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'''Blockstack''' is an [[open-source]] [[decentralized computing]] platform. Blockstack software libraries enable developers to build decentralized applications.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/sep/08/decentralisation-next-big-step-for-the-world-wide-web-dweb-data-internet-censorship-brewster-kahle|title=Decentralisation: the next big step for the world wide web|last=Corbyn|first=Zoë|date=2018-09-08|work=The Observer|access-date=2019-10-05|language=en-GB|issn=0029-7712}}</ref> Blockstack provides decentralized protocols for authentication, data storage, and software distribution.<ref>{{cite journal
| last1 = Mühle | first1 = A.
| last2 = Grüner |first2 = A.
| last3 = Gayvoronskaya | first3 = T.
| last4 = Meinel | first4 = C.
| title = A Survey on Essential Components of a Self-Sovereign Identity
| journal = Computer Science Review
| volume = 30
| pages = 80–86
| date = November 2018| arxiv = 1807.06346
| doi = 10.1016/j.cosrev.2018.10.002
| bibcode = 2018arXiv180706346M
}}</ref>
Concerns around internet privacy, security, and data breaches brought attention to Blockstack.<ref>
{{cite news
| last = Singh
| first = Harminder
| title = 'New internet' looks to keep user data away from tech giants and bypass China censorship
| newspaper = South China Morning Post
| date = 1 October 2017
| url = https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2113521/new-internet-looks-keep-user-data-away-tech-giants-and-bypass}}
</ref> Software developers have used Blockstack to build decentralized alternatives to popular services.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Fung
| first = Brian
| title = The new technology that aspires to #DeleteFacebook for good
| newspaper = The Washington Post
| date = 23 March 2018
| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/03/23/the-new-technology-that-aspires-to-deletefacebook-for-good/?noredirect=on}}</ref><ref>
{{cite news
| last = Dillet
| first = Romain
| title = Stealthy wants to become the WeChat of blockchain apps
| newspaper = TechCrunch`
| date = 5 September 2018
| url = https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/05/stealthy-wants-to-become-the-wechat-of-blockchain-apps/}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite news
| last = Simonite
| first = Tom
| title = The Decentralized Internet Is Here, With Some Glitches
| newspaper = Wired Magazine
| date = 5 March 2018
| url = https://www.wired.com/story/the-decentralized-internet-is-here-with-some-glitches/}}
</ref>
Blockstack was founded in 2013 by [[Muneeb Ali]] and Ryan Shea.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/sec-clears-blockstack-to-hold-first-regulated-token-offering-11562794848|title=SEC Clears Blockstack to Hold First Regulated Token Offering|last=Vigna|first=Paul|website=WSJ|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-06}}</ref>
From 2014 to 2019 Blockstack PBC, a company working on the Blockstack technology, raised around $75 million through a mix of venture capital and token sales.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2017/12/04/blockstack-raises-52-million-to-build-a-parallel-internet-where-you-own-all-your-data/|title=Blockstack raises $52 million to build a parallel internet where you own all your data|date=2017-12-04|website=VentureBeat|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-06}}</ref> The company is headquartered in [[New York City|New York]].
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