4 Challenges to Overcome while working with BigchainDBBigchainDB is a database with added blockchain characteristics, that can store data to support decentralized applications. Think of a MongoDB database (which is what BigchainDB uses behind the scene) wrapped up in a burrito of blocks, transactions, votes and cryptography to allow for a high speed database that is also immutable and can be run by frenemies. The BigchainDB software is run by the application manager, but also other semi-trusted parties to form a resilient network of database hosts. I have been working on architecting and implementing the use of BigchainDB as part of the indose.io platform. Like most work with decentralized technology at the present time, this has been exciting, challenging and at times, very frustrating *sigh… Today I want to share a few of the insights that we at Indorse have learned about working with BigchainDB. https://blog.indorse.io/4-challenges-overcome-while-working-with-bigchaindb-5f8d50a880a4
|
|
|
|
Trade.io Partners with Civic to Provide Identity Verification via the Blockchainhttps://www.crypto-news.net/trade-io-partners-with-civic-to-provide-identity-verification-via-the-blockchain/18 December 2017, Zug, Switzerland, trade.io, a next-generation cryptocurrency exchange, has announced a partnership with blockchain-based identity verification pioneer, Civic. The agreement allows trade.io the ability to provide Civic’s revolutionary identity verification services for the convenience of future users in the trade.io ecosystem. Civic’s verification service reduces the overall cost of know your client (KYC), removes inefficiencies, enhances security and privacy, and greatly improves the user experience.
|
|
|
|
[SCAM Alert] DO NOT click on any website/medium/twitter link about ICX Airdrop. ICON Team never asks for personal information for bonus distribution. Airdrop and all ICX bonus will be distributed directly to ICX wallets after Mainnet Launch. https://twitter.com/helloiconworld/status/943038188070641664 |
|
|
|
Connectius: An ICO That Will Change E-commerce Has Launchedhttps://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/connectius-an-ico-that-will-change-e-commerce-has-launchedNovember 5 saw the launch of the ICO for the unique project Connectius, a service that will increase transparency in the entire e-commerce industry. Connectius is a blockchain-based SaaS solution for e-commerce that allows companies to decrease their e-commerce-related losses due to the actions of dishonest customers during chargebacks or cardless transactions through the use of smart contracts. According to research findings, in 2016 approximately 8% of e-commerce income was lost to fraudulent activity, and almost 40% of all attempted transactions did not result in purchases. Connectius will help solve these problems, lower costs, and increase security for all of the ecosystem's participants: consumers of goods and services, who place orders within the system; suppliers, who provide these goods and services; and arbitrators, who resolve complicated situations between other users. Work on Connectius began back in 2016. The first Connectius-based mobile app, Connectius Experts, has already been developed. Using geolocation and smart matching, the app offers users a sorted list of people and organizations ready to sell the service they need. The funds raised during the ICO will be put toward further product development. Connectius tokens (CNT) will become a universal medium for all transactions within the system. It will be used as a means of value exchange for payment not just within the system, but also in apps based on the Connectius platform. The cost of goods and services will be given in US dollars, which will be instantaneously converted into tokens by an external service. “CNT tokens are not a security or cryptocurrency. We don't see it as a means for speculation. Nevertheless, tokens are an important element of our system that will be needed by all participants in these relationships. The team's goal is to ensure the ease and security of goods exchange through the use of CNT tokens,” explains Vasily Kozlov, Connectius founder and CEO, a blockchain enthusiast who has founded several companies. Before November 20 tokens can be purchased at a 20% discount. Fundraising will continue through December 20. The company plans to raise $31 million.
|
|
|
|
BitClave ICO Success Story – How Did It Happen?https://www.chipin.com/bitclave-successful-ico/bitClave, a decentralized search engine that directly connects businesses and consumers through Ethereum-based smart contracts, recently ended its token sale with massive fanfare. bitclave logoBitClave achieved its hard cap of $25.5 million in just over 30 seconds after the start of the public token sale. Statistics-wise, BitClave recorded: Over 13,000 transactions made during the token sale Over 64,000 registered users A distribution of 550,842,000 CAT tokens out of a total supply of 2 billion In today’s article, we’ll look at the factors behind BitClave’s successful token sale. https://www.chipin.com/bitclave-successful-ico/
|
|
|
|
SegWit activated in Creativechain Core  We announce that in the last update Creativechain Core has captured the SegWit in its orbit and it has been activated and prepared for future updates. This implementation offers several interesting adjustments to improve the network and its security. The size of the block will no longer be measured in bytes, but in units. It will make the transactions and their signature to occupy less, allowing to have more space in each block. SegWit hinders the malleability of transactions, as well as the possibility of double spending. The SegWit addresses will start with “F” in honor of Fibonacci whose sequence has been used repeatedly in several developments of the project. With this update, the CREA Core has been prepared to accept new updates to accept the Lightning Network or the Atomic Swaps https://medium.com/@Creative_Chain/segwit-activated-in-creativechain-core-e45cfb166507 |
|
|
|
Futures Markets and Record Prices Spark Regulatory Warnings Bitcoin’s skyrocketing price has triggered a wave of warnings from regulatory institutions. The European Central Bank (ECB) has implored the European Union (EU) to regulate bitcoin, whilst the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has urged India’s government to take legislative action against bitcoin. The highly anticipated launch of institutional bitcoin futures markets has also prompted the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to warn traders of the risks posed by trading unregulated bitcoin futures markets. https://twitter.com/CryptoForecast/status/941927141205250048 |
|
|
|
TokenVerse Interview with Coinfirm CMO Grant BlaisdellOne of the largest roadblocks hindering the mass adoption of blockchain and cryptocurrencies is the difficulty and inefficiency of regulatory compliance. While some supporters of the technology look at the anonymity of these transactions as a feature, many well-established institutions, as well as the general public, see this as possible flaw. Both the larger and smaller projects in the space are still beholden to the financial laws in jurisdictions local and abroad. Coinfirm is a project dedicated to providing both end-users and pioneers of these technologies the means to reduce risk as they interact and transact within the blockchain space. The team is busy with various partnerships, building onto their expanding suite of services, and launching their own token to be integrated into those services. Below is a transcription of an interview with Coinfirm CMO Grant Blaisdell, in which he covers the past, present, and future of Coinfirm with observations on the blockchain/cryptocurrency space as a whole. http://www.tokenverse.com/interview/tokenverse-interview-with-coinfirm-cmo-grant-blaisdell/
|
|
|
|
Trump announces U.S. will return to moon, explore MarsOn Monday, surrounded by current and former astronauts and NASA officials, President Trump directed NASA to return to the moon and, eventually, Mars. Trump said the new NASA policy, Space Directive 1, “will refocus America’s space program on human exploration and discovery.” The shift in American space policy is an important step toward establishing a more permanent presence on the moon. “This time,” Trump said, “we will not only plant our flag and leave our footprints -- we will establish a foundation for an eventual mission to Mars, and perhaps someday, to many worlds beyond.” The moon－which holds valuable mineral deposits and water－is an attractive site for both national space agencies and private industry. But a lunar mission could cost over $100 billion, and previous plans to revisit the moon that developed under two separate administrations were stymied due to a lack of funds. As it has in the past, NASA may save money by developing partnerships with interested companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin to provide rockets and other equipment for the next moon mission. https://twitter.com/SnipToday/status/941537120094650369
|
|
|
|
Blockchain, not BitcoinI’m always looking for photos to illustrate blog posts. I have an account through Stock Unlimited, use Flickr Creative Commons and pop in on several creative stock image sites. Illustrating posts about blockchain technology, however, starts to get a little … tricky. On Flickr, for example, a search for “blockchain” brings up lots of people speaking about blockchain or Bitcoin at conferences or signs for blockchain conferences. Lots of other images show some sort of physical representation of Bitcoin. Still others are random images that somehow got swept up in the Flickr search function. Shrug. They’re pretty, at least. Some Ethereum fans created a slew of wallpapers they uploaded to Flickr under Creative Commons, too. https://blog.rivetz.com/blockchain-not-bitcoin-8e50ac1943f5
|
|
|
|
We couldn't be happier with the warm welcome that we have received from the German press. Immobilien Zeitung, one of the leading real estate newspapers in Germany, featured a short write up about the upcoming Primalbase office in Berlin! https://twitter.com/primalbasehq/status/940649093940023296 |
|
|
|
|
Show Posts
