Why does blockchain and IoT fit so well together? Henri on the need for a decentralised approach in machine to machine value exchange at #BCW19

🚙 📡 🚗 Cars will become the second most important IoT device after the mobile phone. For cities to be truly ‘smart’, we need a decentralised layer for real-time data dialog between machines. Welcome to the 'Internet of Cars'. https://youtu.be/Xbouxnk8Yxc

🥈 We're proud to pick up the silver medal for our E-Mobility #tiotachallenges pilot. It was a privilege to work with our partners, Bosch and RIDDLE&CODE, to unlock the value of individual vehicle data for a smarter future of transport.

Our community hero for April is 🥁 … Eric Margay! Well done to Eric for hosting a workshop to spread the word about open source tech and the value in real-time data streams. https://twitter.com/neowton/status/1122657023592730624

Introducing Streamr Core. Your toolkit to unlock the potential of real-time data. Try the beta app! https://streamr.com/core

Streamr has updated the Editor, unifying data streams, canvases, dashboards, Marketplace products, and purchases into one central location called Streamr Core. See what's new in the app: https://medium.com/streamrblog/streamr-core-beta-launch-notes-14b0d2740a9c

People need 3 things to efficiently monetise their own data.

1) The ability to transfer ownership of the data to others
2) A place to aggregate & market the data
3) A way to exchange payment to multiple data producers

We believe we've developed all 3: https://medium.com/p/ec032289a51c

Build, visualise, and execute your real-time data processes in one place with Streamr Core. Try the app! streamr.com/core

Embedded trust is essential for a decentralised data sharing economy to work. That's why we integrated with oracle providers, Chainlink to ensure critical data streams can be verified on demand by smart contract blockchains such as Ethereum. https://bit.ly/2HPQefO

A Firefox plugin to crowdsell your browser data will be the first project backed by the Community Fund. This is what we meant by 'the most exciting use cases will be built by YOU'. Congrats to Ebrahim & his team. See the demo: https://medium.com/streamrblog/crowdselling-your-personal-data-through-firefox-c4f8bf9b8a96

What if there was a way to get paid for the data you produce? Thanks Slate Magazine for raising the issues and showcasing our platform for creating data unions. https://slate.com/technology/2019/05/data-exchanges-streamr-ubdi-ocean-protocol-privacy.html

Consolidated crypto market data from Digital Assets Power Play is now available on the Streamr Marketplace! DataStreams provides live data for real-time trades, order books, technical indicators, and more across 5 crypto exchanges. https://medium.com/streamrblog/dpp-datastreams-is-available-now-on-streamr-6398b0ded3c

✔️ We’ve crossed off all but the new website from our last list, & that’s close! Next community goals ahead for 2019:

- Dev education materials
- Core App out of beta
- First version of Community Products
- Integrated Community Product Apps
- First version of the decentralised Network
- An overhaul of the Marketplace features
- Full marketing push for user adoption

📱 📡 🛒 Coming soon to an internet near you … a way to crowdsell your personal data while retaining control of your privacy. We hope you’re excited for Community Products 2019! https://bit.ly/2T7SZ0r

With data signing, we're getting ever closer to a fully decentralised service network for the world's real-time data. https://medium.com/streamrblog/data-authenticity-integrity-streamr-network-decentralization-bc17630c670b

In this talk from last year, Henri Pihkala explains how we incrementally transition from a centralised tech stack to a decentralised platform for p2p real-time data transfer. https://youtu.be/q4N2rjpuC4U

IoT connected devices are predicted to increase fivefold in the next 10 years, each generating huge volumes of data. We believe a decentralised pub/sub layer is needed to ensure that the world’s real-time data is used and controlled by those who produce it. https://medium.com/streamrblog/building-the-missing-protocol-of-todays-internet-stack-a-decentralized-pub-sub-network-for-ad1f5972f3ca

Shiv discusses how blockchain can be used to democratise data collecting and trading with the guys at LimeChain. Listen out for development timetable news at 27:00: https://limechain.tech/data-collecting-trading-with-blockchain-with-shiv-malik-of-streamr/

Thanks to ConsenSys for describing us as a "remarkable team" 🙏. We've taken no prisoners in May. Expect much the same in August, Sept and Oct as we deliver the first versions of our Network & our tools for creating data unions - Community Products. https://media.consensys.net/20-blockchain-projects-with-the-most-dev-activity-on-github-may-2019-6ce07e3c866f