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2022 OPEN Year End Report
Over the last 6 years since we launched in 2017, OPEN has consistently developed and managed its open source infrastructure. 2022 was no different, however we were quite busy with our new releases, developments, updates and management of our stack which we’ll cover in depth in this report. Although things are getting more challenging, thankfully […]
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Open Platform WooCommerce Integration
Open Platform, in conjunction with Open State, allows you to access powerful interoperability features that can help grow your online business. Beyond a proof of concept, we have created the Open Platform Payment Gateway plugin in WordPress for WooCommerce. So, if you are an ecommerce application developer or have an ecommerce application that sells products, […]
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Launching Open Commerce
In consistent Open fashion we have produced the work available publicly on Github before making a marketing announcement on our blog regarding an exciting development we have consistently been developing – Open Commerce. Like all of our past developments, it is available for developers to use on their applications now on Github ahead of our […]
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An Overview of OPEN State and Other Technical Updates
Hello OPEN Community, We would like to provide an update on OPEN State, the crucial role it plays in providing interoperability, and an overview of other technical developments that we have been working on. The Current Landscape The number of digital assets and blockchains is growing rapidly. However, blockchains and related solutions remain isolated, operating […]
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OPEN Technology Stack Development Program
We are excited to announce the launch of the OPEN Technology Stack Development Program as we continue to focus on bringing talented developers to engage the OPEN ecosystem. In this program, we will be rewarding developers for building applications and projects leveraging OPEN’s technology. For example, with our released SDKs and documentation, developers can choose […]
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OPEN Platform 2020 Recap & Vision for 2021
Hello OPEN Community, We want to provide a community update to highlight some of the technical developments we have accomplished in 2020 while also sharing our plans, recent developments and vision for 2021. At OPEN, just like in the past, we always take a diligent approach towards completing technical builds before announcing them to our […]
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OPEN Platform Community Update: Token Snapshot Tool
Hello OPEN Community, We would like to provide an update on what we have learned and the technical developments we have made in light of the Kucoin hack. As we know Kucoin announced that they experienced a ~$200 million hack on September 26, 2020. Many projects and assets were affected, including 16,341,025.82 OPENC tokens. While […]
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Supply Chain, Blockchain, & Evolving Paradigms of Pandemic Magnitude
PPE, Ventilators, government aid for citizens, and even scientific research on COVID-19 developments — it has never been more important to efficiently deliver product, services, and data to one another. Yet, when we needed our corporations & governing bodies to act most swiftly, people were instead faced with confusion, distrust, and delay. Through the Pandemic, […]
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A World of Digital Payments
As more and more people work from and stay mostly in the confines of their own homes, cash payments have faced large declines and digital payments have faced truly explosive growth. Traditionally, many groups and individuals have been restricted from switching over to mostly digital payments by either digital exclusions, because the businesses or financial […]
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A Reflection on How Far We’ve Come
On January 3rd of 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto mined the Genesis block—number 0—of Bitcoin, earning a 50 BTC reward. In the years to follow, crypto adoption grew and grew. It grew from small message boards on the internet (where 10,000 BTC were spent on two Papa John’s pizzas!) to formalized exchanges, from Bitcoin and proof-of-work alone […]
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