Published in XY Labs·Dec 15, 2018XYO Network Use Case: eCommerce + Porch TheftYou’re waiting patiently for the latest tech gadget you ordered online as a gift for your partner’s birthday, until you get the email that it’s shipped. Suddenly, you get to track its movement, every check-in at facility, and even see an estimate for when it will happily be placed on…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Published in XY Labs·Dec 13, 2018XYO Token FAQWelcome to the XYO Token FAQ article! We get a LOT of questions about XYO Tokens, ranging from “What’s an XYO Token?” to “How many XYO Tokens can I geomine on a rainy day in Nebraska if Bitcoin is down 25%?”. If you’re new to blockchain technology, cryptocurrency, and utility…Blockchain5 min readBlockchain5 min read
Published in XY Labs·Dec 13, 2018XYO Network Use Case: Airports + AirlinesAfter making it off your late arriving flight, you’re running to your next flight, which seems like MILES across the airport. You drag your carry-on luggage through hordes of holiday travelers. …Travel3 min readTravel3 min read
Published in XY Labs·Dec 13, 2018What are XY Sentinels?What are Sentinels? Sentinels are location witnesses! They can observe data heuristics, like location, temperature, elevation, wind speed, etc! Right now, our XY Sentinels can simply report a location on a map. …Blockchain2 min readBlockchain2 min read
Published in XY Labs·Dec 13, 2018What data does an XY Sentinel collect?In a world that increasingly prioritizes anonymity, privacy, and data curation, it is only natural that someone would be curious to know what kind of data is being collected when XY Sentinels perform a Bound Witness. Is it personal information? My own location or the location of other objects? Larry…Geomining2 min readGeomining2 min read
Published in XY Labs·Dec 13, 2018What are XY Bridges?XY Bridges pushes the data your XY Sentinels collect to Archivists. You can think of it as a bridge between your verified location data and the large pool of data that Archivists store! The data is stored until a Diviner asks a question, and will check with the Archivists to…Entrepreneurship2 min readEntrepreneurship2 min read
Dec 12, 2018What are XYO Sentinels?What are Sentinels? Sentinels are location witnesses! They can observe data heuristics, like location, temperature, elevation, wind speed, etc! Right now, our XYO Sentinels can simply report a location on a map. …Blockchain2 min readBlockchain2 min read
Published in XY Labs·Dec 12, 2018Is there an app for Geomining?Yes! We’re working on creating the XYO Network App, which will allow users to Geomine straight from their phones! Right now, the app is in Beta, and available for Android devices. You can get it on the Play Store. When will the iOS app be available? We’re hoping to have an iOS version by Q1 2019. iOS…I OS2 min readI OS2 min read
Published in XY Labs·Dec 12, 2018Where can I geomine?Will my Geomining Kit work in Texas? In Madagascar? In my car? We get this question a lot, so we thought we’d make an article to help out! XYO Geomining kits come with XYO Sentinels, which use Bluetooth Low Energy. This means that the devices can work anywhere in the…Beacons2 min readBeacons2 min read
Dec 12, 2018What are XYO Bridges?XYO Bridges pushes the data your XYO Sentinels collect to Archivists. You can think of it as a bridge between your verified location data and the large pool of data that Archivists store! The data is stored until a Diviner asks a question, and will check with the Archivists to…Maps2 min readMaps2 min read