The Blockchain Chamber of Commerce (BCC) launched the Blockchain ECOsystem (ECO) today, a social media and rewards platform on the Stellar Blockchain. The ECO will provide an interactive, knowledge-sharing, and promotional platform to showcase leading blockchain professionals and thought leaders from around the globe as well as BCC’s affiliated chapters worldwide.
Many experts believe that blockchain related technologies are still in their infancy yet forecasts suggest that blockchain technology revenue worldwide will experience rapid growth with a market expected to climb to over USD $23 billion by 2023.
“The focus of building out the Blockchain ECOsystem has been to maximize collaboration and exposure for the community developing blockchain technology and to serve the community looking for trustworthy blockchain education, solutions, and partners,” stated Linda Goetze, President and CEO of the Blockchain Chamber of Commerce. “We’re aiming to help accelerate the movement to a decentralized world while creating a connected community.”
Unlike social media companies that dominate the landscape today, participants in the ECOsystem will be rewarded for their engagement and for performing various tasks. Rewards will be paid out in Lumens (XLM), a top cryptocurrency as determined by total coin value (exceeding $2 billion) being developed by the Stellar Development Foundation.
Companies or individuals that wish to access premium services can do so by paying with a credit card, XLM, or by using BitPay if they prefer to use Bitcoin.
“There is a need for the Blockchain ECOsystem!” stated Fabian Friedrich, one of the Contributors on the platform based out of Hamburg, Germany and CEO of both Blockchance and BlockRock Ventures. “We need to harmonize the adoption of blockchain worldwide.”
The initial categories of blockchain expertise in which individuals or companies will participate include: Communication Services, Distribution, Education, Energy, Financial Services, Government, Healthcare, Hospitality & Travel, Manufacturing, Real Estate, Services, and Technology.
Industry suppliers and vendors will help sustain the community with their sponsorship and through nominal fees for being listed in various marketplace verticals.
“The Blockchain Chamber of Commerce’s reach is global and so we’re excited they’ve selected Brainsy to help launch their new social media rewards platform,” stated Brian Christie, CEO of Brainsy. “Traditional social media is exploitative and broken and the BCC’s ECO showcases how a bespoke online community can serve as a venue for a respectful and enriching experience while rewarding participants for their engagement and contributions.”
Visit www.blockchainecosystem.io for more information
About the Blockchain Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
Blockchain Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (BCC) is an international trade association supporting the emerging and evolving blockchain industry, distributed ledger technologies, and crypto currency market. BCC is a membership-based organization comprising of professionals, individuals, corporations, vendors, partners, non-profits and government agencies.
For more information visit www.blockchainchamber.org
About Stellar
Stellar is a fast, scalable, and uniquely sustainable platform for decentralized financial products and services. It is both a cross-currency transaction system, designed specifically for international settlement, and a decentralized global marketplace. Dozens of financial institutions and tens of thousands of individuals worldwide issue assets and settle payments on Stellar.
For more information visit https://www.stellar.org
About Brainsy, Inc.
Brainsy offers Software as a Service (SaaS) to power online knowledge-sharing and engagement reward networks including patented Expert Calling Network (ECN®), Expert Communities Online (ECO), and Who’s Who Guides. Brainsy operates standalone communities and offers services to associations, professional societies, franchisors, membership organizations, corporations and crypto or token sponsors. Brainsy is a portfolio company of TomorrowVentures, an investment firm co-founded by former Google Chairman, Eric Schmidt.
For more information visit http://www.brainsy.com
About BitPay
Founded in 2011, BitPay is the pioneer and the most experienced company in bitcoin and blockchain payments. Its suite of products enables businesses to send and receive cross border payments, also enabling consumers to manage digital assets with the BitPay Wallet and turn digital assets into dollars with the BitPay Prepaid Visa® Card.
The company has offices in North America, Europe, and South America and has raised over $70 million from leading investors including Founders Fund, Index Ventures and Aquiline Technology Growth.
For more information visit https://bitpay.com