Fixing The Internet With The Blockchain
TechCrunch columnist Jon Evans thinks Bitcoin technology can fix the Internet and restructure it on a fundamental level. "The blockchain technology that underlies Bitcoin is a major technical breakthrough that could, in time, revolutionize both the Internet and the financial industry as we know them," writes Evans on TechCrunch, "and the first steps of that potential revolution are now under way." In a previous TechCrunch article, Evans explained concisely why Bitcoin technology can turn the cloud inside out: "The 'blockchain' - the engine on which Bitcoin is built - is a new kind of....
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It was just last month that IBM's plans for an "Internet of things" architecture that would feature Bitcoin blockchain technology were revealed. IBM's planned project, called Adept, utilizes three distinct technologies including the blockchain, TeleHash, and BitTorrent. IBM's head of mobile and internet Paul Brody is the "VP of the Internet of Things" and is in charge of the project. In a recent talk with Gigaom at their Structure Connect event in San Francisco, Brody further explained his vision for the Internet of Things and he emphasized that developers should welcome open-source....
Coinbase has joined the ranks of Internet conglomerates Amazon, eBay, Facebook and Google and clasped hands with the Internet Association, or the IA. Based in Washington D. C., the IA was launched in 2012 and regulates Internet freedom and innovation, and Coinbase is now the first bitcoin company to enter into an agreement with the organization and have a "regulation say." CEO of the Internet Association Michael Beckerman explains that he is looking forward to having the bitcoin company's support in the future, and is looking to continue the group's efforts to help and aid Internet....
To put this into perspective, implementing BGP would require significant hardware upgrades. The United Kingdom is planning to set a very dangerous precedent when it comes to Internet traffic. Various ISPs are asked to protect computers from falling victim to hackers. That in itself is a positive development, but they want to achieve this by rewriting internet traffic standards. Disguised as an effort to reduce spoofing, it could be used to censorship particular internet topics as well. DDoS attacks are a legitimate threat to internet infrastructure all over the world. Attempting to block....
The Blockchain is often touted as the next Internet. A technology so important that it will revolutionize the way we live our lives. There is no lack of interest in Blockchain amongst big technology companies, financial institutions, governments and even the members of the public. The impact of the Internet on our daily lives is now so complete that it would be impossible to think of a world without it. Canada and Germany have even declared the Internet as “essential for life.” Yet, we are not at a stage where Blockchain has assumed a similar role. So what will it take for Blockchain to....
Bitsies is the name of a new P2P content network that merges blockchain technology with gamification methods to create truly global access to a monetized network. Monetizing online content through a medium where everyone expects things for free has always been a hurdle faced by companies large and small, people far and wide. Bitsies is also the name of the token that is used on the Bitsies network to send "Tipsies" to the content creators. Users will be able to upload videos, images, audio, and text to the Bitsies network and set a certain amount of Bitsies tokens necessary to "unlock" the....