🎙️ We're on as usual today on Web3 Watch!

Join DigitalBits’ Managing Director, Daniele Mensi for a discussion on Blockchain for Brands.

Our fireside chat will include:

✅ How DigitalBits’ blockchain for brands work?
✅ Why businesses choose DigitalBits over traditional players offering loyalty programs and tokenization?

📺 Tune in here: https://youtu.be/KCtyfoQE8k0

🤔 From a business user's perspective, how can one engage with Boxel's capabilities?

By understanding the concept of “space” and leveraging the power of “flow,” businesses can maximize the benefits of Boxel’s offerings.

Chris Tse talks more about Space & Flow in this video.

Uncover the power of Boxel in tackling mediated complexity and transforming application development.

💡 Learn how Boxel's structured language enables efficient interactions with complex systems like APIs, servers, and payment methods.
Boxel's ability to provide a common understanding across applications streamlines integration with different payment methods.

More on Boxel's customization options, code sharing, and its contribution incentives in our blog post: https://medium.com/cardstack/boxel-framework-how-cardstack-plans-to-disrupt-application-development-part-1-f8c359b6c980#763d

🎙️ Web3 Watch next week brings you NodeReal!

Our fireside chat will focus on Web3 Infrastructure and will cover:

✅ How NodeReal’s node services, APIs, & custom application chain in detail?
✅ NodeReal vs existing Node providers

& much more!

Register here: https://events.cardstack.com/en-gb/web3-watch/web3-infrastructure-nodereal-coo-ben-zhang

🎙 Catch our fireside chat with NodeReal happening tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. ET!

NodeReal is a blockchain infrastructure & services provider offering one-stop blockchain infrastructure services including full-fledged node services, blockchain as a service, and blockchain application tools & App Programming Interface (API).

📺 Tune in here: https://youtu.be/KNaMNLex8Xg

3⃣ Reasons why blockchain-based accounting is the future of bookkeeping:

✅ Payments are conducted using cryptocurrencies, eliminating the need for intermediaries such as banks.

✅ Transactions are systematically recorded in chronological order and stored on the blockchain, ensuring a permanent record. Any modifications are documented as different transactions.

✅ The security of the records is not compromised since they are stored on the blockchain rather than a centralized server.

To gain a deeper understanding of how triple-entry accounting functions, read: https://medium.com/cardstack/how-blockchain-enabled-reconciliation-streamlines-accounting-aa57427dfe96

Boxel offers a neutral setting beyond the confines of an organization, facilitating seamless collaboration with external partners, clients, or stakeholders.

By leveraging Boxel's dual nature, businesses can establish a secure and regulated environment within their organization, while simultaneously encouraging collaboration and connectivity beyond its boundaries.

Watch Chris Tse share more in this video ‘Boxel Framework for Business Use Cases’: https://youtu.be/_WuX12Kqm50

Why businesses are choosing crypto for cross-border payments❓

⏰ Traditional methods of payment, such as wire transfers, are slow and come with exorbitant transaction fees and currency conversion charges.

Conventional wire transfers may take up to five days to process cross-border payments.

🌍 Blockchain-based transactions are recorded in chronological order and hosted on-chain, creating a transparent audit trail for accounting and reporting.

Check our blog here to learn more: https://medium.com/cardstack/how-blockchain-simplifies-payroll-for-businesses-and-gig-workers-615ac02df1cf#3823

Discover how Boxel Framework empowers businesses to overcome inter-organizational communication challenges through the concept of neutral space and protocols.

Learn more about various business use cases of the Boxel Framework here: https://medium.com/cardstack/boxel-framework-how-businesses-can-leverage-boxel-to-streamline-their-operations-part-3-1ac3dcdd00c6

Composable development empowers DAOs to rapidly expand and effectively address the evolving requirements of their communities.

But how does it achieve this? 🤔

For a more in-depth exploration, check out this article: https://medium.com/cardstack/how-daos-can-meet-growing-community-needs-with-composable-development-fce8ffe84f12

📢 Curious to find out what we've been working on?

💡 The Cardstack development team has directed their efforts toward enhancing the composable app, with emphasis on refining the features of the operator mode.

Learn about our developments here: https://medium.com/cardstack/tech-status-update-135f2c3ffd2

Within spaces, Boxel allows you to organize, search, share, and move applications and their associated data seamlessly.
Each application embodies a self-contained entity with its distinct state, akin to a file on your computer.

Watch ‘Boxel Framework for Business Use Cases’ to learn more: https://youtu.be/_WuX12Kqm50

🤔 How do blockchain-based loyalty programs work?
🤔 What advantages do they offer?
🤔 How can companies go about integrating these loyalty programs into their operations?

Learn more here: https://medium.com/cardstack/why-businesses-are-moving-their-loyalty-programs-to-blockchain-cc8a5787eca

How do you interact from a business user point of view to the capability that Boxel provides?

By understanding the concept of “space” and leveraging the power of “flow,” businesses can maximize the benefits of Boxel’s offerings.

Chris Tse explains the concept of Space and Flow here: https://youtu.be/_WuX12Kqm50

🚨 Our latest tech update answers your questions on the development and status of the Boxel Framework and Cardstack workflows.

💡 Catch up here: https://medium.com/cardstack/tech-status-update-q-a-ee96aded82d1

Boxel & AI - Curious how this will come together?

AI generation requires an API key with OpenAI and a Matrix chat server, which marshalls the communication between the Boxel UI and the OpenAI API.

Learn more here: https://medium.com/cardstack/tech-status-update-q-a-ee96aded82d1

📢 The Cardstack team is hard at work developing the software stack for Boxel, a user-friendly web app enabling Card-based apps and websites.

Check out our latest tech update, we cover:

➡️ The development of Code Mode
➡️ Matrix Identity Integration
➡️ Realm API improvements, and
➡️ A Brand New Marketing Website! 🤩

Read all about it here: https://medium.com/cardstack/tech-status-update-1780b039c424

🚀 The Cardstack team is making strides in developing the software stack for Boxel, a web app designed for users to easily create and host Card-based apps and sites.

🛠️ Currently, we're finalizing Code Mode, an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that empowers developers to forge new card types directly on the web.

Read more about Code Mode here: https://medium.com/cardstack/tech-status-update-1780b039c424#7892

🔐 Cardstack is evolving user experience by integrating Matrix protocol federated identity system for user logins.

This innovative approach allows hosting providers to create local accounts, enabling users across different hosts to interact seamlessly on a unified network.

Check out our full update here: https://medium.com/cardstack/tech-status-update-1780b039c424#3086

The Cardstack team wishes everyone a heartwarming and joy-filled Thanksgiving! 🤗🦃

Happy Thanksgiving!

📂 At Cardstack, users operate within a file-based realm, akin to a traditional file system, for their data and customizations.

This realm where user data is saved as JSON and customizations as TypeScript files, streamlines data integration without the need for a backend overhaul for each new data type.

🔍 To enhance functionality, we're enabling SQL-like queries on these files.

Catch our full tech update here: https://medium.com/cardstack/tech-status-update-1780b039c424#c21e