Articles and news from Bitsapphire.https://bitsapphire.com/https://bitsapphire.com/the-future-of-cryptocurrencies/https://bitsapphire.com/the-future-of-cryptocurrencies/The future of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies lays in collateralization for FIAT or in layman’s terms more traditional forms of currency such as USD or…Mon, 20 Nov 2017 14:10:50 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/internet-service-provision-through-smart-contracts/https://bitsapphire.com/internet-service-provision-through-smart-contracts/This smart-contract-enabled internet could lead to other changes as well. For example, the closer a set of data is to its endpoint, the cheaper it would…Fri, 03 Nov 2017 16:50:56 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/smart-contracts-are-not-going-to-replace-lawyers/https://bitsapphire.com/smart-contracts-are-not-going-to-replace-lawyers/Smart contracts are not a new thing. The concept has been around for many years (which translates to centuries, in 'tech time'), however creating them wasTue, 10 Oct 2017 18:24:04 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/china-and-bitcoin-the-rise-and-fall/https://bitsapphire.com/china-and-bitcoin-the-rise-and-fall/China appears to have an iron grip on Bitcoin. The blockchain technology that is making headlines everyday reacted to China’s ban with a dip in price, but…Fri, 06 Oct 2017 12:23:43 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/ethereum-smart-contracts/https://bitsapphire.com/ethereum-smart-contracts/Smart contracts are computerized protocols that handle the executions of terms within an agreement. Ethereum smart contracts are the first successfulThu, 21 Sep 2017 10:29:15 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/makes-blockchain-protocols-future/https://bitsapphire.com/makes-blockchain-protocols-future/Blockchain Protocols Explained: Protocols are sets of rules that determine how devices transmit data to one another.Thu, 14 Sep 2017 16:42:47 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/bitcoin-bips-segwit-and-version-bits/https://bitsapphire.com/bitcoin-bips-segwit-and-version-bits/Scalability issues for Bitcoin means BIPs have to force a SegWit soft or hard fork. A timeline infographic helps explain the blog in more detailTue, 01 Aug 2017 16:01:59 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/build-crypto-exchange-endorse-currency/https://bitsapphire.com/build-crypto-exchange-endorse-currency/The primary concern when opening an exchange is security. Security is what draws people to your exchange, because it is so vital. Cryptos such as BitcoinWed, 26 Jul 2017 12:50:58 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/segwit-and-lightning-networks/https://bitsapphire.com/segwit-and-lightning-networks/Segregated Witness and Lightning Network are the two protocols that promise Bitcoin a solution. But there's more to it than that.Fri, 07 Jul 2017 14:02:12 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/blockchain-solutions-to-pharma-in-healthcare/https://bitsapphire.com/blockchain-solutions-to-pharma-in-healthcare/How Supply chain transparency could give trust back to the consumer (in pharma that would be the patient) since this measure removes all possible fraud…Tue, 30 May 2017 14:56:07 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/manage-your-identity-in-blockchains/https://bitsapphire.com/manage-your-identity-in-blockchains/Through blockchains, start-ups & governments could work together to develop proof-of-concepts on methods of confirming an identity solely through…Mon, 29 May 2017 18:46:12 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/smart-profiles-of-blockchains-in-healthcare/https://bitsapphire.com/smart-profiles-of-blockchains-in-healthcare/Smart profiles can also give power to the patient, with him being one of the very few entities that have access to that profile through the use of privateWed, 10 May 2017 16:56:43 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/types-of-attacks-work-in-proof-of-work/https://bitsapphire.com/types-of-attacks-work-in-proof-of-work/Race Attack is a double-spending vulnerability that exists in Bitcoin's blockchain in proof-of-work.Wed, 12 Apr 2017 15:01:09 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/its-always-about-the-money/https://bitsapphire.com/its-always-about-the-money/You know that it's always about the money. Trying to squeeze as much as you can out of everything; especially with interest rates being historically low on…Tue, 07 Mar 2017 16:39:48 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/dont-you-need-prototyping/https://bitsapphire.com/dont-you-need-prototyping/With the advancement of the prototyping software, the importance of the software prototyping as a service has grown enormously (although companies haven’t…Wed, 01 Mar 2017 14:09:29 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/blockchain-solutions-in-the-financial-industry/https://bitsapphire.com/blockchain-solutions-in-the-financial-industry/Blockchain Solutions for Banking & Financial Services. Banks could either look to destroy the Blockchain’s image, through bad endorsement/publicityTue, 21 Feb 2017 10:30:48 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/financial-services-and-blockchain-industry/https://bitsapphire.com/financial-services-and-blockchain-industry/How do we take the next step in the blockchain industry from proof-of-concepts into the financial services?Fri, 03 Feb 2017 16:36:53 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/blockchain-industry-innovation-or-overhyped/https://bitsapphire.com/blockchain-industry-innovation-or-overhyped/The blockchain is a block of chains that form a database. This idea was used to create a digital ledger of transactions that were shared in a network ofFri, 13 Jan 2017 13:01:53 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/crisis-communication-during-cryptocurrency-hacks/https://bitsapphire.com/crisis-communication-during-cryptocurrency-hacks/Breaches happen and they happen big. With a chance of them happening, however, small or big, crises need crisis communication plans as prequels.Mon, 19 Dec 2016 13:17:31 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/startup-ceo-advice-teamwork-works-even-in-money-issues/https://bitsapphire.com/startup-ceo-advice-teamwork-works-even-in-money-issues/Being a startup CEO can mean a number of things. In terms of money, it means that you have undertaken to invest your money (whether you have actual cash or…Wed, 07 Dec 2016 17:13:31 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/startup-ceo-advice-stones-and-chisels/https://bitsapphire.com/startup-ceo-advice-stones-and-chisels/There’s a trend to take the concept of decision fatigue to the extreme, where you try to limit decision-making stuff in your life, (i.e. wearing the same…Tue, 22 Nov 2016 16:00:51 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/startup-ceo-advice-hearing-voices/https://bitsapphire.com/startup-ceo-advice-hearing-voices/So, this is the first advice: understand that YOU as a human being, are something totally separate from the company that you run.Mon, 31 Oct 2016 14:12:36 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/blockchains-outsourcing-trust/https://bitsapphire.com/blockchains-outsourcing-trust/Blockchains are not backup, encryption, or storage solutions. They are trust solutions. Yes there are efficiency issues, but as storage and bandwidth…Tue, 11 Oct 2016 14:51:47 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/moonstones-goal-is-to-be-the-perfect-virtual-currency-wallet/https://bitsapphire.com/moonstones-goal-is-to-be-the-perfect-virtual-currency-wallet/Moonstone, the internet famous multi-token wallet with an integrated exchange, is an internal project of ours.Thu, 29 Sep 2016 14:07:29 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/virtual-currency-the-big-deal/https://bitsapphire.com/virtual-currency-the-big-deal/Virtual Currencies are a big deal, but it has yet to sink in for the majority of people and governments.Thu, 22 Sep 2016 21:38:56 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/bitsapphire-on-coin-interview/https://bitsapphire.com/bitsapphire-on-coin-interview/The CTO of Bitsapphire Dite Gashi joined Coin Interview where he talked about the latest updates, technology and methods that Bitsapphire use to achieve…Tue, 06 Sep 2016 17:39:33 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/the-second-step-in-the-development-cycle/https://bitsapphire.com/the-second-step-in-the-development-cycle/With software prototypes you can show that the plane flies, but you can’t show how it flies.Similarly with airplanes, rarely is someone interested in how a…Tue, 06 Sep 2016 15:29:05 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/you-got-an-idea-now-what/https://bitsapphire.com/you-got-an-idea-now-what/Infographic: the path from a startup idea to success. Research, prototype, MVP, early adopters, seed funding, growth and profit.Fri, 02 Sep 2016 12:09:48 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/your-idea-or-your-secret/https://bitsapphire.com/your-idea-or-your-secret/This is the problem that every entrepreneur is faced with. You come up with an idea that you believe is the bomb , and you don't want to share it with…Mon, 15 Aug 2016 14:52:30 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/low-fidelity-prototyping/https://bitsapphire.com/low-fidelity-prototyping/A clear advantage of low fidelity prototyping is the extremely low-cost solution to get results back fast and thus making it easy to quickly iterate.Mon, 25 Jul 2016 12:33:03 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/public-alpha-testing-phase/https://bitsapphire.com/public-alpha-testing-phase/We are still Alpha-testing the web application, meaning this is not production ready until we see a substantial reduction in weekly bug reportsWed, 06 Jul 2016 09:19:22 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/from-idea-to-validation/https://bitsapphire.com/from-idea-to-validation/These are the best practices in validating your idea before you commit significant time to its launch.The importance & advantages of idea validationFri, 01 Jul 2016 10:19:06 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/the-ethereum-dapp-cross-pollination-fallacy/https://bitsapphire.com/the-ethereum-dapp-cross-pollination-fallacy/Here’s the kicker: the value of any particular blockchain derives from its referenced logic (who decides what gets included in a block)Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:58:06 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/blockchains-and-shared-ledgers/https://bitsapphire.com/blockchains-and-shared-ledgers/At Bitsapphire this is our framework of looking at the Blockchain and Shared Ledger space: Blockchain state-networking (e.g. mostly consensus, but notWed, 24 Feb 2016 15:13:31 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/the-necessities-of-evolution/https://bitsapphire.com/the-necessities-of-evolution/It's a new idea, that is open to everyone, and makes a lot of things possible. The more you think about it, the more you realize that the creator(s) of it,Mon, 08 Feb 2016 11:44:10 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/peertracks-on-forbes/https://bitsapphire.com/peertracks-on-forbes/PeerTracks, a music streaming and retail platform company, is the first outfit to use the brand new MUSE network, in partnership with CCEDK and OpenLedger.Mon, 25 Jan 2016 19:08:26 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/coding-requires-communication-skills/https://bitsapphire.com/coding-requires-communication-skills/It is much more than that. The most important thing about documentation is credibility. It is easy to claim the creation of something. We have a device inMon, 25 Jan 2016 17:11:48 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/bitsapphire-on-beyond-bitcoin/https://bitsapphire.com/bitsapphire-on-beyond-bitcoin/Where they talked to the community about the Bitshares ecosystem, Pactum, the Moonstone Wallet project and other ideas in ‪Bitcoin‬ and ‪‎Bitshares‬…Mon, 21 Dec 2015 13:34:48 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/bitcoin-is-dead-says-pascal-bouvier/https://bitsapphire.com/bitcoin-is-dead-says-pascal-bouvier/"In light of limited applicability in the financial services industry, the brave “new-world” promise of Bitcoin is dead” - says Pascal Bouvier, in thisTue, 11 Aug 2015 10:54:42 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/peertracks-and-ujo/https://bitsapphire.com/peertracks-and-ujo/Peertracks and Ujo have teamed up and are trying to change the Music Industry through the use of Blockchain technology.Bitsapphire has been helping on theTue, 11 Aug 2015 10:48:49 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/bitsapphire-on-zapchain/https://bitsapphire.com/bitsapphire-on-zapchain/Co-founder of Bitsapphire, Taulant Ramabaja accepted questions at ZapChain about Bitcoin, Blockchain and where is Bitsapphire headed.Wed, 22 Jul 2015 14:16:44 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/bitcoins-and-gravy-bitsapphire-and-the-moonstone-wallet/https://bitsapphire.com/bitcoins-and-gravy-bitsapphire-and-the-moonstone-wallet/Taulant Ramabaja, co-founder and CEO of Bitsapphire, is invited to talk about Bitsapphire and the Moonstone Wallet.Tue, 21 Jul 2015 14:41:46 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/peertracks-is-featured-at-cssawds-com/https://bitsapphire.com/peertracks-is-featured-at-cssawds-com/Peertracks was nominated for the best CSS at cssawds.comTue, 21 Jul 2015 14:27:51 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/dbs-blockchain-hackathon-in-singapore/https://bitsapphire.com/dbs-blockchain-hackathon-in-singapore/First place went to Omnichain, Second place went NuBank, Third place went to BlockIntel. DBS Blockchain Hackathon in Singapore 2015Tue, 21 Jul 2015 14:26:42 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/bitshares-partners-with-bitsapphire/https://bitsapphire.com/bitshares-partners-with-bitsapphire/Bitsapphire partners with BitShares Industry to assume duties of maintenance and security in the bitsharestalk.org forum.Tue, 21 Jul 2015 14:00:47 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/im-skeptical-about-outsourcing/https://bitsapphire.com/im-skeptical-about-outsourcing/If you are experiencing doubt and second thoughts about offshore outsourcing of your software development needs and startup, worry not – it is completelyMon, 20 Jul 2015 13:39:18 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/dbs-blockchain-hackathon/https://bitsapphire.com/dbs-blockchain-hackathon/This is a short report on the 2015 DBS Blockchain Hackathon in Singapore. in which Bitsapphire and Onebit won together the 1st prize. Sponsored by DBSWed, 03 Jun 2015 16:08:45 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/factom-announces-its-partnership-with-bitsapphire/https://bitsapphire.com/factom-announces-its-partnership-with-bitsapphire/Bitsapphire & Factom are working on an anti-corruption tool. They plan to build a cryptographic record to prove the databases haven’t been corrupted.Wed, 13 May 2015 12:30:54 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/on-centralized-vs-decentralized-ledgers/https://bitsapphire.com/on-centralized-vs-decentralized-ledgers/On centralized vs decentralized ledgers.Decentralization is a strategy for differentiation and specialization in a free market environment.Thu, 12 Feb 2015 10:06:57 GMThttps://bitsapphire.com/the-best-way-to-predict-the-future-is-to-create-it/https://bitsapphire.com/the-best-way-to-predict-the-future-is-to-create-it/We believe these three pillars to be the future of the internet and computing as a whole and we are doing everything to align ourselves and be the peopleFri, 09 Jan 2015 06:52:33 GMT