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EOSIO – Developments Series – #1

EOSIO – Developments Series – #1

First published on VOICE in September 2020 -> check it out here. Block.one has made it crystal clear the company is working on several exciting behind the scenes developments, much of which is strictly confidential and isn't ready for prime time broadcast. The EOS...

Rethinking Enterprise Apps

Rethinking Enterprise Apps

First published on VOICE on Sep 02 - Check it out here. The Problem IT departments often run 100s, if not 1000s of applications. The range of products deployed is vast and complex. Enterprise apps get accumulated over the years, with business complexity, budgets and...

EOSIO HTTPS Configuration

EOSIO HTTPS Configuration

The Problem By default, when deploying an EOSIO node, the eosio::http_plugin for nodeos binds insecurely to a port of your choosing. The following is an extract from the config.ini running on a newly deployed host. FYI, there are multiple ways to run nodeos, my...

EOSIO, The Basics

EOSIO, The Basics

About eosio Since EOSDawn3 and 4, I've been a massive fan of the eosio software from block.one. For those not familiar with eosio, it's open-source blockchain software which underpins networks like EOS, TELOS, WAX,...

Using eosio.wrap (sudo) on eosio blockchains

Using eosio.wrap (sudo) on eosio blockchains

What is eosio.wrap? Eosio.wrap is an eosio system contract created by block.one. The contract enables an eosio chain administrator to update specifics of another account, e.g. permissions, without requiring the accounts private key. Think of it as sudo for eosio. In a...

Rethinking Enterprise Apps

Rethinking Enterprise Apps

Enterprise IT departments often run 100s, if not 1000s of applications. The scope of products deployed is vast and complex. Enterprise software is accumulated over many years and is typically a combination of in-house developed, third party or packaged as a service...

Disabling the Password

Disabling the Password

Over the past month, I've been holidaying with my family in Germany and Denmark. My wife, Britta, comes from a small farming community in the north of Germany near Hamburg and every couple of years we drop in to visit her family and friends. I've travelled to Germany...

Blockchain and Crypto

Blockchain and Crypto

I'm a big fan of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. Even though I'd heard about Bitcoin in the early days, I didn't appreciate or understand the implications of the technology and what it will mean for business in the next two decades. In early 2017, a friend...