Blog

Here we will present a monthly blog by one of our experts that will give you more insight into blockchains and the way TNO is working on this technology.

Self-Sovereign Identities: It Is Going To Happen! - Rieks Joosten; May 2018

The term ‘Self-Sovereign Identity’ (SSId) has been attracting quite some attention in the (relatively small) world of ‘Internet-and-Identity’, with initiatives such as Sovrin and uPort as examples (and,...

Will that smart contract really do what you expect it to do? - Maarten Everts; March 2018

Much of the excitement and hype surrounding blockchain technology revolves around the promise of co-called smart contracts. Their immutability is what makes the concept of smart contracts so powerful,...

Stichting Consortium Blockchain Nederland: Towards a Dutch public blockchain facility - Oskar van Deventer, Frank Berkers, Pieter Verhagen; March 2018

Blockchains are expected to be beneficial to Dutch business and government. This whitepaper argues that there is an opportunity for a Dutch public blockchain facility, possibly organised through a Dutch...

Lightning Network for Dummies - Oskar van Deventer; December 2017

The elevator pitch of Lightning Network is “faster and cheaper bitcoin transactions”. As many know, the bitcoin network is regularly reaching its capacity, resulting in excessive transaction fees (many...