Agriculture on the Blockchain
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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/agriculture-on-the-blockchain/
Dec 15, 2017 - This research looks at smart contracts and distributed ledger technology applied to farming and food sustainability. Its use cases include food provenance and food safety from farm to fork, local agricultural cooperatives creating local prosperity, and financial innovations in funding and insurance tailored to underserved communities of farmers.
Keyword: AgriDigital,
AgriLedger,
Canadian Cattle Genome Project,
energy & resources,
Etherisc,
Everex.io,
FarmShare,
Global Impact Ledger,
government,
INSCATECH,
Intellichain,
IoT,
parametric insurance,
proof of impact,
provenance,
SDG 1,
SDG 10,
SDG 2,
The Fork,
traceability,
UN/CEFACT
Quantum-Proofing the Blockchain
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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/quantum-proofing-the-blockchain/
Nov 23, 2017 - This project examines the quantum threat to blockchain technology, with its heavy reliance on public-key cryptography. It underscores the urgent need for quantum-resistant algorithms, international standards for cryptosystems, and a large-scale retooling of information and communications technology infrastructure worldwide. The authors distinguish types of quantum adversaries and analyze our options—from patching methods to building quantum-resistant blockchains from scratch.
Blockchain Identity Services
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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/blockchain-identity-services/
Jul 31, 2019 - This project examines how blockchain supports user centric identity systems, through such technological primitives as public key cryptography, hashing functions, zero-knowledge proofs, and homomorphic encryption. Its authors set nine benchmarks—technical specifications, governance, security, privacy, recovery and revocation, user experience, data controls, and degrees of decentralization and self-sovereignty—by which prospective users and ecosystem partners might assess different identity services and compare them to each other and the status quo. The purpose is to help users map their goals to the technical features necessary for achievi...
Keyword: Aadhaar,
Authenteq,
Blockstack,
Brickchain,
Civic,
COALA,
EverID,
government,
Jolocom,
SDG 10,
SDG 16,
Sovrin,
technology,
uPort,
Veres One
The Token Economy: When Money Becomes Programmable
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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/the-token-economy-when-money-becomes-programmable/
Sep 28, 2017 - A new phenomenon—initial coin offerings—enabled through blockchain technology is upending basic tenets of twentieth-century capitalism. This project frames the opportunity in terms of addressing the tragedy of the commons. He studies the development and ramification of the emerging token economy and walks through the landscape of token types. He previews the economic effects of digital scarcity, tokens as powerful incentives, and the legal and policy ramifications for securities law and property rights.
Keyword: cryptoasset,
cryptocommodity,
cryptocurrency,
financial services,
ICO,
SDG 12,
SDG 13,
SEC,
securities law,
technology,
token,
tragedy of the commons
Standardized and Decentralized
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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/standardized-and-decentralized-rethinking-the-blockchain-stack/
Feb 28, 2018 - This project looks at the three layers of the blockchain stack—protocol, consensus, and economic—from logical and technical points of view; and it distinguishes between two types of standardization, semantic and technological. It should help executives and investors to understand the implementation challenges—such as scalability, energy consumption, and governance of each layer—and the problems that the blockchain community is attempting to solve with each innovation.
Keyword: Arun Devan,
Bitcoin,
consensus mechanism,
David Xiao,
ERC-20,
Ethereum,
Joel Monegro,
New York Agreement,
proof of stake,
proof of work,
SDG 9,
technology,
Vitalik Buterin
