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Archive for June 2017

World Economic Forum Publishes Blockchain Governance Taxonomy – CoinDesk

World Economic Forum Publishes Blockchain Governance Taxonomy - CoinDesk

The World Economic Forum has published a detailed white paper arguing that blockchain stakeholders should organize in a way that would dwarf even the largest consortia. Released today, “Realizing the Potential of Blockchain” proposes that a new distributed network of “ecosystems” should emerge to maximize the impact of the distributed ledger technology across three areas:…

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Startups See Service Outages Amid Ethereum Blockchain Backlog – CoinDesk

Startups See Service Outages Amid Ethereum Blockchain Backlog - CoinDesk

The ethereum blockchain is beginning to show signs it’s being impacted by a new influx of users. Amid a surge in mainstream media interest, not to mention projects raising funds via initial coin offerings (ICOs), transaction backlogs were visible on the network. Data from ethereum information provider Etherscan shows that more than 300,000 transactions were broadcast on…

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Why the Blockchain Needs More Failures to Succeed – CoinDesk

Why the Blockchain Needs More Failures to Succeed - CoinDesk

William Mougayar is the author of “The Business Blockchain” and a board advisor to, and investor in, various blockchain projects and startups (see disclosures). Tired of scams? In this opinion piece, Mougayar argues that more failures are what’s needed to take blockchain technology to the next level In the world of startups, learning from failures is an…

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