Unlike more established industries, the ‘’Cryptospace’’ is a pretty specific industry. With the way the space is moving forward, it appears to me that we’re experiencing a similar scenario with what has happened with the rise of personal computers back in the early ’80s or with internet technologies in the 90’s. Technically speaking, throughout history, having a strong community has always played an important role and an intrinsic part in how humans come together to share ideas, collaborate and align themselves with each other to incorporate a common identity.
Therefore, I believe that a majority of Crypto projects will not gain any traction, if they fail to rally a community of loyal followers & fans, committed to their cause. A crypto-startup will not succeed without the help of industry colleagues & communities.
Here's a list of projects that are trying their best to build a Blockchain Community:
Ethereum
- Has earned the respect of millions of developers around the world, looking to build decentralized applications on top of a trusted blockchain network. Having launched back in 2015 , Ethereum has attracted a lot of attention making it the to-go project for enthusiasts looking to develop decentralized applications. Having somewhat a first mover advantage, Ethereum has grown to a size where there’s enough like-minded people supporting a vibrant community
Steemit
- The most popular blockchain social network that has proven itself amongst other alternatives, simply due to the staggering amounts of tokens that have been distributed & rewards among its community. This platform can be referred to as incentivized social media networks, that rewards active community participant through a Blockchain-based platform. The Steemit community continues to grow in size, making it an immediate success, even outside of the crypto community, quickly gaining a reputation as a leading & self-governed social network
Noia Network
- The whole project involves around the idea of decentralizing the internet, rather a tech-driven initiative which has captured the intention of tech giants such as Microsoft and Cisco. Using blockchain to further make the internet more programmable by creating a global software defined Network on the public internet and essentially, acting as a Content delivery network. Noia Network not only want’s to decentralize the internet but also make it more efficient and faster - a cause that the digital community can rally behind.
Brave
- Not only a privacy-focused internet browser, Brave is looking to pay its users for browsing the internet, and looking at advertisements. Coming into existence back in 2017, Brave has managed to gain the support of its community due to its quite straight-forward value proposition. With over 6 millions users, Brave wants to donate BAT to websites, using a blockchain to let users establish a new kind of financial relationship with publishers and advertisersTo build a Crypto community that becomes the ‘’building block’’ of any project, it’s important to understand the motivation behind what a project is set out do. Hence I believe blockchain startup need to emerged with a novel blockchain use case that incentives its community to participate and contribute. But before this can happen, it’s important you have a good cause, initiative or a vision that people can support and rally to.