Friends,
hard and soft forks create significant uncertainty, as they have the potential
to fragment the power of the Blockchain network into lots of variants. They are
also likely to be necessary, as without the capacity to update the Software,
the Blockchain is unlikely to be future proof. Hard
forks create a fork in the
Blockchain: one path follows the new, upgraded Blockchain, and the
other path continues along the old path. Generally, after a short
period of time, those on the old chain will realize that their version of the
Blockchain is outdated or irrelevant and quickly upgrade to the latest version. Hard fork can be
implemented to reverse transactions (e.g.
the DAO decentralized
autonomous organization for Bitcoin or Ethereum), add new functionality, correct important
security risks found in older versions of the software, to add new
functionality, or to reverse transactions.
Thus, should Blockchain hard forks be viewed with skepticism or as a tool for
enhancing the integrity and quality of the given Blockchain? Share your comments with us today!
Lawrence, Cryptocurrency
Academy (https://cryptocurrencyacademy.blogspot.com)
Our mission is to provide Training and Certification programs to enable Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and FinTech traders and investors worldwide to achieve their career goals.
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Monday, April 16, 2018
The US and China are on the move to establish Blockchain standards
Friends,
on March 12, 2018 China announced the establishment of a national Technical
Standardization Committee for Blockchain. Such cryptographic ledgers operate in an ecosystem consisting of the
following actors. A ledger node modifies an instance of a cryptographic ledger based on the current configuration of the
ledger. The ledger node tracks a set of pending ledger events that
are candidates for being written to the ledger and writes them to the ledger
when it believes consensus has been reached. A ledger agent may be used by any system that
communicates over HTTP to instruct a ledger node to perform a specified action on the
ledger. China’s initiative comes in the wake of the US NIST Blockchain
Technology Overview published in January 2018. With the world’s two largest
economies ‘generally’ moving in the same direction how does this bode for
Blockchain adoption – growth or endless bureaucracy? And which other sovereign
states such as the UK and Australia are prepping standards of their own? And
finally, which international entity – e.g. IEEE or ISO – will serve to
harmonize these standards I the months and years to come? Share your comments with us today!
Lawrence, Cryptocurrency
Academy (https://cryptocurrencyacademy.blogspot.com)
Saturday, April 14, 2018
Do Mining Pools Enable Individual Miners to Effectively Compete Against Institution Cryptocurrency Miners?
Friends,
mining pools allows cryptocurrency investors to pooling of resources by miners,
who share their processing power over a network, to split the reward equally,
according to the amount of work they contributed to the probability of finding
a block. In the context of cryptocurrency mining, a mining pool is the pooling of resources by miners, who share their processing
power over a network, to split the reward equally, according to the amount of
work they contributed to the probability of finding a block. Mining pools are groups of miners who pool
their resources together in order to generate blocks more quickly. Miners then
receive more regular rewards than they would mining solo, as rewards are shared
among members. Eligius,
Kank CKPool, F2Pool, Slush Pool and AntPool are some of the most
common mining pools … each with their own pros and cons. Membership fees can
range from 0.00% to 3.00% and the reward or incentive categories include Pay-per-Share
(PPS), Proportional,
Score based and Pay
per Last N Shares (PPLNS). Are mining pools a good fit for your
circumstances? Share your comments
with us today! Lawrence, Cryptocurrency Academy (https://cryptocurrencyacademy.blogspot.com)
Friday, April 13, 2018
Can ModulTrade’s Value Ecosystem Level the Playing Field for SMEs to Participate in the Blockchcain Arena?
Friends, ModulTrade is a marketplace where SMEs can
efficiently trade globally and directly without banks intermediation. Their
ecosystem is based on the MSP (multi-platform-side), which aims to create value
through network effects five: Marketplaces or Two Sided Networks, Channel
partners aka Three Sided Networks, Communications networks, Content networks
and Local networks. (Note: See MIT’s
paper on Network Effects). Opportunities
for SMEs in global markets and value chains are very large: it exposes them to
the buyer/customer base is great, as well as the opportunity to learn from
large companies and of involved and persist in the up and coming sectors of the
global market. ModulTrade will continue with its
pre-sale offering MTR, the ModulTrade token architected on Ethereum, with up to 10mln MTR available
during this period. Followed by a further 40mln during the main sale, and a
soft cap of 15,000 ETH. Bottom line: Will the MVE truly enable SMEs to
successfully trade directly and globally without back intermediation? Share
your comments with the Cryptocurrency
Academy today. Lawrence
(https://cryptocurrencyacademy.blogspot.com)
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Interconnectivity and Interoperability Present a Monumental Challenge for Mass Blockchain Adoption
Friends,
despite the unmatched opportunity and appetite for mass Blockchain adoption,
the relative absence of standards negatively impact – for now – the positive
business case and ROI for multiple Blockchains within and between private
sector organizations. A simple analogy: Assume Global 500 companies each needed
to design, develop and test an Accounts Receivables process rather than using
(and customizing) a standardized AR system from Oracle, SAP or Salesforce. The
cost would be prohibitive, moreover, such applications must have bullet proof
integrations with other inter-dependent enterprise apps including Financial
Management, Accounts Payable, DSO, ERP, HRM, etc. This, this quandary equally
applies to implementing multiple application-specific Blockchains which have
not only “internal” integrity but also must interfacing with a myriad of
external industry systems and applications. This dilemma not only keeps CIOs
up at night but also can easily be a budget-buster. And while the
Cryptocurrency Academy do not advocate “over regulation” of this transformative
technology this issue clearly points to the need for a modicum of standards (aka regulation)
which appears to be the lynch-pin form mass Blockchain adoption. Let’s hear your comments today!
Lawrence, Cryptocurrency
Academy (https://cryptocurrencyacademy.blogspot.com)
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Will the GBX Grid Allow the Gibraltar Stock Exchange to Ensure Token Transparency, Credibility and Security?
Friends, the GBX Grid, a token sale platform, has the lofty
mission of delivering Transparency, Credibility and Security along with institutional recognition and
respectability. Impressive, nonetheless there can be a big difference aspirations and
reality. A stable and regulated environment
has benefits for Fintech startups like Lendo, which is why it intends to apply
to be licensed under Gibraltar’s new DLT regulatory framework and seek listing
on the Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) which is a subsidiary of its Stock
Exchange. GBX aspires to be a world-leading
institutional-grade token sale platform and Cryptocurrency exchange. Built upon
principles of decentralization and community consensus, we seek to create a new
era of trust, openness and global acceptance for the Cryptocurrency industry by
listing one quality token at a time. Moreover, the unique selling feature of Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange
is that it will analyze new coins before adding them to the platform. A group
called the GBX Alliance must form a consensus about each token before having it
listed on the platform. What is your assessment? Share your
comments today! Lawrence, Cryptocurrency Academy (https://cryptocurrencyacademy.blogspot.com)
Monday, April 9, 2018
Can Ethen Fulfill its Mission of ERC20 Tokens and Wallets Integrated with Ethereum’s Network?
Friends, Ethen,
a new decentralized platform for trading digital
forms of money for proficient brokers, dealers and financial specialists, will
launch with a one of a kind calculation for getting and exchanging ERC20 tokens, is set to launch
on the Ethereum
network. Far beyond professional traders, Ethen’s mission is to make decentralized
exchanges more accessible to a wide range of users and thus grow the user base
for Cryptocurrencies. Bottom line: Ethen’s purpose built platform is designed
to ensure Confidentiality, Double Security along with Fixed and Fair
Commissions. Can Ethen live up to these high expectations given the rapid pace
of Cryptocurrency innovations? Share your comments with us today!
Lawrence, Cryptocurrency
Academy (https://cryptocurrencyacademy.blogspot.com)
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