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

[DashingCrypto]

Building an easy to consume interface for your Ethereum smart contracts has never been easier—a game changer for the development of decentralized web applications:

The Cardstack Ethereum Plugin: Technical Overview
Exposing your smart contract as a RESTful service

[JanuaryN]

Must read! Chris gave a killer talk at the Blockchain Futurist Conference in Toronto answering crypto's life-or-death question: what happens after the speculation has subsided and we want real utility?

https://medium.com/cardstack/from-speculation-to-utility-ad3e17399d78

[Tarasov1992]

Here's one more from Chris on algodiversity:

We need to be part of the decisions behind how computers make decisions. With the dawn of the decentralized Internet, we can jump ahead of the problem and design an approach to algorithms that puts people first.

https://medium.com/cardstack/algodiversity-thoughts-on-decentralized-algorithmic-governance-bfe9245bccf8

[obsbtc]

Did you watch the AMA back in July? Chris Tse himself answers questions, check it out below!

https://youtu.be/Dfkz1vW8tco

[JanuaryN]

The Cardstack Hub is one of the most important parts of the Cardstack architecture — it lets applications easily handle multiple data sources, whether in the cloud, on the blockchain, or somewhere else.

Read the rest of Lead Developer Ed Faulkner's article here:
https://medium.com/cardstack/what-is-the-cardstack-hub-1c9a9e3df343

[mexi.db]

Must read! Chris gave a killer talk at the Blockchain Futurist Conference in Toronto answering crypto's life-or-death question: what happens after the speculation has subsided and we want real utility?

https://medium.com/cardstack/from-speculation-to-utility-ad3e17399d78

[Tarasov1992]

Care for updates only? Join the announcement channel for quick news: https://t.me/cardstackupdates

[EyeofthebeHODLer]

Are you wondering about what's coming next? Look no further:

[JanuaryN]

‪Our co-founder Christopher Tse and his team at Cardstack are bridging the Blockchain adoption gap. Their latest Medium article outlines the strategy to move from speculation to utility: https://medium.com/cardstack/from-speculation-to-utility-ad3e17399d78‬

[Tarasov1992]

Are you a developer that likes freedom or an enterprise looking for more exposure though blockchain? In any case, please take a look at Cardstack's GitHub page to find out how to build on top of it:

https://github.com/cardstack/cardstack

[DashingCrypto]

"At Cardstack we are building an application framework for decentralized applications (dApps) that puts user experience first. One of the foundational aspects of our framework is our ability to expose on-chain information to dApps in an easy-to-consume manner that allows developers to query the blockchain without any special Ethereum libraries (like web3.js). Let’s set up a Cardstack Hub to serve your smart contract as a RESTful service."

Check out the rest here:

Running an Ethereum Cardstack Hub Application
How to wrap a smart contract in a RESTful API

[JanuaryN]

Cardstack.com has been updated!

From Cardstack's Managing Editor, Wilfred Chan:
So we've now gathered the best of our material and put it on cardstack.com so that you can share it with your friends and family who want to know what Cardstack is about, and where we're headed next.

Cardstack has done a lot of work since the project began in 2014. Now you can follow every part of our journey on cardstack.com

[mexi.db]

The Cardstack Hub is one of the most important parts of the Cardstack architecture — it lets applications easily handle multiple data sources, whether in the cloud, on the blockchain, or somewhere else.

Read the layman's introduction by Ed Faulkner: https://medium.com/cardstack/what-is-the-cardstack-hub-1c9a9e3df343

[Zuzu199]

I'm also loving the Chinese videos. Even though I cannot understand them it is good to see the body language and a sense for the culture and excitement around Cardstack in the East.

[kuksow]

Sometimes it's really hard to wade through the fake news and recycled news and down right trolling news.
It's nice to have a single source hub to access all of the official information for a healthy comparative analysis.

[mimipupu11]

What do you mean by looks? Because Essentia is a masternoded blockchain. Does cardstack provide storage facility like Essentia give three alternative ways to store ones documents.

[EyeofthebeHODLer]

What do you mean by looks? Because Essentia is a masternoded blockchain. Does cardstack provide storage facility like Essentia give three alternative ways to store ones documents.

Essentia and Cardstack have different goals. Cardstack is building a decentralized software ecosystem, which offers end users a beautiful, cohesive user experience across decentralized apps (dApps) and software makers and miners a fair distribution of rewards based on usage. Whereas Essentia is more about the full ownership and control over your own identity, digital life and personal data. There is some overlap, but they are not direct competitors. We would encourage you to research and form your own opinion of the differences, as we do not typically engage in deep comparative discussion.

[trader_999]

What do you mean by looks? Because Essentia is a masternoded blockchain. Does cardstack provide storage facility like Essentia give three alternative ways to store ones documents.

Essentia and Cardstack have different goals. Cardstack is building a decentralized software ecosystem, which offers end users a beautiful, cohesive user experience across decentralized apps (dApps) and software makers and miners a fair distribution of rewards based on usage. Whereas Essentia is more about the full ownership and control over your own identity, digital life and personal data. There is some overlap, but they are not direct competitors. We would encourage you to research and form your own opinion of the differences, as we do not typically engage in deep comparative discussion.

Plus afaik Cardstack isn't limited to working with Ethereum. Cardstack is a framework for bulilding dApps and creating a cohesive user experience. Using Cardstack plugins will be able to connect with other blockchains and cloud services. It's not restricted to ethereum.

[EyeofthebeHODLer]

What do you mean by looks? Because Essentia is a masternoded blockchain. Does cardstack provide storage facility like Essentia give three alternative ways to store ones documents.

Essentia and Cardstack have different goals. Cardstack is building a decentralized software ecosystem, which offers end users a beautiful, cohesive user experience across decentralized apps (dApps) and software makers and miners a fair distribution of rewards based on usage. Whereas Essentia is more about the full ownership and control over your own identity, digital life and personal data. There is some overlap, but they are not direct competitors. We would encourage you to research and form your own opinion of the differences, as we do not typically engage in deep comparative discussion.

Plus afaik Cardstack isn't limited to working with Ethereum. Cardstack is a framework for bulilding dApps and creating a cohesive user experience. Using Cardstack plugins will be able to connect with other blockchains and cloud services. It's not restricted to ethereum.

Yes, that's a very good point, thanks for bringing that up! Cardstack is designed for cross-chain integration through the Cardstack Hub architecture. However, Ethereum is the first integration. The Cardstack Token is ERC20, and the team intends to keep it that way as long as Ethereum can handle the volume of settlement Cardstack ecosystem needs as we grow. You can see the roadmap here: https://cardstack.com/whitepaper/fundraiser/project-roadmap

[mexi.db]

I'm also loving the Chinese videos. Even though I cannot understand them it is good to see the body language and a sense for the culture and excitement around Cardstack in the East.

You should check this out: Chris had a great conversation with major Chinese tech publication Huoxing Caijing about how Cardstack is perfectly positioned to become the on-ramp to the future decentralized Internet. https://medium.com/cardstack/the-future-of-cardstack-a-conversation-with-chris-tse-and-huoxing-caijing-e929c8b6bba7