January 2025 Tech Update
Starting 2025 with a bang: test-net #2, wallet work for multi-chains, logging and more.
Starting 2025 with a bang: test-net #2, wallet work for multi-chains, logging and more.
Moving into the festive period, we focused on bringing Web2 and Web3 together. The team tested and deployed the Hydrogen Testnet ecosystem. It feels just like Web2—except transactions don’t rely on a centralized third party, your assets remain secure, and you can verify provenance and chain of custody for anything. Best of all, you control what stays and what doesn’t. Here’s how it works:
The Stacks App (Green): Users define unique assets by uploading images,
We made significant strides during the month with exciting new features and improvements for the launch of The Hydrogen Testnet in December.
First, the team analyzed the users’ bug reports and feedback for the Stacks App. The team incorporated separate fields for the stack title, layer title, creator, and description- all terrific suggestions from the community. They also expanded the character limit for each layer from 60 characters to 120 characters, allowing for more detailed descriptions.
The Geeq dev team released v2 of the Stacks App in October, introducing the ability for users to upload and tokenize their own content as collections.
Geeq expanded Stacks App access, added Twitter integration, and boosted image support. Stability upgrades continued, along with work on the next set of no-smart contract tokens.
The team met its milestone and deadline for the community. The Stacks App v1.0 and Block Explorers were built as apps in a Web2 or software dashboard style. The Block Explorer provided a searchable database for metadata on-chain. As the user navigated the apps, their assets were tokenized on an invisible, decentralized blockchain protocol.