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Stellar came onto the cryptocurrency scene back in mid-2014. Emerging from a rift within executives of the cross-border coin, Ripple, this new blockchain network and cryptocurrency seized a foothold in developing economies where remittance played a huge role. Since then, it’s expanded its reach, building partnerships around the globe, but what exactly is it?

Top Ten Most Watched Cryptocurrencies on StockTwits:

Bitcoin (BTC.X) 138,224 Watchers Ethereum (ETH.X) 66,749 Watchers Ripple (XRP.X) 59,367 Watchers Litecoin (LTC.X) 57,460 Watchers Tronix (TRX.X) 29,263 Watchers Bitcoin Cash (BCH.X) 18,422 Watchers Stellar Lumens XLM.X 17,642 Watchers Cardano (ADA.X) 14,939 Watchers IOTA (IOT.X) 12,656 Watchers NEO (NEO.X) 11,913 Watchers

Upcoming events:

Earlier this month, IDEO CoLab announced the launch of its new Startup Studio program to help accelerate the world’s best blockchain entrepreneurs and startups, in partnership with over 20 leading organizations and protocols and 50+ world-class mentors.

A global online hackathon partnered with CoinList and the foundations and development teams of five leading blockchain protocols: Ethereum, NEAR, Oasis, Stellar, and Tezos. The online hackathon will run from August 5th through September 22nd, with one crucial twist: teams will be expected to ship a functional version of their project by September 9th and spend the last ~ two weeks getting adoption and demonstrating traction.

Prizes

Grand Prize (1)

$10,000

Invitation to become an IDEO CoLab Resident and spend two months at IDEO CoLab in either San Francisco or Boston

Invitation to attend and demo at IDEO Blueprint 2019, IDEO’s annual innovation conference in San Francisco on October 2019

Runner-Up (1)

$5,000

Invitation to attend and demo at IDEO Blueprint 2019, IDEO’s annual innovation conference in San Francisco on October 2019

Protocol Winners (5 — one for each protocol)

$2,000

Additional experience-based prizes, including participation in incubation programs and highly sought-after tickets to industry conferences (more details)

Timeline and Key Dates

Thursday, July 25 — Hackathon announcement

Monday, August 5 — Hackathon starts

Monday, September 9 — Adoptathon starts

Sunday, September 22 — Hackathon and Adoptathon ends

Friday, October 4 — Winners announced

Getting Started

Tezos

Website: https://tezos.com/

Documentation: https://developers.tezos.com/

Workshop: Tuesday, July 30th, 10:00 am PT (register)

Ethereum

Website: https://www.ethereum.org/

Documentation: https://www.ethereum.org/developers/

Workshop: Wednesday, July 31st, 10:00 am PT (register)

Oasis

Website: https://www.oasislabs.com/

Documentation: https://help.oasislabs.com

Workshop: Thursday, August 1st, 10:00 am PT (register)

NEAR

Website: https://nearprotocol.com/

Documentation: https://docs.nearprotocol.com/

Workshop: Monday, August 5th, 5:00 pm PT (register)

Stellar

Website: https://www.stellar.org/

Documentation: https://www.stellar.org/developers/

Workshop: Tuesday, August 6th, 9:00 am PT (register)

All sessions will be both live-streamed and recorded and posted online.

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