An Interview with the Developers of a Blockchain-Based Router
Nodio is a blockchain-based router solution focused on privacy that is still in development. It supporters decentralized applications (DApps) and has the ability to act as a VPN while also being able to be integrated with the Tor network. A Nodio can even act as a Tor relay node. In this interview, CCN asked a few questions of the team to get a clearer understanding of the purpose of the device. CCN: How are the DApps integrated with the Bitcoin blockchain? Nodio Team: Nodio uses blockchain in its decentralized applications because it resides on multiple computers. So, if one node fails,....
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