And the $100,000 Bitcoin Foundation Bounty Alternative Goes To…

Providing stimulus to create an alternative to the Bitcoin Bitcoin While some may still be wondering what is Bitcoin, who created Bitcoin, or how does Bitcoin work, one thing is certain: Bitcoin has changed the world.No one can remain indifferent to this revolutionary, decentralized, digital asset nor to its blockchain technology.In fact, we’ve gone a long way ever since a Florida resident Laszlo Hanyecz made BTC’s first official commercial transaction with a real company by trading 10,000 Bitcoins for 2 pizzas at his local Papa John’s.One could now argue that While some may still be wondering what is Bitcoin, who created Bitcoin, or how does Bitcoin work, one thing is certain: Bitcoin has changed the world.No one can remain indifferent to this revolutionary, decentralized, digital asset nor to its blockchain technology.In fact, we’ve gone a long way ever since a Florida resident Laszlo Hanyecz made BTC’s first official commercial transaction with a real company by trading 10,000 Bitcoins for 2 pizzas at his local Papa John’s.One could now argue that Read this Term Foundation, early bitcoin adopter, Olivier Janssens announced in May that he would award $100,000 to the best internet based open source platform that would have the ability to fund bitcoin core development as well as lobbying. The $100,000 bounty proved Janssens was willing to 'put his money where his mouth i's, after having voiced his negative opinion towards problems of politics that were ruining the Foundation.

In funding an alternative, Janssens believed that bitcoin needed an open system where the community would vote on how to allocate development and lobbying resources. Winning the award is Lighthouse. First showcased at Bitcoin 2014 in Amsterdam and developed by Bitcoin Core developer Mike Hearn, Lighthouse is a Blockchain Blockchain Blockchain comprises a digital network of blocks with a comprehensive ledger of transactions made in a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin or other altcoins.One of the signature features of blockchain is that it is maintained across more than one computer. The ledger can be public or private (permissioned.) In this sense, blockchain is immune to the manipulation of data making it not only open but verifiable. Because a blockchain is stored across a network of computers, it is very difficult to tampe Blockchain comprises a digital network of blocks with a comprehensive ledger of transactions made in a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin or other altcoins.One of the signature features of blockchain is that it is maintained across more than one computer. The ledger can be public or private (permissioned.) In this sense, blockchain is immune to the manipulation of data making it not only open but verifiable. Because a blockchain is stored across a network of computers, it is very difficult to tampe Read this Term based crowdfunding platform. In describing the product, Janssens compared it to Kickstarter, explaining that:

• Crowdfunding platform, running completely on the Blockchain. Assurance contracts which send money back automatically if goals are not met.
• Will be able to fund Bitcoin core devs directly. They propose their schedule and goals, and they can set extra bonus features when they get extra funds (such as with Kickstarter).
• Will allow lobbyists to make proposals and be directly funded by the community, according to their capabilities
• Will allow many other community initiatives, such as supporting adoption in Africa by sponsoring ATMs, etc

In winning the bounty, Lighthouse is being awarded $40,000 now, with another $50,000 provided to fund its first project. Coming in second place, and receiving $10,000 was Eris by Project Douglas, and Ethereum based system which was submitted by Casey Kuhlman, Dennis McKinnon and Preston Byrne.