I've been skeptical at considerable length about the prospect of a decentralized Web [so] I was asked to summarize what would be needed for success apart from working technology.
Duniter is a cryptocurrency software supporting the concepts of a Universal Dividend and Web of Trust; and its Blockchain code is far more energy efficient.
The next economy will have to balance the needs of Earth’s expanding population with the shrinking level of resources which are available to everyone. This study in 2 volumes leads to an analysis of the thermodynamic downside of free trade and the thermodynamic potential relocalization of production and distribution.
DNA is a decentralized distributed network protocol based on blockchain technology and is implemented in Golang. Through peer-to-peer network, DNA can be used to digitize assets and provide financial service, including asset registration, issuance, transfer, etc.
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