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Well… what a hectic fortnight. I deemed it appropriate to provide another update for anyone interested in our progress. In case you’re not familiar, I’m Gavin, a co-founder of Ethereum and one of the three executives (alongside Vitalik and Jeffrey) of Ethereum \u00d0\u039eV, the development organization driving Ethereum and all the related technologies.<\/p>\n
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After conducting some recruitment on behalf of DEV in Bucharest, aided by Mihai Alisie and the wonderful Roxanna Sureanu, I spent the past week at my residence (which also happens to be the Ethereum HQ) in Zug, Switzerland. During this period, I made progress on the initial prototype of Whisper, our secure identity-driven communications protocol, wrapping up with a small IRC-like \u00d0App illustrating its simplicity. For those curious, additional details on Whisper can be found in the Ethereum Github wiki<\/a> and a delightful screenshot<\/a> on my Twitter feed. Furthermore, I’ve been assisting in finalizing the PoC-7 specification, preparing for PoC-8 (the final version). Lastly, during our brief meeting in Zug, Jeffrey, Vitalik, and I outlined our approach regarding identity and key management; this will be expanded upon in the upcoming weeks.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n In Berlin, Sarah has been exceptionally busy with the builders preparing the hub. Here are a couple<\/a> images<\/a> showcasing the ongoing work at the Berlin hub. It may not appear impressive yet, but we’re on track to relocate by mid-November. I am particularly pleased with Sarah\u2019s efforts to discover an authentic 70\u2019s barista espresso machine (-:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I am thrilled to announce that Christian V\u00f6mel is joining the team in Berlin as the Office Manager of \u00d0\u039eVHUB Berlin. Christian possesses extensive experience, including work in an international setting and having taught office management! He will be alleviating some of the burden from our frankly overloaded company secretary Aeron Buchanan.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We have finalized several new appointments over the past couple of weeks: Network engineer Lefteris Karapetsas will soon be joining the Berlin team. With significant experience in cutting-edge network traffic analysis and deep packet inspection systems, he will assist in auditing our network protocols; however (like much of our team), being truly multidisciplinary, he will also contribute to NatSpec, the code name for our Natural Language Formal Contract Specification system, a fundamental component of our transaction security model.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I am glad to share that Ian Meikle, the talented videographer who co-created the notable “Koyaanis-glitchy” Ethereum brand video<\/a>, has transitioned to \u00d0\u039eV to assist with the communications team. He who will be referred to solely as Texture has also joined the communications team with Stephan to support strategy in the U.S. and coordinate the global meetup and hackathon network. It\u2019s fantastic to see such a skilled and passionate designer on board; I know he has some exciting ideas for \u00d0Apps!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\u00d0\u039eVHUB Berlin<\/h2>\n
The Team Expands<\/h2>\n