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Blockchain can be used to monitor the quality of the signing

Professional consulting giant Accenture Global Solutions may be considering using blockchain to streamline and automate shipping logistics. According to a document published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, the proposed system would determine certain types of attributes for objects being shipped and store that information on a blockchain. The proposed system will дальше »

2018-7-27 08:02


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Bank of Canada: Proof-of-Work Beats Alternative Consensus Systems

Canada’s central bank has championed proof-of-work (PoW) algorithms as part of a new research paper on Blockchain consensus. ‘Irretrievable Sunk Costs’ In its Staff Working Paper released this week, Bank of Canada (BoC) said PoW, used by Bitcoin, held more promise than alternative proof-of-script (PoS) algorithms found in various altcoins. дальше »

2018-7-25 18:00


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Etherscan rushes to plug vulnerabilities following strange hacking attempts overnight

Etherscan, the most widely used Ethereum blockchain explorer, has quickly patched security vulnerabilities overnight as hackers exploited certain parts of its service. Hackers successfully manipulated the Disqus API – a third-party service used by Etherscan that allows for comments to be left on Ethereum wallet addresses. дальше »

2018-7-24 13:00


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Governance, Part 2: Plutocracy Is Still Bad

Coin holder voting, both for governance of technical features, and for more extensive use cases like deciding who runs validator nodes and who receives money from development bounty funds, is unfortunately continuing to be popular, and so it seems worthwhile for me to write another post explaining why I (and Vlad Zamfir and others) do not consider it wise for Ethereum (or really, any base-layer blockchain) to start adopting these kinds of mechanisms in a tightly coupled form in any significant way. дальше »

2018-7-21 23:03


STARKs, Part I: Proofs with Polynomials

Special thanks to Eli Ben-Sasson for ongoing help, explanations and review, coming up with some of the examples used in this post, and most crucially of all inventing a lot of this stuff; thanks to Hsiao-wei Wang for reviewing Hopefully many people by now have heard of ZK-SNARKs, the general-purpose succinct zero knowledge proof technology that can be used for all sorts of usecases ranging from verifiable computation to privacy-preserving cryptocurrency. дальше »

2018-7-21 23:03


Notes on Blockchain Governance

In which I argue that “tightly coupled” on-chain voting is overrated, the status quo of “informal governance” as practiced by Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Zcash and similar systems is much less bad than commonly thought, that people who think that the purpose of blockchains is to completely expunge soft mushy human intuitions and feelings in favor of completely algorithmic governance (emphasis on “completely”) are absolutely crazy, and loosely coupled voting as done by Carbonvotes and similar systems is underrated, as well as describe what framework should be used when thinking about blockchain governance in the first place. дальше »

2018-7-21 23:03


Equity Token Offering: Better Benefits Than Initial Coin Offering Model?

In Europe, there are exciting developments that are taking place, just like the regulators and also the various blockchain companies in the market playing cat and mouse. Last week the cryptocurrency community watched in awe as Malta became the very first country that has been able to pass on the new regulations to be used […] дальше »

2018-7-20 12:19


Qiwi Blockchain Technologies (QBT) To Reward Its Team With Crypto Tokens

A new plan to incentivize the staff has been created by Qiwi Blockchain Technologies, a part of the Russian e-payment company Qiwi: giving tokens to the employees. According to the Russian media, Qiwi Blockchain Technologies was created in March 2018 as a branch of the company to develop in-house blockchain solutions that could be used […] дальше »

2018-7-18 11:01


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Promoted: The Future of Online Shopping Is Powered by Spl.yt — A Decentralized E-Commerce Protocol

As a rapidly growing business sector, e-commerce continues to open up new avenues for exploring, comparing and purchasing products worldwide. Spl. yt, a smart contract protocol, aims improve the e-commerce system for buyers and sellers by automating functions currently performed by “middlemen” marketplaces like Amazon, eBay and Alibaba. дальше »

2018-7-16 19:45


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Russian Hackers Utilized Bitcoin’s Anonomity to Influence Election – Will It Bring ‘FUD’ to the Crypto Market?

The U. S. Department of Justice, recently, filed new charges against 12 Russian intelligence agents who hacked into the Democratic National Committee and the 2016 Clinton presidential campaign. According to a federal indictment released on July 13, 2018, the Russian hackers used cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin to mask their identities and launder money. дальше »

2018-7-16 15:59


NeoPlace ICO

NeoPlace protocol is an open protocol for crossborder e-commerce on the Blockchain, to enable any new and existing seller from other e-commerce platforms to participate in this ecosystem. By building a global ecosystem, NeoPlace will allow any seller to create their own whitelabel e-shop or marketplace built upon NeoPlace protocol or use NeoPlace Market to boost their e-commerce business. дальше »

2018-7-16 13:31


Ushering in the Next Global Data Revolution with Jupiter Chain – Utilising Blockchain Technology to Transform How an Individual’s Data is Used

Singapore, 16 July 2018 – Jupiter Chain, a Singapore-based data exchange platform, is set to change the way our data is handled, shared and monetized using blockchain technology. A smart, consentable data exchange, Jupiter Chain allows for data exchanges to happen securely, protecting the privacy of an individual’s personal information. дальше »

2018-7-16 13:29


Gnome Invasion ICO (GIT Token): Collect Blockchain Gaming-Cards?

What Is Gnome Invasion? Gnome Invasion or GIT is not only an investment, but it also doubles up as a utility token that can be used to purchase real products. With GIT, cryptocurrency enthusiasts get a unique opportunity to collect gaming cards while making the most out of the blockchain infrastructure. How Gnome Invasion Blockchain Gaming-Cards Work […] дальше »

2018-7-15 11:21