æternity Community Update - July, 2018

July was exciting as ever for æternity. Stay up-to-date with all æ news by browsing through the latest edition of æternity's community newsletter.

Dear æternity community, The month of July was as exciting as ever. We had a number of great updates from the dev and æpps team, as well as awesome content and initiatives coming from æternity's marketing crew.  Get all the essential updates about æternity in July by scrolling down. And the Winners are... During æternity Ventures' biggest incubator event so far, Demo Day II, 9 teams managed to secure funding for their blockchain startups. The total amount investment in the projects was a stunning $1.3 Million USD and, alongside financial support, the teams will receive networking, administrative and legal help in order to realize their æpps in the best possible way. STARFLEET DEMO DAY 2 REVIEW 4000 AE Bounty: æternity's Art Project July saw the announcement of a unique side-project for æternity - a crowd-sourced, decentralized artwork on a large urban scale. We are currently looking for the right location for this one-of-a-kind art event, and requested help from the community. Anyone is welcome to make proposals meeting the specific criteria here (form will be closed 11:00 PM CEST on 03.08.2018). For detailed information on the project and location requirements, click on the button below. ART PROJECT BOUNTY Fortnightly Webinars We are thrilled to announce that, starting this July, we are planning to organize online webinars on a bi-monthly (twice per month) basis. Our intention is to have members of æternity's marketing, development and æpps team present a topic they are interested in and reply to any [relevant] questions that participants may have. You can watch latest webinar here. If you are interested in the schedule, follow the link below. ÆTERNITY WEBINARS Great Content in July A few excellent blog posts were shared with the community in July. Thomas Arts from the development team expressed his views on blockchain technology, security and æternity in a special interview feature. æternity's on-chain scaling solution - Bitcoin-NG - was presented in a short blog post discussing its unique features and implementation in æ. Finally, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations received some well-deserved attention from the æternity team. Development and æpp Updates Both teams made progress in their work and updated the community in July. The æpp developers shared essential information on Sophia, the ML-based smart contract language developed by æternity, and introduced an update to the Base æpp. The dev team implemented Bitcoin-NG and Sophia smart contracts on the Testnet and pushed out two new releases. They also managed to introduce various fixes and improvements. Read all æpp updates here, and all dev ones - here. Events To stay up to date on where and when to meet team members next, have a look at our events list by clicking the button below. ÆTERNITY EVENTS Starfleet Demo Day II æternity Ventures latest event was a treat to all those who participated. The nine selected teams will have the opportunity to develop the first æpps in the æternity ecosystem and prove that public blockchain technology can have commercially successful applications. Thank You for Your Ongoing Support!   If you would like to interact with the team or community, please feel free to join one or more of the channels below. Social Media Channels Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn ##aeternity on freenode Blogs, Forums & Chats Medium Forum Reddit Telegram Bitcointalk We are thrilled to have you with us! The æternity team Our mailing address is: info@aeternity.com Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list