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how-crowdfunding-or-crowdsale-works-in-blockchain
EthereumMay 9, 2017

How Crowdsale or Crowdfunding in Blockchain Works?

Let’s say you have got an idea to develop a new innovative gadget (a pen size printer, [imaginary gadget of course]) which will let anyone print the pages on the go at a very low cost. The idea sounds fantastic but you need initial capital to support the production as well as your ongoing…

Toshendra Kumar Sharma
What is KYC & How Can Blockchain Can Help?
BlockchainApr 27, 2017

What is KYC & How KYC on Blockchain Can Help?

Know your customer (KYC) is the process of a business, identifying and verifying the identity of its clients. The term is also used to refer to the bank regulation which governs these activities. AML & KYC are used interchangeably sometimes. Though they are completely different standards &…

Toshendra Kumar Sharma
How to Compile Bitcoin Source Code in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
BitcoinApr 22, 2017

How to Compile Bitcoin Source Code in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

If you are building some projects around bitcoin then you might have realized that you have to compile the bitcoin source code to create the bitcoind for your own machine. This is necessary because sometimes the pre-compiled binary do not work as expected and your whole project might become…

Toshendra Kumar Sharma
Learn Solidity - Build Decentralized Application in Ethereum
SolidityApr 19, 2017

Learn Solidity: What’s Next?

Since now you have learned Solidity, you might be wondering what’s next? [shortcode id=”1983″] You should go & try below options: Create your own cryptocurrency Create a fully functional & professional crowd sale application Create a custom app of your own use case Learn…

Toshendra Kumar Sharma
Learn Solidity - Build Decentralized Application in Ethereum
SolidityApr 18, 2017

Learn Solidity: Basics of Solidity By Example

In this post, we will learn the Solidity language by going through two example. Then we will dig deeper into each & every aspect of Solidity & Blockchain-based development. As you can see in the above code, which is a simple smart contract written in Solidity for a new Coin. Here this Coin…

Toshendra Kumar Sharma
WHAT IS BLOCKCHAIN DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGY
BlockchainApr 14, 2017

What is Blockchain (Distributed Ledger Technology)?

Summary Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) is a method for recording transactions involving commodities across various locations simultaneously without central data storage. DLT includes public and private categories, depending on accessibility and permission requirements for altering ledgers.…

Toshendra Kumar Sharma
Use Cases of Blockchain
BlockchainApr 14, 2017

Key Use Cases of Blockchain

Blockchain is a way out of most of the economic and financial problems of the world. Still though in its nascent stages, it has begun to revolutionize the whole world. Some of the major corporations of the world have begun to scratch the surface of the technology. It is a contemporary living…

Toshendra Kumar Sharma
What are Smart Contracts
EthereumApr 14, 2017

What are Smart Contracts on Blockchain?

Smart Contracts are self-executing contracts. Contracts execute themselves and transactions happen automatically when both parties meet the conditions specified as part of a transaction. The executed contract then adds on to the blockchain as a transaction. Smart Contracts are indispensable to…

Toshendra Kumar Sharma
Document-Verification-System-on-Blockchain
BlockchainApr 14, 2017

Document Verification System using Blockchain

The key issues in document verification for banks and other businesses are in storage, retrieval and access to data. Hence came blockchain technology to solve these problems in storing and accessing of data. Blockchain technology provides a common shared platform from where to store, retrieve and…

Toshendra Kumar Sharma
Regulations around Blockchain based KYC
BlockchainApr 14, 2017

Regulations around Blockchain & KYC

Blockchain technology is still in its nascent stages. The BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance) sector has begun exploring the technology’s potential. However, there still seems to be a long way to go for companies to put the technology to use. The reason is that regulations around the…

Toshendra Kumar Sharma
Blockchain-based KYC
BlockchainApr 14, 2017

How Businesses Can Save Time & Money Using Blockchain-based KYC?

KYC is a cumbersome, time-consuming, arduous and expensive process in the banking sector, financial institutions, and other businesses. There are many challenges in KYC processes, which primarily involve huge costs, effort and time. Hence, with centralized databases, the process has become quite a…

Toshendra Kumar Sharma
list-of-best-open-source-blockchain-platforms
BlockchainFeb 17, 2016

Best Open Source Blockchain Platforms

Open source Blockchain Platforms Open source software is a radical model oriented technology which enables the organization to fasten their development to initially reduce the cost entirely, and in return, it increases the innovation to get the goal of efficiency. We all know that none of the open…

Toshendra Kumar Sharma