Governance

This year, more than ever, the market feels the need to appreciate how and where blockchain brings value to businesses and public administrations.

At the core of the decentralization movement is a departure from single entities or groups exerting complete control over an organization, protocol or network; and towards a more democratically led and governed protocol.

Blockchain, smart contracts and incentive mechanisms on cryptocurrencies have big abilities in terms of environmental and social sustainability in Italy, nevertheless, it is necessary to keep in mind that technology is only a tool and that only if correctly applied will it really facilitate the adoption of “green” and fair. Let’s then examine the opportunities offered by the distributed ledger technology (DLT).

DAO.Casino has released Blockchain TestNet 2.0. This update presents new features and an improved governance model, including the dedicated vote staking mechanism and a dynamic validator allocation. Dao.Casino is building a Blockchain for the gambling industry that ensures the automation of transactions and facilitates interactions between all the industry participants: casino operators, game developers, affiliates and players in a fair and transparent ecosystem.

Imagine a company with no board members, CEO or CFO’s. A company that’s run by an automated network, gathering ideas and proposals of all its employees, stakeholders, and community members. A company that gives everyone a say in its future direction, and that actively promotes the collaboration of the commons. Science fiction or science fact? Well, let’s take a look at what NavCoin 's community has created!

Newton Project (token: NEW) is in store for Huobi Prime 2nd launch on Tuesday, April 16. Newton Project is the infrastructure for the community economy, whose vision is to create a freer, fairer, and more open global economy by providing a better means for community governance, collaboration, and motivation. Huobi Prime is a selective token listing channel of Huobi Global exchange, aims to explore potential blockchain applications, gather industry resources and promote the development of blockchain ecosystem.

In a recent tweet, Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum (ETH) developer, acknowledges: "I quite regret adopting the term 'smart contracts.'" He elaborates in the tweet that he should have named it "something more boring and technical."

A very interesting fintech initiative called the Floating Island Project is planned to be created by 2022. It is aimed at providing people with a self-sustaining island, with its own governance and digital currency Varyon.

A blockchain-powered daily fantasy sports platform, MyDFS promises to improve the gaming experience for uncountable amount of fantasy sports enthusiasts around the world by delivering better speed, ease-of-use, transparency, governance and accountability. This mobile based fantasy sports ecosystem has been created by the founders of uTrener and KHL Fantasy, two of European earliest and most popular daily fantasy sports platforms.