The automated testing system is just about saving our time when doing any type of development. But in this case, the development we've mainly done in this release was to open up more possibilities for the 2 layer apps design methodology. The first step was optimizing the code and making it easier and cheaper to run nodes, so that apps devs don't face a big barrier-to-entry (this also had the nice benefit of lowering the cost of operating the Hive ecosystem, which was also one of our initial goals). The next phase will be to create more microservices and tools to help develop those apps.

Marketing is a completely independent effort, so of course it can be done at the same time. But the question then becomes what form that marketing should take. Some people want to focus on users, some on devs; personally I think we need to go after them all. Some of the grassroots campaigns that are being launched like #posh are great initiatives, IMO. We also need ambassadors going to crypto conferences (although with covid, I think this activity is going to be a lot less right now). And we need more marketing materials (some of this work is going on now, but all the guys/gals I know working on this are doing it for free in their spare time, and have other jobs). I don't have any people on our team working on marketing, so about the only marketing contribution BlockTrades is making right now is my posts.