A regular newsletter with the aim of keeping Sweetbridge members up to date with Crowdsale developments, news and events.Crowdsale UpdateWe are talking to funds and other larger buyers. As we see it, we’ve run a unique Crowdsale, distinct from other ICOs, by enabling a broad distribution of Sweetcoin to customers all over the world, regardless of their wealth. We will try to give as much notice as possible around the Crowdsale pause, which will allow those buyers to do their due diligence. The crowdsale is open for now, we are selling Sweetcoin at $3.09 USD / SWC.Expanding Our Global Reach🇺🇸 We are pleased to announce that Sweetbridge has found a clear pathway forward to offer our products and services to U.S. members in the near term. While there are details to work out in the coming weeks, we are dedicated to keeping our community up to date. We have made great progress and hope to start operating in the U.S. before the end of this year.We plan on sharing more details in Chicago at the Voice of Blockchain Event on the Navy Pier this week (Aug 24th and 25th) — more on this event below.______________________________________________As part of global roll out plans, we are in the process of establishing Sweetbridge Entities in Singapore, Hong-Kong and Japan. 🇸🇬 🇭🇰 🇯🇵 More on this soon…We are also pleased to announce that Russian* speaking jurisdictions have now been approved for the Sweetbridge membership.We have a dedicated Russian-speaking customer support team and we have opened a Russian-speaking Telegram channel. Start asking us anything today here on Telegram, and feel free to give us a call on Skype for any questions. Our Skype Name is “Sweetbridge Russia”.*CIS nations: Russia, Moldova, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Azerbaijan 🇷🇺🇲🇩🇺🇿🇹🇯🇰🇬🇰🇿🇧🇾🇦🇿Roadmap NewsThis month we released our product roadmap so everyone can see how they will be able to interact with Sweetbridge products in the future. You will see a few extra U.S. flags on the roadmap popping up in coming weeks!Looking at our roadmap, you’ll see the emergence of many exciting products and services we’re working on including exchange services, cashback rewards, the ability to hold fiat accounts, access via ATM machines, credit card networks, real-world assets such as receivables, as well as cryptocurrencies.You can view the full roadmap on Trello board here. We’re dedicated to keeping this updated so be sure to check in on our progress.Sweetbridge Wallet Beta TestWe are releasing the beta test version 1.0 of our wallet this week and will be releasing the wallet on the ethereum main-net this month! If you want to be a part of the Beta 1.0 or join us in testing our future tools please sign up here.Thank you to everyone who participated in our Alpha testing. We are overwhelmed with the amazing feedback we’ve received and are loving how the wallet has evolved. Your help in this process has been invaluable!Earlier this week, we announced details on our bug bounty. Check out the blog and further details here.Moving OfficeThe Sweetbridge team is growing up and moving out of co-working and it’s very own office space from Galvanize (who have been so patient with us as we expanded and took over!). Our new address is:6991 East Camelback Road, Suite B-300, Scottsdale, Arizona 85251Upcoming EventsChicago Voice of Blockchain | August 22–25, 2018We are sponsoring the Voice of Blockchain conference in Chicago on August 24 & 25 at the Navy Pier hosted by the Chicago Blockchain Project. Scott Nelson will be delivering an opening message to what is expected to be a diverse crowd including leaders in blockchain, government, business and influencers — all with the aim of creating collaboration, partnerships and best practice within the blockchain environment. Sweetbridge will also be hosting a ‘Commodities on the Blockchain’ panel.Chicago sits in the heart of the Commodity district and Sweetbridge is happy to support and take part in an initiative that will help position this thriving city as a blockchain hub.Sweetbridge will also be taking part in a series of business conversations called Advantage Talks on August 22 while in Chicago. Sweetbridge’s Scott Nelson, Michael Bacia and Mac McGary will be speaking on “Increasing Efficiency and Growing Revenue with Supply Chains.”We are there for a week so anyone in the area, please come by and say Hi! We will be there to answer any questions you have and learn more about Sweetbridge. Here is a link to the event : https://chicagoblockchainproject.com/voice-of-blockchainThe Sweetbridge Team will bring you live updates on our social channels so you can follow the team’s contribution at the conference.DeCenter, BereZy Park, Moscow | August 23rd 2018We will be in Moscow from August 22 to 27 and will attend Crypto BBQ event on 23rd of August. If you want to meet us while we are in Moscow, please let us know.International Crypto Currencies Investment Congress | Dubai | 24 and 25 SeptemberSweetbridge will be meeting with government delegates, leading pioneers in the crypto world and potential investors from the Middle East and hopes to build long term relationships there.Blockchain Live | London | 26 SeptemberSweetbridge is participating in the Blockchain Live event In London on the 26th. The event will bring the innovators, UK industry leaders, pioneers and newcomers together in one space. Scott Nelson is delivering a keynote and Head of Community Melissa Gilmour will be representing Sweetbridge on a panel discussion on how blockchain can help the end consumer.We will have a stand there so we’d love to have you drop by and meet us and find out more about all things Sweetbridge. You can find out more about the event here Blockchain Live.Please follow us on Telegram, Twitter and Facebook for more information.New WhitepaperOur whitepaper on the BRC Protocol has been released. The paper describes the BRC protocol, a model for implementing, governing, regulating, and accounting for hybrid crypto-virtual currencies that are 100% asset-backed and designed for use in global commercial activity. The protocol specifies technical, organizational, and economic mechanisms used to issue such electronic currencies for a multitude of use cases and jurisdictions.You will see more news on our underplayed BRC (Bridgecoin) protocol in coming months as stable coins come to the fore in the next quarter.CEO Scott Nelson also gave his commentary about cryptocurrency price volatility and bear market in an article in hodlirbro.comAlliance NewsGenebook, a global DNA-based marketplace that allows individuals to safely own their genetic code, has agreed to join the Sweetbridge Alliance Network as an industry partner project in the Life Sciences ecosystem. Link here.Sweetbridge joins Collateral Protection Insurance Consortium (CPIC). Partnership with Etherisc and diverse crypto-lending and insurance projects will establish safer assurance practices for blockchain-based collateral. Link here.ixo Foundation, the Blockchain for Impact, has agreed to join the Sweetbridge Alliance Network as an industry partner in the Economics. Link here.Sweetbridge has joined the Accord project, an initiative for smart legal contracts. The partnership would help integrate blockchain-native assets with existing physical world legal infrastructure, thereby facilitating the mainstream commercial adoption of blockchain-based protocols and assets. Link here.With lots of great things happening, and many still yet to come, it’s been a busy month.Thank you all for your part in building a better way together with Sweetbridge.Talk to Us!The clever aspect of the Sweetbridge economy is that as the network grows, so do the benefits for members. The bigger the network, the greater the discounts so share and engage with us on social media. This is your platform to share!Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Telegram | FAQ | Reddit | InstagramIf you wish to subscribe to our regular news and updates please register as a member here.SweetNews: Community Newsletter #4 August 2018 was originally published in Sweetbridge on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.