Hyperbridge Connect #3

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5 min readOct 26, 2018

Dear Hyperbridge Community,

Fall is finally here and we cannot get enough of golden and red colours! We hope that you are enjoying this beautiful season as much as we do.

We are also working hard to make things happen prior to the start of our token sale. The last few months have been really eventful and we are excited to share the main updates with you.

Development Updates

Desktop Demo Version

The desktop version of BlockHub V0.6.0(Preview Build) is here! It comes with a lot of new features, including:

Revamped account creation
Token sale screen (transactions pending)
Better desktop error integration
Fixed profile bugs
Added native menu options
New UI features: new welcome box, left sidebar scroller, slim header version, token in header

Download and try it out here.

Crowdfunding Protocol: Completed

The Funding Protocol (Crowdfunding) is now completed! The protocol allows BlockHub users to a) propose project ideas, b) specify funding requirements, c) outline contribution incentives. Watch the video for more details.

Partnerships

Exciting News! We’ve just signed a new game studio partnership with Frag Games.

Frag Games is a game studio producing both 2D and 3D games on mobile, tablets and PC. Since its doors opened in 2013, FRAG Games delivered 40+ projects on PC, Web, Android, iOS, VR and AR. The game studio specializes in Unity and Unreal Engine 4.

Frag Games is currently creating a CCG (collectible card game) that aims to dominate the massively popular genre. This partnership is a big step forward for Hyperbridge to demonstrate the real world usability of our technologies and help in the adoption of blockchain technology.
More details about the partnership in this post.

Bounty0X Campaign

Participate in our social media campaign for a chance to receive up to $740 in HBX tokens. Join here.

Hyperbridge on Exchange Listing

Also, new exchange listing announcement is coming up on Monday, October 29. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for more updates!

New Hyperbridgers

We are very excited to welcome our new exceptional team members and advisors aboard. In the next few months, expect more innovative initiatives and projects coming out of our creative hub.

Team Members

(From Left to Right)

Anh Phan Vu
Communication Manager
LinkedIn: Anh Phan Vu

Anh is a researcher at GeNA Lab with an interest in open data, blockchain, and social movements. She has been working for two years in the area of social media marketing in nonprofit and education sectors. Anh will be developing and implementing our communication strategy and working on creating new engaging campaigns with the rest of the team.

Atif Mahmud
Product Development Manager.
LinkedIn: Atif Murtaza Mahmud

Atif is a student at The University of British Columbia’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering on co-op with Hyperbridge. He has diverse experience in software and web development both in research and industry, and plans to merge his passion for technology and business to bring Blockhub to life.

Vlady Zhyliaiev
Social Media Manager
LinkedIn: Vladyslav Zhyliaiev

Vlady is a gaming enthusiast and an early crypto adopter. He has considerable experience in setting up trustworthy relationships with indie game developers and organizing campaigns to raise awareness about new releases and boost the community engagement. Vlady also pays close attention to cryptocurrency market developments by staying on top of all the current crypto news and events.

Advisors

Alexandra Moxin
LinkedIn: Alexandra Moxin

Alexandra is CEO and Founder of Advance Tech Media and host of the Advance Tech Podcast. She is also a Founder and CEO of the Cartera Group of Companies parent company to a digital services company and a distributed social networking platform (currently in stealth mode). Alexandra currently advises the companies specializing in Bitcoin and blockchain initiatives and has given talks at conferences and for private groups both nationally and internationally.

Peter Chow-White
LinkedIn: Peter Chow-White

Professor and Director of the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University. Peter is founding Director of the GeNA Lab where his team researches the social impact of big data, information communication technologies, and blockchain. He works with industry partners to build next generation communication technologies in health and genomics, social media, blockchain, sports, and big data.

Media Highlights

Media Mentions
Is it Time for Game Developers to Move Away from Steam and Kickstarter? — by How To Token

Our Blog Posts
KYC — It’s Time! — Time to KYC for the token sale.
The Quest for Better Market — Openness and the world of dapps.

Past & Upcoming Events

Baltic Honeybadger | Riga, Latvia
Our advisor Alexandra visited the major blockchain conference in Latvia dedicated to Bitcoin and technologies built around it. The event involved high-profile speakers from all around the world and different backgrounds — from technical engineers and cybersecurity professionals to business owners and bestselling authors.

TEAMZ Blockhain Summit | Tokyo, Japan.
Eric, our director of technology, represented Hyperbridge at the key blockchain event in Tokyo connecting trusted investors, blockchain projects, media, and influencers in all sectors to contribute to the emerging global blockchain ecosystem. Over 2000 participants and more than 50 countries represented. The summit had “an excellent representation by a diverse range of verticals. Lots of energy in the air” (Eric).

DevCon | Prague, Czech Republic.
We will be in Europe from October 30 — November 2 for the biggest Ethereum developer conference. Hope to see you there!

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