In this Evangelist Spotlight, I’m excited to introduce you to Jason (or reintroduce, if you’ve already had the pleasure). Originally, Jason’s journey started because he was fed up with proprietary applications and their predatory business practices. His personal mission is to encourage, promote, use, and contribute to open-source software, which eventually led him to Blockstack, albeit in a random way!...
That’s a wrap for Part 1 of our Clarity Hackathon, and what a two weeks it was! We were thrilled to see hackers develop some truly creative and powerful smart contracts. If you missed out, Part 2 kicked off yesterday with a focus on building out the tools around Clarity and there are prizes of up to $3,000 up for...
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Sean Li, Cofounder and CEO of Magic, chats with Blockstack PBC's Head of Growth, Patrick Stanley, about how Web 3.0 can prosper if we provide developers the right tools to enable smooth experiences powered by new business models. Drawing on Sean's experience at Docker, they chat through some of the key...
The Stacks 2.0 Testnet is moving right along with Phase 2 beginning today, codename Argon. With it comes some new opportunities for you to earn rewards for working with and contributing to the success of the network. Through the Testnet Bounty Program, you can earn Bitcoin for identifying bugs, building...
In April, Blockstack PBC announced it had entered into an agreement with Asia-based crypto exchange KuCoin to expand global access to the Stacks (STX) token. KuCoin announced that trading for STX will officially begin today, meaning (non-US) users can purchase and trade the token on the exchange. KuCoin serves 1...
In February, we introduced Proof of Transfer, a novel mining mechanism that uses the proof-of-work consensus mechanism of an established blockchain to bootstrap and secure new blockchains. Since the draft whitepaper (v.02) was released, developers throughout the ecosystem have been working toward adding Proof of Transfer to the Stacks 2.0...
The Clarity Hackathon has officially kicked off! Starting now, developers can submit up to 3 smart contracts for the first part of the hackathon, the Smart Contract Challenge. Later on, developers will be able to win for creating tooling for the Clarity language itself. → Learn more (Full contest page)...
In this episode, Michael Anderson of Framework Ventures joins Patrick Stanley of Blockstack PBC to discuss how investing in open protocols is a unique challenge and how Framework has adjusted the typical VC model to account for it. Later, they get into how staking and similar action are being used as...
Since 2017, Blockstack has sponsored Coindesk’s annual conference, which has now gone free and virtual, running from May 11-15. At Consensus: Distributed Blockstack’s Co-founder, Muneeb Ali, will take the online stage at a few key sessions, including one with Nathaniel Whitemore Tuesday morning. Blockstack will also be part of Foundations,...
Today, we are excited to announce the Clarity Hackathon, a virtual hackathon composed of two independent challenges. These challenges will give developers a chance to learn more about Clarity and win prizes for building smart contracts and Clarity tooling. With the Stacks 2.0 Testnet officially online, this is the perfect...
In July 2019, Blockstack’s offering for Stacks (STX) tokens became the first-ever SEC-qualified token offering in US history. Today, Blockstack PBC filed its annual report with the SEC. Such annual reports are typically the most comprehensive update that a company files as required by applicable regulations. We’re excited about the...
