The Helix Network introduces so-called „Validator Nodes“, whose primary task is to link milestones to the tangle and to arrange the respective „cutset“, i.e. an interval from milestone to milestone+1, linearly. Milestones are transactions that carry a special digital signature and are ultimately responsible for confirming transactions. Using the „Schnorr Digital Signing Algorithm“, the validators […]
Monat: November 2018
Thanks to Bitcoin revolution: Refugees can pay by iris scan
In cooperation with the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Unit for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (UN Women) wants to use blockchain technology to help Syrian refugee women in crisis situations. Since 2012, UN Women has been supporting women in refugee camps with the largest cash-for-work programme aimed at women. As the name […]