Archive for June 2017
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:…
Read MoreEOS: Unpacking the Big Promises Behind a Possible Blockchain Contender – CoinDesk
It’s no secret blockchain is a land of extraordinary claims. Complicating matters, though, is even the most ridiculous have shown a propensity to work. If two years ago, you were told a blockchain would exist that would be so powerful as to enable startups to forego VC investing, you might have laughed. Today, the creators…
Read MoreStartups 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…
Read MoreSea of Red: Top 10 Cryptocurrencies See Steep Declines as Market Turns – CoinDesk
Just hours after traders reported a shift in strategy, the global cryptocurrency markets appear to be correcting – and fast. At press time, the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization were all in steep periods of decline, with eight seeing declines of more than 10%. Even bitcoin, heralded as the ‘safe haven‘ among available alternatives…
Read MoreA Counterargument to the Value Proposition of Ripple's XRP Token – CoinDesk
Piotr Piasecki is a senior developer at Factom and an MSc in Computer Science who wrote a master thesis on the subject of bitcoin security in 2012. In this article, Piasecki offers his commentary on the rising price of XRP, the native token on the Ripple Consensus Ledger, aiming to offer a valuation for the cryptographic…
Read MoreWhy 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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