This article looks at some of the more viable
public blockchain alternatives.
Not exact matches
Positioning itself as a potential
blockchain killer, the Hedera Hashgraph Council last week unveiled plans for an
alternative, next generation, distributed
public ledger platform,...
Byrne made history again in Dec, 2016, when Overstock.com issued the first shares of a
public company ever traded on an
alternative trading system (ATS) utilizing the
blockchain's distributed ledger technology.
As bitcoin has long been the dominant digital currency (it was the first
public blockchain to operate at scale and gather a wide user base), traders continue to watch for signs ether is emerging as a viable
alternative investment, one that moves based on different stresses and factors than bitcoin.
Overall, the launch can be seen as a continuing of efforts that began years ago, when the startup sought to launch a «bitcoin 2.0» protocol designed for the creation of
alternative assets on a
public blockchain.
Positioning itself as a potential
blockchain killer, the Hedera Hashgraph Council last week unveiled plans for an
alternative, next generation, distributed
public ledger platform,...
The largest of several
blockchain consortia by total membership, EEA competes against similar groups such as R3 and Hyperledger, though it is the only group established from the beginning with the aim of helping benefit
public blockchains, and not their private, permissioned
alternatives.
An interesting feature of the Barclays / Circle initiative is that it uses the standard,
public Bitcoin
blockchain, instead of an
alternative implementation.
But rather than simply set up shop and carry on, Singular DTV went so far as to launch an
alternative business model that allows it to issue units of
blockchain - based code (sometimes known as an «initial coin offering» due to its similarities with a
public issuance) to users in an attempt to incentivize early adopters.
By now, none of these private
blockchain projects did gain any important traction, but this doesn't change the fact that they promise to become an interesting
alternative to
public blockchains.
Still, he stressed that centralized
alternatives to
public blockchains like bitcoin could possibly be faster today while solving problems for enterprise clients.
In addition to the entrepreneurs building on the bitcoin
blockchain, the quarter provided ample validation for
alternative blockchain - based projects, ranging from the expansion of permissioned distributed ledger efforts to the launch of Ethereum, an
alternative public blockchain that enables functionalities like smart contracts.
Bitcoin is created as an
alternative currency or a cryptocurrency while ethereum is
public blockchain platform for the execution of decentralized smart contracts.
Panel discussions will cover
blockchain and smart contract fundamentals, plus related issues including financing for
blockchain projects,
public versus private
alternatives, the pros and cons of XBRL use in smart contracts, and other topics.