Announcing Theta Hackathon 2024, sponsored by @SamsungNext! It features 4 tracks (GenAI, EdgeCloud, Video, Gaming) and $250k+ in prizes, & will be judged by reps from Samsung Next, @googlecloud, and Theta Labs. Submissions begin May 8th - learn more here! https://t.co/bP1FQwaojf

For Theta users who currently store their THETA/TFUEL/TNT20 tokens on Ledger - we are working directly with Ledger team re: the phasing out of blind signing. They have confirmed that blind signing will continue beyond June, and no users will lose access to their Theta assets via the current Theta Web Wallet access method. We are also working with them on a longer term solution to improve the user experience, targeting release this fall. Ledger team has assured us they will ensure no user access is at risk, and we'll continue to update the community as things progress.

Notice to current Theta Video API users! As part of the transition to EdgeCloud, Theta Video API (TVA) accounts and data will be migrated to EdgeCloud on April 15. To complete this transition, TVA will be put into maintenance mode on Monday April 15 for approximately 1-2 days. During the maintenance period, all the streams and videos created prior to April 15 should not be affected and will be carried over into EdgeCloud (their playback URLs will not change). Any streams and videos created between Apr 15 and May 1 won't be carried over to EdgeCloud. After the data migration, on May 1st the TVA dashboard  will become a product within EdgeCloud. At that time existing TVA users will be able to log into EdgeCloud with their TVA credentials. Your TVA credit balance and Stripe account will be carried over to EdgeCloud.

A few reminders to keep your Theta tokens safe: 1. THETA ERC20 tokens have no value as of March 2019, when Theta mainnet launched. 2. https://wallet.thetatoken.org is the ONLY official Theta web wallet. 3. https://swap.thetatoken.org is the ONLY official Theta swap site/service. 4. Metamask supports TFUEL and TNT20 tokens, but not THETA tokens. If you send THETA to your Metamask address, you’ll have to export your key and import the wallet into Theta Web Wallet to access your THETA. 5. If you have any questions or issues, you can submit a customer service ticket at https://support.thetanetwork.org/hc/en-us.

Running an Edge Node on Linux? The latest version 1.3.2 is now available! Update your node with this command:

docker pull thetalabsorg/edgelauncher_mainnet:latest

Changes w/ this version include: 1. improved node stats collection including realtime active node count and

2. fixes for bugs which prevented some users from receiving Lavita jobs. Note, w/ this update Linux users will now be included in the official EN count - the 10k+ active node count has until now excluded Linux ENs, so we're excited to see that # grow as Linux users are counted!

"Theta Network offers a specialized blockchain tailored for media and entertainment, and its focus on community engagement is unparalleled," Kristen Kingsbury, filmmaker at Pattern Integrity Films @pttrn_ntgrty

https://t.co/u03Oy2V9xA

@pttrn_ntgrty "This shift allows us to utilize Theta’s digital rights management technology and leverage Theta Theatre for film distribution, significantly enhancing our film distribution capabilities."