Stellar.org Monthly Roundup - August 2018

View this email in your browser 2018 August Roundup Ecosystem Updates Lightyear buys Chain The long-rumored deal is now official! Lightyear, the company behind Stellar's IBM partnership and products like StellarX, has bought Chain, another leading blockchain company. Chain builds enterprise products for financial organizations including Visa, Nasdaq, and Citigroup. With the deal, Lightyear will triple in size and the Stellar ecosystem will add huge new partners and relationships. The new combined company is rebranding itself to become Interstellar and aims to bring many, many more businesses and developers to the Stellar platform. Adam Ludwin, Chain's CEO and blockchain thoughtleader will become Interstellar's CEO, while Jed will move to CTO. SDF will remain independent, focusing on its original mandate. You can read the full press release here for more details. Stellar Build Challenge #7 Results The 7th Stellar Build Challenge is complete! Thank you to everyone who provided feedback, support, and thoughtful discussions surrounding the build challenge. Discover the winners here! Protocol 10 public network rollout The time has come for the network to upgrade to version 10 of the protocol! The target upgrade date is September 13. Please read for important details regarding the upgrade.      Stellar Developer Updates   Platform Team Releases: Signature checks have been added to https://www.stellar.org/laboratory/#xdr-viewer Reminder! The Stellar StackExchange is in Public Beta – We are currently using StackExchange to help developers find the answers they need when working on projects. Come join the community!   Events Upcoming:  Jed McCaleb @ Money 20/20 USA - October 21-24 Boris Reznikov @ StartEngine Summit - October 19th   New Projects and Project Updates   Pigzbe is a digital 'piggy-wallet' for children aged 6 and up, powered by Wollo, a family-friendly cryptocurrency on the Stellar Blockchain. Pigzbe is on a mission to introduce a new generation of children and their families to cryptocurrency in a safe and secure setting, while also teaching kids about the fundamentals of 21st-century finance. SQUID is an expansion of fivesquid, an established and successful international marketplace for freelancers. Platforms like fivesquid are becoming the basis of international trade for large populations. SQUID seeks to provide its community with a currency in which they can trade and hold their earnings, for which they will be rewarded.   SureRemit launches the SureRemit App. SureRemit is a non-cash remittance service provider utilizing the Stellar network to facilitate global remittances. Exodus wallet has added support for Stellar Lumens. Meet The Community DISCLAIMER:  Stellar.org does not endorse any third party organizations that are named in this and/or any other communication(s). Please conduct due diligence and interact with these organizations at your discretion. Safety Policy: The Stellar team will NEVER ask you for your private keys. We will NEVER ask you to deposit funds to any wallet address. Read our Security Guide for more information. Copyright © 2018 Stellar Development Foundation. All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up to receive updates with Stellar.org Our mailing address is: Stellar Development Foundation PO Box 411486 San Francisco, CA 94141 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences