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Maker
UPDATE (August 2018):
Hey guys! Handshake is no longer on the app store - we are working on integrating these beloved features into a new, bigger dApp - that is all about exchanges/agreements of every kind. It's got prediction markets, cash to coin exchanges, and lots more coming soon!
Mobile web only, so no downloads and no sign ups!
Check out the new evolved Handshake: www.ninja.org/prediction
Duy
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Hi Hunters!
Since medieval times, we’ve tried a range of spit, pen and electronic methods to establish trust and record commitment - all with varying degrees of success. So, this is our contribution to the history of the handshake. We put it on the blockchain!
This release is for the everyday verbal agreements, informal IOUs and friendly challenges between friends, partners and sworn enemies - that keep society chugging along. Handshake lives on the testnet because we really wanted it to be accessible and usable by everyone - so no gas fees, no tokens, and no coins required.
It does take two to handshake, so we hope you’ll give it a go! We are a little nervous and super excited to hear what you think. Make yours the first cryptographic handshakes in history!
Duy
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Maker
@anodigital good catch! submitting the new image to the app store now :)
Cool. Before I download it, does it take long to set up and shake? The process for crypto apps is sometimes kinda tedious..
Maker
@d_qu_c_d_t not long at all - you'll just need to sign in with your email address and create an agreement like you would write a text - then just tap to sign and send!
Great product. I love seeing more blockchain products being design for everyday use. As a blockchain writer I get pitched a lot of ideas, that are not practical or easy for the everyday user. Can't wait for it to hit the mainnet.
Maker
@sallyalbright11 thanks - that's great to hear! it was really important to us that this product wasn't just for the crypto crowd. the best technology is invisible!
this is pretty neat ... and a consumer facing way of easily understanding some basic uses of smart contracts. Easy to extrapolate out into a "handshake" with someone halfway across the globe *if* x happens .. just like how amazon started with books.
Maker
@jordan_jackson thank you :) this first release primarily aims to make the technology accessible by targeting informal ious and verbal contracts, so we can keep building on it with the broader goal of more comprehensively 'reinventing' agreements. we really appreciate your vote of confidence!
You said 'this release' - what's next then? Are you going to move to the mainnet?
Maker
@nguy_n_tr_ng_long we want to introduce payment options and more complex contracts, so we'll need the support of the mainnet. depending on the demand for these options, maybe handshake will always live on the testnet, or we'll migrate in about a month. thanks!