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'Blockstack is an open-source project and a decentralized network. For the past years, one company, Blockstack Inc, has taken the lead on protocol development. We plan to have many independent individuals and companies operating on the network and taking on greater roles in the protocol's development. We will release more details on governance structures and potential independent entities that can provide a degree of neutrality and balance to the protocol development in the long run.'

"A New Internet for Decentralized Apps Blockstack is a new decentralized internet where users own their data and apps run locally. A browser portal is all that's needed to get started."

'A user owned internet, anchored in Bitcoin Adding to Blockstack staples such as authentication and data storage, Stacks 2.0 introduces a new blockchain with an innovative consensus mechanism, a smart contracting language, and an incentive mechanism. Help build the user owned internet by testing the latest builds for Stacks nodes, Stacks mining, Clarity smart contracts, and more.'

"It's time for a new breed of social networks - where power is taken back from a single authority and control is returned to you, to me, to all of us. It's time to decentralize social networks.  This is a movement toward greater personal freedom, but it takes an empowered community to build this future."

"The testnet is a separate blockchain from the Stacks mainnet analogous to a staging environnment. It's a network used by developers to test their apps, smart contracts, or changes to the protocol in a production-like environment. The testnet is reset frequently."