After making the Coindesk top-10 influencers list in December, Blockstack PBC CEO & Co-founder, Muneeb, was featured in today's Cointelegraph top-100 list as well. We’re humbled by the continued industry recognition that our work at Blockstack is getting. Congrats, Muneeb!: https://cointelegraph.com/top-people-in-crypto-and-blockchain
The Blockstack PBC annual public benefit report is now available: https://twitter.com/muneeb/status/1230172243524759553
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In 2017 we converted to a Public Benefit Corp with a mission to enable a user owned internet. The Blockstack PBC annual public benefit report is now available. PDF link: https://t.co/d8AGmF2GCI More details: https://t.co/E8eg3xfQLX
Blockstack is preparing for the launch of mining on the Stacks 2.0 blockchain. Listen to Muneeb Ali on the Hashr8 podcast for answers to common questions by STX miners: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3RdknuBiJAdKEKSFoNxB4E?si=gbtr9sKIQLeTlY2EJf_6CQ
Textbook on Computer Networks Features the Blockstack Network and Decentralized Internet: https://blog.blockstack.org/textbook-on-computer-networks-features-the-blockstack-network-and-decentralized-internet/
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Textbook on Computer Networks Features the Blockstack Network and Decentralized Internet
“We are telling the story of the Internet: Its technology, its architecture, and its evolution.” -systemsapproach.org Since 1996, Larry Peterson
Stacks 2.0 public testnet tentatively scheduled to launch the week of March 30th: https://forum.blockstack.org/t/stacks-2-0-testnet-coming-soon/10510
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Stacks 2.0 testnet coming soon!
Updated: September 25, 2020 The post below was written ~6 months ago. Since then we’ve gained a lot of experience going through 3/4 testnet phases. Here’s are some quick updates based on our learnings: Phase 1 (Neon) went live on April 23, 2020 Phase 2…
Muneeb Ali discusses crypto token compliance and the U.S. coronavirus policy with Forbes contributor, Jason Brett: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbrett/2020/03/18/ceo-of-blockstack-pbc-talks-crypto-token-compliance-us-coronavirus-policy/#3519ce5a53e1
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CEO Of Blockstack PBC Talks Crypto Token Compliance, U.S. Coronavirus Policy
You are about to be entertained by Dr. Muneeb Ali, CEO of Blockstack PBC, and hear about a ‘light’ blockchain design, a ‘Stacks’ token, the smart contracts programming language called ‘Clarity’ and its decentralized cloud storage system called ‘Gaia’.
Muneeb Ali chats with Azeem Azhar about Web 3.0 on Harvard Business Review's 'Exponential View' podcast: https://twitter.com/azeem/status/1240274510269431814?s=21
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How can we built The Decentralized Internet - I discuss with @muneeb #blockchain Cc @zavaindar @kwerb @trentmc0 https://t.co/WY66Rzqy7X
March Community Town Hall will cover upcoming launch of the Stacks 2.0 testnet. Register now and tune in on March 25th at 9:30am EST / 1:30pm GMT: https://community.blockstack.org/townhall-testnet
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Community Townhall: Stacks 2.0 Testnet (with Muneeb Ali)
Learn more about the upcoming public Stacks 2. testnet and ask questions
Jude Nelson, one of the lead developers working on the Clarity smart contracting language (and the Stacks 2.0 blockchain), recently took to Discord for a virtual AMA: https://blog.blockstack.org/ama-with-jude-nelson-app-chains-clarity-smart-contracts-stacking-jude/
JUST IN: FireChat integrates Blockstack Login. FireChat is a privacy chat app that has been on featured in BBC, CNN, Telegraph, etc. and has been globally used in disaster recovery and peer to peer communications: https://twitter.com/muneeb/status/1241009303273852931
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During virus crisis our work towards a user owned internet continues. FireChat integrates Blockstack Login. Privacy chat app meets decentralized network infrastructure. https://t.co/nCYU2PRpjU
Just announced: Blockstack partners with Hack Quarantine to help combat issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://twitter.com/blockstack/status/1242224638521835520
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We're thrilled to partner with #HackQuarantine, an online hackathon bringing over 1,500 people together to combat issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. See the thread below to learn more & join Blockstack evangelist @fmdroid for a workshop on 03/26: h…
Op-Ed in Bitcoin Magazine penned by Muneeb Ali: How Bitcoin can become the foundation for Web 3.0
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/the-king-of-blockchains-bitcoin-can-become-the-foundation-for-web-3-0
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/the-king-of-blockchains-bitcoin-can-become-the-foundation-for-web-3-0
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The King of Blockchains, Bitcoin Can Become the Foundation for Web 3.0
The crypto industry seems to have dismissed Bitcoin when it comes to smart contracts or Web 3.0 — but Blockstack co-founder Muneeb Ali believes this is going to change. The crypto industry seems...
NASDAQ picks up Muneeb's op-ed in Bitcoin Magazine: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-king-of-blockchains-bitcoin-can-become-the-foundation-for-web-3.0-2020-03-24
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The King of Blockchains, Bitcoin Can Become the Foundation for Web 3.0
Bitcoin remains the undisputed “king” of blockchains. Bitcoin’s dominance has increased significantly since the experimental times of 2017. Bitcoin has survived many attempted forks and “civil wars” and has established itself as the reserve cryptocurrency;…
Muneeb spoke to Amol Sarva, Co-founder of Knotel, on the "In the Know" podcast. Check it out here: https://twitter.com/blockstack/status/1243575904959434752.
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Listen to Blockstack Co-founder and CEO @muneeb talk to @amol about Blockstack's journey, Bitcoin, and internet ownership on the #InTheKnow podcast. https://t.co/Nr5HswbTTA
Blockstack's Governance working group has been working hard to draft a governance proposal for the Blockstack ecosystem.
Join the effort by filling out this stakeholder survey: https://stacksgov.typeform.com/to/GJzIeI
Join the effort by filling out this stakeholder survey: https://stacksgov.typeform.com/to/GJzIeI
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Blockstack Head of Growth, Patrick Stanley, talks with Partner at Placeholder VC, Joel Monegro about a unique investment thesis, the evolution of business models in crypto, and the concept of user-staking on the Stacks Podcast: https://twitter.com/blockstack/status/1244971133516029952
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In this episode of the #StacksPodcast, Blockstack's Head of Growth, @PatrickWStanley talks with @jmonegro of @placeholdervc. They cover an investment thesis that spans Joel's career, the evolution of business models in crypto & user-staking. Listen now: …
New Internet Labs founder and Blockstack open-source developer, Larry Salibra, is working to enforce a "Can't Be Evil" terms of service on the web using software. Read more about the New Internet extension and "Can't Be Evil" sandbox that would block 3rd party assets, cookies, and more: https://twitter.com/blockstack/status/1245420427045978113
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At #BlockstackSummit2019, @larrysalibra, Founder of @newinternetlabs, took a deep-dive into how user intent is treated in today’s web climate, and how creating a new #CantBeEvil terms of service could change everything. Read the recap of his full talk: h…
Andreas Antonopoulos spoke about interoperability between chains, a topic he covered in his talk at Blockstack Summit 2019, on his podcast, "Unscrypted". Listen to the full episode: https://twitter.com/aantonop/status/1245501708811284480
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Episode 23 of #Unscrypted is live on all podcast platforms today! Interoperability between chains & scaling are some of the topics discussed in "One Network, Many Chains," the talk I originally gave at @blockstack 2019. Download, Listen, & Subscribe: htt…
Muneeb and Kyle Samani talked about network effects, building global financial rails, (weak) subjectivity, and more on the latest episode of the Stacks podcast: https://twitter.com/KyleSamani/status/1245802000706609153
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I had an *absolute blast* going on the Stacks podcast with @muneeb We go deep into how we're thinking about network effects, building global financial rails, (weak) subjectivity, and more Haven't had this much fun nerding out in a while https://t.co/mZIKPeLRxO
The Stacks blockchain engineers continue to make progress toward the Stacks 2.0 protocol upgrade. Read this thread to see the latest features added: https://twitter.com/blockstack/status/1247289170344566784
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📅 Weekly Stacks 2.0 Update – Check out this thread to see what the Stacks blockchain engineers have been working on for the 2.0 protocol upgrade👇: (For regular updates on PoX & STX Mining, subscribe to the newsletter at https://t.co/EmRssvk5f1 or visit h…
Since February, Blockstackers have been leading the charge on solving some of the biggest problems within the Blockstack ecosystem via community working groups. Some of the issues that these groups are tackling include ecosystem governance, business model innovation, and ensuring the robust success of Proof of Transfer (PoX) on Stacks 2.0. You can stay up to date on the progress of these working groups here: https://forum.blockstack.org/c/Working-Groups
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Working Groups
The Blockstack working groups are specialized community collectives focused on solving some of the greatest challenges within the Blockstack ecosystem. These groups meet regularly to discuss and work through the latest developments in Blockstack, including…