Breakout sessions at any event are an interesting place to be. Keynotes are full of hope, but in hub sessions you pick up on peoples fears. The speakers have a story of industry challenges that they purport to have the answers to – pointing to the concerns they are dealing with on a daily basis. […]
Archives for November 2018
Discord the New Norm
An update on why Discord Nov 13, 2018 One of Blockchain at Berkeley’s main goals is to actively provide education and resources for those interested in the Blockchain space. By providing Blockchain resources, we hope to help bridge the gap between the vast number of industry and community members interested in learning about Blockchain and the […]
Building Blockchain Utopia: The Challenges Blockchain Faces Today
Financial Inclusion and Donation Tracking Finance is the most intuitive use case for blockchains. Bitcoin was introduced as a digital currency offering the extra features of “anonymity” which allows for greater privacy, fewer transaction fees which allows for high volume and microtransactions, and removal of barriers which allows for cross-border payments. Typical financial use cases include […]
Plasma isn’t Dead.
An Implementer’s Rebuttal to CoinDesk’s Claims Nov 11, 2018 By: Hamdi Allam and Wesley Graham Background: Four days ago Coindesk published an article speaking to the “stalling” of the Plasma scaling solution. This article, written by plasma implementation team, FourthState Labs, reflects upon Coindesk’s claims from an implementors perspective. What is Plasma? With confusion arising over […]
Bitcoin & Blockchain Jobs in US Surge 300% & Salaries Skyrocket
According to the Glassdoor research, jobs in bitcoin, crypto, and blockchain space is seeing a 300 percent year-over-year increase. New York and San Francisco in the US while London, Singapore and Hong Kong across the world are seeing the highest growth along with a big jump in salaries. <![CDATA[ ]]> Demand for Talent in Crypto […]
Using artificial intelligence to study religious violence
Nov 7, 2018 Source Awesome, not awesome. #Awesome“The Library Innovation Lab at the Harvard Law School Library has completed its Caselaw Access Project, an endeavour to digitize every reported state and federal US legal case from the 1600s to last summer. The process involved scanning more than 40 million pages…One of the biggest hurdles to developing […]
Infrastructure Vendors Making Strides in 2019
IT infrastructure vendors are embracing software and service-based options, and developing a host of innovative technologies. Our list highlights the ones to watch. Enterprises both large and small are increasingly looking to the latest technologies to help gain a competitive advantage. Because of this, every aspect of an organization’s infrastructure — from the network foundation to […]
Arm showcases eSIM technology at European Utility Week
This week, Arm is participating in European Utility Week taking place at the Messe Wein in Vienna, Austria between 6 – 7 November. This exciting event brings together over 12,000 of Europe’s top level energy professionals in a three day expo and conference. On the Arm expo booth (A.j45), visitors to the event will be able to […]
Unlocking the smart metering market for mobile network operators
The deployment of smart meters is fast gaining traction worldwide. According to forecasts published by Machina Research, Europe’s connected energy market will be worth $26 billion alone by 2026 with a potential 158 million new smart meters set to be installed across the continent. While cellular technology presents an attractive connectivity option for smart meter […]
An Overview of Academia & Blockchain
The Importance of Academia By: Wesley Graham and Ronen Kirsh Technological limitations associated with scalability, privacy, and interoperability currently limit much of today’s most important blockchain infrastructure. Many investors believe that the solutions to these limitations will be sourced from the world of academia: home of cutting-edge discoveries and many leading cryptography and distributed systems experts. […]