End of September Updates _____________________________ Desktop Applications - 2 new desktop applications have been released by two independent teams building on the Sentinel dVPN protocol. Now the Sentinel ecosystem has both desktop and mobile applications that allow for users to connect to community hosted dVPN nodes. https://sentinel.medium.com/launch-of-the-first-desktop-dvpn-application-on-sentinel-and-an-overview-of-sentinels-progress-953960c15cd3 https://mathnodes.com/index.php/meile-dvpn-client-linux-os-x/ https://apps.apple.com/sz/app/solar-dvpn-fast-anonymous/id1597909295 Sentinel Hub Upgrade Scheduled for Later in October - The Hub upgrade scheduled for later in October is an extremely important upgrade and includes: - Upgrading the Sentinel Hub to the newest version of the Cosmos SDK - Enforcing minimum dVPN node pricing - Adding CosmWasm smart contract capabilities on the Hub - Long term staking contracts incentivizing users to receive a higher inflation rewards in exchange for longer term minimum staking periods Minimum dVPN Node Pricing - The 'Minimum dVPN Node Pricing' update will ensure the economic feasibility for dVPN node hosts to provide services. This minimum pricing standard will be determined through governance proposals and will be voted on by the community. Reinstatement of Node Reward Structure - The patience of the node host community is extremely appreciated in these times as a proper solution for incentivization that cannot be gamed is worked towards. Since the temporary suspension of the program a considerable number of nodes that were abusing the system have been taken offline. Along with the reinstatement of the program as well as the addition of the minimum node pricing, the economics for node hosts will become much more robust as compared to the earnings in the recent times.