When people start talking about blockchain they often mix up the security models with consensus algorithms. If you've ever scratched your head when these terms start getting thrown, around this post is for you. Every IT system has some type of security model. Security...
We are proud to announce, that Datarella is now an official member of the Alastria Network. Alastria is a non-profit association that promotes the digital economy through the development of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). We are looking forward to...
How can a blockchain-based system without a central authority be managed in a well-organized manner? Often, problems like a limited amount of trust or missing rules and processes make it easy to create chaos in such an ecosystem. The challenge is to define processes...
Datarella successfully applied for the Blockpool program and is very proud to announce that it was selected into the 25 companies working on promising Blockpool solutions. The Blockpool call received over 100 proposals from 27 European countries, in more than 11...
People in the blockchain space often throw around the words Byzantine Fault Tolerant (BFT) as though it was self-explanatory. Additionally, BFT often pops up in discussions about consensus mechanisms. If you look closer, in the consensus algorithm space there are...
You may have heard people in the blockchain space throwing the term Inter-Blockchain Communication or IBC around lately. This term refers to any technology that allows transactions across multiple blockchains. It's not that simple though. There are actually two...
Will my donation arrive at the people in need? Or will it get lost, somewhere in the administration costs of a humanitarian organization? Today, intransparent systems confront donors with a high degree of uncertainty, which diminishes their overall willingness to...
Last October during the Outlier Ventures Diffusion Hackathon, we built a Proof of Concept of a Parking Agent System - Effortless Parking, which could solve the coordination problem of parking in crowded cities. In this post, we will look at the individual components...
Faced with the imminent Wirecard accounting scandal, and an apparent lack of diligence by audit firms, regulatory bodies, and the government have realized that financial accounting must be improved significantly. However, previous improvements in financial accounting...
Today, the long-awaited Covid-19 tracing app will be released in Germany, which should help to detect infection chains and warn potentially infected people that they were in contact with someone infected with the virus at some point recently. The decentralized...
When people start talking about blockchain they often mix up the security models with consensus algorithms. If you've ever scratched your head when these terms start getting thrown, around this post is for you. Every IT system has some type of security model. Security...
We are proud to announce, that Datarella is now an official member of the Alastria Network. Alastria is a non-profit association that promotes the digital economy through the development of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). We are looking forward to...
How can a blockchain-based system without a central authority be managed in a well-organized manner? Often, problems like a limited amount of trust or missing rules and processes make it easy to create chaos in such an ecosystem. The challenge is to define processes...
Datarella successfully applied for the Blockpool program and is very proud to announce that it was selected into the 25 companies working on promising Blockpool solutions. The Blockpool call received over 100 proposals from 27 European countries, in more than 11...
People in the blockchain space often throw around the words Byzantine Fault Tolerant (BFT) as though it was self-explanatory. Additionally, BFT often pops up in discussions about consensus mechanisms. If you look closer, in the consensus algorithm space there are...
You may have heard people in the blockchain space throwing the term Inter-Blockchain Communication or IBC around lately. This term refers to any technology that allows transactions across multiple blockchains. It's not that simple though. There are actually two...
Will my donation arrive at the people in need? Or will it get lost, somewhere in the administration costs of a humanitarian organization? Today, intransparent systems confront donors with a high degree of uncertainty, which diminishes their overall willingness to...
Last October during the Outlier Ventures Diffusion Hackathon, we built a Proof of Concept of a Parking Agent System - Effortless Parking, which could solve the coordination problem of parking in crowded cities. In this post, we will look at the individual components...
Faced with the imminent Wirecard accounting scandal, and an apparent lack of diligence by audit firms, regulatory bodies, and the government have realized that financial accounting must be improved significantly. However, previous improvements in financial accounting...
Today, the long-awaited Covid-19 tracing app will be released in Germany, which should help to detect infection chains and warn potentially infected people that they were in contact with someone infected with the virus at some point recently. The decentralized...
Why do we sign a contract or a bill? In our everyday life, signatures are often used as a handwritten mark to make proof of identity and intent. In public blockchain networks, participants cannot necessarily trust each other. Everyone can potentially claim to be the...
Datarella, together with CapGemini and Frankfurt School Blockchain Center, successfully applied for a feasibility study funded by the German Federal Environmental Agency (Umweltbundesamt) to explore the benefits of Blockchain technology for an emission trading system...
A few days ago, we launched our new blockchain-based donation app SmartAid that allows for traceable donations to charity projects all over the world. The first charity project is YOU Foundation’s "Water for West Africa”, collecting money for the construction of...
We are proud to announce that SmartAid is under the winning team of two EU funded Horizon 2020 programs: Blockchers and Blockpool. SmartAid is the next generation marketing, funding and reporting tool for non-profit organizations, seamlessly connecting donors with...
What Is A Blockchain Address? Just like your home address, bank address, or email address a blockchain address is a unique and secure identifier. This identifier, saved on a blockchain, can be used for sending and receiving cryptocurrencies. However, in contrast to...
Last week, Datarella and YOU Foundation have launched SmartAid, the first digital donation app that allows for traceable donations based on blockchain technology. SmartAid offers immediate support in crisis situations and lets its donors track their donations until...
"Not Your Keys - Not Your Bitcoin!" Maybe you came across this quote from the Bitcoin advocate Andreas Antonopoulos. With "keys" he is referring to the private keys, which allow users to transfer bitcoins and other crypto assets. This is the first post of Datarella's...
When people start talking about blockchain they often mix up the security models with consensus algorithms. If you've ever scratched your head when these terms start getting thrown, around this post is for you. Every IT system has some type of security model. Security...
We are proud to announce, that Datarella is now an official member of the Alastria Network. Alastria is a non-profit association that promotes the digital economy through the development of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). We are looking forward to...