[ANN][ICO]Cardstack: The Experience Layer of the Blockchain + Tally Protocol

[Cardstack Team]

Here is Part 2 of our blog series about the AMA session Chris Tse hosted last week. While Part 1 addressed the product- and marketing-related questions, Part 2 focuses on the crypto and technological aspects of the Cardstack Project.

https://medium.com/cardstack/ask-me-anything-part-2-fd7571a1364c

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[Dalib]

We're currently working through the edge cases for the Web UI, to ensure our thread-based workflow model can support the process of bridging tokens and setting up smart-contract wallet / multisig accounts, which lead to the issuance of prepaid cards to customer wallets



We are simultaneously adding new design system components to the Boxel repository and leveraging those components immediately in an end-to-end test (involving all the Web3 APIs) in a live app

That work will continue until the remainder of the workflows is completed. Stay tuned for more exciting developments!

[Cardstack Team]

If you missed any of our announcements in the past few weeks, here's a recap of what's been going on this month: https://medium.com/cardstack/whats-new-at-cardstack-47002b93c33a


Check out what we've been up to this past week! https://medium.com/cardstack/april-28-inside-cardstack-this-week-826c9d381bdf


Here's a recap of all the exciting things we've been up to this week! https://medium.com/cardstack/may-5-inside-cardstack-this-week-a8c3f6ede816


We are pleased to announce that Cardstack (CARD) is now listed on KuCoin. View this official link for more details: https://kucoin.com/news/en-card-gets-listed-on-kucoin?utm_source=CARD


Cardstack is thrilled to announce an integration with Chainlink!

We will use Chainlink Price Feeds to establish accurate and tamper-proof exchange rates on Card Pay—our upcoming payment and reward network. https://medium.com/cardstack/cardstack-to-integrate-chainlink-price-feeds-for-secure-exchange-rates-8c24c728ec6c


Coming up next Tuesday: Cardstack's AMA with Chainlink!
We will be talking about Card Pay, the challenges of bridging crypto and traditional payments, and how Chainlink's oracles for asset prices will secure user and merchant funds. https://youtube.com/watch?v=MXnJDdkcTLY


Watch Chris Tse talk about the Cardstack Project with Gains Associates.

Chris delves into use case examples, the benefits of decentralization, the Cardstack marketplace, NFTs, and much more.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzVeAgVgqNo


Happening today - Cardstack's AMA with Chainlink!

Join us as we discuss Card Pay, the challenges of bridging crypto and traditional payments, and how Chainlink's oracles for asset prices will secure user and merchant funds. https://youtube.com/watch?v=MXnJDdkcTLY


Here's a quick update on what's been going on this past week: https://medium.com/cardstack/may-12-inside-cardstack-this-week-a31af1cc9eeb


Check out our latest product talk, where Cardstack’s founding director Chris Tse welcomes our new community members and catches you up on our plans for this year, specifically Card Pay —our DeFi payment & reward system. https://youtu.be/KHDBF_OHSDI


What is the Cardstack Project and what are we building? Learn more in this interview with Chris Tse: https://youtu.be/OzVeAgVgqNo




Get a glimpse of what the Cardstack team has been up to this week! https://medium.com/cardstack/may-19-inside-cardstack-this-week-30ebcc0c46e1


What's exciting about Cardstack? How does Card Pay work? What is the role of the CARD token? How are we using Chainlink?

These and many more questions were addressed in our AMA with Chainlink last week. https://medium.com/cardstack/ask-me-anything-cardstack-chainlink-a55793bcae61


This is what we've been working on this past week: https://medium.com/cardstack/may-26-inside-cardstack-this-week-97a638c2ddff

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[argakiig]

Work continues on the workflows that leverage the CardPay SDK. All the logic of the smart contracts that are necessary for the creation of prepaid cards has been completed and deployed to the respective testnets.



Once the user experience for all these workflows is completed, using the workflow thread model taken from the Boxel design system, we will be able to open up testing to users in the Cardstack community.

As for gas prices, a gas price oracle will help determine the appropriate gas price to be used on the xDai chain. The gas price is very low, averaging 1 gwei, with the fastest being 5 gwei.

Since the xDai chain is denominated in xDAI (a stablecoin), most transactions that are needed for the CardPay protocol are less than a tiny fraction of a penny.

To help with testing these cross-chain bridging and minting operations, we use Kovan ETH to create DAI, which are bridged as the testing stablecoin to back our prepaid balances.

[Cardstack Team]

May was all about our DeFi payment & reward system: Card Pay. This blog post catches you up on what's been going on this month: https://medium.com/cardstack/whats-new-at-cardstack-f5323ed3bcaa


How does Cardstack compare to the SaaS tools of the Web2 world?

In this video, Chris Tse explains how all the different parts of Cardstack work together to cover countless use cases and replace the apps we use today.

https://youtu.be/EbhqUU-GjUM


Happening tomorrow, June 1, Chris Tse will present at the Media & Entertainment SIG about a development tool that lets you build blockchain applications out of a library of templates. This will include a look at new code for NFTs.

Tune in at 9AM PDT / 12PM EDT / 6PM CEST / 12AM SGT https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7_X0WkMtkWzaVUKF-PRBNQ


Learn more about Card Pay, our DeFi payment and reward system—consisting of a Web dApp for supplying tokens & issuing prepaid cards and a mobile wallet for biometric payments. https://medium.com/cardstack/defi-payments-with-card-pay-b87d13c80ac1


Curious to know what we've been up to this week? Check it out here: https://medium.com/cardstack/june-2-inside-cardstack-this-week-2afd520caaf8


How is Cardstack evolving tools from the Web2 world? How does it compare to other SaaS tools? Learn how the different parts of Cardstack come together as Chris Tse shares the many use cases it can cover.

https://medium.com/cardstack/cardstack-vs-saas-part-1-ff20434fec12


We've been very busy this week!

Catch up on our progress here: https://medium.com/cardstack/june-9-inside-cardstack-this-week-3aa4fde5dd5a

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[NotHatinJustTrollin]

The smart contracts underlying two of the four components of the CARD Protocol—namely the CardPay protocol for payment processing & exchange rates and the CardBridge protocol for layer-1 and layer-2 integration—have reached the point of completion.



We are working to refine the contracts in response to feedback from the smart-contract auditors, so as to ensure that these upgradeable smart contracts are in compliance with the industry best practices for clarity and security.

We will soon prepare to deploy this to the respective mainnet (Ethereum mainnet and xDai chain) to have the contract ready for beta users

[Cardstack Team]

Catch up on our latest progress updates about the Card Pay protocol and the Card Wallet:

https://medium.com/cardstack/june-16-inside-cardstack-this-week-95878a1c598d


How does Card Reward allow consumers to earn rewards? Chris Tse talks about Card Reward in this video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=EbhqUU-GjUM&t=335s


We have successfully pushed the first version of the Card Wallet, an iOS application, through App Store Connect and received Apple’s approval for TestFlight beta testing!

Learn more here: https://twitter.com/cardstack/status/1407228372384583690


Here's part 2 of our "Cardstack vs SaaS" article series!

Learn how the components of the Cardstack ecosystem compare to the tools from the Web2 world. https://medium.com/cardstack/cardstack-vs-saas-part-2-d8ffbf6400e2


We've been very busy this week—here's a quick progress update:
https://medium.com/cardstack/june-23-inside-cardstack-this-week-3c58623531b6


What are the payment methods on Card Pay, when a customer spends money with a merchant?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeGxShpQHWI&t=541s


Check out what the Cardstack team has been up to this month: https://medium.com/cardstack/whats-new-at-cardstack-a8833120b2d8


What is the role of the Cardstack token? In what ways can CARD be used? Chris Tse explains here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-DheP-ExpU&t=2316s


There are 5 easy steps in the customer & merchant interaction when using Card Pay. Learn more about this workflow from Chris Tse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-DheP-ExpU&t=957s


Card Pay needs participants to actively contribute value and judgement, so that the network can thrive and grow. So what are the incentives for network participants? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-DheP-ExpU&t=1905s


We are currently focused on end-to-end testing of the Card Bridge protocol as well as the multisig wallet creation workflow that is part of the Card Pay protocol.

Our testing involves both the dApp and the mobile wallet working well together. There are many dependent services from blockchain nodes, indexes like The Graph, relayers for meta transactions, as well as native code for user wallet interactions.

Learn more: https://twitter.com/cardstack/status/1410100862387585033


Here's what the Cardstack team has been up to this week: https://medium.com/cardstack/june-30-inside-cardstack-this-week-bc9fe355422d


If you missed our AMA with KuCoin last week, check out how it went here: https://medium.com/cardstack/cardstack-ama-with-kucoin-482b12f90125


What are the numerous payment scenarios available for customers & merchants when using Card Pay? Learn about Card Pay's building blocks here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-DheP-ExpU&t=1319s


Why use Card Pay when you can use other applications? Chris Tse explains why here: https://medium.com/cardstack/cardstack-ama-with-kucoin-482b12f90125#142f


Catch up on our progress this week: https://medium.com/cardstack/july-7-inside-cardstack-this-week-8e0df22053ba


Card Pay makes crypto payments fast, cheap, and easy. Learn how Cardstack is making this possible here: https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5e18083786ccdc43f2087bb2/604f58f528552f6a0434325b_Card%20Pay%20Protocol%20Overview%20V%201.0.pdf


How do traditional payments compare to Web3 payments and specifically Card Pay? Chris Tse provides some context for the Card Pay protocol here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHDBF_OHSDI&t=65s



Card Pay, Card Bridge & Card Flow bring crypto from the world of DeFi into Cardstack's payment network.

DeFi is powerful. People can create loans and stablecoins, but it’s expensive to transact, which is why Card Bridge exists. https://youtube.com/watch?v=EbhqUU-GjUM&t=173s


Although the different aspects of Cardstack compare to well-known SaaS companies, there are not nine different apps you need to learn to use, there are only two; - The Cardstack App & Card Wallet. Chris Tse explains in detail here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=EbhqUU-GjUM&t=1258s


Catch up on our developments this week! For community members looking to get a spot on the beta testing list, we have prepared an application form/survey. Read on to learn how you can be a part of this: https://medium.com/cardstack/july-14-inside-cardstack-this-week-d2fb31289980


What is Card Flow and what does it do? How does it contribute to the Cardstack Ecosystem? Learn about it here:  https://youtube.com/watch?v=EbhqUU-GjUM&t=173s


Learn about the technology Cardstack uses to build our software ecosystem. https://medium.com/cardstack/cardstack-ama-with-kucoin-482b12f90125#81c5

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[illetyus]

Hi, I see the cardpay launch is getting closer. Do you plan to do rewarding activities for bitcointalk members to promote the Cardpay application?

[Cardstack Team]

How would users who are new to blockchain make purchases or earn rewards? Chris Tse explains this here, in a recent AMA with KuCoin. https://medium.com/cardstack/cardstack-ama-with-kucoin-482b12f90125#a928


The Card Pay Early Access Program is open! We've already been receiving applications from people interested to participate in the early access program.
To join this program, we need some important information from you.

These details will significantly help us understand our current user base to provide a more focused future feature development and prioritization. Please fill in this form to join: https://cardstack.typeform.com/to/Oe1xtI8z


Here's what's going on in Cardstack, behind the scenes this week: https://medium.com/cardstack/july-21-inside-cardstack-this-week-9200ce39f143


We want to give you a status update of our progress to the different protocol features and workflow in the Card Pay and Card Bridge protocol. Almost all of the smart contract and SDK work is complete and undergoing a second round of security audits this week.

Read more here: https://twitter.com/cardstack/status/1418092899997143046


An issuer takes the supply of layer-2 fungible tokens and packages them into Prepaid Cards. Customers can then buy those Prepaid Cards from the issuer, paying an additional small fee in exchange for these preloaded balances. https://youtube.com/watch?v=H-DheP-ExpU&t=1626s


There are three other groups of participants that are crucial to the operations of the Card Pay network—suppliers, issuers, and reward program administrators. Chris Tse explains the complete list of participants here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-DheP-ExpU&t=1626s


Here's what the Cardstack team has been busy with recently: https://medium.com/cardstack/july-28-inside-cardstack-this-week-59e9ba8a527f


Here's what the Cardstack team has been busy with, this July: https://medium.com/cardstack/whats-new-at-cardstack-7db8c5e98bb8


How can you become a merchant, and what can you sell? https://medium.com/cardstack/cardstack-ama-with-kucoin-482b12f90125#e2cc


Catch up on Cardstack's development this week. The Card Pay Early-Access program is also still accepting participants. Find out how to participate here: https://medium.com/cardstack/august-4-inside-cardstack-this-week-dbeb48cea865

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[illetyus]

According to the roadmap, the launch should have taken place.
I follow the Cardstack project with interest. But slow progress is not pleasant.

An entrepreneur says: If you don't feel nauseous when you first look at the product you make, it means you're going slow.

I think the team needs to go a little faster. The perfect is the enemy of the good.

[Awi345]

Unfortunately, low rates are common for many startups. I have overseen one project. When the developers made almost the entire platform, but realized that the solution did not work, they began to rebrand. This is a typical situation. You launch the project, if it doesn't work, you analyze it and do it further

[Cardstack Team]

What is Card Wallet, how does it work and what problems is it solving? Chris Tse addresses this in a recent AMA with KuCoin: https://medium.com/cardstack/cardstack-ama-with-kucoin-482b12f90125#a928

[illetyus]

I’m beta testing and I think the project is amazing. The developers are very responsive and they are trying to achieve everything they said.

i respect what cardstack is doing, certainly much more professional than most projects out there. that being said, it would put the whole community at ease if they start setting hard dates to reach significant milestones and give marketing a proper push.

[Cardstack Team]

Card Space uses Card Pay as the commerce engine, but provides additional Web 2.0-compatible capabilities, making these economic activities visible to the existing Web that people use every day. Learn more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-DheP-ExpU&t=2682s


The key to any healthy marketplace is to have plenty of buyers and sellers. In the software marketplace, customers pay developers for their apps, and service providers for hosting services and support.

Learn more here: https://medium.com/cardstack/cardstack-ama-with-kucoin-482b12f90125#673a


What is Card Advance?

Chris Tse talks about it in detail in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbhqUU-GjUM&t=480s


 What is the tech used in the Card Pay network? Chris Tse explains them here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-DheP-ExpU&t=2435s&ab_channel=Cardstack


Here's some background on the Cardstack project. Cardstack is not purely a blockchain project — we combine cloud and blockchain technology. Learn more about how we do this here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd73a89K3xQ&t=687s


 How will we use Card Advance to fund software in the Card Catalog? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbhqUU-GjUM&t=677s


To those new to the Cardstack project, Welcome! Earlier this week we talked about how we combine cloud and blockchain tech. Today, let's focus on what we're doing on the cloud side, by reusing what has been proven. Chris Tse talks about it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd73a89K3xQ&t=809s


The Card Pay Early-Access Program is still open and accepting participants. If you have already registered, look out for an invite soon!

For those who still want to participate, it's not too late, fill out this form to apply: https://cardstack.typeform.com/to/Oe1xtI8z


These days, people use so many different platforms every single day. Having to access numerous applications to perform one thing makes it very difficult to get things done. How is Cardstack solving this problem?  https://youtube.com/watch?v=Sd73a89K3xQ&t=1030s


In order to get all the tools you need for your daily workflows, you have to subscribe to numerous apps. Unfortunately, each app comes with its own login and lock-in subscription fee(s). Cardstack is looking to solve this problem. https://medium.com/cardstack/combining-cloud-blockchain-tech-e8aee04e1045#be49


"On the blockchain side, what we can do with this new UI, is to tap into innovation that is growing". Chris Tse elaborates here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd73a89K3xQ&t=1190s


The Blockchain sphere is growing rapidly, but there are some missing pieces.

Here are some problem statements we've heard, and how Cardstack is looking to solve them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd73a89K3xQ&t=1366s

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[illetyus]

Cardstack has been the blockchain project that uploaded the most code to github in the last 3 months.

https://twitter.com/blockchain2040/status/1427607548815986712

Source: https://www.cryptomiso.com/

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Cardstack works very fast. I think we may see mainet for cardpay in september.

[Cardstack Team]

 “When you drag and drop something within Cardstack Builder, and the Cardstack Environment brings it together, we are actually generating code for you. We’re compiling your configuration into code that a developer would otherwise write.”

Chris Tse explains here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Sd73a89K3xQ&t=1552s


 Web 3.0 promises great things, but there's still a lot of work to do. We've compiled '10 Reasons Why Web 3.0 Has Yet to Take Off', where we also delve into some familiar names building towards a hassle-free Web 3.0 future. https://medium.com/cardstack/making-web-3-0-usable-part-1-e4351003a478


Card Space gives you the capability to inspect the structure and properties of any card. Learn more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSl6nzC4JjM&t=416s

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[illetyus]

Cardstack team continues to work at full speed. Another new record for Github uploads.
Cardstack was the project that uploaded the most codes for the last 6 months and the last 3 months.

https://www.cryptomiso.com/months_6.html

[Cardstack Team]

On Card Space, because your space is basically a website, you can change the layout. You can add, remove, and rearrange cards inside that layout. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSl6nzC4JjM&t=507s


Card Catalog is like a template gallery which you can use to insert your own media or other things onto your Card Space.

Chris Tse explains here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSl6nzC4JjM&t=579s


Web 3.0 promises great things, but it has yet to infiltrate the mainstream. Why? Today, and in the coming days, we'll go through all the issues Web 3.0 is facing currently. If you want to learn more, check out our latest article: https://medium.com/cardstack/making-web-3-0-usable-part-1-e4351003a4


Once a wallet is connected, users must fund it with "gas." The fees go directly to miners who provide computer power to verify transactions and maintain the network. https://medium.com/cardstack/making-web-3-0-usable-part-1-e4351003a478#83b3


Gas fees are not only a complicated concept to understand for users who aren't crypto-savvy—those fees can become insanely expensive too. https://medium.com/cardstack/making-web-3-0-usable-part-1-e4351003a478#3fde


Losing a seed phrase means that the user loses everything. Recent developments offered by dApps and various wallets have attempted to resolve this issue. https://medium.com/cardstack/making-web-3-0-usable-part-1-e4351003a478#9a8e


What do we need for Web 3.0 to reach its full potential? Part 2 of our "Making Web 3.0 Usable" series offers solutions to the problems Web 3.0 is currently facing when it comes to mainstream adoption. https://medium.com/cardstack/making-web-3-0-usable-part-2-32788be88565

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[illetyus]

This title is not visible to most people because it is old.

Bitcointalk is one of the most popular platforms for cryptocurrencies and blockchain.

I expect the marketing plugin to be more active on bitcointalk when the Cardpay product comes out.

There is a section on the forum called bounty.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=238.0

Here projects organize award campaigns. I'd love to see you launch a bounty campaign after the Cardpay product launch.

[Cardstack Team]

The current user experience around transaction confirmation is highly tedious. How can Web 3.0 become a consumer go-to when it seemingly dislikes its own consumer base? https://medium.com/cardstack/making-web-3-0-usable-part-1-e4351003a478#00ef