#decentralization

DeltaChat : la messagerie instantanée pour tou·te·s
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Depuis la débâcle de Whatsapp, suite à leur changement de conditions d’utilisation, et le ras-le-bol général de se faire détrousser les données par des vendeurs de temps de cerveau disponible, beaucoup de personnes se demandent vers quelle application de messagerie se tourner. Au royaume des alternatives les moins connues, DeltaChat pourrait bien être la plus … Continue reading DeltaChat : la messagerie instantanée pour tou·te·s

#/me #fr #decentralization #open_source

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How #blockchain could prevent companies like Facebook from manipulating users
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Technology products have changed the way we live, eat, interact, and commute. We shop through Amazon instead of going to physical stores. We order Uber or Lyft ride before leaving our home instead of trying our luck to get a taxi on the street. We use GrubHub to order delivery online. We make new friends through Tinder. We use Airbnb to find a place to stay when traveling. We search on Google when we have questions to ask.What changes our lives the most is the way we interact with one another. People often open their social apps like Facebook, Twitter, or WeChat first thing in the morning before getting out of beds. We often see people on their phones during social events. It is amazing to learn that more than 2.3 billions of people are using Facebook on a daily basis in 2019. Yet, (...)

#artificial-intelligence #ai-on-blockchain #ai #decentralization

Trustlines are the new IOU
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Trustlines are the new IOUsThe concept of debt first appeared in ancient times in the form of barter exchange. Later, when a monetary system emerged, it became an integral part of the financial system, and new kinds of debt obligations came into existence.We can’t imagine our world without deferred payments, credits or ordinary loans. Nowadays all these ties and relationships are supported by centralized financial institutions — banks and governments. But, thanks to distributed IOU networks, things could change drastically in the near future.What is an IOU (I Owe You)?Imagine you loan $10 to a friend. Now you have your friend’s IOU on the sum. In other words, IOU, or debt obligation, is an unwritten (verbal) contract confirming that obligation.Now you can ‘spend’ a debt obligation of this (...)

#trustline #decentralization #credit #p2p-payments #state-channels

Why We’re Going to Re-Architect #blockchain!
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a whole new world of possibility!•Blockchain for #database storage. ?Instead of storing data in native database forms we may use blockchain to store data which as a result becomes highly secure and decentralized(essence of blockchain).? In general, traditional user accounts can be substituted by public-private keys and addresses in blockchains. Traditional databases are subject to strong access control, almost all data is restricted to authenticated accounts. Moreover, account creation is also of a centralized model in traditional databases, by which a database administrator grants the user an account for access. With blockchains, conversely, key pairs are generated freely by anyone, without the need for centralized administration.? For applications that require some form of central (...)

#sql #decentralization #cryptocurrency

What Does #decentralization Mean for Your Business?
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How Decentralization Can Benefit Your Business: Evaluating #bitcoin, #hyperledger, Algorand, and Elixxir▻https://www.gtis.co.za/news/online-collectables/decentralization-2-0/Centralized services like Facebook, Microsoft, and Yahoo keep all your eggs in one basket. This means that bad actors only need to attack one weak link to compromise all your data. And there are many ways to do it, including DDoS, Man-in-the-Middle, and credential stealing to name a few. Decentralized services keep your data safe and secure by distributing it across many redundant servers with cutting-edge cryptography that ensures your data is complete, immutable, and incorruptible. Of course, there are many degrees of decentralization. In this article, we explore the varieties of decentralization, their history and (...)

#cryptocurrency #consensus

The State Of The DAOs
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Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) are one of the most anticipated applications of #blockchain technology. After all, this is the first time in history we homo sapiens had the means to coordinate in a trustless and anonymous way to make collective decisions for a certain cause.In this article, I will attempt to take you on a walk (be prepared, it’s going to be a long walk) through the most notable DAOs that have ever existed, are already running and are going to launch in the near future. While discussing DAOs, I will categorise them in terms of 3 main properties:Nature of the decisions to be madeIncentives for participationLevel of decentralisationAlong the way, I will also discuss my opinions about the DAOs, as well as any concerns I have for any of the mechanisms.Before (...)

#decentralization #dao #ethereum #hackernoon-top-story

Avoiding consumer lock-in with the decentralised web
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Avoiding Consumer Lock-ins with the Decentralised WebThis is the third blog post in our series exploring aspects of the Arweave’s decentralised, permanent web. You can catch up with the other parts here and here.If you are like me, you have been an avid user of #google’s Gmail service since the first few months of the ‘private’ beta over a decade ago. Over this time, Google has rendered a fantastic service to us, with consistent releases of new features, fast and reliable service (I can only remember it being offline once when I needed it), and the simplicity that only great products can provide.Over this period, I have also given out my personal Gmail email address to hundreds of people — many of whom only have this mechanism of contacting me. Google has also sold access to my profile (...)

#decentralization #privacy #data #blockchain

How To Build Your Own #blockchain using #parity #substrate
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A brief getting started guide.Substrate logo — © Parity TechnologiesParity Substrate is a blockchain development framework with many cool features like upgradable blockchains, modular architecture, customizable block execution logic, and hot-swappable consensus. For an overview of the Substrate framework, watch this talk from Dr. Gavin Wood (Web3 Summit, October 2018).▻https://medium.com/media/4ba8c5dc61a8b51c0539df45af4a5309/hrefThis article is about how you can get started with the Substrate framework to build your own blockchain. Let’s jump right in.InstallationThe first step towards getting started with Substrate is setting up your development environment. The Substrate team has created a bash script which installs all the dependencies and compiles the relevant packages as part of (...)

#decentralization #web3

Why there is still no full-fledged Internet of Value?
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Despite the emergence of new technologies (both information — data transfer — and financial — blockchain and cryptocurrencies), the world of modern finance is still characterized by isolated networks for creating, storing, transmitting and exchanging values. But why, having entered the era of fast, easy, effective and cheap information exchange (the internet), have we still not entered the era of the Internet of Value? What’s the problem, and is there any new technology that could contribute to its solution?Over the past two decades, we have witnessed the explosive development of information processing and transmission technologies that have revolutionized many aspects of human life, including the economy, as well as our daily lives. At the same time, however, technology for transferring value (...)

#decentralization #internet-of-value #network #layer-2 #layer-3

Why #dlt Is Still Not Adopted en Masse
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Layer 3 development is the next step for blockchainBlockchain incompatibility has prompted the idea of “Layer 3.” Blockchain technology is one of the most over-hyped technologies in recent years. It suffers from serious teething problems, to say the least. After showing promise being able to overhaul the top-down model of relationships, implementable decentralized solutions in the real world are still a long way off. They are either not fully decentralized or poorly scalable due to low throughput and/or lack of compatibility with other blockchains. Hence, there really is no ecosystem that has adopted it en masse. In this piece, we will take a glance at the main pain-points of existing blockchains and the solutions which aspire to alleviate them.Decentralization Vs. Scalability: a Story (...)

#layer-3 #mass-adoption #decentralization #trustline

Why #decentralization Still Matters and How The World Got Carried Away
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By Mathias Klenk, the founder of PassbaseThe Internet is a playground — one that has enabled some of the biggest innovations across recent decades. With the ability to access a number of products and services instantly from any connected device, it’s no wonder it has become a mainstay of most households and businesses around the globe.Why decentralization still matters.An enhanced digital experience is largely powered by tapping into data — data that can help companies decode user preferences, shopping patterns, payment choices, and other related transactions that have simplified our lives. A major part of this was enabled by centralized services. Although centralization proved to be useful for many, there are a number of evangelists who still believe decentralization matters.Tech entrepreneur (...)

#security #blockchain #cybersecurity #digital-identity

What are Token Curated Registries and decentralized #lists?
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In 2017, the Shed at Dulwich became TripAdvisor’s top-rated restaurant in London in just a matter of months.Interestingly, the restaurant never really existed until it hit the first spot.What happened?Courtesy of ViceThe Shed’s founder, Oobah Butler, managed to increase his fake restaurant’s rank from #18,000 to #1 in 6 months, all of that without serving a single dish.How did the Shed at Dulwich manage to trick TripAdvisor?Paid, fake reviews and an online presence.Because TripAdvisor ranks restaurants on the basis of community reviews, Oobah paid fake users to rate the Shed on the platform, while constantly declining table bookings from prospects.To top off the genius stunt, he took pictures of his right foot, disguised it as ham hock and served frozen dinners to his clients on the opening (...)

#blockchain-technology #curation #decentralization #cryptocurrency

Does Your Company Need #blockchain?
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Blockchain has been a buzzword for the last couple of years arising out of the hype from #bitcoin. No doubt, the #technology is promising as it allows for trust less-consensus between multiple parties based on peer-peer networking and secures hashes that cannot be altered by design.The image is taken from ShutterstockAs Governments and Private Sectors embark on the Digital Transformation journey, increasingly Blockchain is a part of conversations for providing immediate consensus, real-time information sharing and smart contracts, which can trigger payments based on preset conditions. However, in order for this technology to succeed, the biggest challenge is around identity verification and the ability to prove ownership in the digital world.We at Go4 Blockchain empowering organizations (...)

#decentralization #ethereum

#gdpr and Self-Sovereign Identity: What Lies Ahead
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▻https://medium.com/metadium/the-evolution-of-identity-and-metadiums-role-db88e70ba79dGDPR and self-sovereign identity share a lot in common. GDPR regulates “the right to be forgotten” and self-sovereign identity enables it for the decentralized web. So, when and how will these two #privacy functions intersect?Self-sovereign and decentralized identity (DID) solutions like Blockstack, Sovrin or Ethereum’s uPort represent innovative opportunities for data ownership that use blockchains to flip the current model of centralized identity management on its head.Identity management is an important component of online applications. Typically, when users sign up for an online service, a custom identity is created for that application. As a result, we sign up for new services and create new username (...)

#self-sovereign-identity #blockchain #decentralization

Be Your Own “X”- Why #blockchain Matters
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There are three types of folks you’d usually meet on Crypto Twitter.“The blockchain is just an overhyped technology. It’s slow and it sucks”“The blockchain is good for #bitcoin, and nothing else. Everything else is an alt/shitcoin/scam. Also, Satoshi is my lord and savior”“The blockchain is a monumental shift in computing, and we’re just in the beginning”I’m in the third camp, and I’ll tell you why.The market looks fine today, doesn’t it?Blockchain Redefines Data CustodyHave you heard the phrase “Be Your Own Bank”?This phrase pretty much encapsulates the value proposition of Bitcoin: You don’t need banks because you have a decentralized network that enables you to control your own money. You, and no one else.So in essence, we’re talking about a shift of custody.Banks -> You.But what if we look at (...)

#cryptocurrency #decentralization #ethereum

Goldilocks and the Three Blockchains
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A Fairytale Search for the Sweet spot of Centralised/DecentralisedOnce upon a time, there was an enterprise named Goldilocks. She visited a house in the woods in search of the perfect #blockchain porridge- one that was both fast, affordable and scaleable, and decentralised enough to ensure an uncorruptible, trustless, immutable record.And while she already loved Bitcoin porridge, she dreamed of a blockchain that was rich enough for all the applications she could dream of…First, she tasted the Ethereal blockchain porridge:“Mmmmmm… this blockchain is so delicious with decentralisation” she said. “If only it was faster. And who exactly are the development team? I want some customized support and special Goldilocks features.”Next, she tasted the Hyperledgereal blockchain porridge:“Oh goody”, said (...)

#somee #ceek-vr #unification #decentralization

#blockchain is Useless. NOT.
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I’d like to take a moment before the rumored bull-run of August hits and address the current wave of toxicity that the industry is currently dealing with.“Blockchain is just a slow database” — Bitcoin MaximalistsYes, the ICO wave of 2017/18 has been largely disappointing. Roughly $6.8b was raised with little to show for it. In many people’s eyes, blockchain technology has been a major let down with many projects simply not working out.Does this mean they are right? Does this mean this tech is not applicable to much of anything? I don’t think so.The Gartner hype cycle for emerging technologies. The blockchain is in the trough of disillusionment.Folks, may I remind you that new tech is always slow as heck because it’s brand new. Today, blockchain is mostly good for applications that can’t do (...)

#decentralization #cryptocurrency #bitcoin #ethereum

#blockchain Should Think More About #mobile And #ux
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Let’s face it — there is absolutely no way to deny that technology has absolutely revolutionized human civilization forever. While we used to work to create our own food through agriculture, we can now click on a device that fits in our pocket and has products and goods of all kinds shipped to our front doorstep within a day or two, and access information immediately and for free when it otherwise would have taken a considerable amount of time and money. There are all sorts of emerging trends that many believe will continue this revolution, including artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and others. Two of these trends are undoubtedly blockchain and mobile.There are more people than ever that believe that blockchain will be quite disruptive. We know that Facebook, which is used (...)

#crypto #decentralization

Non-fungible tokens vs Fungible Tokens: What’s the difference? Part II
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By: Jesse AbramowitzBlockchain DeveloperThis article is part two of the non fungible token article here. Probably best to read that first if the term ERC721 is confusing to you. This article is for an intermediate crowd.Last time I wrote about the idea of what is a non fungible token we didn’t get into any use cases, this part will address that gap.One of the first industries to push forward any cool new tech is usually video games. Whether it be because they are relatively low stakes, they are already either technology-driven or the users tend to be techno literate.In this case let us look at a video game and how they can employ both ERC20 and ERC721. Let’s take a random game, say, Fortnite for example, a game which I am a god at…actually I am horrible at it but you all have no way of (...)

#fungible-tokens #blockchain #blockchain-technology #decentralization #non-fungible-tokens

Knowledge Extractable #voting for #blockchain & Distributed Governance
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Knowledge Extractable Voting for Blockchain & Distributed Governance — Radically New Decentralized Decision Mechanisms beyond “The Richer Get Richer”Heather Mount (@heathermount), Source:UnsplashBlockchain is a decentralisation revolution with the potential to change not only payment activities, but also decisions in future organisations to finance projects (aka ICOs), govern decentralized enterprises (aka DAOs) or curate lists (aka TCRs). A central tool of decision making is voting which can be seen as a consensus protocol with additional privacy guarantees. We argue that the standard democratic voting mechanism — one voter casts one vote — is vulnerable and fails to meet the requirements of contemporary blockchain applications. We present a radically new mechanism, called Knowledge (...)

#radical-markets #decentralization #dao

#stellar #blockchain is the right platform for building next-gen #fintech Products. Here’s why
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Blockchain Use-CasesEver since I heard of Stellar, a blockchain project to disrupt the financial world from a publication, I was intrigued. I guess it was around the time they’d raise $3 million from Stripe that I started exploring the potential of Stellar blockchain. The tech-media obsession and incessant comparison of Stellar with Ethereum and other blockchain projects by journalists across the world sure helped too in keeping me intrigued.A few months down the line, me and my team had worked upon a number of POCs and explored the possibilities with the platform. Almost 2 and a half years down the line, today, our team has successfully worked on a number of products based on the stellar blockchain. In this post, I am going to explain why Stellar is the right platform for building (...)

#finance #decentralization

#decentralization Versus #centralization: What It Is, How It Works, Where Is It Going and Which One…
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Decentralization Versus Centralization: What It Is, How It Works, Where Is It Going and Which One Will Rule Supreme?Photo: © NicoElNino stock.adobe.comBy Kirill Bensonoff>> This article is for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. The information does not constitute investment advice or an offer to invest.Cryptocurrency enthusiasts around the world have proven to be more than opinionated on all aspects of the #blockchain technology. These polarizing opinions have caused a split into two camps: those in favor of centralization versus those in favor of decentralization.At its’ core, #cryptocurrency was designed to be decentralized, without any connection to a government or any single entity. But the recent cryptocurrency market downturn and regulatory headwinds have (...)

#distributed-ledgers

How #blockchain is eating the world
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Blockchain has an image problem. Last August, Gartner declared that blockchain officially entered the depressing trough of disillusionment.We’ve all witnessed the signs. The crypto winter. The death of the ICO. The souring of the media headlines.We’ve entered the quiet time where the real innovators put their heads down and work until they are able to show something real to the market.In this article, I’ll walk you through the status of the barriers, the progress, and how to think about a more connected world will operate supported by blockchain technologies.Blockchain’s barriers to entryLast month, Provide, Emory University and Aprio, concluded the State of Enterprise Blockchain Study. The survey measured the progress into blockchain of 82 companies ranging from startups to the Fortune (...)

#case-study #development #decentralization #enterprise-technology

How distributed #technology can help regional currencies
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Typically, the creation and use of regional (or local) currencies is initiated by their respective communities — that is, from the bottom up. Central governments, represented by central banks, facilitate (ostensibly) their systems. But they often prohibit the circulation of regional ‘certificates’, bills or other forms of money, arguing that these can devolve control over national monetary systems. At the same time, governments are often unaware of the economic effects of introducing local currencies.The use of a local #currency not only stimulates the local economy but also creates stronger ties within that community by increasing social capital. Generally, internal trade through the use of regional currencies is a resilience strategy. It can reduce the impact of national or even worldwide (...)

#decentralization #bitcoin

A state of the art of decentralized web — Part 3
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A State of the Art Decentralized Web — Part 33. #blockchain and smart contractsThis article is the third chapter of a series about web #decentralization. Here we will focus on one of the most trending buzzwords of the year: the blockchain. While it has real and unquestionable potential, it also has significant limits. We will have a look at the main public blockchains (meaning available to everybody) and see when it can be a clever choice in a project.Coder bingo, CommitStripSeries articlesIntroductionFile storageBlockchain and smart contractsDatabases — coming soonGoing mobile — coming soonBefore going further, if you have no idea what blockchain is, watch this 2 minutes video to get the main principles:▻https://medium.com/media/b8d1fe4c57fae57dbd5d395b7cfe9ccc/hrefA brief history of the (...)

#bitcoin #eos #ethereum