Sprint has moved improvement work on the v0.17 replace of its platform to the testnet section, in line with an announcement released on Wednesday. Again in July 2020, Cointelegraph reported that the Sprint Core Group was trying to launch the platform testnet earlier than the tip of the yr.

As a part of the announcement, Sprint revealed that the testnet surroundings is 5 occasions bigger than Evonet, which is nearly completely owned by the Sprint Core Group. In response to Dana Alibrandi, head of product at Sprint:

“That is the largest deployment of Sprint Platform, and consequently, this launch marks probably the most important milestone within the realization of Sprint’s long run imaginative and prescient for mainstream adoption.”

Detailing the protocol upgrades contained within the v0.17 replace, Sprint revealed that it has patched an infinite credit score minting vulnerability. The v0.17 launch additionally consists of options to enhance full gentle shopper help.

With v0.17 now in testnet, Sprint mentioned the discharge of v0.18 is the subsequent merchandise on the agenda. This new improve slated for late January or early February will characteristic extra protocol enhancements for gentle shoppers in addition to enhanced performance for iOS and Android apps inside the Sprint platform.

Sprint additionally announced the discharge of DashPay to the general public alpha section. DashPay is a social crypto funds pockets with human-readable addresses through the Sprint Platform Identify Service layer.

Whereas another crypto companies provide human-readable usernames for transactions inside a closed pockets ecosystem, Sprint has beforehand claimed that its service is native to the blockchain itself.

Different options additionally embrace contact lists and avatars, which the corporate mentioned will enhance cost comfort. The total public launch of the social cost pockets is scheduled for later in 2021.