Should blockchain projects care about business models?
Opinion by Vinicius 'Vini' Farias Riberiro, EEA Regional Representative for Portugal A brief discussion about blockchain business models. IMHO, definitely yes. But why does it seem that many do not care? First, let’s define what a business model is. Simply put, it is an organization's plan for making money. [...]
New Baseline Protocol Reference Implementation Hits Milestone
By Baseline Outreach Team Recently, the Baseline Core Developer Community announced on the Baseline Show the completion of a major milestone for the third Baseline Reference Implementation (BRI-3), which focuses on simplifying the implementation and use of the Baseline Protocol. The Baseline Protocol is an open-source standard that combines [...]
EEA Publishes QBFT Blockchain Consensus Protocol
Today EEA is proud to publish the QBFT Blockchain Consensus Protocol, a Byzantine Fault-Tolerant Proof-of-Authority consensus algorithm designed for Consortium use. QBFT is an evolution of the "Istanbul BFT Consensus" algorithm (IBFT) described in EIP-650 that provides improvements in reliability and speed, and with as few as 2/3 of [...]
EEA Member Spotlight with TRON’s Director of Ecosystem Development Dave Uhryniak
As an EEA member, TRON is part of a community of organizations working to advance Ethereum and drive industry adoption. In the Q&A below, we interviewed Dave Uhryniak, TRON’s Director of Ecosystem Development, about how the organization contributes to the Ethereum business ecosystem. Please introduce your company and yourself. [...]
EEA Member Spotlight with brainbot’s CEO Heiko Franßen
As an EEA member, brainbot is part of the EEA community of organizations working to advance Ethereum and drive industry adoption. In the Q&A below, the EEA interviewed Heiko Franßen, brainbot’s CEO, about how the organization contributes to the Ethereum business ecosystem. Please introduce your company and yourself. I [...]
The Future of Ethereum for Business: Forbes Panel
By EEA Staff On November 15, 2022, EEA Board member representatives from ConsenSys, Ernst &Young, J.P. Morgan, and Microsoft were part of the Forbes panel titled “Institutional DeFi: Corporate Adoption in a Post-Merge World.” According to Forbes, the event was aimed at learning why the recent upgrades to the [...]
EEA Member Spotlight with Wanchain’s Vice President of Engineering Dr. Weijia Zhang
As an EEA member, Wanchain is part of the EEA community of organizations working to advance Ethereum and drive industry adoption. In the Q&A below, the EEA interviewed Dr. Weijia Zhang, Wanchain’s Vice President of Engineering, about how the organization contributes to the Ethereum business ecosystem. Dr. Weijia Zhang [...]
EEA Devcon Debrief – Key Takeaways
We’re still buzzing from our experience at Devcon 6 in Bogota last month. The Ethereum Foundation’s flagship event brought together thousands of Ethereum developers from all over the world for four days of informative sessions, education and networking. As a sponsor of the event, the EEA had a table [...]
Understanding Ethereum After The Merge
Earlier this year, we celebrated Ethereum’s seventh anniversary. It was an opportunity to look back at some of the platform’s big milestones and the key players who have helped drive its advancement. And what a long way we’ve come! Since its launch in 2015, Ethereum has matured significantly, enjoyed [...]
How Strong is Your Smart Contract’s Security? Says Who?
By Chaals Nevile, EEA Director of Technical Programs, and Editor of the EEA EthTrust Security Levels Specification v1 The EEA's EthTrust Security Levels Working Group recently published version 1 of the EEA EthTrust Security Levels Specification. This is an important new EEA technical specification, outlining requirements for security audits [...]