In the year since ethereum debuted on the blockchain scene, smart contracts have gone from white boards to corporate board rooms.
Yet, it's not clear that this broad interest has translated to understanding.
In a new CoinDesk Opinion piece, blockchain consultant Olivier Rikken outlines three basic misconceptions he still faces when guiding more business-oriented newcomers – with mistakes ranging from simple terminology to complexities relating to the technology's functionality in practice.
The result is a quick overview of the current state of smart contracts, one that perhaps hints at how far this burgeoning area of blockchain R&D has yet to go before broader implementation.
Secretive 'Enterprise Ethereum' Project Draws Mixed Developer Response *EDCON 2017* An ethereum developer conference held in Paris this week saw discussion of the still-secretive, likely private Enterprise Ethereum project. Rumored to be backed by big banks, many feel its a political bridge to more powerful public technology. Read more.
Bitcoin Hash Functions Explained What's hashing? And how does it relate to blockchain? CoinDesk contributor Corin Faife gives a five-minute overview for those too frightened to ask. Read more.
Where Bitcoin and Banking Collide *Opinion*: Japan's upcoming regulation of bitcoin businesses could have effects well beyond its boundaries. It could end up bringing banks and bitcoins closer. Read more.
EU Lawmakers Propose to Ban Geo-Blocking of Digital Currency Users The new measures aim to stop businesses from discriminating against consumers according to where they live, but it's broad enough to capture cryptocurrencies. Read more.
3 Big Blockchain Ideas MIT is Working on Right Now Can blockchain support independent journalism? Improve blockchain privacy? Create central bank cryptocurrencies? CoinDesk asks this and more in a new interview with MIT Digital Currency Initiative research lead Neha Nerula. Read more.
NH Lawmakers Advance Proposed Bitcoin MSB Exemption A bill aimed at creating regulatory exemptions for certain bitcoin businesses will be put to the New Hampshire House of Representatives for a vote. Read more.
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