Blockchain indexing – a marvelous feat!

The graph has immerged as that blockchain “search engine” equivalent to google… it is a protocol developed to specifically index and make queries on blockchain data. As a blockchain user, you have much to explore and learn about the Graph.

Can blockchain change african “democracies”?

Unlike most advanced economies and systems, Africa lurks far behind in many areas. Few countries really appreciate and trust democratic systems in African countries. This article will discuss the unique challenges faced by many African states and how blockchain may finally overcome some of these challenges.

Suitable business models to leverage blockchain

When the internet became widely adopted, it was clear that many companies were going to adopt it. Today, almost all companies, learning institutions and government agencies have adopted the internet and benefit from its services. Can the same be said of blockchain?

ICO – a new fundraising innovation

Initial Coin Offerings – ICOs are proving to be among the best fundraising options for huge blockchain projects. Some companies have raised huge amounts of investment capital beyond expectation. But what makes ICOs more innovative than the traditional venture capital? How does this mode of raising capital motivate open source projects?

Can public blockchain be permissioned?

We often refer to the public blockchain when discussing bitcoin, Ethereum and other related platforms. Can public blockchain be used for permissioned solutions? Can public blockchain be permissioned?

How to deploy an application on Ethereum – Basics

As you already know, ethereum is an open-source platform for application deployment. However, just how can you personally get involved and build an application that will eventually run on this block chain?

The Idea behind Bitcoins

By Lumai Mubanga. [email protected] In my previous article, I pointed out that bitcoins have been inspired by the ideals of the Cypherpunks and libertarians. However, who were the Cypherpunks and what where the central ideals that influenced the creation of Bitcoins? According to the Wikipedia, they are activists advocating widespread use of strong cryptography and […]

Proof of work, a “weak” but desired protocol

The proof of work protocol has been in use for some time and notably for good reasons. Despite its deficiencies in terms of delayed transaction processing speeds, proof of work is considered a deliberate design meant to win the trust of network users. How so?

Illegal poaching, how can blockchain help?

With so many use case coming up for a lot more scenarios, this article endeavours to speculate how blockchain can be used in the near future to help fight poaching and natural resource depletion especially in African countries that seem to be at the receiving end of these illegal activities.

The invention of Bitcoin & Worldwide acceptance

By Lumai Mubanga. [email protected] With B-Money, HashCash and DigiCash having laid the foundation as bitcoin Predecessors, Bitcoin was set to do what no other cryptocurrency before it had ventured to do; create an anonymous, trustless, decentralized currency. Instead of putting trust in any human or human organization, the bitcoin protocol was set to attempt putting […]