Sep 12, 2018

Issue 1: Can blockchain fix social media? What's the next big step for the internet? +more

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Decentralized Web

Hand-picked reading related to blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and the people and protocols behind the imminent new future of the internet. From the founders of Blockstack, a new internet for decentralized apps.

Happy Wednesday everyone, thanks for being a subscriber to the Decentralized Web Startup Digest, Ryan and I are excited to curate what we think are the most important articles in the world of decentralization each week. As we go, we’d love your suggestions and feedback, we want to make this valuable for you.

We’ll keep each edition loaded (but not overloaded) with links to articles, podcasts, research, tweets, and more that will help you stay in the know.

This first edition covers some exciting developments where blockchain and decentralized applications are meeting social media, 2 great podcasts, and a piece from the Guardian that is a great starting place to orient yourself to the decentralized web and what the future may hold.

Thanks for reading and have a great week,

Muneeb & Ryan

Decentralisation: the next big step for the world wide web | The Guardian

The decentralised web, or DWeb, could be a chance to take control of our data back from the big tech firms. So how does it work and when will it be here?

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Stealthy wants to become the WeChat of blockchain apps – TechCrunch

Meet Stealthy a new messaging app that leverages Blockstack’s decentralized application platform to build a messaging app. The company is participating in TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF and launching its app on iOS and Android today.

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Podcast | Episode #1 - The Internet 3.0

Neo-monopolies, decentralization, and freedom in The Knowledge Age: Albert Wenger - managing partner at Union Square Ventures - takes a bird’s-eye view on the internet and how it’s changing our world. What does the impending Knowledge Age look like? And what are the three freedoms necessary to smoothly transition into it?

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Podcast | Off the Chain by Anthony Pompliano

Host Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano talks to some of the most respected names in crypto and Wall Street to find out how intelligent investors from the new and old financial system are thinking about digital assets.

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Decentralizing the World Tour | New York | Blockstack

Powered by Blockstack, this tour will host thought leaders, luminaries, and special guests for important conversations and presentations

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In the Mesh – Can Decentralization Fix Social Media?

As the US Congress continues its inquiry into the impact of foreign influence campaigns on social media platforms, allegations of bias in how their feeds display content, and their responsibility to ensure accuracy of information, the government and platforms at least rhetorically agree that regulation is coming. Decentralized alternatives, whose rules and accountability are…

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Techstars Startup Digest Decentralized Web is curated by:

Muneeb Ali - CEO, Blockstack
blockstack@startupdigestmail.com

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