After the U.S. Supreme Court found that Google’s use of Java for Android is “fair use as a matter of law”, we can open-source Obliv-Java, a faithful re-implementation of OpenJDK for secure computation. Crypto-Duke, the Java mascot with his new…
Still more countries issue biometric IDs compatible with our blockchain: Biometric identity cards got standardized all over Europe from 2 August, in line with regulations: for example, the Netherlands, Czech, and Croatia.Vietnam has been issuing biometric identity cards since February…
One of the biggest enemies of innovation is the instauration of a false dichotomy. Blockchains, and the field of distributed computing is general, has been suffering from this hidden malady for decades: as a general rule of thumb, a distributed…
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published a Draft Guidance for a Risk-based Approach to Virtual Assets and VASPs on 19 March 2021. Some highlights are as follows: As we previously warned, many smart contracts will require identity as many…
Another round of countries increase the security of their identity documents, making them compatible with our blockchain: Kyrgyzstan launched their new e-Passport in May 2021Togo is tendering their biometric civil identity card. As Togo is part of Economic Community of…
In order to remotely onboard online, it’s necessary to read the chip of biometric identity documents and check the validity and authenticity of their certificates. Most online services only verify identity documents using image captures, but this is obviously easy…
The energy consumption of Bitcoin is at a historic high: 118 TWh, a power consumption comparable to Netherlands, or 114 TWh according to the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Index56 Megatons of CO2, a carbon footprint comparable to Peru11.78 kilotons of e-waste,…
Some more countries will start issuing biometric identifiers: Pakistan will start issuing biometric passports next JuneFinland will update their identity card on 2023, including children
In our latest paper (codenamed “Pravuil”), we introduce our latest innovation in consensus protocols for blockchains: a robust, secure, and scalable consensus protocol for a permissionless blockchain suitable for deployment in an adversarial environment such as the Internet. By introducing…