Four major world banks ( UBS, Deutsche Bank, Santander, and BNY Mellon ) are set to announce the creation of a new blockchain-based digital currency, and are hoping to make it the global standard for settlements.
https://news.bitcoin.com/four-banks-create-new-digital-currency/ On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 8:31 PM, David Bovill <david@viral.academy> wrote: > Thanks for the link! > > On 23 August 2016 at 20:00, Jerry Jensen <je...@jhjensen.com> wrote: > >> IEEE is getting interested in blockchain technology. Here’s a basic >> article: >> >> http://theinstitute.ieee.org/technology-topics/computing/ >> getting-linked-to-the-blockchain >> >> .Jerry J >> >> > On Aug 20, 2016, at 2:17 AM, David Bovill <david@viral.academy> wrote: >> > >> > Mike that would be great. I'd like to get together a small group to >> > research together the integration of Livecode with blockchain - starting >> in >> > November. The format would be asynchronous work with some live >> > get-togethers. >> > >> > Involvement does not need to be super-geeky. It will be a research group, >> > so I'll collect links, podcasts and videos and present these within a >> > Livecode environment - so there is a need for media, writing and research >> > skills and we will be working together on a publication within Livecode. >> > This publication will also be online and on the decentralised web. >> > Super-geeks with a knowledge of Javascript and Livecode are also more >> than >> > welcome. >> > >> > If anyone else is interested just email me here or off-list, and I'll >> send >> > out information when the dates are confirmed. >> > >> > On 18 August 2016 at 13:44, Mike Kerner <mikeker...@roadrunner.com> >> wrote: >> > >> >> James, I'm always interested in what other folks are doing, and I'd >> like to >> >> hear more about the setup. David, I'd definitely be interested. >> >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 6:20 AM, David Bovill <david@viral.academy> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Yes - I've been interested in Livecode and blockchain for a couple of >> >> years >> >>> now. I've been following Ethereum since the beginning - we tried to >> make >> >> a >> >>> documentary about the project and I went to DevCon 1 in Berlin as the >> >> team >> >>> started it's development. >> >>> >> >>> There is an interesting online Hackathon in November if any Livecoders >> >> are >> >>> interested in taking part / forming a team? >> >>> >> >>> On 18 August 2016 at 01:27, Richard Gaskin <ambassa...@fourthworld.com >> > >> >>> wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> Jerry Daniels wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>>> On Aug 17, 2016, 5:12 PM -0500, Richard Gaskin wrote: >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> What is the business benefit for this application to go P2P rather >> >>>>>> than client-server? >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Richard, cost savings, security, privacy. Costs are drastically >> >>>>> reduced without hosting and its (hidden) labor/maintenance. Just >> >>>>> think about the long record of exploitation of hosted SQL data. >> >>>>> Not in the models were discussing here. >> >>>> >> >>>> I like the idea* of P2P for some applications, but with the explosion >> >> of >> >>>> cloud services the client-server model seems to have merit as well. >> >>>> >> >>>> On the one hand, there are the risks of managing (hopefully redundant) >> >>>> server farms. On the other hand there are the risks of having every >> >>> client >> >>>> also be a server, but without a team of professionals hardening and >> >>>> monitoring it. >> >>>> >> >>>> All systems are hackable. Ideally prevention, monitoring, and >> recovery >> >>>> are budgeted for in the business plan with any architecture. >> >>>> >> >>>> I believe there's a role for both client-server and P2P, and federated >> >>>> models as well. Each has its own benefits and tradeoffs; like >> >>> programming >> >>>> languages, there'll always be more because use cases where they can >> add >> >>>> value only grow and diversify. >> >>>> >> >>>> Back to blockchains, from my reading it's becoming clear that the >> >>>> distributed trust is a compelling feature, along with the increased >> >> speed >> >>>> with which transaction ledgers can be conveyed faithfully. Like the >> >>> early >> >>>> days of railroads, networks outside of Bitcoin employ different >> >>> standards, >> >>>> each with its own kinks to work out but worth the effort. Over time it >> >>>> seems likely they'll impact global quality of life as significantly as >> >>> the >> >>>> invention of compound interest. >> >>>> >> >>>> Lots to learn.... >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>>> Richard, Mike...sorry for my butting in here. Feel free to ignore my >> >>>>> interruption. >> >>>> >> >>>> Au contraire, mon ami. Always good to have you around. >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> * I've been paranoid for years, and enjoying Mr. Robot has only made >> >> that >> >>>> worse. :) For the last several years I've run my main laptop and >> >>>> workstation with no open ports (easy to do with Ubuntu since it ships >> >>> that >> >>>> way; took some work to harden my Mac). This has meant that as eagerly >> >> as >> >>> I >> >>>> used to visit openp2p.com and read the other things, these days P2P >> is >> >>> an >> >>>> interesting set of ideas but not something I focus on; all >> >> collaboration >> >>>> systems here use only outbound connections. >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> -- >> >>>> Richard Gaskin >> >>>> Fourth World Systems >> >>>> Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web >> >>>> ____________________________________________________________________ >> >>>> ambassa...@fourthworld.com http://www.FourthWorld.com >> >>>> >> >>>> _______________________________________________ >> >>>> use-livecode mailing list >> >>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> >>>> subscription preferences: >> >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> >>>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> use-livecode mailing list >> >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> >>> subscription preferences: >> >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth >> >> On the second day, God created the oceans. >> >> On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, >> >> and did a little diving. >> >> And God said, "This is good." >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> use-livecode mailing list >> >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> >> subscription preferences: >> >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> > use-livecode mailing list >> > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
