Stacks Updates

JUST IN: Stacks (STX) cryptocurrency is listed on the Crypto.com App today. Users can now purchase with no fees, credit cards and bank transfers are both supported. (Not currently available for US residents.)

JUST IN: Pravica, a communication platform built on top of Blockstack that raised $500k just released their Alpha 1.01. Stackers can now test out some of its functionality like emails, chat, video and voice calls.

Over 40 different projects and communities have partnered with Blockstack and Dystopia Labs to get involved with the #FuturePROOF virtual conference coming up on August 26th: https://twitter.com/blockstackrs/status/1293900477231517696

UPDATE: $27M treasury now available to Stacks Foundation for grants and growing developer ecosystem: https://www.coindesk.com/stacks-foundation-tokens-blockstack

JUST IN: Blockstack PBC is contributing 100M STX (~$23M at today’s price) to the independent Stacks Foundation. We believe in their mission to deliver the promise of Web 3; apps and smart contracts connected to Bitcoin. https://twitter.com/muneeb/status/1292823214717050882

Tune in to a panel discussion featuring Muneeb Ali, Vitalik Buterin, Sergey Nazarov & Daniel Wang at #EDCON2020 Registere here.

“Coinbase is exploring support for 19 new digital assets, including Blockstack. See the Coinbase post and read all disclaimers there: https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/1289184181289967617”

You can now view a progress tracker for phase 3 (Krypton) of the Stacks 2.0 testnet on GitHub! Check out the full details here: https://github.com/orgs/blockstack/projects

On this Hidden Forces podcast I discuss the recent Twitter hack (my account was also targeted), we go over design principles of the early internet, where we went wrong and how the R&D work we’ve done for the Stacks design directly addresses these issues. Let me know what you think and we can continue this discussion topic in our Telegram — Muneeb https://hiddenforces.io/podcasts/muneeb-ali-blockstack-twitter-hack/

Blockstack joins the Flipside Data Cooperative to bring increased transparency to the Stacks ecosystem: https://twitter.com/flipsidecrypto/status/1285957760660668419

Blockstack Q2 ecosystem updates are live; excited about the progress towards Stacks 2.0 launch (phase 3 Krypton in implementation!), joint support of Clarity language with Algorand, growth of apps like Pravica and Blocksurvey etc: https://twitter.com/muneeb/status/1285205259053346816?s=21

"The Governance Working Group amplifies and advocates the needs of community members across the Blockstack ecosystem." https://twitter.com/StacksOrg/status/1278730118429462528

Blockstack PBC engineers have received new US patents on application-specific blockchains and methods for publishing smart contracts, all new patents have been released under the existing PBC patent pledge, as with previous patents.

Updated Blockstack Connect JavaScript library comes with brand new authenticator that simplifies user onboarding and sign-in for Blockstack applications. https://twitter.com/blockstack/status/1276172923812950017

JUST IN: Blockstack makes significant progress towards decentralization with the formation of new entities, including an Asia community entity and an independent investment fund. https://twitter.com/muneeb/status/1275807086803378176

Coinbase has just released a new, open-source technical integration framework for assets called Rosetta. We're excited about the potential of Rosetta and to be part of the initial set of projects testing the framework: https://twitter.com/blockstack/status/1273324722252636160

Blockstack is partnering with Dystopia Labs to launch #FutureProof virtual conference: https://twitter.com/blockstack/status/1272973804340297729

JUST IN: In a major step toward blockchain interoperability, Blockstack PBC and Algorand are working together on the development of the Clarity smart Contract language. https://www.coindesk.com/algorand-and-blockstack-are-building-a-multi-chain-smart-contract-language

From Forbes Crypto: "Blockstack PBC Makes Case for Blockchain Business Model to Wall Street Analysts" https://twitter.com/blockstack/status/1270723113710305293