Gilles Champollion: EquaCoin A Democratic Crypto Currency

EquaCoin a democratic cryptocurrency All of us talk about money but few really understand what money is and why there is no historical experience of a democratic coin. EquaCoin is the first cryptocoin managed by a decentralized blockchain able to finance projects with no loan interest, that can be created on demand with a democratic …

Yoda: E-Democracy & Blockchain Content (Links)

Tip of the Hat to the Staff of Humanitad, founded by Sacha Stone BLOCKCHAIN BASED E-DEMOCRACY / E-GOVERNANCE DEVELOPMENTS ARAGON https://aragon.one DApp to create and govern DAO´s (Decentralised Autonomous Organisations) also working on some sort of digital jurisdiction. DISTRICT0X https://district0x.io District oriented network of decentralised markets (collaborating with ARAGON)

Jean Lievens: Is Blockchain a Threat to the Distributed Internet? UPDATED with 2 Comments

Must  read. The blockchain is a threat to the distributed future of the Internet EXTRACT The need to replicate the whole chain of blocks on our computer is an insurmountable barrier to entry if you’re searching for an alternative to IBM, Amazon or Google. The Twister chain is still small, but think about how, to …

Robert Steele: Should Open Source Code Have a PayPal Address & AON Sliding Scale Rate Sheet? UPDATE 2

Robert Steele: Should Open Source Code Have a PayPal Address & AON Sliding Scale Rate Sheet? UPDATE 2 Creative Commons remains the single most brilliant contribution to the licensing conversation surrounding open source code, but it is not good enough. Anything that requires direct reach-back from a user to a coder will not scale, and …

Sean Brizendine: Equality and Governance on the Blockchain — No, Government Cannot Confiscate and Control….

When it comes to Blockchain technology everyone is equal. Sure some might have more hash power than others but that does not mean that that they are unequal because there is nothing stopping them from obtaining more hashes themselves if need be. For instance, if the Governments were to embrace Bitcoin or Ethereum or others …

UN Working Paper on Blockchain Empowerment of Global Communities

UN Working Paper Explores How the Blockchain Can Empower Global Communities A recent working paper released by the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), titled “How Can Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology Play a Role in Building Social and Solidarity Finance?,” explores the potential of distributed ledgers to help create a global world order …