Tag:blockchain

First legally-mandated blockchain: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s spam call complaint database

Requiring a particular deep implementation is bad — and especially because of unrealisable hype.
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Saïd Business School presents the astounding blockchain of the future! And not the mundane one of the present

Business students are actively seeking out courses on “blockchain.” This one is very optimistic — and leaves its students susceptlble to the hype.
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The JPEG Committee is “exploring Blockchain” — to put DRM into JPEG

Advancing the cause of DRMed JPEGs with a bit of applied blockchain.
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News: TRON paying BitTorrent seeders, crypto miners in games, SIM hijacking, blockchain is useless, Bitcoin is useless, James Mickens

I particularly commend the James Mickens video.
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eMusic releases its blockchain ICO plan! … it’s not very good

eMusic’s plan: 1. Collect a large pile of money. 2. Write an all-new music platform that does everything! 3. Pay people in eMusic magic beans. This has a number of flaws.
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City A.M.: “Approach Blockchain with Caution” — as text

The text of of my article “Approach Blockchain with Caution,” from last week’s City A.M.
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City A.M.: “Approach Blockchain with Caution” by me

Today’s post is in this morning’s City A.M. — with Scared Business Guy versus BlockBot.
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Eddie Hughes MP on why the UK needs a Chief Blockchain Officer … whatever a “blockchain” is

Hughes’ report is full of exciting ideas — but only the excitement, and not the necessary substance.
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IBM, the GDPR and “blockchain” — whatever that word specifically means

The problem with special rules for “blockchains” is that there’s no definition of “blockchain” other than “whatever I’m trying to sell you right now.”
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News: Me on launching an ICO, SEC on ICOs, CFTC subpoenas exchanges, KodakCoin and NBA/NHL, 51% attacks, Mona Lisa on the blockchain, EOS security, York retrospective

Pictures from York. And “Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain” is cheap in Canada this month!
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