As part of our ongoing journey to increased decentralization, we’re excited to support the Stacks Foundation and their valuable work in the ecosystem. Today, we (Blockstack PBC) are releasing details on a contribution agreement to transfer a number of assets to the Stacks Foundation. This helps bootstrap the Stacks Foundation and gives them initial resources for contributing to the Stacks...
A new version of Blockstack Connect is available for developers who want to build apps that sign transactions with Clarity smart contracts on the Stacks 2.0 Testnet. Now developers can call just a single JavaScript function for opening a dialog within which users can confirm their signature for any sort of transaction. The interface for this release has been designed with...
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Blockchains grow up so fast! When the Stacks 2.0 testnet launched in April, it was another big step on the journey towards a user-owned internet, and now every week brings new functionality to tinker with. To add an extra layer of excitement and intrigue, we’re thrilled to introduce the Stacks...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSZmVwXIfKE → Full transcript On the latest episode of The Stacks Podcast, host Patrick Stanley talked to Brittany Kaiser, who, in 2018 testified before British Parliament about the infamous Facebook data scandal orchestrated by Cambridge Analytica, the consulting...
Keyboards down, hackers! We’ve crossed the finish line on Part 2 of the Clarity Hackathon. Whereas the first phase was all about smart contracts, this round focused on tooling to make developers’ lives easier. We hoped that the open-ended request would yield a wide array of tooling types, and we...
Blockstack PBC's Head of Growth, Patrick Stanley chats with Adam B. Levine of Coindesk and Tokenly for a brief look back and how far crypto and Bitcoin have come in just a few years while reflecting on Adam's previous projects and plans. They discuss what ideas have yet to be...
We’re excited to announce the official release of Blockstack Connect, a new JavaScript library that empowers developers to onboard users smoothly into their applications while setting them up for success with contextual education. We’re releasing this library along with The Blockstack App, a new authenticator that dramatically simplifies the signup...
With the Stacks ecosystem, we’ve always shared an astonishingly ambitious goal. We’re seeking to transform how individuals interact with the internet, changing the status quo. Every part of our internet interactions are owned, tracked, and controlled by corporations, to a model where users are in control. We’re building a user-owned...
As a community dedicated to building a user-owned internet, many of us have already begun exploring the ways in which an increasingly digital existence will impact life. There are problems to solve, pitfalls to avoid, and opportunities to be had and you might be asking things like: Are there new...
To get started with Clarity or collaborate on this open-source initiative, visit the Clarity website or Github. We’re excited to announce that together with Algorand, we’ve formed an independent, open-source project to support future design and development of the Clarity Smart Contract Language. Algorand is an industry leader with deep...
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...
