This is the first in a series of posts that explain the consensus protocols described in IOTA Coordicide.The main objective of this series is to keep the community updated on recent research results and also to explain interesting research questions having good chances to be funded by Coordicide grants. As you will see, the topic is quite vast and there are a lot of connections and dependencies on other parts of the Coordicide project.Faced with this complexity, we’ll try to explain only a few points at a time and…

To Drive Blockchain Technology to the Next Stage with Morethan 100 Members20 August, 2019. Taipei, Taiwan.BiiLabs, a Blockchain-as-a-Service startup company, recently announced that it has joined the International Association of Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA) as a member of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) and blockchain provider. The INATBA brings together industry, startups and SMEs, policy makers, international organisations, regulators, civil society and standard setting bodies to support DLT and…

According to Zion Market Research, the global wine revenue is expected to exceed 420 billion by the end of 2023, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 5.8% between 2017 and 2023. The market show tremendous potential with the lure of the wine developing its own aroma and essence over time. However, developing such unique flavor requires specific storage environmental conditions such as darkness (avoid sunlight exposure), stable and constant cool storage temperature (approximately 13°C) with a relative…

Now that CClient v1.0.0-beta is released, IOTA can implement a hardware wallet based on it. I will, in this blogpost, briefly explain the architecture of the IOTA Wallet on ESP32 and I will demonstrate the wallet application.Introduction The CClient library is meant to apply the Tangle into IoT ecosystems. It is able to communicate with small devices. The ESP32 is a good candidate because it has built-in wireless connectivity.But what’s the ESP32?It is a 32bit SoC (System on Chip) based on the Xtensa LX6 It…