The anonymous digital cash is widely used for criminal activities – for instance, Coingape reported, ISIS ruins war due to the huge investment in crashing crypto marke. A conference conducted by the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC) in Nigeria calls for regulatory frameworks on the usage of cryptocurrency for criminal activities. <![CDATA[ ]]> It […]

Challenges However, distinct, one-off pilots will not be enough to create a truly “self-sovereign” digital identity. Coordination between all the organizations running these pilots will be needed. In the end, central authorities, public institutions, and private organizations will have to agree to accept these digital IDs as valid and to work together to create standards […]

According to the official announcement, Oxfam, a global charity firm has successfully launched a blockchain project to empower the custodian rice supply chain. The new blockchain program is called BlocRice which connects buyers and suppliers on an open network. The App aims to help farmers achieve the more negotiation power to enhance the efficiency of […]

Thai Democratic Party would be the first player in the voting system to employ blockchain technology for a live e-voting. According to resources, Zcoin Blockchain will put in place to run e-voting system on November 1 to 9. <![CDATA[ ]]> Voting Via Cryptography Members during elections can vote in two methods – Raspberry Pi-based voting […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]