The first month of the year delivered meaningful progress across the eCash ecosystem, setting a strong foundation for the months ahead. This recap highlights notable development milestones, ecosystem updates, and news from across eCash.

Ecosystem

🚀 The on-chain Telegram tipping bot, The Overmind, was launched with free registration, tokens, and withdrawals. The bot enables native, on-chain interactions directly within Telegram.

Bot link: https://t.me/TheOvermind_bot

🃏 @BlockchainPoker returned with a refreshed experience, offering seamless gameplay payments powered by eCash!

https://x.com/eCash/status/2013097647234580661

🔍 The e.cash website now features a live transaction widget showing real-time network activity and transaction finalization status.

https://x.com/eCash/status/2013118471828021462

🤝 UnityNodes will add eCash (XEC) as a payout method!

https://x.com/eCash/status/2015776434573430977

🚀 Marlin Wallet shipped versions 1.7 and 1.8, introducing PayButton deeplink support, fiat value display, and multi-language functionality.

https://x.com/eCash/status/2016185880185340060 

https://x.com/eCash/status/2017282192364442044 

News/Media

eCash founder Amaury Séchet appeared on multiple podcasts during the month, including @DigitalGoldTalk and @VrijheidRadio, discussing eCash, regulatory topics, and the broader cryptocurrency landscape.

https://x.com/DigitalGoldTalk/status/2012960592194043959

https://x.com/Vrijheidradio/status/2007926965450473871

📝 "Spend eCash (XEC) on CoinsBee – Fast Global Crypto Payments" via @CoinsBee

https://x.com/eCash/status/2013878196396269648

🎙️ @AntonyZegers, CEO of Bitcoin ABC, appeared on the DigitalGoldTalk podcast discussing his crypto journey and the development of eCash.

https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1nAKEErwVeAKL

🎙️ @AntonyZegers and eCash dev @TobiasRuck, joined the Digital Gold Talk podcast for a broader discussion on eCash and developments across the crypto space.

https://x.com/DigitalGoldTalk/status/2016902167064678871

Cashtab Wallet

🪙 Added token send and token search support to the unified Send screen in Cashtab

🧩 Integrated ecash-wallet into Cashtab, including support for chained transactions to enable airdrops of any size

🛠️ Added support for HD wallet, watch-only wallet, and ALP DEX postage transactions to the ecash-wallet lib

Bitcoin ABC Node Software

🛠️ @Bitcoin_ABC released versions 0.32.6 and 0.32.7, bringing under-the-hood improvements.

Download: https://www.bitcoinabc.org/releases/

eCash Avalanche Network Overview

Total Staked: 318B $XEC
Nodes: 84
Peers: 61

https://avalanche.cash

That concludes this month’s recap.

To explore official resources and stay informed on upcoming developments, visit: https://e.cash