In this episode, Blockstack Co-founder Muneeb Ali is joined by Kyle Samani of Multicoin Capital. Together, they start by tackling the question, 'what is crypto good for?' and then move on to discuss the Web 3.0 Stack, if Ethereum can evolve, DeFi vs. centralized finance, the polarization of exchanges, native chain intercommunication, Bitcoin finality, scaling Layer 1, and more.
In this episode, Blockstack PBC's Head of Growth, Patrick Stanley, talks with Joel Monegro of Placeholder VC. They cover the evolution of an investment thesis through the lens of Joel's history at USV and now at Placeholder, and then dive deep into how they think business models will evolve with crypto and the concept of user-staking driving them.
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Receive major Blockstack news and technical updates, crypto commentary, stories from the decentralization frontier, and more via the Blockstack Newsletter.
Receive major Blockstack news and technical updates, crypto commentary, stories from the decentralization frontier, and more via the Blockstack Newsletter.
Diwaker Gupta, Head of Engineering at Blockstack PBC, recently took to Discord for a virtual AMA. Thank you to those that were able to join and ask questions, the #ask-me-anything channel will continue to host these type of sessions from different experts and leaders in the Blockstack community. The next...
In this episode, Blockstack's Head of Growth, Patrick Stanley talks with Leigh Cuen from Coindesk about the ongoing impact of coronavirus, navigating the media world of crypto, what Bitcoin's community might teach us about memes, and how seeking truth and being willing to learn in public lead to positive outcomes....
As most of us remain somewhat isolated to help stem the spread of Covid-19, it can certainly get a bit claustrophobic. With everything closed and orders to stay inside being the norm, we hope you’re safe, healthy, and not going too stir crazy as we face these uncertain times together....
FireChat is a free peer-to-peer messaging app that allows you to send and receive messages without a direct internet connection or cell service. FireChat has experimented with decentralized (user-device based) and centralized authentication and started exploring blockchain-based logins. FireChat is adding support for decentralized login with Blockstack. FireChat has been...
Jude Nelson, one of the lead developers working on the Clarity smart contracting language (and the Stacks 2.0 blockchain), recently took to Discord for a virtual AMA. Thank you to those that were able to join and ask questions, it was an informative session for everyone! Make sure to join...
The next major milestone toward Stacks 2.0 launch is a public testnet. In this post, we’ll share some more details on what to expect and how you can get involved. Feedback and testing throughout the testnet period is a crucial component of a successful mainnet launch. Thank you to all...
The Blockstack working groups are specialized community collectives focused on solving some of the greatest challenges within the Blockstack ecosystem. These groups meet regularly to discuss and work through the latest developments in Blockstack, including (but not limited to): the application of the Proof of Transfer mining mechanism to the...
Blockstack Co-founder Muneeb Ali recently sat down with the hosts of HashR8, one of the largest podcasts focused on cryptocurrency mining, to discuss the state of Bitcoin’s Proof of Work (PoW) mining. You'll find links to the audio below as well as the full transcript. Throughout the show, they touch...
“The history of smart contracts is really the history of smart contract bugs.” - Aaron Blankstein, Blockstack PBC If you’ve heard of smart contracts, you’ve likely also heard about some of their notable failures. As more assets are created and stored in smart contracts, their vulnerabilities become more consequential as...
