I wanted to do a brief update on DTube currently. A lot of people that check into the original interface https://d.tube/ won't get anything to load but to get that to work you need to go to settings and change the API connection to one of the other options.
https://api.avalonblocks.com
https://dtube.fso.ovh
https://avalon.luminade.fun
These options work and connect to the current fork we are on. I personally don't suggest using that original front end because various things on it were changed on a couple of the alternatives. These are two approved and trusted front ends.
https://dtube.app
https://dtube.luminade.fun
I just checked the DTube Go Mobile app and it did successfully load and connect to a working API.
https://github.com/dtube/DTubeGo
I set up a Leader node to help with stability since some nodes were going down.
Shout out to 
They know all the changes and hurdles that need to be figured out to get the current system running correctly. Without them and several others this project would be toast. 
This is the block explorer and also gives you tools to create accounts.
https://avalonblocks.com/
There is currently no exchange support to DTC. The Binance and Ethereum bridges are down because they were managed by the original dev which has left the project. The Ionomy exchange went down a couple of years ago which supported DTC.
There have been several bridging options talked about and additional exchange options bounced around as well to reestablish trading. Right now some trading is happening individually between members through Discord.
Overtime because of hosting expenses there is no direct upload options currently. There are peer to peer options like IPFS but I have not tested those currently.
Most people are submitting their links to videos they uploaded to YouTube currently and it embeds those into the interface. Also it is a multi poster and allows you to not only supply the upvote on DTube it also will upvote users on the other platforms they have also connected to so it could give them upvotes across HIVE, STEEM, and Blurt.
In the immediate term I'm going to take additional notes on what worked getting the Leader node up. Also I'm going to launch a testnet environment so I can test various things and launch another front end. Ultimately we need to reestablish liquidity. I have several plans drawn out and also a few of the leaders also have various other solutions as well.
I reached out to a handful of former DTube members yesterday and I want to continue that effort so people know more about where we are at and what is going on. The current Discord channel is as follows. https://discord.com/channels/1212837917920067604/1212838969180684288
I actually think the project is in a better position now than it was a year ago for multiple reasons and there are a lot of strengths of the Avalon chain vs other DPoS blockchains. It has all been an experiment in a lot of ways but seeing how the rewards distribute based on voting power and the amount of activity overtime has been insightful. DTube essentially has liquid stake and a users voting power builds 1 VP/DTUBE/hour and when you burn a DTC you get 4,400 VP/DTUBE. We have also got to observe the tokenomics and evolution of all the other DPoS chains. There is a lot that can be learned from that and I feel that as people see some of the updates they will reengage with this project and we will attract new community members and developers to the project. Previously the project had big names like Furious Pete and the Hodge Twins. With the right momentum we can build off of what has been created. Now there are more options. Hosting on Rumble. Decentralized hosting on ICP canisters. AMM Decentralized Exchanges so there is constant liquidity. More options for cross chain swaps. It isn't going to be easy but crypto has evolved and this community can tap into those offerings.
..... To Be Continued
