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Learn about the need for consensus, RChain’s use of the CBC Casper framework, the proof of stake protocol that is built on Casper, and how it works. The video includes images and explanations of how a blockDAG works and what equivocation looks like.

Hear about a vision for a voice-controlled future, loans accessible to all trustlessly, patterns for decentralized organization, and running an RChain validator node in a shipping container.

FOMO Moments Markets are sleepy this Sunday, Ethereum is holding steady, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin and Monero dropping back. There has been a very minor There has been a very minor pullback in crypto markets today. In general though things have been pretty static over the weekend and total capitalization has...

Unlike python, in rholang the code actually gets simpler when we implement the concurrency-friendly version, which lightens the load on the programmer's mind. Because rholang uses a fully-concurrent computational model, the most natural way to express a program is the "right" way.

Update summary RChain Europe went live and test net were launched at RCon3.  Kayvan has a fix for a few bugs encountered during the RSong demo and will have the demo fully running for the nextfor the next six months. This week, the dev team refreshed the testnet reaching, about...

FOMO Moments Markets are recovering this Friday; Ethereum, EOS, and Tron rising higher. Markets have continued with their recovery from yearly lows as we Markets have continued with their recovery from yearly lows as we end the week. Media outlets have been talking about a dead cat bounce, especially for...

At RCon3, we went around the room to tell the group our "must." What is it that gets us out of bed in the morning? What do we wake up in the middle of the night contemplating? What drives us to work in the blockchain space?

On September 5th, validators from around the world convened in Berlin, Germany to launch the test net. More precisely, they launched the first of several test nets that will be run between now and early 2017 when the “Mercury” main net launches. While the node software has been tested and...

FOMO Moments Altcoins are still suffering; Cardano, Nem and VeChain still dumping, Emercoin and Waves rising. There has been virtually no movement in the There has been virtually no movement in the crypto markets over the past 24 hours. They are still thoroughly depressed and in their worst state for...

Bitcoin has lost 17% in the past 5 days and about $45 billion has been wiped out from the market as a deep correction takes place in the market. Meanwhile, Bitcoin shorts are nearing all-time high that along with other technical signals brings the possibility of a short-term bounce. 

FOMO Moments Markets are in a bad shape on Monday; but Bitcoin Diamond and Waves recovering. Crypto markets are still in the doldrums as we start the Crypto markets are still in the doldrums as we start the week. A very small bounce yesterday prevented them reaching a new yearly...

RCon3 highlights include the birth of RChain Europe, launch of test net, and the RSong on-chain immersive audio demo.

FOMO Moments Markets are still very depressed; Dash and Dogecoin defying the drop. There has been no recovery from this week’s big crypto selloff and There has been no recovery from this week’s big crypto selloff and markets are still down. Very little movement has occurred over the past couple...

In collaboration with Immersion Networks (an R&D Laboratory that creates software and hardware to improve the human listening experience) and Mycelia (a music-blockchain community founded by Imogen Heap), RChain, a Cooperative building a third-generation blockchain, offered the first “immersive” music demo at RCon3 in Berlin on September 5.

This is the first in a series of posts that follows Greg Meredith’s Introduction to the Design of Computational Calculi (DoCC) lectures and attempt to explain the information covered.

Announcements RCon3 is this week There will be a live-stream of tracks 1-5 on Sept. 5th and 6th. Validators Watch the latest update on RChain validator economics Find more details on how to become an RChain validator. RHOC-REV Info The developer RHOC-REV page is the only official channel for announcements...

The ρ-calculus (process calculus) is a closed theory, asynchronous message-passing calculus, built on a notion of quoting.

This is the first of five articles about a project using RChain deployed to Raspberry Pi 3, interacting with phones in the local area over Bluetooth LE 4.  

To find the in depth RChain debrief summary visit the RChain blog.

Detailed debrief of RChain's community hangout 91 including development updates, release announcements and the latest news about the upcoming RCon3.

FOMO Moments Markets inch up slowly; Lisk, Tron, Ox and Nano making gains. Following yesterday’s irrational FUD fuelled SEC selloff crypto markets have Following yesterday’s irrational FUD fuelled SEC selloff crypto markets have been stable and have not plunged any further.

These RHOC will be sold at a discount from the spot price as part of validator agreements. The discount is to attract early validators to the network.

Pi-calc is a model of concurrent computation, based upon a notion of naming. This is a key ingredient that makes Rho-calc possible

Pi-calc is a model of concurrent computation, based upon a notion of naming. This is a key ingredient that makes Rho-calc possible

Features introduced in RNode v0.6.1 support the creation and validation of the genesis block to launch the RChain test net on September 5…

RCon3 is Sept. 3-6. You can get about a 50% discount if you pay with ETH. The program for RCon3 is updated, and a concert by the Adrian…

There's been a continued increase in attendance at the Tuesday node testing session, with thoughts on getting the sessions recorded and published. The technical team is moving forward finalizing Node 0.6 for release, focusing on stability, robustness and performance of the system.

Lucidity, a platform that aims to put digital advertising on blockchain, has announced strategic funding worth $5m from a group of investors.

RChain values individual empowerment and community-driven development on a global scale, with RChain Asia being a prime example.

This articles provides the basics of computational calculi like the syntax and semantics of the pi and calculus, and the model RChain is built on.

In our 2nd spotlight epsiode, we showcase Translo, a dApp startup creating a solution for decentralized data sharing in clinical trials using RChain’s revolutionary blockchain platform.

If you've actually tried to code in Rholang, you may have noticed the reference material is sparse. That doesn’t mean it’s difficult, and you don’t have to wait to begin learning how to program for this new blockchain.

This is a step by step guide to run RNode on Amazon Web Services. Setting up RNode on a VPS or a cloud service based virtual computer like the Amazon EC2 is desirable for users who are not able to set port forwarding or UPNP due to various network setups...

Reflective Ventures hosted a Deal Day event for RChain, where six companies pitched innovative solutions to real world problems using the blockchian.

RChain showcases Hellofriend, a dApp startup that aims to create a decentralized social networking platform using RChain's blockchain technology.

A step by step guide for setting up a local blockchain using 3 RNodes.

RCon3 brings together network validators, dApp developers, investors, and researchers learning how to work with the RChain platform and participate in the launch of the RChain testnet.