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Fundamental Differences Between Ethereum and Blockstack

Blockstack is an ecosystem of decentralized applications (dapps) intending to bring the nature of blockchain to the entire internet by means of security and digital rights. It uses a new DNS (domain name system) built on top of blockchain as the basis of the dapps, allowing users to attach information to identities stored in the blockchain, enabling them to communicate and connect with one another in a direct, encrypted manner.

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From Patents to Patients: Blockchain Innovation in Healthcare

Over the past few years, the number of patent applications filed for blockchain technology in healthcare has doubled across the United States, Europe, and Canada. The first blockchain application released was Bitcoin which was not immediately patented. Since then, patentability of blockchain technology has been on the rise while the exponential growth of development in blockchain has been nothing short…

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Genesis, Blockchain Version

A genesis block is considered the first block in a blockchain. It is almost always hardcoded into the application that utilizes its blockchain. It does not reference a previous block since there wouldn’t be a preceding block. A genesis block should not be confused with a generation transaction which is considered the first transaction a miner creates in a block. Blocks hold transactions that store unalterable data related to the network. Blocks are then hashed and encoded into a Merkle tree. A block, plus all of the blocks preceding and following it, form a blockchain. Each block replicates all of the data contained in the previous block. A blockchain is a list of records that is expanding all of the time. It all begins with the Genesis block.

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The Price of Social Media Addiction

Many may not notice it, but its actually happening. The collapse of social media is happening while we don’t even realize it. In fact, we as a society are fueling this collapse without even knowing it. Once social media begins charging its users, more than 50% of the user base will vanish and rehab back into society. What we don’t realize perhaps is that this is already happening in a very “back-door” sort of way. How you might ask?

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Healthcare & Blockchain: Techies Prepare for a New Year, a New Era

Blockchain is the rage these days. Developers and those who understand Blockchain and its application in commercial use are in demand today. The passion and desire for learning within the Blockchain community of highly qualified developers is essential in taking a leading role in the Blockchain and AI revolution. Bringing together a local ecosystem of Blockchain and AI developers, data scientists, researchers and academia to look at Blockchain and AI trends, technology, use cases and opportunities is what many are calling the fourth Industrial Revolution.

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