Derivation of ValueQuestions abound regarding token value in a fee-less network environment. What makes IOTA valuable?
January
Chatting with a BuilderA chat with a longtime IOTA community member, and the founder of a new crypto platform. Glean insights from a builder in this space
December
Lines in the SnowContinuing the conversation of how to -think- about communicating IOTA
November
CeFi Weather BalloonCeFi's initial approach to cryptocurrency. IOTA could be on the precipice of being viewed as a financial asset
November
Congestion ControlTradeoffs abound in DLTs. Making headway in the world of algorithms, networking, and computing is very difficult business that requires the most brilliant minds backed by the power of great institutions. Solving the congestion control problem is a great example.
November
Community Outlook with Gabriela JaraTaking stock of where the IOTA community began, where it's been, and where it might be going, all from the sage perspective of long-time IOTA enthusiast Gabriela Jara
October
Smart ContractsLegal structure is important for GDP, yet it remains little changed over time. Smart contracts hold promise in revolutionizing the way we interact
October
Sailing AlongSKALY and Freighter are two heavyweight projects in the IOTA space. We learn about the people and genesis of the projects, and get a unique take on what to expect in the future
October
AbstractionWhen and how humans first developed the ability to perform abstract thought remains debatable, but it's gotten us to where we are today. A collision of abstractions
October
Amidst a DelugeDebt, credit, interest rates, derivates, and money supply. A snapshot of modern finance and where IOTA might fit
October
Erupting onto the SceneLet's think about how to best approach the potential eruption onto the broader tech scene. Some thoughts to start a conversation
September
A Hive of PatentsExploring a bee hive of patent filings. Who are the companies and what are the use cases?
September
FPC with the ProfessorAn important presentation by Serguei Popov on probability, random walks, and how those two topics integrate to solve fast probabilistic consensus in the future implementation of a Coordinator-less IOTA
September
The Sands of Time: Part IIIPart III in a series of pieces attempting to dig up chunks of history and relate those chunks to the present IOTA experience.
September
Join the MovementMeet the head of the IOTA Evangelist Network. Learn more about what the IEN does and why you might be a great fit for the group!
August
On the PulseThe ins and outs of building an IOTA solution in the healthcare sector. Also, great cultural insights and other nuggets of interesting information.
August
Technology AdoptionDifficulties of technology adoption, an overview of technology innovation, and the IOTA approach
August
Mayan ModelA model for thinking about competition among projects
August
Fortis FacereIOTA is working on a new security project that'll let any device safely house its own wallet. But it goes much farther than that. Discover the history of defensive structures and learn how IOTA Foundation might just be building the modern equivalent.
August
Cross PollinationThe first step toward IOTA 2.0 has arrived. Now, all it takes is the completion of the honey making process to achieve Coordicide.
July
Crossing the ChasmInstitutional custody and regulatory clarity are the two most important aspects for adoption. Dan Simerman talks about how IOTA is approaching each one
July
One Brick at a TimeSoftware developers working on their IOTA passion projects are an extremely rare entity. Let's put IOTA+ into the spotlight
July
The Sands of Time: Part IIPart II in a series of pieces attempting to dig up chunks of history and relate those chunks to the present IOTA experience. Expect Part II of the series to build on Part I by laying a fairly rigorous groundwork in order to enable proper payoff of later pieces in the series.
July
Evolution of JournalismA walk through the history of spoken language, written language, news, and mass media, all related back to HelloIOTA
July
Verifiable Delay FunctionsPart of the IOTA Foundation research team that’s based in Berlin submitted a paper to arxiv this month. The topic is verifiable delay functions and their potential role in denial of service attacks in IoT environments.
June
Building Trust in the Modern AgeTrust between two parties in an interaction has always been pivotal in every exchange. Whether it was hunter gatherers exchanging berries for venison, or it was Joseph Bonaparte and Marquess Cornwallis signing the Treaty of Amiens to end the French Revolutionary Wars, each person has to trust the other to keep their word if the transaction is going to happen.
June
The Sands of Time: Part IThis is part I in a series of pieces attempting to dig up chunks of history and relate those chunks to the present IOTA experience. Expect the first few parts of the series to lay fairly rigorous groundwork in order to enable proper payoff of later pieces in the series.
June
A Cauldron of ColorsThe upcoming Chrysalis implementation of IOTA will enable numerous technical improvements. Cleaner code libraries leading to easier developer contributions, faster and more accurate transaction finality leading to “production readiness”, reusable addresses for human ease-of-use, and much more. We’ve covered all of the details of Chrysalis in a previous article.
June
Smoothing the Learning CurveGone are the days of IRI and a basic GUI light wallet. With the project’s scope now in clear view, it’s imperative that the learning curve remains smooth enough for newcomers.
June
Back to the BasicsWe’ve been explaining the foundations of IOTA for years now. Since it’s so different from blockchains, newcomers to the IOTA space have been well served by extra-careful explanations.
May
Identity for a Digital AgeDespite the world being in the throes of a pandemic, human ingenuity and resolve continues to shine. Our cities might be locked down, yet we press on.
May
Chicken or EggThe “chicken or egg”, also known as the causality dilemma, has been around for millennia. Aristotle first raised the idea as a rhetorical question in 4th century B.C., an idea that would be thrust into the corpus of modern philosophy 400 years later by Plutarch’s The Symposiacs.
May
Digital TwinThe “fourth industrial revolution” encompasses smart manufacturing, smart cities, and the industrial internet of things. Residing at the heart of smart manufacturing, and arguably the vanguard of Industry 4.0 as a whole, are “Digital Twins”
May