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12
Nov

The Bitcoin Cash Fork

The Wright Way? In what has been a relatively flat period for the rest of the market, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has been at the centre of an increasingly controversial hard fork debate. The division of the community and subsequent development from that has been an incredibly interesting case study in how decentralised protocols deal with decision

08
Nov

Utility tokens or futility tokens?

One of the major characteristics driving innovation in blockchain is the prevalence of open source projects. Making protocol code accessible to community developers has seen massive acceleration in the technological development of networks. Whilst this system may be good for the development and evolution of protocol technology, it hasn’t been able to facilitate the creation

02
Nov

Interchain Operability

A key driver of liquidity and value in the blockchain technology space is the development of interchain operability. With so many powerful blockchains being developed and deployed for different use cases, the potential for a bridging system that efficiently connects blockchains together is massive. We will provide a quick overview of what technologies exist now,

29
Oct

Monero’s Bulletproof Update

Weapon’s Grade Privacy A recent hard fork in the privacy network Monero has seen the implementation of its Bulletproof Update. The update has generated a lot of interest in the Monero community, as it provides a clear improvement in the scalability of the network. We will unpack the technical portion of the update, and evaluate what it

27
Oct

Liquid Protocol – Institutional Sidechains

You may have seen a recent announcement regarding the launch of Blockstream’s new Protocol called “Liquid”. In development since 2015, the Liquid Protocol represents part of a paradigm shift in blockchain. With major networks experiencing scalability and efficiency issues, developers and investors have looked to the potential of layer-2 sidechain based solutions in order to improve usability

14
Oct

Blockchain Governance

One of the fundamental aspects of blockchain design is the development of blockchain governance mechanisms. Blockchain governance, in simple terms, is the mechanism by which design changes are enacted on a blockchain. A governance system which encourages the ability to adapt and evolve to change is key in a blockchain that aims to be successful

03
Oct

Proof of Work vs Proof Of Stake

Is the future of blockchain at stake? A considerable amount of debate in the blockchain space has been focused on the comparison between the proof of work and proof of stake algorithms. Progress in the efficiency and scalability of blockchains relies on the speed and security of their consensus algorithms. These two algorithms currently are the

20
Sep

The ListedReserve Smart Contract Series – Part 5: Digital Identity Management

One of major hurdles to online commerce today is the difficultly in empowering individuals to control their own online information, including proving their identity. The potential for smart contracts and their associated platforms to provide a secure and efficient way to manage digital identity is a major source of investment and research in the blockchain

13
Sep

The ListedReserve Smart Contract Series – Part 4: Supply Chains

One of the key challenges for many blockchain projects is their ability to demonstrate non-trivial use cases outside of basic financial transactions. A major use case being explored by a number of blockchain platforms is the application of smart contracts in traditional supply chains. A typical supply chain describes the organisational system that provides the

05
Sep

The ListedReserve Smart Contract Series – Part 3: Decentralised Exchanges

In part one of the ListedReserve smart contract series, we explored the potential for a blockchain based smart contract to serve as the basis for trustless financial transactions involving digital assets. One key application of this potential is in decentralised exchanges (DEXs), where smart contracts are used as the basis of a market involving the