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Emotiq Code Review: Natural Language Smart Contracts

Here's my Emotiq code review for this blockchain: scalable, private, natural. Natural? Emotiq is a next generation blockchain with powerful scalability and privacy, combining the latest research in distributed ledger technology with an innovative natural-language approach to smart contracts.

8 years ago · By ANDRE CRONJE

Bitcoin Cash is Getting a Makeover

There aren’t a lot of bright spots in this rainy market, but Bitcoin Cash is making its own weather. Despite the grey skies, the nine-month-old crypto is already on a journey to reinvent itself. Rather than fighting for the Bitcoin crown, the coin is getting a makeover,

8 years ago · By ANDREW ANCHETA

Zilliqa News: Dev Team Unveil Scilla ‘Bug Resistant’ Language

In Zilliqa news, the sharding crypto has today announced it will be integrating a new programming language for smart contracts which it claims is 'bug resistant'. Smart contracts have in the past proved vulnerable to attacks but Zilliqa's development team argue Scilla will make their platform secure.

8 years ago · By PADDY BAKER

Lightstreams Code Review: dApp Speed and Privacy

Lightstreams is a blockchain designed for decentralised applications that require speed and privacy when sharing content. It's built on a modified version of the Ethereum blockchain and purports to solve the problem of data storage. Andre Cronje looks it over in his Lightstreams code review.

8 years ago · By ANDRE CRONJE

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Blockchain is FedEx’s “Next Frontier”

May. 15, 2018

Blockchain is FedEx’s “Next Frontier”

Remember that time you tried to order a new computer from China, except the package arrived a month late and looked like evidence from a crime scene? Blockchain technology may make misdeliveries a thing of the past, as FedEx races to implement blockchain solutions to the freight industry’s problems.

By ANDREW ANCHETA

NASDAQ tech powering new crypto exchange

May. 15, 2018

NASDAQ tech powering new crypto exchange

If you’re worried about trading on the next BitGrail, a new exchange may put your worries to rest. DX. Exchange announced that it will use NASDAQ’s sophisticated trading engine to create “an unrivaled, P2P crypto exchange.”

By ANDREW ANCHETA

Komodo Atomic Swaps Power “Decentralized” ICOs

May. 14, 2018

Komodo Atomic Swaps Power “Decentralized” ICOs

In a move towards reducing uncertainty in the crypto-space, one project has hosted the first "atomic swap dICO," or decentralized ICO, last week. Sources at Komodo also indicated that the platform had created an application "that allows users to participate in ICO's in a decentralized manner."

By ANDREW ANCHETA

This Beer Vending Machine Checks Your ID On the Blockchain

May. 13, 2018

This Beer Vending Machine Checks Your ID On the Blockchain

If tanking markets are getting you down, maybe it’s time to get tanked yourself. Civic has teamed up with Anheuser-Busch InBev to create a smart beer vending machine that’s hooked up to the blockchain. The vending machine can query blockchain-based records to verify the customer’s age.

By ANDREW ANCHETA

HPE Races To Consensus With Blockchain-Powered Audi

May. 10, 2018

HPE Races To Consensus With Blockchain-Powered Audi

Your next Audi might run on the blockchain, according to a Switzerland-based startup. In a new partnership announced early today, Streamr, a blockchain-based data platform, teamed up with Hewlitt-Packard Enterprises to create an integrated smart car platform.

By ANDREW ANCHETA

Blockchain Makes The Right Noises For Music Biz

May. 10, 2018

Blockchain Makes The Right Noises For Music Biz

Gareth Emery is one of the world's top DJs, and his interest in cryptocurrency and blockchain tech goes back to 2013. He sees smart contracts as a way to empower musicians, and to eliminate the opaque contracts and unfair payment practices that dominate the music biz today.

By GARETH EMERY

Solana ICO Preview of High Throughput Blockchain

May. 4, 2018

Solana ICO Preview of High Throughput Blockchain

The Solana ICO is a yet another addition to the race of high-throughput blockchains. On the homepage, visitors are greeted with a figure showing Solana will support up to 710k transactions per second (TPS) on a 1gb network without data partitioning. No wonder the ICO is attracting attention.

By DANIEL HOCKENBERRY

NuCypher Code Review – KMS For Decentralized Systems

Apr. 27, 2018

NuCypher Code Review – KMS For Decentralized Systems

NuCypher is a project to bring key management systems (KMS) to the blockchain, so that decentralized systems and applications can become more secure. For the NuCypher code review we start off with an example of how their tech works.

By ANDRE CRONJE

Aion Mainnet Launch Brings Corporate Blockchain Closer

Apr. 27, 2018

Aion Mainnet Launch Brings Corporate Blockchain Closer

Looking to enable greater interoperability for blockchain platforms in the corporate world, the Aion mainnet is the next step for adoption of DLT by businesses.

By PADDY BAKER

Skrumble Network Code Review: Decentralized Comms

Apr. 24, 2018

Skrumble Network Code Review: Decentralized Comms

Skrumble Network makes a whole bunch of bold claims about its upcoming ICO - but the real question here is "What is this messaging app doing on the blockchain?" In this code review I'm finding that all the evidence points to an unnecessary blockchain pivot for Skrumble's parent company.

By ANDRE CRONJE