You can purchase ZAP tokens on our website: https://zap.store/tokensale and ZAP is listed on EtherDelta.com and there are a few coins available (NOT from us) at the same rate as our token sale, which is 2000 ZAP per ETH or 0.0005 ETH

Excellent roundup!

Here's a new article on NewsBTC about the economic incentive system built into Zap oracles: http://www.newsbtc.com/2017/11/01/zap-fun-profit/

Zap is certainly not a blockchain but it is a platform that helps extend the list of potential use cases for smart contracts/dapps, building for Ethereum first with other smart contract platforms/blockchains to follow after.

I believe that patent was created to be used defensively. The ZAP platform does not currently make use of the patent as it is not necessary for our initial functionality. There is, of course, the possibility that we will incorporate elements of the patent in a future update.

We do not have an objective to publicize and sell tokens of other projects. I'm not sure where you got that idea from.

Our objective is to create the tools/platform for smart contract/Dapp developers to more easily (and securely) connect to external data sources. I believe that this will be a major boon for the adoption of smart contracts in general and speed up decentralization.

We will get in touch if/when we begin doing translations. Thanks

Link to original: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2045582.msg20375975#msg20375975

The various "Colored coins" projects were attempting to create a robust smart contract framework for Bitcoin, but because of the difficulty and/or dissatisfaction with their efforts, the Ethereum project was born. Smart contracts may be able to be rooted in Bitcoin but operated through a secondary layer, but robust, pure on-chain smart contracts are not really possible right now in Bitcoin.

Hi very interesting concept. What kind of bounties are going to be offered?

Considering that Ethereum is based on blockchain, which is the technology that Bitcoin introduced to the world, I believe that Bitcoin will likely always remain on top as far as cryptos are concerned

I don't think that e-voting will ever be as secure as paper ballots, there needs to be some kind of audit trail, we can however certainly use the blockchain in order to verify and publish voting data in a secure and transparent fashion.

Would be awesome to see an increase in price

Can you please provide cryptographic proof of the officialness of this thread?

I've given BTC as a wedding gift multiple times.

I print out a paper wallet and provide instructions on how to redeem the private key including which apps to download etc.

I don't really care whether or not the bride/groom become "Bitcoiners" - I just think of it as a cool gift that beats the hell out of a blender or some silverware.

Almost every single ICO has made the claim that they are not securities and thus do not need to be regulated by the SEC. The SEC has not provided any insight beyond their analysis of the DAO token. The DAO was a decentralized investment firm, and pretty clearly a security. While it may have come as a surprise that the SEC was investigating the DAO, I don't think anyone was honestly surprised by their findings. So, there's no official answer to your question. No other ICOs have been deemed a security or not a security - only time will tell what happens next.

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Smart Contracts Need Oracles. We Developed a Marketplace to Find, List, and Purchase Oracles.

The main sale period will begin October 21st 2017. The presale has concluded.

Overview
Zap is an open platform for creating, sharing, and monetizing deterministic oracles from data feeds (such as exchange rates, sports scores, weather, etc.) for use in smart contracts. The grand vision is to reduce the friction involved in using external data in blockchain-based smart contracts. By taking the hard work out of creating data oracles, Zap is accelerating the mainstream adoption of real world smart contracts.

Team/Foundation
The Synapse Foundation (soon to be renamed) was formed to promote and oversee the Zap project, which includes the Zap technology stack and the Zap.Store. The Foundation’s mission is to foster the creation of the world’s best open marketplace for data. Zap was founded by a group led by Nick Spanos, who is one of the earliest adoptors. He founded Bitcoin Center NYC in 2013 and serves as CEO of Blockchain Technologies Corp. Spanos was featured in the recent documentary Banking on Bitcoin and has been featured in many conferences on blockchain technology.

Want Smart Contracts? You Need Oracles
Smart contracts and decentralized applications (Ðapps) must be connected with off-chain relays called oracles to utilize data from the outside world. There is currently no standardized way of creating data oracles, leading to many smart contracts/Ðapps using their own unique implementations. For the entire ecosystem to grow, there must be a convenient, standard way for smart contracts to use external data. Zap is the answer to this problem.

While there are existing platforms and methods for creating smart contract oracles, there has yet to be a standardized place to discover existing oracles or publish new oracles. The Zap.Store fills this gap by introducing a data marketplace, making it simple and easy to discover pre-made oracles for use in smart contracts and Ðapps. This allows all parties to a smart contract the ability to agree on the source of data and have faith in the way that the data is delivered.

Data Democratization/Monetization (IoT)
The Zap.Store incentivizes data providers to list their data feeds through the ability to charge for access to the data, and the ability to easily monetize data incentivizes additional new data providers to enter the market. By making the Zap.Store an open, free market it allows for everyone from individuals to big businesses to list and monetize their data and make it available for use in smart contracts. We believe this will lead to more people making money from data and high quality data becoming easily accessible to everyone.

Deterministic Oracles & The Synapse Marketplace
The advantage of deterministic oracles (in comparison to crowd consensus oracles, such as those employed by Gnosis/Augur) is that they provide smart contracts with a connection to immediate information about the current state of the world. They can gather data directly from a single source or data feed (e.g. flight info and sport statistics). Deterministic oracles are more efficient, reliable, and can flexibly scale to all network sizes.

Of course, using a deterministic oracle from a single or small group of sources introduces another issue: trust. To mitigate the risks involved with trusting a particular data provider, the Zap.Store introduces a reputation/feedback system (“oracle curation layer”). Quality data feeds will be featured and questionable sources will be pushed to the bottom. In addition, verified data sources — such as price feeds directly from an exchange — will get a special badge signifying their identity has been verified.

Summary
The Zap Project aims to create the first, standardized and self-sustained smart contract data layer by offering a three part solution. First, by creating a global, decentralized marketplace where users can publish or subscribe to data feeds. Second, by connecting smart contracts to the real-time data necessary for smart contracts to execute (oraclization). Third, by implementing peer to peer curation for ranking and verifying oracles.

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Important Links:

New Thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2286111.0

[Website:] https://zap.store & https://zapproject.org

[Whitepaper:] https://zap.store/whitepaper.pdf

[Telegram:] https://t.me/zapstore

[Email:] hello@zapproject.org

[Blog:] https://media.zapproject.org

[Twitter:] https://twitter.com/the_zapstore

[Facebook:] https://facebook.com/OfficialZapStore

[YouTube:] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj53uS32K8UwQCytBwPqmtg

[Reddit:] https://reddit.com/r/zapstore

[GitHub:] https://github.com/zapproject

CryptOS - Coming Soon



July 7th, 2017

Overview: CryptOS is a platform for creating networks of interlinked blockchains that cryptographically cross reference each other with varying permission levels, enabling secure public/private hybrid blockchain systems.

CryptOS is a project brought to you by the team behind Bitcoin Center NYC and Blockchain Technologies Corp. using technology that has been in development since 2013.

Keep an eye on this page and cryptos.com in the coming days as complete details will be released, including a white paper and explainer video.

Any VPS but must be running Ubuntu, 16.04 recommended

It's being worked on!

Blockchain Technologies Corp. (http://blockchaintechcorp.com) is working on a voting machine and other election-related software systems that incorporate blockchain technology.

https://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-first-bitcoin-voting-machine-is-on-its-way

http://allcoinsnews.com/2016/02/08/blockchain-technologies-corps-record-iowa-caucus-results-on-blockchain/

The first ever VeriCoin PARTY at the NYC Bitcoin Center is happening TONIGHT at 7pm



The Bitcoin Center is located at 40 Broad Street, New York, NY (in the Financial District just feet from the NYSE)

The VeriCoin devs will be speaking about their vision for VeriCoin and then there will be free drinks, free pizza, and good VeriCoin-related times for all!

Event is completely free and open to the public.

For more details:
Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/vericoin/comments/2byxqk/tonight_official_vericoin_party_bitcoin_center/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/VeryVeriViral/status/492161581778997248
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/737476406295178/