Cardstack Updates

There are two economies: the physical and the digital. The former contains real-life limits while the latter offers an economics of abundance that encourages play and exploration. But how do we fairly reconcile the two? Navroop Sahdev discusses how open-source tools can reimagine unjust economic models and provide a heart to the software economy: https://youtu.be/hubdJmuBTWc

🎙️Storage and processing of PII has been under severe scrutiny in recent years due to privacy scandals such as Cambridge Analytica and Facebook. Identity, a non-profit Web3 project, is working to change identity verification without the need for PII. Identity's CEO, Phillip Shoemaker, joins Chris Tse on #Web3Watch next week to discuss the vision behind Identity: https://events.cardstack.com/en-us/decentralized-identity-verification-with-identitys-executive-director-phillip-shoemaker

The biggest promise of Web3 is that it will deconstruct the centralized powers of Web2 tech companies—through decentralized protocols and software. How does Web3 undo these power structures❓🤔 Read the full article here: https://medium.com/cardstack/from-app-to-dapp-how-web3-is-reshaping-the-internet-b9524779be24

🎙️Want to know what Synthetix is about? ➡️It is an open-source DeFi protocol based on the Ethereum blockchain & powered by its SNX token. ➡️The project allows users to create their own “synthetic” assets. Learn more tomorrow in our #firesidechat: https://youtu.be/uy1V4rXoMOo

📺 Get #Cardstack's strategy & protocol updates from our recent AMA! Chris Tse answered questions like: ➡️What chains do you plan to support❓ ➡️What pain points is Cardstack solving in #Web3? ..and many more! Check out part 1 of the #CardstackAMA article series: https://medium.com/@cardstack/cc1f7643e8a4

“You as the individual should have the choice as to what you start revealing about yourself to get value.” - Masa Finance’s Founder, Brendan Playford How can a personalized model of data privacy be used to create value? Full episode: https://youtu.be/uj2OEDODFWk

📢 A lot is going on in the cryptosphere—and here at Cardstack! ➡️ Check out our recent AMA, find out what we're working on, and sign up for the next fireside chat! 👉 Get the scoop here: https://medium.com/cardstack/web3-roundup-82a9d58f5ede

🎙️ Web3Watch brings you Chris Tse & Synthetix’s Founder Kain Warwick next week! We'll cover: ✅ What are synthetic assets and why do they matter? ✅ Why build a decentralized derivatives liquidity protocol against current banking models? ...& more! https://events.cardstack.com/building-a-defi-protocol-with-synthetixs-founder-kain-warwick

👋 Meet Buck, who is part of Cardstack’s web team! He currently works on maintaining the Ember-based dApp and Card.xyz. When he is not working, Buck occasionally plans software-driven urban exploration puzzle-solving adventures, akin to hybrid digital-analog scavenger hunts. 👉 Want to learn more about Buck? https://www.notion.so/Q-A-with-the-Cardstack-Team-1bbb8cd1ed88459d9c41a642c3c81d48#7641b87082a3455e9c08a7dc30c4ff6d

Our #firesidechat with NEAR Protocol is tomorrow! NEAR is a sharded, proof-of-stake, layer-one blockchain that is simple to use, secure, and scalable. Join us for an insightful session on usability-focused Web3 with NEAR's Co-Founder Illia Polosukhin. https://youtu.be/mBfkGdh4BX0

👉 “Make an awesome product, make something that people need and it just so happens that it’s built on top of blockchain.” - Matt Wisniewski Watch the full fireside chat where Chris Tse and Matthew Wisniewski of Satellite.im discuss decentralized messaging and the importance of blockchain: https://youtu.be/cmn7RtVyrJs

🎙️Coming up next week on Web3 Watch! We discuss the usability-focused Web3 ecosystem with NEAR Protocol's Co-Founder Illia Polosukhin. We'll cover: ➡️ NEAR Protocol’s vision, ecosystem & initiatives ➡️ Challenges Web3 faces today ...and much more. Register here: https://events.cardstack.com/en-us/usability-focused-web3-ecosystem-with-near-protocols-illia-polosukhin

📺 In our recent AMA, Cardstack's Founding Director Chris Tse answered the community's questions about Cardstack's strategy, protocol, product & marketing, including: ✅ Priorities and planned launches for 2022 ✅ The B2B invoicing product ✅ Questions about staking and the Cardstack Wallet 👉 Missed it? You can still watch it here: https://youtu.be/5eNC1HG4RgI

🎙️Tomorrow, we talk about the creator economy with Rusty Matveev, CEO of Calaxy! ➡️ Calaxy is an open social marketplace built for creators, by creators. In this fireside chat, we'll discuss how Calaxy is revolutionizing the creator economy. 👉 Set your alerts here: https://youtu.be/HpTW4Jx1BIU

SaaS startups rely on venture funding for growth. However, with venture funding comes the pressure to either grow exponentially for IPO or sell the company to big tech. As big tech companies like to acquire their competitors and then eliminate those products or services for their own competitive advantage, there isn't much opportunity for independent growth in the current ecosystem for startups. With a decentralized, community-owned Internet, great products will no longer be killed by big tech!

Cardstack’s Senior Developer Matic is currently working on blockchain development with our protocol team. Outside of work, Matic is an artist! He designs and builds heavy brutalist sculptures. More on Matic's diverse talents here: https://www.notion.so/Q-A-with-the-Cardstack-Team-1bbb8cd1ed88459d9c41a642c3c81d48#854710d7b63f423490f68fce38223c72

Decentralization shouldn't feel like you're scattering yourself. It should feel like all your things are centered around you! That's where the Cardstack Hub comes in—your hub around you, not around the project, the dApp, or the protocol. https://youtu.be/6N4ug8EeV6w?t=1663

🎙️ Next week's Web3 Watch brings you Calaxy to discuss the creator economy. Among other topics, we talk about... ➡️ How creators are leveraging Calaxy's marketplace ➡️ Why blockchain is crucial for building a decentralized creator economy Register here: https://events.cardstack.com/creator-economy-with-calaxys-cso-rusty-matveev

📢 Catch up on our latest updates, including tomorrow's AMA and our new fireside chats! https://medium.com/cardstack/web3-roundup-a3eed25dfae2

🎙️ Tomorrow on Web3 Watch with Ethereum Push Notification Service (EPNS), we talk about these topics: ✅ The vision of EPNS ✅ Why build a push notification communication protocol? ✅ Challenges in building a push notification system on blockchain ... & more! Set your alerts here: https://youtu.be/1N0O-ep5Fss