Implementing Blockchain: Who Are You Going to Call?
A year ago, the blockchain industry landscape consisted mostly of technology companies. It was dominated by various blockchain protocols (eg bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple), some bitcoin derivatives (Mastercoin, Counterparty), bitcoin API companies (Chain, Gem, Coinbase, Coinkite) and a patchwork of sprouting middleware overlay software companies that were not yet known. Fast forward to today, and we see a different landscape of players, with entry from several new companies that are focused on implementations, and other newcomers with software capabilities at higher stack levels than the....
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is looking into the possibility of implementing blockchain technology across its government as well as allowing the use of cryptocurrencies. However, an official said the kingdom can only successfully build blockchain-based solutions if it hires people that are proficient in this technology.
Government Needs to Hire Talented Individuals
Saudi Arabia is considering putting into action the use of cryptocurrencies in the kingdom as well as the adoption of blockchain, a report quoting a government official has said. In addition, the report says the....
The protocol isn’t negative but the rules it enforces are, and implementing it opens up a path for future compliance.
LedgerAssets, the developer of an app called Uproov that timestamps photos on bitcoin's blockchain, has announced it is to launch an application for phone calls. Called Call Recorder Blockchain, the app can be set to record users' phone calls in the background, automatically saving proof that that call was made at a certain point in time. John Bulich, co-founder of Uproov and its Australia-based parent firm LedgerAssets, said: “These call recordings cannot be altered in any way – however you the customer are still in full control of the content and can decide who to share it with, if at....
The European Network and Information Security Agency, hereinafter ENISA, an independent government agency which serves the European Commission and EU states, released a paper on Blockchain to assist banks and financial institutions in developing and implementing Blockchain technology. Essentially, the goal of the ENISA is to establish a base roadmap or a strategy for companies to follow in the process of implementing Blockchain technology with partner firms. Currently, the majority of financial institutions and banking groups are looking into the development and integration of Blockchain....
Let's start by stating the obvious – Warnings about the need for blockchain standards are premature and alarmist. It's too early to claim that a lack of standards is hurting blockchain technology adoption, or to call for standards bodies like the International Standards Organization (ISO) to get involved and define what they should be. (Though, there are already groups doing this). The topic of blockchain standards is complicated, and it extends beyond just seeing it as an interoperability challenge. This is because blockchain standards can be divided into three interrelated vectors,....