This week alone we had both Cryptonomic’s online hackathon and the start of the IDEO + CoinList hackathon. We are very excited to see all the great things that will be built as a result of these events. Additionally, there is still time to sign up for a free spot in B9lab’s Tezos Blockstars program. We have been working to promote this course as it is a great opportunity to receive hands-on training to learn how to build on Tezos. Late last week, we announced a grant to Truffle Suite to integrate Tezos smart contract languages into their popular development environment. These are big developments that will help the Tezos ecosystem grow.

We are also very excited for the great Tezos events happening later this month. On August 22nd, TQ will host TQuorum Berlin – which will be a mix of technical workshops and networking. This will be a great opportunity to meet some of the many talented developers building tools and applications on Tezos. I know that Ryan Lackey, Roman Schnider, Hubertus Thonhauser, and myself are personally very excited to attend. Then, on August 26th Blocktrends will be happening in Rio de Janeiro. There will be many great speakers, including a former president of the Brazilian Central Bank, a partner at BTG Pactual, and our own Ryan Lackey. Make sure to attend if you are in the area.

In addition, we love seeing pictures posted from community members all over the world of the engraved Ledger Nano S device they have received. Check out some pictures on our twitter feed.

Best regards,

Ryan