by Oscar Jofre | Nov 28, 2018 | Blockchain, KoreChain, KoreConX
In Part 2, we saw how a simple concept of a linked list can morph into complex, distributed systems. Obviously, this is a simple, conceptual evolution leading up to blockchain, but it’s not the only way distributed systems can arise. Distributed systems need...
by Oscar Jofre | Nov 26, 2018 | Compliance, KoreConX, Legal, SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently brought their regulatory hammer down on several ICO-related companies. After months of public statements from officials and rumors of numerous subpoenas and investigations, the SEC sent a strong and undeniable message to...
by Oscar Jofre | Nov 20, 2018 | Blockchain, KoreChain, KoreConX
We saw in Part 1 that linked lists provide the conceptual foundation for blockchain, where a ‘block’ is a package of data and blocks are strung together by some type of linking mechanism such as pointers, references, addresses, etc. In this Part 2, we will see how...
by Oscar Jofre | Nov 14, 2018 | Blockchain, KoreChain, KoreConX
Blockchain is not just a single technology but a package of a number of technologies and techniques. The rich lexicon in the blockchain includes terms such as Merkle trees, sharding, state machine replication, fault tolerance, cryptographic hashing, zero-knowledge...
by Oscar Jofre | Oct 16, 2018 | Blockchain
Forking seems to be an integral part of the Blockchain architecture. This is due to Blockchain’s decentralized nature and the need to establish systemic trust among multiple participants (who are generally unknown to each other and therefore untrustworthy by...