Clearmatics Stories #3
Hello from Clearmatics,
Happy New Year from all of us at Clearmatics.
It’s great to have you with us as we move into 2019 and we’re confident that this year is going to be a good one. Of course, this time of year should always be about celebration and reflection, and, at Clearmatics, we have had good reason to do a little bit of both over the Christmas break.
2018 was a mighty busy year but it was also a successful and extremely enjoyable one and, on the blog this week, we’ve taken a look back at what we achieved over the last 12 months. But we’re looking forward too, and as we dive headfirst into 2019 it’s exciting to see the huge number of exciting developments that we’ve got planned.
An event that we’re extremely excited about is HackIon, a blockchain hackathon we are hosting that’s focusing on Ion, our platform-agnostic interoperability framework. It’s going to be held in London, UK on the 5th and 6th of February. You can find everything you need to know about the event here and register your interest and sign up here. It should be a great way to kick off the year!
I hope you enjoy reading this newsletter as much as we enjoyed putting it together.
Best regards,
Christophe MacIntosh
Communications & Community Lead at Clearmatics
Recent blog posts from Clearmatics
A Year In Review
2018 was a productive year for Clearmatics with meaningful progress for both the Utility Settlement Coin (USC) project and the wider Clearmatics company. Read our review of 2018 on the blog.
What we’re reading
The End of the First Crypto Decade
As Massimo Morini writes on Coindesk, the end of 2018 is not just the end of a year. It is also the end of a decade, a decade that changed the world of money and finance.
The analysis of ETC 51% attack from SlowMist Team
Just two weeks into the new year and the cryptocurrency community is grappling with the reality of an alleged “51% attack” on the Ethereum Classic blockchain. This fascinating article on Medium takes a close look at what happened.
In 2019, blockchains will start to become boring
MIT Technology Review states that how, after the Great Crypto Bull Run of 2017 and the monumental crash of 2018, blockchain technology won’t make as much noise in 2019. But, significantly, it may well become more useful.
Understanding the SEC’s Guidance on Digital Tokens: The Hinman Token Standard
The SEC is suggesting a regulatory framework for tokens based on the level of decentralisation of the token network. So, they are regulating digital assets? Well, not quite and innovators should take comfort that this standard for decentralisation is not overly burdensome and it still seems to permit projects to have significant, necessary centralised leadership. Check out this article on Medium to understand more.
Smart Contracts as a Form of Solely Automated Processing Under the GDPR
As we all know, the potential of smart contracts is enormous. In this paper, Michèle Finck argues that they could become a form of solely automated data processing under GDPR, which would give them a very compelling real-world application.
Ethereum thinks it can change the world. It’s running out of time to prove it
The blockchain system has daunting technical problems to fix. But first, its disciples need to figure out how to govern themselves. As MIT Technology Review explores, that is a task that is proving harder than first imagined.
Ethereum 2.0 — The Road To Constantinople And Beyond
Constantinople, a system-wide upgrade for the Ethereum network, will be implemented in 2019. If successfully implemented, Serenity, a purely PoS consensus protocol, is up next. As this article on Medium states, if Constantinople fails, Ethereum fails. Success will build a road from Constantinople to Serenity but there is still a long way to go.
Food for thought
“Our technology, our machines, is part of our humanity. We created them to extend ourselves, and that is what is unique about human beings.” ~ Ray Kurzweil
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Christophe MacIntosh, cmacintosh, Community & Communications Lead, Clearmatics
