What is R3 in the Blockchain space? A review
R3 is a distributed ledger technology company leading a consortium of more than 200 firms. A vast majority of them gear their activities towards the R&D of distributed ledger usage. The company aims at disrupting the financial system and other areas of commerce. R3 has is headquarters in NYC and was founded in 2014 by David E Rutter; the...
LexisNexis & Blockbid Partnership
The American company focused on legal-commercial research and risk management services based on Big Data analyzes, LexisNexis, is partnering with the Australian exchange Blockbid. At the end of February 2018, the parent company of LexisNexis Risk Solutions, RELX Group, acquired ThreatMetrix for more than $ 800 million USD. Also of Australian origin, ThreatMetrix provides companies with SaaS-Software as a Service...
Ukraine: 1st attempt at E-Voting
NEM announced that The Central Election Commission of Ukraine (CEC - Центральна виборча комісія) had made a first experiment concerning the possible uses of its own blockchain for regional and national elections. NEM platform meets Ukraine It seems that e-voting is currently on the rise these days; it is now the turn of the buffer state chaired by Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine. A bit more than a dozen...
Blockpulse: EU start up 100% tokenized
Blockpulse becomes the first start-up of the union european 100% tokenized and aims to revolutionize the market for lifting capital Europe The Era of Digital Shareholding Founded in April 2018 by Thibaut Ingelaere and Marien Irzykiewicz Blockpulse has just finalized its tokenized BSA AIR fundraising, becoming the first 100% Tokenized European startup and is now preparing to initiate a revolution for the shareholding of start-ups in Europe. Democratize...
Can a Blockchain – based voting system actually work?
Voting from a computer or smartphone sounds certainly convenient and fascinating. An increase in turnout and the comfort of working from home is a strong incentive for its strong development in the future. But can a blockchain based voting system work? Unfortunately, studies have shown that it may not. Since it is still seen with suspiciousness, this leads to less turnout...
Self Sovereign Identity and Health data – What is the link?
The debate around the Self Sovereign Identity (SSI) concept is on for a long time now. It revolves around the idea of what identity is and how many identities people can own. Individual (or personal) data is one of the best instruments to track and trace Covid-19. It enables medicines and vaccines to be delivered in a faster way. In...
Blockchain APIs – a buzzword or a game changer for companies?
Blockchain APIs are increasingly being used by developers (and you can onboard a blockchain API agency or developer if you don’t have the resource in-house) to support owned programmes or connect with others through the network. API’s are nothing new and we know how they can be implemented but when it comes to cryptocurrency, blockchain API’s will provide companies with a number of benefits.
The Internet Computer – An overview and introduction
The Internet Computer (IC) is the fastest general-purpose blockchain for Web3 dapps, DeFi, games, NFTs, social media, and metaverse projects.
Here’s the Current Blockchain Landscape in Switzerland
How does the Blockchain Landscape look like in Switzerland in 2021? The current blockchain landscape in Switzerland has presented many opportunities. Everyone wins within the Swiss blockchain ecosystem. In this landscape, the Swiss have shown their resilience in adapting to emerging trends. They have proven yet again that they can keep abreast of events regardless of the times in one word:...
Blockchain and Scalability – What solution does Layer 2 offer?
Security, scalability, and decentralization are known in the blockchain world as one of the most challenging trilemmas to solve. But what exactly is "Scalability" and how does it relate to Layer 1 solution? To answer this question, this article will review the sections below: Decentralization by natureScalability: a matter of logistics How to combine security, scalability and decentralization?The multiple layers structure as a...