“The mind was dreaming. The world was its dream.“ –Jorge Luis Borges

Ethereum Fundamentals

Web 3.0 is coming. Read up.

Blockchain vs. Distributed Ledger Technologies . A blockchain has different functionalities and characteristics than a distributed ledger. Our Protocol Business Architect Brent Xu breaks down the differences.

A blockchain has different functionalities and characteristics than a distributed ledger. Our Protocol Business Architect Brent Xu breaks down the differences. How to Store Digital Assets on Ethereum . Everything you need to know about wallets, seed phrases, exchanges, and security when engaging with cryptocurrency and digital assets.

Everything you need to know about wallets, seed phrases, exchanges, and security when engaging with cryptocurrency and digital assets. Decentralized Storage. IPFS and incentive platforms like Filecoin and Swarm are complementary technologies that will interoperate with Ethereum to round out Web 3.0. Read the rundown on how these systems will work together.

Vapor Ants present HODLism: Initial Soul Offering.

Releases, Integrations, Demos, and Rundowns

ConsenSys has over 50 active projects working up and down the stack to build out the Ethereum ecosystem.

Civil Token Launch. Civil’s decentralized journalism platform is poised to revolutionize and reinvigorate twenty-first century news. Their token launch will begin on September 18.

Civil’s decentralized journalism platform is poised to revolutionize and reinvigorate twenty-first century news. Their token launch will begin on September 18. Kaleido + Nethereum. Kaleido, the all-in-one blockchain business cloud is connecting to Nethereum, an open source .NET integration library for Ethereum.

Kaleido, the all-in-one blockchain business cloud is connecting to Nethereum, an open source .NET integration library for Ethereum. This Month at OpenLaw. Announcements, use cases, what the OpenLaw team is reading, and more.

UnionBank, Kaleido, and ConsenSys have partnered to launch Project i2i with the goal of bringing financial inclusion to the millions that are unbanked in the Philippines.

Deep Dives

Between all the breaking blockchain news, these deep dives from subject matter experts across the Mesh help break blockchain news down.

By the Numbers

Check out 33 stats on Ethereum and ConsenSys to take a better pulse of the ecosystem.

16,678. The number of live Ethereum nodes.

The number of live Ethereum nodes. 60. The number of decentralized token exchanges currently live.

The number of decentralized token exchanges currently live. 1,552 decentralized applications currently launched on Ethereum.

decentralized applications currently launched on Ethereum. 84,797 . The Number of unique Ethereum addresses created on July 19th, 2018.

The Number of unique Ethereum addresses created on July 19th, 2018. 59% of fish labeled as ‘tuna’ is not tuna at all.

of fish labeled as ‘tuna’ is not tuna at all. 200+ open job positions at ConsenSys.

Well-Put

“People are now, more than ever, acutely aware they’ve been using free products that have never actually been free. They have been the product. Their data has been harvested, packaged, and sold to advertisers. Journalism is useful to the major platforms insofar that it brings people back to these platforms — it just represents more data points. Today’s business model that connects news platforms with readers undermines journalism. We don’t see premium journalism being rewarded on these sites; we see far-leaning, sensationalist content being rewarded.” — Matthew Iles of Civil

Teamwork

Kaleido invests in APAC in collaboration with AWS. Kaleido’s Blockchain Business Cloud is available today in Sydney and Seoul, with several other regions coming soon.

Kaleido’s Blockchain Business Cloud is available today in Sydney and Seoul, with several other regions coming soon. ConsenSys Ventures and Magma Partners invest $600k in CryptoMKT. Founded in 2016 by Rafael Meruane and Martín Jofré, CryptoMarket is one of the largest cryptocurrency Exchanges in the LatAm area. Currently, there are more than 150,000 users who use the CryptoMarket platform.

ConsenSys Ventures backed BlockFi raises $52.5M for cryptoasset-backed loans. This marks the first institutional investment in cryptoasset-backed loans. BlockFi is planning rapid expansion of cryptoasset-to-USD lending platform.

August 2. ConsenSys Facebook. OpenLaw Explainer: The Future of Law. Aaron Law, law professor at Cardozo School of Law and the author of Blockchain and the Law will walk viewers through how OpenLaw works and field questions from the community.

August 4–5. London. Blockchain Game Hackathon.

August 10–12. Bangalore. ETHIndia. Bounties Network is launching Moksha Coin, an event-specific token to galvanize Ethereum community engagement in Asia.

September 7–9. Berlin. ETHBerlin. Workshops, mini-conf, hackathon, and a radical new experiment for Ethereum community engagement.

October 5–7. Portland. TruffleCon. Mark your calendars! Truffle has put out an open call for speakers and workshops. Submit your information here if you’re interested in being a part of TruffleCon 2018.

Live Bounties

Verifiable ocean cleanup. Upload a timestamped photo of yourself with plastic you’ve cleaned up.

Upload a timestamped photo of yourself with plastic you’ve cleaned up. Decentralized video map of the world. Upload a 30 second video of yourself in your hometown.

Accelerators, Alphas, Hackathons, and More

Tachyon. Blockchain accelerator. 8–15 early-stage Ethereum projects will receive $75–100k in pre-seed funding and slingshot from idea to MVP in 8 weeks.

Blockchain accelerator. 8–15 early-stage Ethereum projects will receive $75–100k in pre-seed funding and slingshot from idea to MVP in 8 weeks. Cellarius Alpha. When fans become creators.

When fans become creators. Gitcoin’s Issue Explorer. Claim an issue, fulfill it, get paid in ETH.

Careers

If you are someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment where being self-directed, determined, and resilient are requirements, we would love to have you. Come join the mesh, and help us build a decentralized future.

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