The Blockstream Ecosystem
Blockstream collaborates with a number of other organisations in all kinds of ways. From formal partnerships to simpler collaborations, DAO and consortia memberships, and a range of service and ecosystem partners. Explore our collaborations here and if you would like to propose a collaboration and get featured here, please drop us an email.
Web3 ecosystem
Ethereum
Ethereum is a decentralized, open-source blockchain platform that enables the creation of smart contracts and decentralized applications. Blockstream uses the Ethereum blockchain to secure and verify data streams on its network, as well as for payments in its native, ERC-20 DATA token.
Polygon
Polygon is an open-source, Ethereum scaling solution that utilizes a network of side chains to increase transaction throughput and lower costs. Blockstream uses Polygon, to improve the speed and scalability of its network. In addition, Blockstream runs a Polygon validator node that helps to secure the Polygon network.
Gnosis
Blockstream uses the Gnosis chain to host Data Unions and to monetise data on the Network.
Helium
Blockstream ecosystem projects utilize the Helium network for decentralized coverage and connectivity for their IoT devices. Blockstream pairs with Helium to then securely share and monetize those data flows in real time.
Arweave
Compatibility with existing decentralized decentralized storage is an inevitable step forward for the Block RTC. Real time data flows will be able to rest at decentralized storage solutions such as Arweave in the near future.
Lit
The Block RTC has a liveness requirement for private streaming data - for the key exchange to succeed, both the data publishers and data subscribers must be online at the same time. Lit connects with Blockstream to remove this liveness requirement by securely taking shared custody of the publisher's keys to enable access to the data flows, independent of the data publisher's connected status.
Kyve
Kyve securely co-ordinates and validates decentralized networks of nodes. In Blockstream's case, these nodes will be responsible for performing and validating the movement of data from Blockstream data streams to various decentralized storage solutions. Data archived with Kyve is also indexed, such that data can be queried through a GraphQL interface.
Uniswap
Leading decentralised exchange providing a sizable liquidity pool for decentralised trading of the DATA token.
Messari
Blockstream project participates in Messari's open source disclosure registry as part of a committment to transparency and good governance.
Chainlink
Oracles can use Blockstream as a data source to deliver data to smart contracts via an integration built by Chainlink.
Built on Blockstream
RedStone
RedStone delivers frequently updated, reliable and diverse data for dApps and smart contracts. RedStone uses Blockstream as their layer-0 data transport for their oracle network.
Pave Motors
Pave is building lightweight electric bikes unlocked with ERC-721 tokens, with each bike relaying its metrics data via the Block RTC, offering a new decentralized business model for mobility.
Swash
The world's first Data Union, Swash allows its users to get paid in crypto to browse the web. They have seed funding from Outlier Ventures.
Kraken
Blockstream technology is being used by the consortium working on Kraken, a EU Horizon 2020 project to build a data marketplace for personal data in the health and education sectors.
DIMO
DIMO is the first Data Union for real-time vehicle data. DIMO is an extensible, scalable open IoT software platform that allows drivers to stream their vehicle data in exchange for tokens.
Re-public
Re-public is a mobile app that lets you manage, collect and monetize your personal data. This is made possible by leveraging Blockstream's Data Union framework.
Unbanks
Monetize your own banking data with Unbanks, the world's first consumer banking data union.
Institutions and DAOs
GDST
The Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability. Blockstream is a member due to its participation in the Tracey project run by TX.
API3
API3 enables blockchain native, decentralized APIs. Blockstream is to participate in the governance of the API3 DAO. It will integrate with the API3 platform to provide data streams to their protocol.
Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK)
Consortium members of the KRAKEN Project. FBK contributes to user research for the definition of user stories and in conducting user-centred validations of KRAKEN's interactive solutions.
XLAB
Consortium members of the KRAKEN project. The R&D company XLAB are building the privacy-preserving data analytics algorithms that will be integrated with the KRAKEN data marketplace.
Graz University of Technology (TU Graz)
Consortium members of the KRAKEN Project. TU Graz will provide the privacy enhancing cryptographic framework relied upon by the self-sovereign identity (SSI) system to be integrated with the KRAKEN data marketplace.
Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT)
Consortium members of the KRAKEN Project. AIT are contributing towards the design and prototyping of the cryptographic primitives underlying KRAKEN and leading on the development of the project's privacy metrics.
RadicalXchange
Data Union advisory board members are also members of RadicalXchange, giving some information flow between the two projects.
KU Leuven
Consortium members of the KRAKEN Project. A research centre at the Faculty of Law of the University of Leuven. Responsible for the tasks concerning the legal and ethical aspects of the KRAKEN project.
Enterprises
Atarca
Atarca is a consortium awarded €2.75m by the EU in a competitive bidding process to research anti-rival tokens, a kind of token designed to increase in value when shared.
Bosch
Bosch Software Innovations partnered with Blockstream to deliver a pilot project that gathered a range of electric vehicle data from a Jaguar I-PACE and shared it openly in real-time.
HPE
Blockstream's partnership with HPE saw realtime vehicle data integrated to the Block RTC. HPE collected information in realtime from the communications “bus” in the car, including fuel consumption and location, to acceleration and gearing, which was then sent straight to the Blockstream platform.
WWF
WWF are co-founders of the Tracey project. They are providing access to two Fisheries Improvements project sites where pilots will be performed using the Tracey application. Other WWF activities include community engagement, on-boarding to the app, expert fisheries knowledge and access to global markets such as major retail chains.
MPTC
MPTC have been working with Blockstream's commercial subsidiary TX to undertake a study that would assess the opportunities for engineering value from data produced by their various toll road assets and road users through direct and indirect data monetisation.
Atos
Coordinator of the EU Horizon 2020 project KRAKEN. Atos is a large multinational IT service and consulting company working on integration of a self-sovereign identity solution with the KRAKEN data marketplace to be built on the Blockstream Stack.
Lynkeus
Consortium members of the KRAKEN project. Lynkeus are integrating their blockchain-enabled MyHealthMyData system with the Blockstream tech stack to power a GDPR-compliant biomedical and wellness data marketplace.
Union Bank
Partners in the Tracey fisheries tracing & microloans project. UnionBank are providing crypto wallets, micro-loan assessments and delivery.
Service partners
TX
A subsidiary of Blockstream AG, who provide consulting and development services to anyone building on the Blockstream tech stack. Typically they will deliver any external technical projects like pilots or partnerships.
BlockScience
Blockchain technical specialists helping to devise and test the tokenomics for the Block RTC.
CertiK
Smart contract auditing professionals who provided security audits of the Data Unions smart contract.