Blockstack: An Open Source Decentralized Computing Platform

Blockstack is a decentralized computing platform de «Código Abierto», which among many things, allows the creation of decentralized applications, and provides decentralized protocols for authentication, data storage and software distribution.

Also, within Blockstack includes the first implementation of a Decentralized DNS system supported by technology «Blockchain» (Blockchain database)This implementation combines DNS functionality with a public key infrastructure, mainly intended to be used by new decentralized applications in the «Blockchain».

Blockstack is a development of «Código Abierto» created by a group of engineers and researchers who come from both industry and academia. It is designed to become a great decentralized computer network with a growing and functional application ecosystem. Which would have their digital rights protected in the same «Blockchain» where they would work.

Creating Blockstack It also had as motivational origins, general and global concerns, about privacy, security and the frequent data breaches, which have been given on Internet, especially in recent times.

Because of that, the software developers of this decentralized computing platform use the same to build decentralized alternatives popular services that are often considered unsafe, among many other things, by a considerable portion of global users.

Blockstack: decentralized computing platform

Features

Among the most notable features of Blockstack are:

• Offers a ecosystem of private and secure applications that put users in charge of their data and identity by design.
• Allows you to easily create highly scalable distributed applications on a blockchain.
• It has more than 300 applications built that they are unable to alter or transfer user data without their permission.
• It makes the concept of a new internet, allowing network developers to build a better, fully decentralized Internet, and network users to maintain control of their data and privacy.
• It owns a token, called Stack (STX), which is in full distribution among high-level users of the Network, which will become the native asset of the new and improved network built on the Stacks blockchain.

More information at Blockstack can be found on its repository at GitHub.

Featured applications

Among the latests Moravia's compositions 10 best distributed apps, created to this day, on the decentralized computing platform de «Código Abierto» are:

1. pDriver: Provides an encrypted private storage system.
2. Arcane maps: Offers an alternative to Google Maps, but with real privacy.
3. Dmail: Allows you to use email service without a central server.
4. PhotoVault: Makes it easy to keep our photos protected with end-to-end encryption, great editing features, and unlimited free storage.
5. SecureCalendar: It makes available a wonderful safe and free calendar, encrypted from beginning to end and respectful of our privacy.
6. satshi: Supports a live transmission system with support for the use of Bitcoin to guarantee the effective monetization of user content.
7. MyPodium: It offers an audio platform to share our voices and messages, and receive comments on them.
8. air text: Supports a completely decentralized, free, secure and uncensored Blogging platform.
9. dclouds: Provides an alternative to Apple's iCloud based on a blockchain.
10. Arcane docs: Provides an alternative to Google Docs based on a blockchain.

If you want to see them all listed, access through the following web link: BlockstackApps

Conclusion

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