Blockstack


Blockstack is an open-source decentralized computing platform. Blockstack software libraries enable developers to build decentralized applications. Blockstack provides decentralized protocols for authentication, data storage, and software distribution.
Concerns around internet privacy, security, and data breaches brought attention to Blockstack. Software developers have used Blockstack to build decentralized alternatives to popular services.
Blockstack was founded in 2013 by Muneeb Ali and Ryan Shea.
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. The company is headquartered in New York.