Excerpt from this weeks Bitshares State of the Network

• This week has seen a 26% increase in the smartcoin supply making a new All Time High in the circulating supply of smartcoins within the Bitshares platform. The largest increase in circulating supply came from BitUSD which has increased by 38% and the Ruble by 22%, followed by BitCNY and BitEUR which both seen 16% increases.

• The exchange AEX.com has opened BitCNY trading pairs this week. This now means that both BitUSD and BitCNY (fully collateralized smart coins) are base pairs being offered against some of the major cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin and Ethereum; currently over 1.5 Million USD have been traded on the smartcoin markets.

• @Billbutler has announced the latest release of the Bitshares reference wallet (v2.0171205). This release includes features such as a new header and navigation menu with prominent icons for each menu item, contact lists and the ability to make bulk payments. On the roadmap they have also included TradingView integration for the referance wallet. source

• Bitspark has released a roadmap for the future of the Zephyr project and what it means for Bitshares. The extensive vision described in the roadmap covers liquidity, market making/trading bots as well as timelines and mission statements. source

• @ravid has been working on a Wikipedia page for Bitshares and this week has announced that it is live and ready for viewing. source