmer will most likely be lifted at this point, or greatly expanded.Farming ProcessBelow are the steps a farmer will go through for Test Group B:Farmer authenticates to DriveShare Live.Farmer receives Contract/s to store.Farmer periodically performs audits on the files.Farmer receives payment for its contract/s.RewardsAt the end of the crowdsale we had about 5,000 newsletter subscribers. We are now approaching 15,000 subscribers. It is safe to say that the reach of our project has grown considerably. Most of the focus will be on Test Group B, which means extending the timeline for Test Group C. Rather than leave these people out, which would not be very considerate, we can adopt a structure that will allow these users to join Test Group B.Rewards will be tiered based on the capacity milestone we are reaching. We want to start with smaller rewards and tier up as we reach capacity milestones. So more data, more farmers, more rewards. Rewards will not start until we first reach the 100 GB milestone. 1,000,000 SJCX will be provided for the entire testing phase, with more being provided by new participants.We have come up with a plan that allows new users to participate, for the benefit of all users. Participants in the original crowdsale will not have to do anything else. New participants can contribute 10,000 SJCX to buy an address for Test Group B. Any SJCX contributed will go to the total reward pool for Test Group B. Do note that for full rewards even crowdsale participants will have to hold 10,000 SJCX in their crowdsale address balance.Payout OptionsBitcoin Microchannels: Although we would like to use true micropayments for this test group, Bitcoin micropayments are not very mature. Bitcoins would have to be collected to be used as payment in a test group. It is unlikely that this will be implemented this time around, but could be implemented in later test groups.Batch Send Micropayments: Because Counterparty tokens are extra metadata on the Bitcoin blockchain, there is no concept of dust. This allows us to send many payments to multiple addresses using sendmany. We have a working batch-send library completed, and most likely will be using it for Test Group B.Pay at Completion: At the full completion of the test group, all the farmers would be paid their respective sums. Farmers would be able to track their expected rewards through the test group. While not as responsive as the other two options, it is the easiest and more secure implementation.SJCX = reputation points, and license keyRewards are directly proportional to the SJCX balance held in farming address.10,000 SJCX = Full Rewards.Less than 10,000 SJCX = Less Rewards.Existing Crowdsale ParticipantsIf 10,000 SJCX balance in crowdsale address = farm with full rewards.If less than 10,000 SJCX in crowdsale address, top up to 10K for full rewards.Farm with little or no rewards (if very little SJCX held).Farm with scaled rewards (less than 100% of 10,000 SJCX).New ParticipantsCan buy Test Group B Address for 10,000 SJCX.They always get full rewards.TimelineBased on our Test Group A data, we are re-architecting a few things. We expect to have the first capacity milestone met in the next 2 months. Stay tuned for further announcements, and be sure to leave your comments on Slack. Have a great day,The Storj Team [Less]