[ANN] FACTOM - Introducing Honesty to Record-Keeping

[bitcoinrocks]

How many partnerships did Factom announce during the token sale?  I remember a lot of them.  Why haven't there been any partnership updates or new partnership announcements since the token sale?

[AlanX]

How many partnerships did Factom announce during the token sale?  I remember a lot of them.  Why haven't there been any partnership updates or new partnership announcements since the token sale?

Agreeing to do "something" is an easy business development step to take.   Like any small startup, we have bandwidth limits to move these "partnerships" into real projects and contracts.

That said, we are moving many of them along this path.

[bitcoinrocks]

How many partnerships did Factom announce during the token sale?  I remember a lot of them.  Why haven't there been any partnership updates or new partnership announcements since the token sale?

Agreeing to do "something" is an easy business development step to take.   Like any small startup, we have bandwidth limits to move these "partnerships" into real projects and contracts.

That said, we are moving many of them along this path.

We would love to have more information about where those announced partnerships stand at this point.  Also, if agreeing to do "something" is an easy business development step to take, why hasn't it happened since the token sale?

[AlanX]

We would love to have more information about where those announced partnerships stand at this point.  Also, if agreeing to do "something" is an easy business development step to take, why hasn't it happened since the token sale?

We will be updating the community on these projects as they progress.  We have some very cool projects that are starting up.   As to why actual work takes longer than agreeing to do work, well, it is the nature of the real world.  Factom went live in September, and we have been working hard towards upgrades of the protocol as well as a number of projects.  Some of those projects were waiting for the protocol, and some simply need time to design and gain agreement.   And some may be abandoned, or modified so much as to not resemble much the original thought.

[bitcoinrocks]

How many partnerships did Factom announce during the token sale?  I remember a lot of them.  Why haven't there been any partnership updates or new partnership announcements since the token sale?

Agreeing to do "something" is an easy business development step to take.

if agreeing to do "something" is an easy business development step to take, why hasn't it happened since the token sale?

As to why actual work takes longer than agreeing to do work, well, it is the nature of the real world.

Again, if acquiring and announcing partnerships was "an easy business development step to take" during the token sale, why hasn't it happened since?

[robinson5]

Hi I haven't checked in on the project in a bit and was wondering how I get my coins off Koinify? Also, the mac wallet doesn't work for me there's no GUI just a FactomApps folder with a lot of exec files (walletapp, factom-cli, factomd, fctwallet).  There is also a StaticFiles folder with a lot of files in it.  Does mac only have the command line wallet for now?

Thanks

[PilotofBTC]

How many partnerships did Factom announce during the token sale?  I remember a lot of them.  Why haven't there been any partnership updates or new partnership announcements since the token sale?

Agreeing to do "something" is an easy business development step to take.

if agreeing to do "something" is an easy business development step to take, why hasn't it happened since the token sale?

As to why actual work takes longer than agreeing to do work, well, it is the nature of the real world.

Again, if acquiring and announcing partnerships was "an easy business development step to take" during the token sale, why hasn't it happened since?

Under promise, over deliver?

[bitcoinrocks]

How many partnerships did Factom announce during the token sale?  I remember a lot of them.  Why haven't there been any partnership updates or new partnership announcements since the token sale?

Agreeing to do "something" is an easy business development step to take.

if agreeing to do "something" is an easy business development step to take, why hasn't it happened since the token sale?

As to why actual work takes longer than agreeing to do work, well, it is the nature of the real world.

Again, if acquiring and announcing partnerships was "an easy business development step to take" during the token sale, why hasn't it happened since?

Under promise, over deliver?

So they switched to that policy as soon as the token sale was over?

[mishax1]

Hi I haven't checked in on the project in a bit and was wondering how I get my coins off Koinify? Also, the mac wallet doesn't work for me there's no GUI just a FactomApps folder with a lot of exec files (walletapp, factom-cli, factomd, fctwallet).  There is also a StaticFiles folder with a lot of files in it.  Does mac only have the command line wallet for now?

Thanks

You can import your 12 word passphrase from koinify into poloniex.

[tokyopotato]

We would love to have more information about where those announced partnerships stand at this point.  Also, if agreeing to do "something" is an easy business development step to take, why hasn't it happened since the token sale?

We will be updating the community on these projects as they progress.  We have some very cool projects that are starting up.   As to why actual work takes longer than agreeing to do work, well, it is the nature of the real world.  Factom went live in September, and we have been working hard towards upgrades of the protocol as well as a number of projects.  Some of those projects were waiting for the protocol, and some simply need time to design and gain agreement.   And some may be abandoned, or modified so much as to not resemble much the original thought.

Sounds good.  Looking forward to seeing you guys get all "disruptive" and stuff.

[tempus]

Beyond bitcoin - Blockchain is coming to disrupt your industry


(...)

Life sciences and health care

The health care sector is starting to show interest in blockchain technology as a means of securing digital assets. Blockchain-based record-keeping service Factom, for instance, has struck a partnership with a provider of medical-procedure ordering and billing services. The companies intend to use blockchain to store health care records such as medical bills and client-physician communications to claims and disputes. The cryptographic security is likely to enhance the security of such records, while the immutable, irrevocable nature of transactions is intended to make claims processing more efficient and simplify dispute resolution.23

(...)

Public sector

The public sector will likely find compelling applications for blockchain, particularly where existing record-keeping methods are inadequate. For instance, Factom has reportedly partnered with the Honduras government to pilot a blockchain-based program to record land ownership in the country. The intent is to reduce the corruption and fraud associated with a centralized registry under the control of government officials by substituting a distributed, transparent ledger instead.25

Other use cases include creating tamper-proof voting records, vehicle registries, fraud-proof government benefits disbursements,26 and digital identities for individuals, such as refugees, who lack government-issued identity documents.27

(...)

http://dupress.com/articles/trends-blockchain-bitcoin-security-transparency/

[FACTOM]

[BOUNTY] Win $100 in BTC + 100 Factoids for Best Tweet - Ends December 25, 8:00PM CET!


We have launched a Twitter Bounty: "12 Days of Factom".
We want to hear how transparency and verification in record keeping can make a change for businesses and institutions.
Tweet to us about use cases, ideas for new projects, or what you’d like to build on our platform…
The winning entry will be selected after the end of the bounty for the best creative, insightful, witty, inspiring, and popular Tweet.
You can tweet as many times as you like with a picture, a meme, a slogan, an idea, etc.
To be eligible, your Tweets need to contain both @factomproject and the hashtag #factomxmas.

Check out our blog for the rules:

http://blog.factom.org/post/135178742324/12-days-of-factom-twitter-bounty

[kodeon.CEO]

Anyone else having issues with the GUI? Won't install on my system (Win 7 64bit).

"There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A DLL required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vendor"

[AlanX]

Anyone else having issues with the GUI? Won't install on my system (Win 7 64bit).

"There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A DLL required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vendor"

Looking into this for you...

[tempus]

Don Tapscott:

DEVCON1: How Blockchain Technology Can Help us Achieve Prosperity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLzwYthfcVc&list=PLgQrb_z7oTH5mzmg-enZHCkYGdvc7szgr&index=2

About Factom and land-registry:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya-XCECYpik

[FACTOM]

Factom to be available on Microsoft Azure in Q1 2016

The first features available will be as follows:

• Deploy a factomd service exposing the Factom APIs - Q1 2016
• Bitcoin data service of prices from different exchanges recorded on Factom's Blockchain - Q1 2016

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-baas-update-2/

[tempus]

Factom to be available on Microsoft Azure in Q1 2016

The first features available will be as follows:

• Deploy a factomd service exposing the Factom APIs - Q1 2016
• Bitcoin data service of prices from different exchanges recorded on Factom's Blockchain - Q1 2016

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-baas-update-2/

Wow, that is big! Great news!

But just for the better understanding: What exactly means "Bitcoin data service of prices from different exchanges recorded on Factom's Blockchain"? Everytime the price changes it will be recorded?

[bitcoinrocks]

Nice work guys.  Is it Ethereum, Ripple, and Factom on Azure now?

[MonsterZeroPrice]

Great, but there is the bull run on the news?

[Nxtblg]

Great, but there is the bull run on the news?

There certainly was one at Poloniex.

https://poloniex.com/exchange#btc_fct

Up 36.9% on the day as I write this, with a huge jump in volume. That said, the jump's currently run out of steam and the price is "levitating": take care.