Tag: Protocol

Maps and addressing systems have been the foundation of our lives that have had a significant contribution to shaping the way one commutes. Maps have been an integral part in setting up global business and commerce from pre-colonial days and continued to do today. With the introduction of technology, these location addressing tools have moved from ancient large maps used…

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Origin, an Ethereum smart contracts blockchain and IPFS-based protocol for creating sharing economy marketplaces, has launched its decentralized, secure and auditable messaging system, to allow users communicate seamlessly, according to a news release on August 29, 2019. Real-time DLT-based Communication According to its Medium blog post, unlike centralized messaging apps, the Origin protocol instant messaging system is entirely decentralized, encrypted…

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The Lightning Network has long been touted as a potential solution to the bitcoin scalability debate. It was widely believed that once the network went live, the number of transactions in the mempool would decrease by a significant amount. As of July 10, the capacity of the Lightning Network has increased to a whopping 50 BTC, equivalent to over $330,000….

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The giant Netherlands banking concern ING is making a name for itself as a serious blockchain enthusiast and innovator. Already involved with shipping industry players on blockchain apps that could foreseeably save that sector billions every year, the bank has been quietly but enthusiastically trialing a decentralized solution to many aspects of the business. After ING first identified as attempting…

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