Verite – Building open source identity protocols
David Puth is CEO, and Kim Hamilton Duffy is Director of Identity and Standards at Centre, an open-source technology project launched by founding members Circle and Coinbase. Centre has launched a set of decentralized identity protocols designed to give users direct control over how, when, and where their personal information is shared when doing business in the crypto economy.
Minds – An anti-Facebook that pays you for your time
Bill Ottman is CEO and founder of Minds - an alternative social network with over 5M users. Minds is building an open-source and decentralized app that shares revenue and crypto with its community.
Microsoft takeover of Github a change of tack away from Facebook
Under its CEO Satya Nadella, Microsoft has undergone a cultural shift since 2014 and ramped up its open-source efforts which started in 2006 with its CodePlex community.
Public Vs Private blockchain protocols: What’s the difference?
Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin protocol was the first to successfully apply the concept of the distributed public ledger to peer-to-peer transactions. More recently, entrepreneurs in the space have begun to find applications for blockchain technology outside of the p2p money use case. This article will look at how these different applications fall into one of two categories, and what is the difference between them: Public Vs Private blockchain protocols.
Bug Analyse Security Report On Blockchain Software
This security audit report of blockchain software by the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China (CNCERT) examines 25 open-source blockchain projects, categorizing the vulnerabilities found into 9 classes.
Coinprism releases an open source ‘transaction chain’
Permissioned ledgers are a hot topic in both the Bitcoin and Financial Industries. Coinprism is joining the fray with Openchain, an open source permissioned ledger that anyone can use.
Brawker to Open Source Failing Marketplace
The online marketplace exchanging bitcoin for goods, shuts down due to lack of growth and user interest. CEO Gabriel Majoulet claims plans for “open sourcing our decentralized multisignature framework.”
Eris Industries: Decentralize Any Application or Organization
The Venture Capital backed company has released a platform providing the tools to create any number of adjustable blockchains, allowing legacy institutions to re-tool with the disruptive technology.
Strawpay Tackles Bitcoin Transaction Woes
The Swedish development company, Strawpay, is working on a new Bitcoin protocol. The open source layer aims to eradicate transaction times and lower fees by leveraging some of Bitcoins unique parameters.
