[ANN] Ledgerback: A Distributed Ledger Technology Cooperative Association

[ledgerback]

Hi everyone!

Ledgerback is a cooperative association specializing in distributed ledger technology (DLT) research, development, education, and discourse.

We were founded very recently (May 2018) with a vision to help further mainstream adoption of DLT, become more knowledgeable ourselves about the space, and plans to create a DLT project that goes beyond a conventional decentralized autonomous organization or cooperative (DAO/DAC).

To make our vision become reality, we have decided to engage in the four aforementioned activities and encourage any interested party to contact us if they want to help us in our endeavors:

    1) Research

We intend to research various facets of the DLT space including use-cases/solutions, blockchain analysis, centralization, and etc.

Our first research project will be on Blockchain Solutions in the Music Industry. If you want to join us in our research, please send us a message!

    2) Development

We intend to help individuals and organizations accelerate the growth of their DLT projects in accordance with decentralized governance principles and providing concrete evaluations of whether their DLT project is viable or not. 

    3) Education

We want to promote mainstream adoption of DLT, and to do so, we will create a DLT knowledgebase of basic information everyone should know as they become a member of the DLT space, and after gaining basic knowledge, the paths they can take in the DLT space.

    4) Discourse

We believe there needs to be more discourse about DLT beyond simply trading and memes, rather, that we should be creating an interdisciplinary, all-inclusive space about DLT so individuals and groups from wide and varying backgrounds can exchange information and collaborate on DLT projects (even if they seem tangential). Further, that by creating an interdisciplinary, all inclusive space, that newcomers will be more encouraged to stay in the DLT space.

    Current Services

We currently offer two services: 1) personalized newsletters; and 2) personalized research studies.

Our services are currently in very early stages of development so we are looking for testers who will help us develop these services in an appropriate manner.

* = DLT includes blockchain, tangle, cryptocurrencies, and other related topics

[ledgerback]

Hey guys, you can check out our updates on Medium at https://medium.com/@ledgerback and Steemit at https://steemit.com/@ledgerback.

Currently, we are working on issuing three publications:

• An Informative Guide to the Distributed Ledger Space;
• An Overview of Music and Blockchain Projects; and possibly
• A detailed analysis of music licensing through blockchain technology

We would love your feedback on our current progress, and if anyone wants to contribute to the project, please post a reply or send a private message to this profile.

[ledgerback]

Hey guys, our Informative Guide to the Distributed Ledger Space, aka Newcomer Kit is Available for Public Comment (APC) today!.

The Blockchain and Music Review may be delayed until Sunday. We will provide an update in the next 6–8 hours if the delay is needed.

The APC Procedure is provided below. If you would like the chance to earn $50.00 worth of ETH, make sure to follow the procedure to the letter.
Links

Here you will find the links to our documents.

Newcomer Kit

Hashing Algorithm:SHA512

Hash:6133b59281bd86ebea53b0be47ce441d29af131edd165b08c3cc3dcc02ae9f843852363ebfb4c4b 8a4063ad5be74b8b5726035a30fc70b758fe1b657a584d90e

Link: https://mega.nz/#!S3RAjKTB!j5hG1YwDgQxVAcKlCu3wJhUF_sMbRkCQS0FqZevLlnk

APC Procedure

For the APC period, we believe it is necessary to provide uniform guidelines on commenting, suggesting, revising, referencing, and other similar editorial actions (hereinafter “critique”).

The commentator with the best critique(s) will receive $50.00 worth of ETH for their service.

Here is the procedure for each critique, let us know if you have any questions about it.

• Mention your name, a social media account you individually own and/or Ethereum public address of which you have control over the private key at the beginning of your Critique.
• Include a title, indented four spaces, in bold font and underlined, that is sufficiently descriptive of your critique.
• State the reason for the critique and why it is necessary.
• Include the page/slide/line number you are referring to.
• If you refer to material outside the document: 1) state the source where you got the material from; and 2) quote the relevant information at the end of your critique in double quotes.
• Paragraphs should be a maximum of 5 sentences.
• All paragraphs should be single-spaced and separated by one blank line.
• Indent of four spaces at the start of each new paragraph.
• Acceptable fonts are Times New Roman, Garamond, Arial, Signika, and Droid Serif.
• The font size for all critiques is size 12.
• Notwithstanding 10, all revisions should include the original text, in size 10 font, in double quotes, and the revised text in size 10 font, in red, separated by one blank line.
• You consent to an additional procedure to verify your control of your previously provided Ethereum public address.
• You consent to be included as a contributor to the document.

   
If you have any questions about the APC Procedure, please post a reply or send us a message at ledgerback@gmail.com.

Thank you for reading our post!

Stay tuned for further updates on the progress of the APC period and do not hesitate to contact us about this or anything else regarding Ledgerback.

[Twinkledoe]

Official website to check on might help. Can you give us that site? Without that, the project is not trustworthy to receive projects to work on. People need to see what you've got there.

[ledgerback]

Our official website is https://www.ledgerback.coop/, but it is a work in progress at the moment.

If you require additional information, please post a reply here or send us a private message.

[ledgerback]

UPDATE: The Blockchain and Music Review will be APC today!

The Blockchain and Music Review will be APC for 14 days.

Link

Blockchain and Music Review

Hashing Algorithm:SHA512

Hash:6133b59281bd86ebea53b0be47ce441d29af131edd165b08c3cc3dcc02ae9f843852363ebfb4c4b 8a4063ad5be74b8b5726035a30fc70b758fe1b657a584d90e

Link:https://mega.nz/#!Cv50FIqJ!W1hCr9vVV-pBEFMSAejiS3jSbY9jFQvvS5l306hb1R4

Let us know your thoughts!

[ledgerback]

Hey guys, check out our website redesign at https://www.ledgerback.coop/.

We added the Newcomer Kit and Blockchain and Music Review article to the website as well under Downloads.

Lastly, the Critique Reward is still available so if you provide the best critiques on the Newcomer Kit and/or Blockchain and Music Review, you will be the lucky winner of $50.00 worth of Ether.

Let us know if you have any questions, thoughts or concerns on the redesign or the Critique Reward.

[ledgerback]

Hey guys, take a look at our Stablecoin Overview infographic!

With the rise of stablecoins, we wanted to give an overview of what they are and what makes them work.

https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXRbVJCr8eRcoCFQmNPpDAMD9cyotTrNnpxM8ihieyvsa/Stablecoin2(1).png

[ledgerback]

Hey guys, our online publication, Amalgam, is expected to release its first issue on October 23rd, 2018 (delays may occur).

Amalgam covers blockchain, emerging technologies, decentralized systems, governance models and applications thereto.

We are publishing it on Medium as Amalgam@Ledgerback at https://medium.com/amalgam-ledgerback.

The first issue is expected to cover:

• Bitcoin's Decentralization
• Mastodon v. Twitter
• The Rise of Stablecoins
• Decred's Decentralized Governance
• Electric Scotoers

We hope you guys are excited to see it.

[ledgerback]

Hey guys!

The Amalgam Staff at Ledgerback has completed its October Issue.

You can find Amalgam's publications at https://medium.com/amalgam-ledgerback.

[ledgerback]

Hey guys! Check out Greyscail, our Research and Analytics wing's research on blockchain in the music industry!

You can find it here: https://www.scribd.com/document/392646592/A-Preliminary-Review-of-Blockchain-in-the-Music-Industry

[ledgerback]

Our inaugural meetup is scheduled for December 7, 2018 at Illumilatte Brew Society, from 6:00–8:00 PM.

Illumilatte Brew Society is located at 6825 W Russell Rd, Ste 155, Las Vegas, NV 89118.

Please come join us for our inaugural meetup and partake in the festivities.

Our Agenda for the meeting is as follows:

• Overview of Ledgerback;
• Stablecoins;
• Types of Data to store on a Blockchain;
• Brainstorm Session; and
• Conclusion.

We would love to see you there and participate in the discussion.

[ledgerback]

Hi everyone, have you wondered what blockchain can do for employee loyalty programs?

Well, look no further than our article "Blockchain and Employee Loyalty Programs: Has PayPal shown the way forward?" to learn more about this blockchain application.

https://medium.com/greyscail/employee-loyalty-programs-has-paypal-shown-the-way-forward-d5efce3a832c?source=friends_link&sk=37ebf6b9bc142f50c7bc240c99338eca

[ledgerback]

Hi everyone!

Just providing some updates on Ledgerback since our last post.

Ledgerback's over-the-counter (OTC) service for converting between Cryptocurrency and USD (Crypto-to-USD) is set to go live tomorrow on March 24, 2019.

You can read more about the Greenback Service on our blog, "The Cooperative," by clicking on the link: https://medium.com/ledgerback-blog

Other news? We continue working on growing the blockchain literature on use-cases and community issues.

In two of our most recent articles, we discussed Blockchain Constitutions in the EOS and Decred communities and Collective Trademarks for Blockchain Communities in response to the NIFTY Trademark incident in Summer 2018.

You can find the articles here:

Blockchain Constitutions : https://medium.com/alternative-governance-network/we-the-people-can-constitutions-unify-blockchain-communities-8e21b62cc24e?source=friends_link&sk=5f3cbc4c6e0280d71d9127ebc9e8ae58

Collective Trademarks for Blockchain Communities: https://medium.com/altcoin-magazine/collective-trademarks-for-blockchain-communities-6aa9155f5214?source=friends_link&sk=7fc286fc5a6ed456eefe2ca47a426110