In response to the community discussion over whether 'Solar Labs dVPN application is better than Exidio dVPN app', it is important to re-state that Exidio continuously forked the core iOS/Android application that is being actively developed and upgraded by Solar Labs and there is a process of ongoing continuous bug fixing and application development from these earlier applications. The code for each application is available on GitHub and any centralized or decentralized development team can apply their own design or even edit the front-end interface and launch their own dVPN application that uses the global network of dVPN nodes. Teams can also opt to use the Sentinel-CLI to create build their own cross-platform applications and to not fork an existing 'ios' or 'android' dVPN application release that has been developed by another team like Solar. The Meile dVPN team has already built a terminal user-interface for access the dVPN network without any incentivization or direct communication with the core Sentinel dVPN team, and is aiming to build a desktop dVPN application as well. Each dVPN white-labelled application built on the Sentinel dVPN node network increases the network's overall global reach as each white-label application is intended to target a different demographic and cultural audience. The Exidio core team is not responsible for the functionality of the Exidio dVPN applications and was responsible more for ecosystem proliferation and marketing at the time while Solar Labs was responsible for the white-label application development on-top of the Sentinel-Cli and dVPN network protocol. As promised, the Solar Labs team continued to reiterate and improve the Android and iOS applications and these same applications would have been forked by Exidio today to target a different market audience. Due to the amicable and respectable departure, the Exidio applications have not been updated to Solar Labs most stable iOS/Android application releases. We would like to thank Dan and Peter specifically for all of the value added in the journey and internal rift is an unfortunate circumstance in the journey of many decentralized networks. The community can now focus on the rapid growth of the network both in-terms of dVPN node providers as well as application developers. Soon the Cosmos IBC network value and reputation will rise again after the UST debacle and there will be tremendous momentum and activity in the IBC ecosystem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nDR_P0qRUw

From whitepaper: The Internet has created a form of intertwined global consciousness capable of tremendously positive effects. However, the significance and power of the information dissemination capability of the internet is being threatened. There is a rapid increase in global internet censorship and mass data collection and with the ever increasing dependency that people have on the Internet in today’s time, this trend of censorship and data collection infringes on the fundamental human rights of access to information and privacy.

“If they’re shooting at you, you’re doing something right” — Aleksandr Litreev CEO SOLAR labs. https://medium.com/authority-magazine/aleksandr-litreev-of-sentinel-and-solar-labs-5-things-i-wish-someone-told-me-before-i-became-a-6d38c39f5a4c

The SOLAR #dVPN Android app is ready to go and will be available on the Google Play Store shortly. Plans to release on f-droid are in the works.

The SOLAR #dVPN from SOLAR labs is now available to download on the @appstore Aleksandr Litreev from SOLAR labs comments: This release is the beginning of a much larger rollout of dVPN technologies that will ultimately help end-users stay secure when online. This is needed now more than ever, as many countries are either overtly authoritarian and control internet access or have started to restrict internet freedoms. dVPN is a tool to stay free, secure, and private when online, and it's something I'm passionate about. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/solar-dvpn/id1597909295

New to Sentinel and the wider Cosmos ecosystem? Watch this video and learn how to download, set up, and navigate the Keplr wallet, where you can manage many different Cosmos-based assets. Download the Decentr browser; It’s native to Cosmos, and we are currently working on integrating it to the Sentinel Network, giving their 50k users (and growing) ease of access to dVPN benefits in a defacto desktop application. https://decentr.net/

Collaboration between Decentr and Sentinel #dVPN has officially begun. Nodes from both sides are connected ✅ A chain relayer has been established ✅ What's coming next we wonder? https://t.co/taBoPvaeNY

The Sentinel blockchain now has Authz support and is added to the Restake.app. This makes it easy for validators to provide an auto restaking feature for $dVPN delegators through @keplrwallet. Once enabled, delegators don't have to worry about compounding for one year as it's done automatically or until you stop it yourself sooner. Also, the validator will pay for the transaction fees. Happy compounding 💪🚀

The Voyager Explorer from Solarlabs is here. Introducing the most comprehensive explorer for the Sentinel Chain. Not only can you explore blocks, transactions, and validators like on a traditional chain, but with Voyager, you can see #dVPN nodes & analytics in real-time. Voyager comes ready and compatible with Keplr. Check it out: https://explorer.solar/sentinel

Sentinel planned scarcity is kicking in. With the latest epoch, inflation has decreased by 6%, in accordance with our economic model. The new inflation rate for $dVPN now stands at 37%, and in six months will decrease further a 6%.

Introducing Voyager: A brand new blockchain explorer designed and developed by the SOLARlabs team, a core contributor to Sentinel. Voyager is built just for the Sentinel Network enabling you to browse Sentinel-specific metrics such as #dVPN nodes, uptimes, and peers connected. The Voyager explorer will launch from the 1st April.

Yesterday on the 17th of March, the $dVPN network reached an all-time-high record of over 1300 concurrent users. That means over 1300 people were paying for and using dVPN applications built on Sentinel's protocol at the same time! stats.sentinel.co The record on Sentinel's ETH based dVPN protocol was over 2000 users, however those were free users. Reaching a mark of over 1000 paying users online at the same time is truly commendable and the biggest gratitude goes out to the community that has made this possible. The Sentinel dVPN network has been online for over 3 years now and once these mobile and desktop applications built on Cosmos are truly robust and feature-rich, white-labelling will begin at a rapid pace exponentially increasing Sentinel's market reach and aggregate user-count. There are very few dApps in existence that provide true utility to the mainstream consumer. Join the Sentinel network in its journey of providing provable privacy to millions of users all around the world!

We are looking for participants to help test our beta #dVPN Linux application and provide valuable feedback before its release. Interested?: Join the testing group - https://t.me/+wGylz1y807diOWU0

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The Exidio iOS application has now been updated after receiving user feedback! Download today at: https://apps.apple.com/app/exidio-dvpn/id1597126716 Application revisions and upgrades made from user feedback in one white-label built on Sentinel, helps all other white-labels as well as the code is open-source. Change Log: - Improved node loading speed - Added pull-to-refresh balance on account screen - Fixed wallet data updating after restoring the account - Added copying of mnemonic and wallet address on account creation - Fixed issues with node listings - Minor UI improvements - Set proper connection button state after App restarts

Following the launch of the first whitelabeled dVPN application by Exidio, we are thrilled to announce the first Twitter space with the privacy pioneers, Dan Edlebeck (@DanExidio) from Exidio and Tor Bair from Secret Network! Join us for an interesting conversation about application updates, privacy, freedom, and web3. A special announcement for fellow Cosmos supporters will also be revealed. Participants' questions are always welcomed. When: January 14 | 3 PM EST Where: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1LyxBokbkBPKN?s=20 Download the app: 📱iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/exidio-dvpn/id1597126716 📱Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.exidio.dvpn

Did you know that dVPN nodes are able to accept $OSMO and other IBC supported tokens? Existing dVPN applications and white-labelled applications will be able to support user payments in the form of OSMO in future updates, while users of the CLI client can pay in OSMO today! As the aggregate consumption of bandwidth of dVPNs built on the Sentinel framework increases, fee sharing to dVPN token stakers will begin with stakers receiving fee-shares in the form of different IBC supported tokens that are accepted by Sentinel dVPN node hosts.

There are 80 people using #dVPN applications built on Sentinel at this exact moment. View Real-Time Network statistics at: Visit: http://Stats.sentinel.co Before Sentinel transitioned to the Cosmos ecosystem, it would be common to find over a 1000 concurrent users on Sentinel's ETH based $DVPN applications. However, it is important to note that the current statistics represent the network activity of paying users, while the older statistics of Sentinel's #ETH based #dVPN network represented the activity of free users. Obviously it is much easier to see a strong trajectory in growth of a free dVPN application, generating a strong trajectory for monetized dVPN applications is the real challenge and this is the focus of the ecosystem at this point of time. The more users are paying, more node revenue is generated, resulting in an overall increase in protocol revenue which will be shared with $DVPN token stakers. The Sentinel ecosystem is striving towards 4 digit active sessions, before higher goals.

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After months of hard work in testing and finding the optimal hardware, @IndigitusVPN will soon be revealing their $DVPN 'bandwidth mining' router which will allow users to earn off of their excess bandwidth These routers along with cloud-based nodes will power #dVPNs on Sentinel. An official promotion video from Indigitus will soon follow in addition to more information on pre-orders and technical specifications of the hardware device.

Community beta testing for Sentinel's first desktop dVPN client on Cosmos has now begun. This desktop client will support the payment for dVPN services in other IBC supported currencies as well. A new iOS update is soon being released incorporating user feedback.

Key experience community managers accrue: 🔘The opportunity to plan and contribute to the growth of the network and community 🔘Working directly with core contributors of Sentinel, which will enable you to gain immense knowledge on the project 🔘Get to work on growing the project on in different and creative capacities 🔘Chance to work closely with all other experienced global ambassadors and acquire new skills Requirements and duties of the regional ambassadors: 🔘Fluency in English 🔘Native speaker of the regional area 🔘Maintain order and answer questions in the group 🔘Share announcements, news in the group and social media networks 🔘Educate members about the different opportunities with The Sentinel Network 🔘Be active to promote Sentinel in other telegram groups and potential platforms to attract influencers and members Interested candidates are requested to register on this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfLL5HWdU5HSQ-8bXiSEVm0fiELRRxcd5oSz4PVKbjy-6dGOg/viewform Got questions? Ask in the main Sentinel telegram channel - https://t.me/sentinel_co

The Exidio dVPN mobile application is launched! If you're interested in the dApp and want to learn more, join our first Twitter Spaces with Dan Edlebeck (@DanExidio) from Exidio. Following the launch of the first white-labeled dVPN application built on the Sentinel dVPN framework, the Exidio dVPN application, it is a great time to host a virtual community meeting for all web3 supporters. The main topics will be application releases, Exidio's relationship with the Sentinel dVPN network, as well as web3 in general. Listeners' questions are encouraged! In case you haven't seen it, read CoinDesk's coverage of Exidio's dApp: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2021/12/15/exidio-launches-decentralized-vpn-app-allowing-users-to-mine-bandwidth/ Don't forget to join us! When: tomorrow 7pm EST | midnight UTC Where: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1lDxLLEoPDwxm Download the app: 📱iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/exidio-dvpn/id1597126716 📱Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.exidio.dvpn

The first white-labeled dVPN application built on the Sentinel dVPN framework is releasing in 1 week. https://apps.apple.com/app/exidio-dvpn/id1597126716 The Exidio dVPN application is one of the first dApps to facilitate seamless in-app purchases through ApplePay, allowing users to pay with their debit/credit card. dVPN nodes receive income in the form of dVPN tokens (and soon other IBC supported assets including UST), while the end-users are able to pay in the form of fiat. Integrating traditional payment channels broadens the target market of dVPN applications built on Sentinel exponentially, and allows for dVPNs built on Sentinel to reach the global mainstream audience. While a single dVPN built on Sentinel cannot compete with multi-billion dollar centralized VPN conglomerates which have yearly marketing budgets in the 10s of Millions, a global network of decentralized and autonomous dVPN applications have the ability to capture a serious % of the global VPN market share.

The network statistics for dVPN applications built on Sentinel's cosmos based hub are now live. http://stats.sentinel.co Several new white-label applications are being launched from the ecosystem before the end of the year, desktop app is almost out. These statistics will soon include the usage from the Sentinel iOS client (once it is accepted by the App store), upcoming Mac OS client, upcoming Linux client, upcoming Windows client, as well as the Exidio and Solar labs white label applications in addition to other White label applications built on Sentinel’s dVPN protocol. The 4 key categories of statistics that are available on this page include: - Active Nodes - Sessions - Data Consumed - Average Session Duration https://medium.com/sentinel/sentinel-dvpn-stats-page-on-cosmos-is-now-live-stats-sentinel-co-55339cac06a2

From the autonomous Solar Labs team, one of the key organizations building dVPN applications on-top of the Sentinel dVPN framework. 🔥 Announcing SOLAR DVPN — our new blockchain-based VPN app for iOS, Android, Mac & PC. Today we're opening a whole new era of all-new decentralized VPN services. We're glad to announce SOLAR DVPN. It is much more than just a traditional VPN app. Built on top of state-of-the-art Sentinel Framework and operating on top of the incredibly fast Cosmos Blockchain, SOLAR DVPN is going to be an industry-leading tool for censorship circumvention & privacy protection. At SOLAR Labs, trade-off is not an option. That's why we've made our app a great combination of breakthrough technologies with a simple yet powerful user interface with flawless user experience. Coming this winter. Stay tuned.