ICOs, possible drawbacks
Every technological breakthrough certainly has its own drawbacks. This is the case with ICOs. How do ICOs compare with venture capital fundraising? This article will consider two possible ways.
Digital signatures and the blockchain technology
/0 Comments/by Mubanga LUMAIBlockchain deals with digital documents and any authentication to be done in the system will demand the use of digital authentication mechanisms. As such, all documentation is ‘stamped’ with digital signatures.
What makes blockchain more robust?
/0 Comments/by Mubanga LUMAIIn the previous article entitled “Blockchain technology, a culmination of old technologies” we discussed two old technologies on which blockchain is built. These are cryptography and distributed systems. In this article, we move a step further to discuss additional features that have made blockchain what it is today.
Why blockchain will appeal to sensitive consumers
/0 Comments/by Mubanga LUMAISensitive users will now be able to purchase any time with a clear conscious because they will have known everything about the product before purchasing it. Indeed, when fully-fledged, sensitive users will find block chain more appealing.
Blockchain and the music industry
/0 Comments/by Mubanga LUMAIThe music industry is yet another sector that could benefit immensely from Blockchain technology once adopted and fully implemented. This is another sector poised to benefit more from the potential offered by smart contracts. It is one industry with so many intermediaries and the elimination of some of these could prove beneficial.
The Philosophy behind ox – zrx token
/0 Comments/by Mubanga LUMAIDefined on the coinmarketcap.com website as an open-source protocol, Ox (ZRX) uses smart contracts to enable peer to peer exchange of tokens. There is a strong belief by the OX creators that everything will eventually be tokenized.
Enterprise blockchain platforms (Part 2)
/0 Comments/by Mubanga LUMAIEnterprise blockchain is designed slightly different from private blockchain in general. Remember, there are three main properties that are taken into consideration when designing a blockchain.
Internet of things (IoT) and the blockchain
/0 Comments/by Mubanga LUMAIMany IoT systems have a single point of failure. Once that single point of failure is attacked, the whole system becomes compromised. Can blockchain turn the tables?
Early Bitcoin – A string of bad history
/0 Comments/by finmailBy Lumai Mubanga. [email protected] The history of Bitcoin is shredded in bad historical “books” partly because of its stringent privacy policy, a policy that made it very difficult to tie digital identities to real world users as well as its decentralization policy, a policy that ensured that no central entity could be summoned to fix […]
Why the rapid growth of blockchain in Asia Pacific region
/0 Comments/by Mubanga LUMAIThe Asian Pacific region is one unique region in the world that has witnessed the rapid growth of blockchain application. Perhaps only next to Europe and the US, it has surpassed Latin America and Africa combined.
