State of the Sndbox is a weekly newsletter that provides the latest in Sndbox activities, challenges, projects, and resources for creative empowerment of the Steemit community. To get up-to-date on all of our development throughout the week, be sure to follow our feed 
This Week in the Sndbox
Welcome to the 60th State of the Sndbox newsletter! This past week, we sent a shoutout to all creatives to grab a chance (and a ticket) to be at SteemFest 3. We introduced our
On Friday we also kicked off our #dappexplorer project. Over the next few weeks, we will be publishing a series of in-depth blockchain investigations. As part of our incubator program we've asked Cohort 2 of Sndbox to dive into the cryptocurrency world beyond Steemit.com and discover or even imagine their own decentralized applications. We're excited to kick off this educational and exploratory series and hope that you will join us! Learn more, here.
Project Updates
#SteemFastForward deadline complete!
We're in the midst of reviewing final submissions (here) and want to extend a big thanks for those who heeded our last call to join #SteemFastForward. Together with
and 
, we're inviting 1 lucky creative to Krakow for SF3. The submissions are undergoing a careful selective process and winner will be announced soon!
Read more about #SteemFastForward in this post.
Partnership with Fundition
We're thrilled to have a partnership with the 
Make sure to explore their website, here, and create a project of your own!
Discover + Curate + Explore
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music | By  . Read more, click here. |
 | Renowned DJ, radio host, and Musicoin Ambassador, , is a globally recognized turntablist. On top of his blockchain music projects, he is a steward and holds Steemit Home Grown DJ Community Workshops in Malaysia. |
community | By  . Read more, click here. |
 | Steemit witness, Simon, organizes crypto-conferences, workshops, and meetup events for the Steem community in Malaysia. He shares about how he went from corporate to blockchain, and encourages others to startup their own Steemit community in their locality. |
education | By  . Read more, click here. |
 | Jassen, an Electrical Enginering graduate, shares about leading  , being part of  and being a  steward. Being one of the youngest successful Steemians out there, he envisioned Steemit as a platform for students, launching a University wide campaign. He spearheaded philanthropic projects and organized successful meetups. |
soul | By . Read more, click here. |
 | Hitchhiking to Steemfest is one of the many adventures that ambassador and steward, has experienced on the Steem blockchain. He's organized contests totaling 5,000 USD in prizes and in just 1 month, grew his follower base on Steemit to an amazing 11,000 followers. |
Recent Reminders + Announcements
The #BlockPitch Challenge
We recently wrapped up the #BlockPitch Challenge where we explored the best 1-sentence blockchain pitch. An artform of brevity and clarity, these pitches sought to boil down the complexity of crypto into something quickly digestible.
One sentence narratives explained blockchain through submissions by 
Did you have a personal favorite from the entries? Check out the full list here.
Illustrating the Blockchain
We kick off each week with a question designed to challenge and explore new ways of engaging the Steem blockchain.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words so why limit yourself? Start drawing and tell us, how would you illustrate the blockchain?
More details about the guidelines here.
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Empower artists, writers, musicians, non-profits and community initiatives - delegate Steem Power to
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