NEWS
Swiss city to use Blockchain for Citizen ID
Starting in September, the city of Zug will provide a digital identity to its citizens – the first community in the world to do so. The electronic identity will be based on an application which secures personal information with the help of the blockchain technology and linked to a crypto-address, Zug said in a statement.
Major european bank PKO BP testing Coinfirm's blockchain platform
The largest bank in Central Europe has cemented itself on the list of leading innovative financial institutions by beginning to test the blockchain platform "trudatum" by Coinfirm for adoption.
Thomson Reuters launches Blockchain startup incubator
In a recent press release, Thomson Reuters, the behemoth news and information company, announced the formation of a new startup tech incubator designed to help facilitate up and coming technological innovation including Blockchain.
IBM-backed Hyperledger releases new blockchain code ‘Fabric’
Companies of all sorts are scrambling to create standardized versions of blockchain software and, on Tuesday, one group of them reached a major milestone in the space by releasing its vision of blockchain to the public.
The software, known as Fabric 1.0, has been stitched together over the last year by an outfit called Hyperledger, which represents the efforts of IBM and other companies to deploy a blockchain tool that can do things like track food shipments or keep track of diamond sources.
FEED
Smart contracts for Bitcoin?
In the race to build public blockchains empowered with self-executing code, at least two competing philosophies have emerged.
Ethereum has created a platform that makes it easy for developers to create nearly any type of smart contract that they want, while bitcoin has been added similar functionality at a much slower pace. But bitcoin developers like Lightning Network paper co-author Tadge Dryja argue there's a reason for adding smart contract functionality to bitcoin more cautiously.
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Blockchain, Tokens, ICOs: Why should anyone care?
The Crypto market is gaining lots of steam. Gravity-defying price rallies…and multi-million dollar token sales are commonplace, as are front-page headlines from traditional news outlets discussing Ethereum, Bitcoin, ICOs, tokens, hard forks, and other technical topics.
ConsenSys, Nation of Mauritius in talks to create 'Ethereum Island'
Ethereum startup ConsenSys is actively exploring a partnership with the African nation of Mauritius that could create a so-called "Ethereum Island," a hub for blockchain technology innovators that would seek to branch out into Africa, Asia and beyond.
BLOCKCHAIN FOR NEWBIES
Calculating costs in Ethereum contracts
What are users storing when they hold Ether? In one sense, they are storing the ability to perform computation on the Ethereum network.
Blockchain explained: All you need to know about the transaction technology
In the second of a three-part series, Mark Mayne explains the technology and how it is being used by a host of industries, from established finance firms to food delivery start-ups.
A brief history of Blockchain: An investor’s perspective
The following post is intended for the uninitiated but I hope those familiar with the concepts will benefit from this lucid overview. So here is a (very) brief overview of the history of blockchain with key takeaways that I think are important for investors to understand. I do gloss over some of the more technical aspects for clarity’s sake.
Blockchain: the revolution we’re not ready for
Imagine you didn’t need to trust a stranger to make a deal with them. Imagine you didn’t need to trust your bank to deposit your money there. Imagine you didn’t need to trust your government to know it was being just and fair.
What would happen?
ICO
GEOS
Graphene Operating System – GEOS – a fully decentralised operating system for blockchain applications, has announced a crowdsale of the GEOS cryptocurrency token, set to start in Q3 2017.
Announcing the 0x token (ZRX) launch
We are excited to announce the date and details of the ZRX token launch. Contributors will be required to go through a mandatory registration process that will take place from August 9th to August 12th. Registered contributors will then be able to participate in the token launch starting August 15th.
PROJECTS
Introducing the district0x Network
The district0x Network is a collective of marketplaces and communities, which we refer to as districts. Districts exist as decentralized autonomous organizations on the district0x Network. All districts will be built upon a standard open-source framework, d0xINFRA. Modeled after the Ethlance stack, the d0xINFRA framework is comprised of Ethereum smart contracts and front-end libraries.
10 early-stage Bitcoin & Blockchain startups to watch
These early-stage companies have seen investment from Union Square Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, and Google Ventures, among many others.
HODL.voting
HODL.voting is a CHECKSEQUENCEVERIFY-based time-lock-weighted voting system that gives provable long-term bitcoin HODLers a way to express their opinion on proposed protocol upgrades.
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