Token Engineering Pt III: Analysis of Bitcoin, design of Ocean protocol

Token Engineering Pt III: Analysis of Bitcoin, design of Ocean protocol

In previous articles, I described why we need to get incentives right when we build tokenized ecosystems; and introduced ideas towards a practice of token engineering. We can use these tools to help analyze existing tokenized ecosystems, and design new ones. This article does exactly that with case studies in (1) analysis of Bitcoin, and (2) design of Ocean Protocol. Let’s get started! 1. Case Study: Analysis…

Viva Network to Launch Disruptive Mortgage Financing Technology

Viva Network to Launch Disruptive Mortgage Financing Technology

HomePress ReleaseViva Network to Launch Disruptive Mortgage Financing Technology Hamilton, Bermuda, April 2018–Viva Network Holdings Limited (“Viva Network” or “Viva”), a Bermuda-based fintech startup, has today announced its plan to launch a comprehensive borderless mortgage products platform.  The centerpiece of the platform is Viva’s smart-contract enabled Fractionalized Mortgage Shares (“FMS”) innovation, which allows for fixed-income…

Bitmain Releasing Ethereum ASIC Miners

Bitmain Releasing Ethereum ASIC Miners

It’s official: Bitmain has released its Ethereum ASIC miner – the Antminer E3. The Antminer E3 will use the hashing algorithm Ethash, making it the first Ethereum ASIC miner to hit the market. It will have a power consumption of 800W and a hashrate of 180 MH/s. However, the Bitmain website states that “these are…