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This is an edit request for my client Blockstack who would like to update their company page.

• At the end of the lead paragraph please add the sentence, "Blockstack designed a new consensus mechanism, Proof of Transfer, that benefits from the security of Bitcoin."[1]

• They would like to create an Overview section after the lead paragraph and insert the first paragraph of Overview: Blockstack is a public benefit corp with the mission to enable an open, decentralized internet, which will benefit all internet users by giving them more control over their information and computation.[2]

• Make the sentence 'Concerns around internet privacy, security, and data breaches brought attention to Blockstack.[3] Software developers have used Blockstack to build decentralized alternatives to popular services.[4][5][6]' the second paragraph in the Overview section.

• Create a History section after the Overview section. Make 'Blockstack was founded in 2013 by Muneeb Ali and Ryan Shea.[7]' the first sentence in the History section.

• Follow that sentence with 'Since 2013, Blockstack has working on an open-source peer-to-peer network using blockchain technologies to build a network and tools for building decentralized applications.[2]'

• The next sentence should be the sentence that currently is last on the page, 'The company is headquartered in New York.' Please correct this sentence to read 'The company is headquartered in New York City, New York.' because it is more specific than just saying New York.

• Please make the sentence 'From 2014 to 2019 Blockstack PBC, a company working on the Blockstack technology, raised around $75 million through a mix of venture capital and token sales.[8]' the first line of the second paragraph in History.

• After this sentence add 'Investors include the Harvard endowment[9], early Twitter investor Union Square Ventures and Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss[10], and Naval Ravikant.[11]'

• Make this the third paragraph in History. 'Blockstack co-founders Muneeb Ali and Ryan Shea served as advisers to season 5 of HBO comedy, Silicon Valley.[12]'

• Make a new section called Technology. Add the paragraph 'Blockstack provides developer tools to build decentralized applications with decentralized storage and user IDs out of the box without needing servers or databases.[11] Blockstack opened their testnet for their Stacks 2.0 blockchain with new bitcoin-linked consensus mechanism and Clarity smart contract language in spring of 2020.[13]'

References

  1. ^ O'Connell, Justin (2020-04-12). "How Bitcoin Could Anchor Web 3.0". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-11-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b Brett, Jason (2020-06-09). "Blockstack Argues Its Case For Blockchain On Wall Street". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-11-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Singh, Harminder (2017-10-01). "Making a 'new internet' to protect data and bypass the Great Firewall". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2020-11-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Fung, Brian (23 March 2018). "The new technology that aspires to #DeleteFacebook for good". The Washington Post.
  5. ^ Dillet, Romain (5 September 2018). "Stealthy wants to become the WeChat of blockchain apps". TechCrunch`.
  6. ^ Simonite, Tom (5 March 2018). "The Decentralized Internet Is Here, With Some Glitches". Wired Magazine.
  7. ^ Vigna, Paul. "SEC Clears Blockstack to Hold First Regulated Token Offering". WSJ. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  8. ^ Marshall, Mo (2017-12-04). "Blockstack raises $52 million to build a parallel internet where you own all your data". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2019-10-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ McDonald, Michael; Marsh, Alastair (2019-04-11). "Harvard Takes the Plunge Into Crypto With a Token Sale Investment". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2020-11-18.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Castillo, Michael del (2018-05-10). "New Blockchain Fund With Winklevoss Backing Targets Facebook's Business Model". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-11-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ a b Shin, Laura (2017-05-23). "Blockstack Unveils A Browser For The Decentralized Web". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-11-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ Vigna, Paul (2019-07-11). "SEC Clears Blockstack to Hold First Regulated Token Offering". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  13. ^ Dale, Brady (2020-04-23). "Blockstack Opens Testnet for New Bitcoin-Linked Consensus Mechanism". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved 2020-11-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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