Souq describes itself as “decentralized voluntary associations.” Souq further describes itself as the mobile dApp that gives its user an “unprecedented level of insight and participation in crowd funding initiatives, locally or abroad.” Basically, Souq is a platform for decentralized project tagging and funding (crowdfunding).

Souq – crowd funding (e.g., road repair and many other crowd funding initiatives) with decentralization (e.g., identity, storage, security along with blockstack) and transparency baked in from the beginning.  To sign-up for the beta version of the decentralized mobile application – Souq, please visit this link here.

Well, Cryptocracy has officially launched Souq – in beta (mobile applications only on Apple store and Google play) – for use with the Blockstack ecosystem.  As Souq explains it:

Souq is a mobile app, & currently does not require the Blockstack Browser.  Instead of using the Blockstack browser, Souq pairs up with a Blockstack Core node running the Cryptocracy APIs over top. (Full Mode)

In other words it pairs with a users own  “Preferred node”, this “Preferred node” is basically a Blockstack core node with customized API end points rigged into it to achieve specific search functionality.”

In essence, Souq’s mobile application (apple store or google play) has every thing you will need to start a project (crowdfunding) and take full advantage of Blockstack’s decentralized ecosystem (identity, security and storage).  To sign-up for the beta version of the decentralized mobile application – Souq, please visit this link here.

Some basic contact information for Souq, its developer and the main website:

SOUQ (mobile dApp in Beta version)

Crytptocracy – Website for Souq

Souq (beta)  application signup page

Developer: Ty George

• Powered by Blockstack and Blockchain technology, Souq gives its user an unprecedented level of insight and participation in crowd funding initiatives, locally or abroad.

twitter: @CryptocracyIO

website: Cryptocracy

Github

More about Souq from Souq (screenshots):

Use Souq to crowdfund whatever initiative (e.g. road repair) you would like – using:

• decentralized identity
• wallet to hold tokens (e.g. cryptocurrency)
  
• decentralized storage
  • enhanced search features
  • detailed information about projects

Souq Works this way and it is pretty easy/straightforward:

• Install mobile application
  
• Sync with a preferred node
• Create project(s)
• Find and Fund Projects…

Media about Souq

Mobile interface coming soon

Additional Contact Information for Souq

And, we have provided the developers overview pamphlet below (screenshots and link).  The pamphlet – Souq: Decentralized Project Tagging & Funding – gives a great overview of Souq.  For more information on Souq’s pamphlet, please visit these links Souq Pamphlet. 

To help you get started with Souq (or for answers to possible questions), check out the site and the pamphlet.

The Souq pamphlet: Overview

Souq pamphlet: Setup Overview

Souq pamphlet: Full Mode (node with blockstack) Overview

Souq pamphlet: Potential Use Cases

We have not given Souq a test run at this point.  When we do, or when Souq pushes out updates to its platform, we will try and provide some information on the same.  Crowd funding initiatives decentralized via Souq and Blockstack. 

Mr. George has injected a system of transparency into the public space that will hopefully improve the overall community – locally or abroad.  Go sign up with the beta version and give it a try.

Beta version of Souq

Sign-up page (straightforward process and if you need a Blockstack id, visit this link here)

Sample screenshot of a Souq project e.g. crowd funding some road repair)

Other helpful links for more information on Blockstack include:

Blockstack – the new decentralized application platform and ecosystem for the decentralized/re-decentralized internet (dApp, dApps, blockchain, bitcoin, distributed and Web 3.0)

Blockstack’s Forum

@Blockstack

Blockstack Meetups

Souq and Cryptocracy

• Beta version sign-up

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Welcome to the Developer’s corner (not only for developers though)… In this post, and subsequent posts related to this series, we will try and explore some of the tools that either have been developed and implemented, are on the whiteboard for development, or are already in the development process for developers (and others) to build the decentralized applications (dApps) that can be used on the decentralized internet.  Here is what we gleaned from the engineering meeting held earlier this week.

The main takeaway: Blockstack on Mobile Devices – On Boarding via SDK’s

It appears that the road map for development of the mobile plan for Blockstack will be rolled out in phases throughout 2018 – most likely at the end of Q2 and sometime in Q3.  At a high level, the [sg_popup id=”11″ event=”hover”]development road map[/sg_popup] includes:

Mobile SDK (make it easier for developers to build dApps to on-board users (on-boarding karma))

• Authentication
  • dApps that integrate with the Blockstack SDK for [sg_popup id=”10″ event=”hover”]iOS[/sg_popup] or Android will be able to open a webview in their app to easily authenticate in the new application opened (more on-boarding karma).
• Native Blockstack apps
  • build native iOS and Android apps that bring the Blockstack browser functionality including profile management, wallet, storage management… to mobile devices

The plan is for Blockstack to build SDK’s for the major OSs – Android and iOS (apple) to make it simpler for the developers to make it easier for the user to get on-board (install, use, etc.) with Blockstack (use browser, mobile, webview).  In other words, the SDK is a very effective tool for developers to improve the “on-boarding” process for users. 

Blockstack wants to make the best first impression with new users and also wants to make each subsequent interaction the user has with Blockstack a great experience.  The bottom line is that the SDK should/will help the developers and Blockstack keep all of its customers very happy since the product – Blockstack (browser, mobile etc.) – is easy to use with a great user interface.  Blockstack wants to make the user experience easy, simple and effective.

The last thing Blockstack wants a potential user or user of any of the Blockstack’s products (computer, mobile…) is to do this*:

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We know the team and community at Blockstack do not want anyone feeling like this poor fellow over at Bloomberg.  But if you do, please reach out and we will try and help ameliorate some of the pain.  And, it goes without saying, we too hope you do not feel like that while visiting The Stack Cafe^TM.  If you do, please let us know and we will see what we can do to help you.

Note: If you do not have the Blockstack browser, please see this link (note – to enable the full functionality of any dApp built for the Blockstack ecosystem (e.g., building a new internet, a decentralized internet, re-decentralizing the internet) you need to use the Blockstack browser).

For more on All things Developer^TM, see this link here.  For more on the engineering meeting at Blockstack, please visit the forum.

Thanks again for visiting The Stack Cafe^TM and we look forward to hearing from you. Please help us put out the word on Web^3.0 by posting a comment below and signing up for e-mail notifications for future updates (right side-bar).  Let’s help build the new internet | The Decentralized Way^TM.  A decentralized internet | The Way The Future^TM.

* Source: from Internet archive via www.bloomberg.com

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