The BigchainDB Blog

BigchainDB and RethinkDB Partner to Enhance and Expand Blockchain Capabilities

BERLIN, April 4, 2016 — BigchainDB, a scalable blockchain database that can process one million writes per second, and RethinkDB, an open-source scalable database for the realtime web, announced…

Why Would You Use BigchainDB instead of Bitcoin?

A recently reporter asked me how BigchainDB is different from Bitcoin and why anyone would use it over Bitcoin.

Bitcoin is great for a trustless system where native cryptocurrency is transferred over the network.

Towards a Public BigchainDB

Some have asked: is BigchainDB private or public? The answer is: “N/A”. BigchainDB is a database technology. It is not a network. People have to deploy it for their own context. When deployed, it can be deployed for public use or more private use. It all depends on the…

Ascribe and Tangent90 Announce Partnership with BigchainDB

London, UK (PRWEB UK) 1 March 2016 — ascribe GmbH and Tangent90 announced today a partnership to bring blockchain technology to the medical industry to satisfy compliance and copyright requirements and ensure full transparency…

Ascribe Announces BigchainDB, a Scalable Blockchain Database

SAN FRANCISCO, February 10, 2016 — ascribe GmbH has announced the release of BigchainDB, a scalable blockchain database that can process one million writes per second and their first licensed user, Everledger.

What is BigchainDB?

BigchainDB is a blockchain database capable of 1 million writes per second throughput, storing petabytes of data, with sub-second latency, a proper querying system, and rich permissioning. It supports public and private deployments. Being a decentralized database, it is complementary to…

Blockchain is going to hit the media industry hard, just like the Internet

In countless conversations with creators, artists, and media executives across photography, music, publishing, TV and film, it’s clear that the media industry is destined to make the same mistake in…

The World Needs a Scalable Blockchain Database

We started ascribe with the goal to serve creators. We saw that creators were getting a raw deal and that the blockchain could allow them to break the lock on content, distribution and licensing of the entrenched players.