Inside Smart Contracts

Let us first begin with defining a contract: A set of rules that are defined and agreed by multiple parties. All parties have a copy of the agreed contract that they refer when necessary. A quick way to verify a specific rule is to check the contract text itself — once you claim something on Read more about Inside Smart Contracts

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What is Bitcoin and Why is it So Popular?

Bitcoin was the world’s first digital currency. In 2008, it was developed by an anonymous hacker going by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. He made the announcement in a research paper titled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.” The Promise of Bitcoin Nakamoto said that the new Read more about What is Bitcoin and Why is it So Popular?

What are some applications of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Technology?

Our clients continuously ask us to provide them, real-life applications of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency technology. Below is just a snippet of the wide ranging implementations we have seen and had the unique opportunity of participating in. There are hundreds of new applications using Decentralized Ledger technology/public and private permissioned blockchains like Ripple (which btw I Read more about What are some applications of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Technology?

How to Recover Bitcoin Cash (BCC/BCH) from Bitcoin Wallet

We have been receiving quite a few questions about the Bitcoin Cash Fork (known as BCC or BCH in some exchanges) that is scheduled to activate on August 1st as a result of the User Activated Hard Fork (UAHF). For every Bitcoin (BTC) in your wallet, you will receive an equivalent amount of Bitcoin Cash Read more about How to Recover Bitcoin Cash (BCC/BCH) from Bitcoin Wallet

Additional Resources

Guest post by Colin Gallagher, Advisory Board Member at Lifeboat Foundation /Chair of Education Committee, Bitcoin Foundation/Visionary for ABIS California’s third try at passing a bad bill Once again, the California legislature is attempting to pass “Bitlicense,” an effort by the state to require you to obtain an expensive permit, audits, and Read more about Once more into the breach: The “Bitlicense” battles continue

Events

More than 35 experts from 10 countries and more than 500 participants will gather in Kyiv on the 17th of March to share experience in developing solutions for the financial industry using blockchain and other cryptotechnologies. #BlockchainUA conference this time will consist of Main Stage, Product Stage, Technical Workshop on blockchain/cryptotechnology (from beginners to experts), Read more about BlockchainUA Conference in Ukraine on March 17!

Past Conferences

On March 9, 2017, Tallinn will host the conference dedicated to the blockchain application in business and management – Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Tallinn. IBM and Bitcoin Foundation managers as well as e-Residency and e-Auction projects representatives have already confirmed their participation. This was reported by event organizers that held a lot of similar conferences Read more about The biggest blockchain conference in Estonia

IBM, Microsoft and Sberbank shared a global experience in blockchain developments On Thursday, the 10th of November, Moscow hosted Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Russia – the largest Eastern European annual conference on cryptocurrency and blockchain. Representatives of IBM, Microsoft, Sberbank, Skolkovo, as well as a number of entrepreneurs and founders of blockchain-based startups shared their Read more about How did the Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference in Moscow go?

Here is what happened to the Bitcoin Price when the last halvening happened. Cutting the daily supply in half can double the equilibrium price if the inflow into Bitcoin stays the same.

Although the terms Blockchain and Bitcoin are used interchangeably, their features and characteristics are quite different. While Bitcoin has given a new meaning to money, the foundation of Blockchain’s technology may very well be responsible for the most important invention of our time. Blockchain is often thought of as a distributed ledger to help record Read more about Application of the Blockchain for Identity Screening and KYC