ARK Adventure Vlog: Consensus NYC 2019 in New York, NY
We truly appreciate the strong and resilient community that surrounds ARK. That’s why we want to make sure you feel like you’re a part of the action! Follow me as I travel for ARK and document the team bringing our promising technology to people around the world. This is the third episode of ARK Adventures, a vlog designed to give you a front row seat to a day in the life of ARK.
Catch the first two episodes here if you missed them:
— Crypto Blockchain Plug Launch Party Inglewood, CA
— ARK.io General Assembly Paris, France
Vlog Schedule
If you are wondering how often these vlogs will come out, they will be released as adventures happen. Because of this, they will be more spaced out than a standard vlog that may have a new episode every day or every week. However, you are welcome to subscribe to The ARK Crypto Podcast, hosted by me, which has new episodes out every Friday! Get vlog reminders and notifications by subscribing at Youtube.ARK.io.
Activities
This episode covers the team’s visit to New York City to attend Consensus NYC 2019. The team gave a special presentation on ARK at the show, made new connections, had private meetings, and participated in media opportunities.
Announcing the ARK Deployer
The big reveal of the trip was announcing the ARK Deployer. Launched last month on May 28th, the ARK Deployer is a free, point-and-click blockchain creation tool that lets developers from all walks of life design, customize and launch their own blockchain in three simple steps. Around that time, Reddit was abuzz with action relating to the ARK Deployer, including:
- ARK Deployer launch article on blog.ark.io
- ARK Deployer website and documentation release
- A press release syndicated on multiple news outlets
- Independent articles on ARK written and published here, here, and here
- A discussion about how people might use the ARK Deployer
- A new explainer video released by Delegate ‘Cam’s Yellow Jacket’
- The ability to deploy custom plugins within the ARK Desktop Wallet
- A podcast answering many questions about the ARK Deployer
- Interested parties asking technical questions about ARK Deployer
- A request for example projects using the ARK Deployer
- A community-sourced ARK giveaway surrounding the ARK Deployer run by community member ‘rhakht’
- An ARK Deployer contest with 1000 ARK prize sponsored by ‘ka-ant’
(This community contest is still running, enter now)
ARK Changelog Presentation
We announced the launch date of the innovative ARK Deployer on the Changelog stage of Construct inside Consensus 2019. In our presentation, Chief Strategist Matthew DC discussed ARK funding status, business developments, recent hires, and partnerships. I covered ARK technological achievements, the ARK Deployer, and gave a look into the near-term future for ARK.
BAD Crypto Podcast Interview
I had the privilege of jumping onto the BAD Crypto Podcast along with Co-Founder Travis Walker as a guest to talk about ARK and the new ARK Deployer. The BAD Crypto Podcast is a long-running show with over seven million downloads over two years.
BLOCKTV Interview
I also appeared on BLOCKTV, a streaming crypto news service, to discuss the new ARK Deployer. According to their website:
BLOCKTV is the premier televised news source for the blockchain and cryptocurrency community. We are a live, 24/7, TV news channel dedicated to premium reporting on the blockchain and cryptocurrency markets.
Founded in 2018, BLOCKTV is focused on bringing the most reliable, real-time, innovative, in-depth, and edgy news and updates to the blockchain technology and cryptocurrency community globally.
Check out the full video interview here.
Additional Media Opportunities
Other ARK team members in attendance were also able to promote ARK on various media outlets. ARK CEO Francois Thoorens and Chief Strategist Matthew Cox sat down with journalists and delivered the details on the Deployer.
Meet-N-Greets and Private Meetings
During the conference, executive team members of ARK were able to hold private meetings with various groups and organizations. While the executive ARK team can’t say who was in these meetings, we can say that we were pleased to shake hands with a few players and influencers in the blockchain space, including the hosts of YouTube channels Crypto Zombie and Hashoshi.
Magical Crypto Conference
The Magical Crypto Conference is a “pre-conference conference” that was created by four big names in the crypto world. These four “magical crypto friends,” Charlie Lee, Samson Mow, Riccardo Spagni, and WhalePanda, wanted a fun affordable alternative to Consensus during NYC Blockchain Week. In the exhibition room, they even had a live bull, and a crypto-enabled arcade game where you could team as one of the four crypto friends, blasting enemies in a multiplayer environment.
Some big names made an appearance at the conference, and there were many booths on the expo floor with cool items you could purchase with crypto. The Magical Crypto Conference also had a lot of presentations and talks by industry leaders that covered things like the Lightning Network and crypto on satellites. I definitely thought the Magical Crypto Conference had an extra element of fun to it that I’m sure newcomers to crypto would appreciate.
Consensus Speaker Mixer at SPYSCAPE
Since Matt and I were speaking at Consensus, we were invited to SPYSCAPE, the interactive museum of spying. There, we attended a mixer along with other Consensus speakers. This was definitely one of the cooler aspects to the trip, and I encourage you to visit yourself if you ever find yourself in New York City. The museum tested and profiled you, teaching you all about the shrouded world of covert ops. Their interactive exhibits really draw you into the experience.
More Adventures to Come
2019 has in store more opportunities for adventures just like this. Keep it locked on Youtube.ARK.io to stay involved in the action. Do you have an idea for an ARK Adventure? Let me know on Slack.ARK.io, Discord.ARK.io or Reddit.ARK.io by contacting me @ doubled1c3.
