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Swiss Blockchain Company DECENT and Naughty America, one of the major adult content production companies in the USA, agreed today to work on a pilot project that will implement progressive Digital Rights Management (DRM) by utilizing the most recent advancements in Blockchain Technology, Digital Video Fingerprinting and Cryptography. The aim of this collaboration is to create a next generation content distribution platform in the adult video industry – which is plagued by illegal content sharing and concerns about privacy. And set a new bar in the future of digital content distribution systems by bringing in Blockchain technology for Intellectual Property (IP) protection and privacy into the current technology mix. Whether it’s interactive motion-controlled video, biofeedback, 360 or 3D video, the adult entertainment industry looks to perfect and broaden the commercialization of new technologies. Naughty America is no stranger to innovation – they are an adult industry leader – as th...

Friday, September 23, the major blockchain event – Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Kiev 2016 – took place. It is major not only due to the amount of participants and guests amounting to around a thousand but also due to the range of blockchain and cryptocurrency topics. As the program promised, the audience was divided into three sections: for newcomers, experts, and developers. The Pro block consisted of three sections: Fintech, Govtech, and Finances. Newcomers found out the concept of such terms as cryptocurrency, bitcoin, altcoins, blockchain, and smart contracts. According the section moderator Maxim Krupyshev, CEO of Cubits, this year, the knowledge level of newcomers was much higher. Almost everyone has already been familiar with the topic and wanted to improve their knowledge. Maxim Krupyshev : “People are much interested in this topic and ask cool questions. I have expected that the audience would be weaker. In general, the conference is conducted on the new level: th...

In Moldova, the UN car fleet is testing a possibility of using the Emercoin blockchain. The project is being implemented together with the company DeePlace. The blockchain technology, as stated in the UNDP announcement, is to demonstrate the possibility of a more effective way of managing the UN car fleet in an emergency situation. “We think the blockchain could provide a more effective way of transferring and tracking funds. Changing our strategy according to the situations we face in this field is a work in progress but we are inspired by this”, UNDP said. They also noted that the ideas suggested by a decentralized ride-sharing outfit in Israel, Lazooz and driver-owned car sharing start up Arcade City were the reason for the project. Earlier this year The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced the launch of a program supporting technological start-ups and within the scope of the program the possibility of investment in start-ups and initiative related to the blockchai...

In this release: The global tendention in the fund managing is simplification – the ability to control own funds in one place. Jaxx, the blockchain interface is famous because of its amount of platforms: all of available on the market: Windows, Android, Linux, iOS – 8 ones, has recently added the support for Dash. Apple has demonstrated an ambiguous react – company declined the Dash support from the AppStore. Jaxx users and Dash representatives have shown their opinion about it. Users made a flash mobe in social media. Dash Detailed, Dash news source – published a satirical video. Jaxx in their turn declared – this decision will not affect the Dash integration into the other 7 platforms. Increasing demand for bitcoin services of society had won renewed interest on the various governments… China is planning to accept Blockchain system for Social Security Funds. According to the chinadaily.com.cn, Wang Zhongmin, vice-chairman of the National Council for Social Security Fund, has pr...

Prices continue to rise above the ICO farther than many foresaw, can this be a new beginning for alt coins? Since the release of the 808 coin which has had much success by recently hitting the 1,000 satoshi price mark on Cryptopia Aug 30th. The development behind the team has significantly grown over time and they have shared further plans & goals with the community growing faster than most alt coin’s to date. Old & newcomer’s should definitely take a look at what the 808 has to offer, only so little support is required to take it to greater height’s. Phase 1 has been a success, phase 2 has already shown us high prices, let’s see what the 808 continues to offer. The team behind Sprouts coin was a group from Hunan, China near the Zhanjiajie mountain ranges. Many months have gone by since the release of Sprouts coin which was a method to provide income for their travel’s as well as the community whom followed. After many miles they landed in California still developing but w...

Synereo announced Saturday that it has destroyed an aggregated amount of 731,108,937 AMPs – the company’s native cryptocurrency (worth close to $146,221,787 on the market) – essentially eliminating half of all AMPs in existence. The destroyed AMPs have been held in various cryptographic wallets , controlled by Synereo, and were originally intended to be part of Synereo’s long term budgeting strategy. In a blog-post announcing the mov e, Dor Konforty, Synereo CEO, explained that since Synereo’s platform will utilize a Proof-of-Stake Blockchain, “it would not make sense” for Synereo to control more than 50% of the its Blockchain’s native currency (a Proof-of-Stake Blockchain can be manipulated by the majority holder of its native currency). “This project will not help anyone if Synereo maintains an entrenched, centralized position. That is why we want to distribute AMPs as soon as we can, to begin establishing a truly decentralized economy. […] It was never our intention to be the ce...

On September 23, Kiev will host Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference 2016. Separate sections of PRO stream will be devoted to the blockchain technology in Fintech and government control. Fintech Section Representatives of IBM, Ambisafe, Bitcoin Suisse AG and other foreign companies will share their experiences with financiers, traders and IT developers. This will concern the future of stock trading, the evolution of financial markets, investments, mining, as well as the legislative regulation of the digital currencies in different countries. A lead engineer at IBM will talk about the architecture of the world famous project “Hyperledger”, which involves systems of smart contracts allowing companies to create their own projects on the basis of blockchain. Govtech Section The developers of the revolutionary projects for Ukraine – e-Auction and e-Vox – will talk about their capabilities and implementation process. e-Auction 3.0 is a system of electronic auctions on the basis of blo...

Cryptocurrency innovators Nav Coin have announced the upcoming relaunch of their anonymous network. The relaunch comes with updated security features and improved scalability. Nav Coin differs from other anonymous cryptocurrencies on the market through their unique implementation of a secondary blockchain they call a ‘subchain.’ “We use a secondary blockchain or ‘subchain’ to direct and manage our anonymous transactions as they are encrypted, randomized and routed through the network. From a user perspective, it’s simple to use. All you have to do is tick the “Send NAV Anonymously” box and click send. There’s no pre­mixing, there’s no command line gobbledegook. Just tick the box and press send.” ­ Said Nav Coin Developer Craig MacGregor. One of the main benefits of using a secondary blockchain is the ability for transactions with total anonymity. Bi...

Two weeks after the company’s announcement of its decentralized Social Media platform moving into alpha, Synereo discloses the underlying Technology Stack, enabling its Social Network to function without centralized servers – which are normally required for the processing of network activity and the storage of user information. The newly announced technology combines significant improvements on existing decentralized technologies with developments unique to Synereo – providing for the first time scalable decentralized computation abilities on an industrial scale. Starting from Q4/2017, it will be possible to deploy fully operational applications on the system, without them having to be stored in a centralized location, effectively revolutionizing the way the internet works.  Synereo’s recently announced fundraising campaign is intended to fund the refinement of its Tech Stack, as well as to push forward the development of best-of-breed developer tools. Synereo’s existing tech...

September 23, Kiev will host Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference 2016 . One of its topics will include the development of cryptocurrency exchange platforms. Benjamin Bommhardt, a cofounder and Sales Director at Draglet, will speak within the Fintech section. Participants of the expert section will discuss three components of cryptocurrency platforms operating: development, challenges and prospects. The speaker will share his opinion regarding the current situation and tell about risks from the perspective of exchange platform owners. Benjamin Bommhardt is the expert in crypto trading area and cofounder of Munich-based Draglet (the company develops and tests software for digital currencies exchanges). Besides presentation at industry events, he also gives Bitcoin lecturers at Munich University of Applied Sciences (MUAS). The expert section will also include presentations dedicated to cryptocurrency legislative regulation issues, Bitcoin application in the banking sector and Blockcha...

It has been some time since DECENT started to work on their independent web 3.0 platform. If you’ve been a reader of Bitcoin Garden for long time you’ll remember our first article about DECENT , dated July 20, 2015, when we gave you a sneak peek of what was boiling in the pot. But, starting from the very begin, how did this dream become reality? The history of the project actually began when two old-­time friends Matej Michalko and Matej Boda joined a common interest in technology and decided to co­-organize Bitcoin-­related conferences. During Bitcoin Expo in London, Shanghai, CEBEXPO Vienna and Bitcoin 2 Business Brussels they had deep conversations regarding crypto­ environment. After sharing their insights into various cryptocurrencies and blockchain oriented projects, they have come to an idea, that Blockchain technology could become a unified system of digital content publishing and sharing all around the globe. Things happened to go very fast afterwards. T...

On November 10, for the second time this year, Moscow will host the Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Russia – a conference dedicated to cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based services. The main subject of interest will be blockchain in banking sector, management and different business areas. Bitcoin, Ethereum blockchains, and individual blockchain implementations interest not only the major banks, but medium enterprises as well. Implementation of blockchain products reduces operational expenses and makes business processes open. According to the organizer, Smile-Expo Company, the conference will be divided into two sections: for financial experts and entrepreneurs. Participants will present blockchain cases and will discuss application of blockchain in payment systems, assets management, jurisprudence, insurance and Internet of Things. The main topics of the conference: What business areas fit blockchain; What crypto- and blockchain projects are worth investing; Where to ...