Tag: interoperability

While blockchain technology continues to be lauded as one of the most revolutionary and disruptive inventions of the 21st century, a significant number of corporations are still hesitant to make a move towards systems based on this novel innovation. The Problem The lack of interoperability between legacy systems and the blockchain is one of the critical reasons for this lack…

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500 Startups is currently looking for more blockchain-based projects focused on solving interoperability and privacy issues. Bonnie Cheung, the venture partner at the firm, believes that these are two key challenges preventing the mass adoption of blockchain technology. Speedy Infrastructure n April 2018, for their Seed Accelerator, they backed Metadium, a platform that provides the infrastructure for providers to develop…

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Brian Behlendorf, the executive director of the Hyperledger Project, sees significant evolvements in blockchain technology from scale, interoperability, and governance in 2018 and over the next few years. Pinpointing Progress As a leading figure in open-source software and one of the primary developers of the Apache web server, Behlendorf is currently working on the Hyperledger project to create enterprise-ready distributed…

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Microsoft, a company familiar with the cryptocurrency scene, announced on August 10 a new technology looking to speed up blockchain-based systems and make them more private at the same time on the enterprise level. Blockchains have always been very good at maintaining data integrity due to every participant in a network having their own copy of the ledger to verify…

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Dogecoin is known for its tongue-in-cheek approach to cryptocurrency, a light-hearted and easy way for people to get involved, was inspired by a popular meme of the Shiba Inus breed of dog. Dogecoin, or DOGE, is a relatively stable altcoin, ranked number 21 with a market capitalization exceeding $36 million. The altcoin also has a relatively high volume, with the…

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The blockchain gold rush is among us, and those at the fore are infected with the “fever,” racing to secure prominent roles in the revolution ahead. Among the droves seeking to ensure future profitability in staking claims to the open-source technology, our favorite major banks, and payment networks have been diligently pushing through blockchain-related patents. Not to be left out,…

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During the EDCON in Paris held February 17-18, a company called Omise announced it was gathering the resources to develop a network allowing interoperability between mobile money systems like M-Pesa, the mobile money success story out of Kenya, using blockchain technology. Omise is one of the leading payment gateways for Southeast Asia. Based in Thailand, the company provides a secure…

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With a dizzying amount of cryptocurrencies, digital assets, and trading pairs online with more being introduced every day, there has been no innovation in having complete flexibility in exchanging the above assets in any combination. Internet of Coins, two years in the making and went online at the beginning of 2017, spoke at London’s Blockchain Expo held toward the end…

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