New Medium post and podcast about our market strategy and internal mantra at OST:

Ignore the hype.
Keep your head down and build.
Results win over words.

https://goo.gl/x6y5o5

Martin is a blockchain engineer who is bringing blockchain technology to the masses. Before joining OST, Martin was the hands-on CTO of Plugsurfing, Europe’s largest roaming platform for electric vehicle charging. He led the Plugsurfing platform from its infancy to a successful exit within five years. Martin is generally interested in advanced software systems and solving daring challenges.

https://goo.gl/uGbzDF

On 22 August 2018, we launched the OST LIVE weekly video podcast to feature blockchain experts, software engineers, and case studies with real businesses using OST and the OpenST Protocol. We released 54 episodes in 4 months, reaching over 11k views and 1k hours watched on YouTube. More than 15 industry experts joined us to discuss fundamentals of blockchain such as custodial solutions, decentralized applications, testnets, and token economics. We’re excited for what’s to come in 2019.

January 2019 Upcoming Guests on OST LIVE: Christian Kameir, Matthew Aaron , Nicolas Van Hoorde, and Joseph Pallant!

https://medium.com/ostdotcom/january-2019-upcoming-guests-on-ost-live-christian-kameir-matthew-aaron-nicolas-van-hoorde-d87b4817ad2b

Ira Merchant is an experienced talent acquisition professional. She has been working on our team in Pune since 2012. Her experience and forte lie in her ability to help organisations scale rapidly while innovating recruitment practices that strengthen the people experience. She has a hands-on, action oriented approach to work.

https://medium.com/ostdotcom/people-of-ost-ira-merchant-recruiting-director-d4c8bf8f661a

OST developers rely upon a great many libraries and tools, many of them from the open source community. OST is a believer in open source software, and our developers use many open source tools internally.

OST further supports the open source world by making the OpenST Protocol and OpenST Mosaic available on an open source basis. These technologies are the foundation of OST’s products.

https://medium.com/ostdotcom/inside-the-ost-technology-stack-as-we-prepare-for-pilot-launches-bcab8e87598e

Christian Kameir, managing partner of Sustany Capital, joined us on OST LIVE to discuss the current state of security tokens. Kameir is an official member of the Forbes Finance Council and has been a tech entrepreneur since the dial-up days, leading the merger of two of the earliest internet service providers as general counsel for Nikoma, today part of the largest European ISP. His current focus includes tokenization strategies, smart contracts, and virtual asset investing.

https://medium.com/ostdotcom/recap-from-ost-live-with-christian-kameir-managing-partner-of-sustany-capital-the-state-of-bc1d61b056b1

Matthew Aaron, founder and host of Crypto 101, joined us to share his experiences in crypto over the past couple of years and insights from his book, “Johnny’s Guide to Cryptocurrency.” Aaron is focused on educating the average consumer on the biggest names, technology, and projects in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry. Based in Taiwan, he launched the Crypto 101 podcast in July 2017. He has become a full-time podcaster focusing on cryptocurrency and blockchain issues.

https://medium.com/ostdotcom/recap-from-ost-live-with-matthew-aaron-of-crypto101-average-consumer-guide-to-crypto-99351c8c5a09

Live now!
https://goo.gl/WjRL64

Nicolas Van Hoorde is the CEO of Delta, which produces the Delta free Bitcoin and cryptocurrency portfolio tracker app. Van Hoorde discussed his success with Delta’s growth and provided advice for blockchain-based projects.


https://medium.com/ostdotcom/recap-from-ost-live-with-nicolas-van-hoorde-ceo-of-delta-cryptocurrency-portfolio-tracker-ec2ef049ce57

Shlomi Azran is a KYC, AML, and fraud specialist with more than three years of experience in the fintech industry. As Identity product manager, he is making sure that our clients’ users are verified and AML/CTF covered. Shlomi loves to explore the interaction between users and systems and always looks for ways to make this experience as friendly and easy as possible

https://medium.com/ostdotcom/people-of-ost-shlomi-azran-identity-product-manager-33cd5c238c58

Balakrishna Hebbar is a lead engineer with more than 11 years of experience building social media applications like Socialmedian, e-commerce applications like Fab and Hem, and mobile applications like Pepo. He has a master’s degree in computer applications from the National Institute of Technology Surathkal in Karnataka, India. He is passionate about learning new things related to technology, economics and cryptocurrency.


https://medium.com/ostdotcom/people-of-ost-balakrishna-hebbar-director-engineering-7715c9a09533

Product Managers have long utilized personas to help steer product development towards meeting the needs of real world users. OST's Jason Goldberg and Francesco Pacella propose three personas to help focus blockchain product management: Mappy, Happy, and Dappy.

https://hackernoon.com/meet-mappy-happy-and-dappy-personas-for-blockchain-product-management-895bfebad94b

A Case Study on OST Partner Company Brightly

Do you find yourself buying brand-new products only to throw them away later? Sometimes we throw things away just because we don’t like them anymore. Other times products are just cheaply built and don’t last as long as we expected. We’re all a little guilty of buying more than we actually need. We often forget that this habit is damaging to the environment.


https://medium.com/ostdotcom/how-brightly-will-tokenize-social-impact-e-commerce-aa0e6e772847

This week on #OSTLIVE ▶️ Joseph Pallant, Founder of Blockchain For Climate and CPS Carbon Project Solutions Inc., will discuss the carbon market, putting the Paris Agreement on the blockchain, and the potential of blockchain for good.

January 30th @ 12 noon EST: https://goo.gl/nN13dQ

Save the date! The Block’s Mike Dudas will be interviewed by OST’s Jason Goldberg on OST LIVE. They will discuss the latest in the crypto market, crypto controversy, and entrepreneurship.

Join us February 13th at 10am EST: https://goo.gl/99BJnM

Joseph Pallant, founder and executive director of Blockchain for Climate Foundation and founder of CPS Carbon Project Solutions Inc., a pioneering offset-development firm, joined us on OST LIVE. He has been active in the carbon market since 2004, providing project-development expertise and strategic direction across private, public, and NGO endeavors. Pallant was also a recipient of Canada’s 2019 Clean50 award.

https://medium.com/ostdotcom/recap-from-ost-live-with-joseph-pallant-founder-and-executive-director-of-blockchain-for-climate-122a647337a2

February 2019 OST LIVE Upcoming Guests from The Block, Chainsafe Systems, Swarm, StartEngine, and TokenTax

https://medium.com/ostdotcom/february-2019-ost-live-upcoming-guests-from-the-block-chainsafe-systems-swarm-startengine-and-dcf970cd15ef

Ashfaq Bhojani is an experienced professional with experience in Operations Management including Facilities, Administration, Travel, Hospitality & HR across industries such as IT/ITES, Healthcare & Hospitality. With his expertise, experience & energy, Ashfaq provides strategic & tactical support critical to ensure smooth OST business operations.


https://medium.com/ostdotcom/people-of-ost-ashfaq-bhojani-administration-director-a4578516f3a5

Submit questions for OST LIVE with Zac McClure, Co-Founder of TokenTax: https://goo.gl/QFWqJo

It’s tax season in the U.S., and we’ve all been made well aware that cryptocurrencies are taxable. Exchanges such as Coinbase have released crypto tax reporting tools to help users file their gains and losses. Zac McClure, co-founder of TokenTax, will join us to discuss the implications of taxes on cryptocurrency. TokenTax is a firm that files cryptocurrency capital gains and income taxes for clients and supports over 30 cryptocurrency exchanges. McClure will provide a global perspective on crypto tax regulations as well as common practices for U.S. taxpayers.

The interview will be live streamed on 6 February at 10am NYC / 4pm Berlin / 11pm Hong Kong. Be sure to join us on Youtube: https://youtu.be/SBM2IZs0Kqg

Tune in OST LIVE with Zac McClure, Co-Founder of TokenTax now! https://youtu.be/SBM2IZs0Kqg

It’s tax season in the U.S., and we’ve all been made well aware that cryptocurrencies are taxable. Exchanges such as Coinbase have released crypto tax reporting tools to help users file their gains and losses. Zac McClure, co-founder of TokenTax, joined us to provide a global perspective on crypto tax regulations as well as common practices for U.S. taxpayers. TokenTax files cryptocurrency capital gains and income taxes for clients and supports more than 30 cryptocurrency exchanges.

https://medium.com/ostdotcom/recap-from-ost-live-with-zac-mcclure-co-founder-at-tokentax-crypto-tax-best-practices-in-2019-5b6e7a7ba771