Brief Update 02/28/2020

Introduction

In this section, Charles Hoskinson provides a brief update on the monthly series of product updates and invites viewers to participate in the community AMA.

Monthly Product Updates

• The first of the monthly series of product updates has been released on YouTube and Twitter.

• The updates provide insight into what each member of the product management team is working on that month.

• Viewers are encouraged to participate in the community AMA by asking questions and providing feedback.

Importance of Building a Single Source of Truth

In this section, Charles emphasizes the importance of building a single source of truth for Cardano's product development.

Importance of Community Participation

• Cardano is an iceberg with many interesting projects happening beneath the surface.

• It is important to build a single source of truth for Cardano's product development.

• Viewers are encouraged to watch the monthly product updates and participate in the community AMA by asking questions and providing feedback.

Travel Restrictions Due to Corona Virus Outbreak

In this section, Charles discusses travel restrictions due to the corona virus outbreak.

Cancelled Events

• Some events, such as meetups and tours, have been cancelled due to travel restrictions caused by corona virus outbreak.

• The tour of Africa has been tentatively moved from March to May due to travel restrictions caused by corona virus outbreak.

Global Pandemic Concern Due To Corona Virus Outbreak

In this section, Charles discusses concerns about corona virus outbreak potentially becoming a global pandemic.

Concerns About Corona Virus Outbreak

• The world is at a tipping point where it will be determined whether corona virus outbreak becomes a global pandemic or gets contained like the SARS outbreak in 2003.

• There are different opinions on this matter from various public health organizations.

Possible Spread of Corona Virus Outbreak to Africa, South America and Southeast Asia

In this section, Charles discusses the possibility of corona virus outbreak spreading to Africa, South America and Southeast Asia.

Possibility of Spread to Other Regions

• Due to long incubation period and lack of infrastructure in some regions, there is a strong possibility that corona virus outbreak may gain foothold in these regions.

• It remains to be seen if containment is possible.

Conclusion

In this section, Charles concludes his update by discussing upcoming events and projects.

Upcoming Events and Projects

• Charles will be attending a conference in South Africa next week for PWC workshop with Cardano Foundation and EMURGO.

• The viral reboot update will be released soon which is the most significant update for consumers in the history of Cardano.

End of Life and Product Development Updates

The end of life for Cardinal is coming at the end of next month, and the team will be moving on to the next big thing. There are a lot of product development updates coming out this month, including weekly releases for Jormungandr every Wednesday and a top date to Daedalus in the wallet back-end every following Monday.

• End of life for Cardinal is likely coming at the end of next month.

• Weekly release cadence for Jormungandr every Wednesday.

• Top date to Daedalus in the wallet back-end every following Monday.

• Announcement forthcoming about vendor chosen for ledger update to bring cold staking and multi-sig to ledger.

Initiatives: Single Source of Truth & Documentation

Two big initiatives are underway: creating a single source of truth for all web assets related to Cardinal, and redoing all documentation in anticipation of Shelly's launch.

• Creating a single source of truth for all web assets related to Cardinal.

• Redoing all documentation in anticipation of Shelly's launch.

• Documentation has been elevated as a first-class citizen with dedicated development time being put into it.

Monthly Development Update

A monthly development update will be released by the product team, with releases converging towards an hour long. The principal people involved will be the peach product manager and CTO Roman.

• Monthly development update from product team.

• Releases converging towards an hour long.

• Principal people involved will be the peach product manager and CTO Roman.

Funding and Infrastructure

The foundation is starting to talk about its grant strategy for 2020, and commercially critical Cardinal infrastructure is being identified.

• Foundation is starting to talk about its grant strategy for 2020.

• Commercially critical Cardinal infrastructure is being identified.

Coronavirus Update

There are resources available to follow the daily updates on COVID-19 issues, including a YouTube channel by Dr. John Campbell.

• Resources available to follow daily updates on COVID-19 issues.

• Dr. John Campbell has a YouTube channel with daily updates on COVID-19 issues.

Company Operations During the Pandemic

In this section, the speaker discusses how the pandemic has affected their company's operations and how they are adapting to the situation.

Adapting to Remote Work

• The company is decentralized with employees in 20 countries.

• Most of their employees work from home, which has allowed them to continue operations despite the pandemic.

Hope for the Future

• The speaker hopes that by the middle of this year, the pandemic will be a bad memory.

• If not, they will continue to show up for work and adapt as necessary.