Tendermint Exploring Possible Public Blockchain Launch
Blockchain app specialist Tendermint is in the early stages of preparing to launch a public blockchain that could find it issuing tokens in a bid to create a platform comparable to bitcoin or Ethereum with alternative capabilities. First proposed in an ambitious white paper in 2014, Tendermint grew into a project centered on exploring how consensus could be achieved in blockchain systems without relying on electricity-intensive processes like mining. The startup’s tech is now used as a consensus layer by blockchain development platforms like Eris, and due to its construction and goals, has....
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