Thanks for taking part in the signature campaign, that has been closed for over 2 years now. If you're interested, there's a different kind of campaign for people running Qtum nodes:

https://fullnodes.qtum.org/







edit - we might make a thread in the bounty section, but this isn't an event where everyone gets paid to do certain work. There's a chance you will get nothing at all.

"Qtum’s Unita will feature simple, one-click deployment, with cross chain trading, data management, and additional features that will allow businesses to process millions of transactions per day. Users will also be able to safely store private data on a permissioned Unita chain, and then transfer necessary data to the Unita public network."









By Jalen Fargharson - April 18, 2019


Qtum has just launched a new blockchain solution for enterprise adoption. The new project, dubbed Unita, is a fully automated data storage and transfer protocol capable of handling over 10,000 transactions per second.

According to Qtum’s press release, the Unita protocol will utilize a scalable consensus algorithm (SCAR) to build atop Qtum’s existing solutions. In addition to ease and scalability, Qtum says that Unita’s SCAR will save considerable amounts of disk space, bandwidth and other network resources.

Furthermore, Qtum’s Unita will also feature simple, one-click deployment, with cross chain trading, data management, and additional features that will allow businesses to process millions of transactions per day. Users will also be able to safely store private data on a permissioned Unita chain, and then transfer necessary data to the Unita public network.

Qtum’s new protocol is specially tailored for targeting pain points, making it easier for existing businesses to adopt blockchain tech. Miguel Palencia, Chief Information Officer at Qtum Foundation said:

“Speed and customization are two of the main barriers for enterprises looking to adopt blockchain technology. By bridging a novel, scalable consensus algorithm with smart contract technology and tools familiar to developers, we strive to make blockchain accessible for enterprises to easily and effectively deploy.”Qtum Foundation CIO Miguel Palencia

As blockchain technology gains momentum, more businesses are looking to either tokenize their company equity, or apply blockchain directly into their network operations. Both implementations can be tricky, but projects like Qtum’s Unita could simplify that process and usher in a new era of blockchain-ready businesses.



(DISCLOSURE)

Authors at Crypto Briefing are invested in cryptocurrencies. The author of this post may be invested in digital assets mentioned here.

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"The co-founder of Qtum Foundation, Patrick Dai, made it to the Forbes “30 under 30” list of young leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators in 2017."










https://todaysgazette.com/qtum-qtum-sponsors-draper-universitys-first-public-hackaton/



By Freddie Miller
Published on April 10, 2019




Patrick Dai, a Draper University alumni (slightly edited), recently announced its first public hackathon known as the HEROthon, sponsored by Qtum (QTUM). Patrick Dai, who founded Qtum while he was an undergraduate at the San Mateo-based Draper University, graduated from winter 2016 class. The HEROthon sponsored by Qtum will bring product developers, business leaders, hackers, marketers and Draper University entrepreneurs together purposely to rebalance the future of decentralized entertainment and gaming.

Qtum as an open source public blockchain platform was designed to integrate the best parts of the Bitcoin and Ethereum into a blockchain that is business-friendly. The blockchain project is also PoS based and possesses a Decentralised Government Protocol (DGP) which allows the modification of specific blockchain settings by using smart contracts.

Qtum (QTUM)’s Patrick Dai Makes It To Forbes 30 Under 30

The co-founder of Qtum Foundation, Patrick Dai, made it to the Forbes “30 under 30” list of young leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators in 2017.
Also called Xuguang Dai, the founder of Qtum (QTUM), is one of the 300 under age 30 people who are making their impacts known all over the world. According to Forbes China, Dai was recognized for his successes in consumer technology category.

The co-founder of Qtum has been an active player in the blockchain industry since 2012. He became so fascinated with the encryption software technology that underlays Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. These coupled with other obvious qualities gave him early recognition globally.

Tim Draper’s Bitcoin (BTC) Prediction

According to Bitcoin prediction credited to Tim Draper a couple of months ago, he prophesied $250k Bitcoin price surge in the next four years and he solidly stands by the prediction.

The possible availability of amazing Bitcoin and blockchain-related products in the next four years prompted his prediction. In this wise, he advised the Bitcoin investors who are worried about the incessant price moves to stop checking Bitcoin price daily, but should rather wait patiently for the gradual building of required engineering and infrastructure.

During a Web Submit conference that was held around November 2018, Tim Draper was asked whether he’s still on his stance that Bitcoin (BTC) price will reach $250,000 in the next four years, he said:  “Yes. We are talking about five percent market share to get to $250,000…”

Disclaimer: this article is not a financial advice and should not be used as one. It is only written for informational purpose. Do personal research, by contacting financial experts, before investing in any crypto.

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Very helpful, thank you.

There has been an uptick in unwanted spam messages on this thread. We're actively monitoring it.

We deleted a post which linked to a non-official wallet. 

Please remember that our developers only publish updates to our official Github:

https://github.com/qtumproject

Circle Invest is a platform for individuals to purchase tokens, we never received money from them.

Today, we are welcoming 4 new assets onto Circle Invest — EOS, Stellar, 0x, and Qtum. This brings our collection of crypto assets to 11, making Circle Invest one of the top apps for accessing a wide array of assets. These new assets can be bought individually, or as part of our “Buy the Market” feature which lets you buy a diversified crypto portfolio in a single tap.


These 4 assets were selected specifically based on their potential to contribute powerful infrastructure to the broader crypto ecosystem. As with all of our listings, we applied the Circle Asset Framework to make this determination.

As we introduce new crypto assets, we also recognize the need to educate our customers and bring clarity to this fascinating, yet complex asset class. We see an opportunity to shed light on the goals of each crypto project, the role of the crypto asset within the project and on what gives each crypto asset value. We are taking the first step in this direction through the introduction of “Explore”, a new feature in Circle Invest that will give contextual, relevant information on the various aspects of crypto. Accompanied with our simple user experience, this easy to understand content will serve to further our mission of bringing crypto mainstream.






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EOS

EOS, like Ethereum, is a blockchain platform that lets developers build applications using smart contracts. Within the platform is a crypto asset, also called EOS, which is needed to use applications on the network. EOS was created to address some of the limitations that Ethereum currently has, specifically with the number of transactions it can handle. Where Ethereum currently handles 15 transactions per second, EOS has shown the ability to handle several thousands per second.





Stellar



Stellar is an open financial network focused on enabling low cost and near instant cross-border payments. Where sending money across borders can currently take days or weeks with multiple intermediaries charging up to 10% of the total, transactions on the Stellar network settle in 5 seconds and currently cost under a penny. Stellar’s goal is to create better financial services for developing countries and unbanked populations where both institutions and individuals alike can participate. The native crypto asset of the Stellar Network is the Stellar Lumen (XLM).



0x

0x is a protocol that allows people to trade crypto assets directly with one another over the Ethereum blockchain. Exchanges called “relayers” can be built on top of the 0x protocol that help match buyers with sellers. Relayers can collect trading fees in the form of the ZRX token. Additionally, owners of the ZRX token are given special voting rights that can influence future development of the 0x protocol.


Qtum

Qtum (pronounced “Quantum”), like Ethereum, is a blockchain platform that lets developers build applications using smart contracts. Within the platform is a crypto asset, also called Qtum, which is needed to use applications on the network. The Qtum blockchain is referred to as a hybrid of Bitcoin and Ethereum, because it was built using key elements from both projects.

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(republshed on Nasdaq.com: https://www.nasdaq.com/article/qtum-platform-now-available-through-amazon-web-services-cm996151)

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by Jimmy Aki
Guest Contributor

Jul 25, 2018 9:06 AM EST



Singapore-based Qtum has launched its decentralized application (DApp) development platform on Amazon Web Services (AWS). With this launch, AWS users and developers will be able to develop and launch smart contracts using an Amazon Machine Image (AMI), made up of Qtum Core, Solidity and Qmix web IDE.

Qtum is a hybrid platform, developed by the Qtum Foundation, which uses the Account Attraction Layer, an interface layer, to merge the strength of Bitcoin’s blockchain with the Ethereum Virtual Machine to build decentralized applications. Designed as a toolkit, the platform uses the proof-of-stake model to reduce the network’s computational difficulty while mitigating and solving scalability.

Speaking to Bitcoin Magazine, Qtum Foundation CIO Miguel Palencia said, “Qtum’s launch in the AWS marketplace provides an easy-to-use and powerful cloud-based solution for end users and the Enterprise. Anyone who wants to develop/build DApps on the Qtum platform or use it as a staking node will benefit from this.”

Usage
One of the benefits of using the new Qtum AMI on AWS is the ease of getting started on the blockchain without the “hassle of handling dependencies.” The platform makes it possible for anyone to run a Qtum node or use Qtum pre-installed to launch a server on its mainnet or testnet.

According to Palencia, this is what makes the Qtum technology attractive to both small and large businesses. Companies can launch the servers without “having to spend a large amount of resources on infrastructure.” The Qtum AMI is also free for AWS customers to deploy a Qtum instance (server). Users can deploy a test network on the instance to simulate a public blockchain without paying a fee.

Features
Among some of the features of the Qtum AMI is a Qmix development IDE — the development libraries and tools created for the desktop QT wallet — which launches by default. Users will also get the Qtum and Solidity compiler needed for building and executing smart contracts.

Amazon Web Services has been quite active in the blockchain space since it opened its arms to blockchain startups in 2016. Earlier this year, ConsenSys partnered with AWS to launch Kaleido, a service similar to Qtum’s, which simplifies the adoption and implementation of blockchain technology.

The difference between Qtum’s offering and Kaleido, according to Palencia, is that Qtum is not strictly for enterprise, “but for end users, as well as anyone wanting to create and build something on the Qtum blockchain.”

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So long as your Windows computer is secure (no keyloggers, viruses, other people using computer) it should be fine. While there is no absolute security, having an encrypted wallet on a Windows computer with a strong password is far better than leaving your Qtum on an exchange.

If you downloaded it from our official Git, then it's a false positive, and safe to open

https://github.com/qtumproject/qtum/releases

Make sure to use a dedicated device for storing your Qtum. Always encrypt your wallet and back it up to multiple locations, use a password longer than 17 characters. Don't install on a device you use for every day computing.

That's fine, you can use the QT wallet to safely store your Qtum. It's a really good idea to use a dedicated device to store your coins:

http://docs.qtum.site/en/QTUM-wallet-usage-best-practices/

We recommend using a hardware wallet that supports Qtum, like the Nano Ledger.

We also provide the Qtum QT wallet, which you can encrypt. It's best to use a device (or virtual machine) that does not see daily computing for security reasons. Be sure to use a very strong password.

https://github.com/qtumproject/qtum/releases

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(Press Release)

The award was given to the Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering. The university's proposal is designed to expand the blockchain community's experience with how blockchain protocols perform in lower power and low bandwidth environments.

As a unique innovation, the project makes novel use of the Qtum protocol, implementing specially designed “smart contracts” to update a blockchain's individual parameters, thereby ensuring that the data that the sensor measures are accurately transmitted throughout the network.

Qtum, based in Singapore, is an open-sourced value transfer platform which focuses on mobile decentralized apps, or “dapps.”

The proposed project, which will begin immediately, will deploy a pan-European network to connect sensors that measure electrical power reliability and availability. The project will provide cutting-edge hardware prototypes connected to a bandwidth-constrained low power wide area network that will serve as a reference platform for protocol and network testing.

According to Patrick Dai, founder of Qtum, the growth of the Internet of Things will require fundamentally new methods of transmitting vast amounts of data over a global network. He added that the aim of this work is to provide the Qtum community with a better understanding of how current and future features of the Qtum protocol can be applied to the IoT.

Dr. Jonathan Rigelsford, principal investigator for the project on his part said the viability of any massively scaled solution such as the proposed network requires long service life, and long-range, high-reliability radio systems that consume very small amounts of power and utilize a very narrow portion of the increasing crowded radio spectrum.

Also, the project will investigate the practicality of using the IoT network to provide LoRaWAN (Low Range WAN) based data connectivity for power metering and monitoring systems.

Zaki Manian, Executive Director of the Trusted IoT Alliance add that as the IoT grows and demands maximum use of the RF spectrum, knowledge of the sources and causes of power quality disturbances is vital.

The knowledge gained from this project, both theoretical and practical, will be shared via the academic partnership with the Trusted IoT Alliance.

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This is a ridiculous statement, look at our github:

https://github.com/qtumproject/qtum/commits/master

You'll need the Qtum QT wallet, which can be found on our Git:

https://github.com/qtumproject/qtum/releases

Please make sure you encrypt and back up your wallet, make multiple copies. Try to use a dedicated device for this, not your main PC.

Proof-of-Stake also makes Qtum far more resilient to the 51% attacks that are popular right now.

Having the EVM as one of our virtual machines just makes sense, as it allows others to port contracts onto Qtum. With this being said, there are some shortcomings with that VM which we are addressing with our x86VM. The main one is familiarity with the language, not many people know Solidity.