The stress tests over the past few weeks probably have not escaped (m)any of you. Be it due to the numbers they produced, or the discussions surrounding them. The IOTA Foundation considers stress tests to be an indispensable part of the network for multiple reasons: They allow us to evaluate the overall state of the network(s). They yield extremely useful data to analyze. They elucidate bottlenecks in the node software, IRI. They allow us to collaborate with some of the most dedicated members of our…

Show Case „iampass“ – by Fujitsu, iampass.io and e-shelter innovation Project e-shelter shows the best of biometrics and distributed ledger technology with the show case "iampass". A Fujitsu hand vein scanner identifies users. The special feature: the accesses are recorded in the Distributed Ledger of the IOTA Tangle. This makes it possible to track audit-proof which employee entered a room or opened a rack. Objective e-shelter always keeps an eye on trends and innovations. We combine new developments in the areas…

At the time this article was written, the cryptocurrency market showed major losses and is in a bear market now since 2018. The downfall affected all currencies more or less equally. Apart from this commonality, the currencies have very different potentials and use cases. Bitcoin, for example, has already been touted as a candidate for a global currency. Meanwhile, the view is more of an asset, comparable to gold. Besides the current weakness of the crypto market, the potentials of some coins are tremendous. This article…

February 10, 2019, by Marko Vidrih on ALTCOIN MAGAZINE They are fundamental to the functioning of a blockchain and thus of a cryptocurrency. But often you do not hear anything about them and they are not really known. Anyone dealing with cryptocurrencies — and it does not matter if it’s Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple or IOTA — should be familiar with them. We are talking about the so-called Nodes and Full Nodes. But what is an IOTA Full Node actually? Why do you need them and should you set one up? IOTA Full Node — What is…

(Augsburg Germany — 11.02.2018) Taipei City Government has recently approached the problem of transitioning into a smart city with the idea of “Using the city as a living lab.”. This approach has turned into the acceptance of many POC projects to provide results through small implementations. One of these POC projects was implemented by TWO IOT ltd. and was focused on solving the waste management issues that Taipei City Hall was facing. With this blogpost we are aiming to introduce our case study which came out of our…

The rapid evolution of technology and machines effects all of us, whether we like, dislike or don’t even realize it. There are already more than 3 smart devices for every human being on this planet, tendency growing… We at AKITA have made it our mission to focus on building tangible prototypes. Instead of being stuck in a theoretical loop of debating, we want to see, touch and experience what combinations of new technologies, machines and human interaction are capable of. During our journey through the DLT (Distributed…

A step closer to a (semi) permanode. The discussion of permanodes is one with a long history and is one that always seems to come back. With the release of local snapshots it becomes more and more uncertain if your data will stay alive for longer then 30 days in the tangle. However with local snapshots separation of concerns also become possible! And this is really great! For our project www.mysoundsafe.com, just like many other projects, we want to choose if we keep data available on the tangle or not for application…

The past weeks our engineering department has been transitioning to a very different, and much more open communication model with our community. Regular updates for Trinity, Entangled, IRI and client libraries are now coming out. Probably even more visible, at least if you are active on our Discord, is the presence of new channels. The day-to-day development team discussions are now happening in these channels. The channels are visible to anyone. For IRI and client libraries, the channels are: iri-dev - day-to-day…

The planned wear and tear of products has been a dark chapter in the market economy for over 100 years. Which manufacturer of goods likes to admit that he creates products in such a way that they break within a certain period of time? One of the best known cases is the "Phoebus cartel", which was founded about 100 years ago among light bulb manufacturers. The aim of this economic cartel was to limit the burning time of light bulbs to 1 000 hours. Before the cartel was founded, there were already light bulbs that shone for…

This article gives a short introduction to blockchain’s scalability problem and how Tangle solves it. Introduction to the Scalability Problem Blockchain as a decentralized and cryptographically secured database is one of the new technologies, that will definitely have a huge impact on the future of the digital world. But with an increasing impact comes an increasing number of users — and there a big problem occurs. Most of the currently known blockchain networks are not made for many users — and I mean a lot of users.…