Astroblocks - Lab Journal on Blockchain

Astroblocks - Lab Journal on Blockchain

As the world (or at least a part of the world) moves towards bitcoin, there are few in the scientific community who are using the same technology behind bitcoin for a different purpose. Astroblocks, a project by Blockchain University graduates Dr. Jeff Flowers and Yvonne Tang is directed towards the most important aspect for the scientific community - establishing the proof of discovery or invention. Astroblocks is a proof-of-existence platform for science and innovation. In order to use the system, the user logs into the Astroblocks web platform and describes his observation. The system....


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