Published in BlockChannel

·May 7

Solving the “Crypto Identity Problem”

Bootstrapping the New Internet with a Universal Anchor — By: Steven McKie (Amentum Capital) and Zach Brown (The Shake) Enabling universal sign-ins and identity for crypto is a complex problem. We’ve seen over the last decade or so many various attempts, from Namecoin, to Ethereum’s ENS “domains”; and most recently and notably, the Handshake public blockchain, whose primary focus…

Blockchannel

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Published in BlockChannel

·Apr 30

Episode 81: Talking Shop and Shaking Hands, with HNSChat

On this episode of BlockChannel, Mckie and Dee are ditching the hand sanitizer and masks, and shaking hands again with our guest, Jordan Koch. Jordan is a self-taught IRC developer turned crypto-preneur works on HNSChat. HNSChat is a Handshake-native chat applications that allows TLD and SLD owner to join digital…

Blockchanneltv

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Episode 81: Talking Shop and Shaking Hands, with HNSChat

Published in BlockChannel

·Apr 3

Episode 80: Giving a Hand to the Future, with HandyOSS

With Alex Smith — On this episode of BlockChannel, McKie and Dr. Petty are back, even though this episode was filmed in December before Christmas. We finally go in-depth with HandyOSS, the all-in-one suite for building on a cohesive DWeb enable stack. Alex Smith breaks down the HandyOSS teams motivations for building HandyHost (of…

Blockchanneltv

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Episode 80: Giving a Hand to the Future, with HandyOSS

Published in BlockChannel

·Jan 24

Towards A New Internet

Crossing the DWeb Chasm — By: Zach Brown In 2020, Jesse Walden penned an essay ‘How Does DeFi Cross the Chasm?’ laying out three paths forward from mainstream adoption of decentralized finance. Walden’s suggestion on which path — a real crypto economy lead by non-financial consumers apps — was on the money, as art markets…

Internet News

5 min read

Published in BlockChannel

·Jan 19

DexGrid, Microgrids & the Metaverse

By: Nicolas Billeaud, CEO — ENTER THE DEXGRID To see the original article published by DexGrid, go here. This was cross-posted with their permission. As the world has witnessed a tremendous growth in the blockchain space, we are now at the stage where this growth should matter to everyone. While some may see it as…

Microgrids

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Published in BlockChannel

·Dec 31, 2021

From Walled Gardens to Community Gardens

A Path to a Regenerative Future — By: Divya Siddarth and Steven McKie (Note: This was originally published on the Amentum Capital newsletter, and was published here with permission.) It can often seem like the crypto ecosystem is predicated upon an idea of infinite wealth through speculation. Real world resources, by contrast, seem like finite things connected…

Sustainability

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From Walled Gardens to Community Gardens

Published in BlockChannel

·Oct 14, 2021

Episode 79: Democracy Through Ethical Technology & Communication

With Divya Siddarth and Matthew Prewitt — On this episode of BlockChannel, Mckie and Dee return after almost an entire years hiatus. Life happens, but so does crypto. We return to our story with a hero and heroine by the names of Matthew Prewitt and Divya Siddarth, respectfully. They are policy and ethics researchers and practitioners working…

Blockchanneltv

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Episode 79: Democracy Through Ethical Technology & Communication

Published in BlockChannel

·Oct 7, 2021

More Dweb Goodness: Introducing HandyHost

Hey BlockChannel Homies, We’ll be fast, we have a new post. It’s about an exciting new open source project that’ll help blend DWeb protocols such as Handshake/Akash/DVPN and Siacoin together. It’s an all in one management suite, definitely worth playing with. Medium: https://medium.com/blockchannel/handyhost-a-new-way-to-manage-dweb-assets-and-protocols-de2cbacbe779 Substack (SUBSCRIBE IF YOU HAVEN’T): https://blockchannel.substack.com/p/handyhost-a-new-way-to-manage-dweb

Dweb

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More Dweb Goodness: Introducing HandyHost

Hey BlockChannel Homies,

We’ll be fast, we have a new post. It’s about an exciting new open source project that’ll help blend DWeb protocols such as Handshake/Akash/DVPN and Siacoin together.

It’s an all in one management suite, definitely worth playing with.

Medium: https://medium.com/blockchannel/handyhost-a-new-way-to-manage-dweb-assets-and-protocols-de2cbacbe779

Substack (SUBSCRIBE IF YOU HAVEN’T): https://blockchannel.substack.com/p/handyhost-a-new-way-to-manage-dweb

Published in BlockChannel

·Updated Oct 7, 2021

HandyHost: A New Way to Manage Dweb Assets and Protocols

By: Steven McKie — Launch Season It’s that time again, another opportunity to help push the industry forward with another lens to see the story of how, collectively, we as a community can move the world — with haste — towards censorship-resistant technologies. …

Akash

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HandyHost: A New Way to Manage Dweb Assets and Protocols

Published in BlockChannel

·Oct 4, 2021

Ecosystem Updates From the DWeb 🕸

Hey Faithful BlockChannel Reader/Listener 🙏🏽, Thanks for being subscribed! As you know, these are always quick. If you’ve been following the advancement of the decentralized web, then you’ll want to check these out. What’s New The Interoperability Trilemma goes over the difficulties of bridging access in the Ethereum and greater ecosystem. It…

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