Art on the ICON Public Blockchain Putting works of art on the blockchain is one of the clearer use-cases for the technology.
The Risks of Staking Through Exchanges As the voting period for P-Rep candidates grows closer and closer, a number of individuals have inquired on various social media channels regarding the possibility of certain exchanges providing staking rewards for a
RHIZOME Progress Report With the pre-voting period for P-Reps approaching in less than two weeks, we wanted to take a moment to update the community on what RHIZOME has produced thus far.
RHIZOME Interview with Willy Beamish of ICONbet Recently, I decided to interview Willy Beamish of ICONbet. As ICONbet is the first ever DAO on the ICON protocol, it has experienced a ton of traction lately.
The RHIZOME Report - Episode 2 On the second episode of “The Rhizome Report,” Rhizome team member William McKenzie took a few minutes to speak with Edouard Lavidalle from POS Bakerz, another candidate for ICON P-Rep.
ICON 101 ICON 101: ICON Governance This article examines the governance model of the ICON blockchain project.
ICON 101 ICON 101: The Growing ICON Ecosystem This article spotlights a number of partnerships and projects that are potentially going to help grown the ICON network.
The Seoul Blockchain News Today, some possibly exciting news for the ICON ecosystem was published by CoinDesk:The Seoul Metropolitan Government will establish its first blockchain-based administrative services in November, according to a report in the Korean-language
ICON 101 ICON 101: ICON’s Genesis This article will have two main components. The first will examine the business entities and their subsidiaries that are responsible for the ICON project. This section can get confusing, as there are a lot of pieces on the board, so it’s my goal to make it as easy to understand as possible.
ICON 101 ICON 101: The People & Team This article will focus on the organizations and individuals who play key, direct roles in the creation of the ICON ecosystem and network.
ICON 101 ICON 101: ICON's Technology In this article, my goal is to explain the architecture of the ICON blockchain network, and many of its technical features, (hopefully) in a manner that anyone with a fundamental understanding of blockchain technology can understand.
ICON 101 ICON 101: Public vs. Private Chains & the Network Effect In this article, we will take a look the relationship between the private chain and the public chain, ICONLOOP and ICON, and how their relationship will lead to a network effect that will create true value for the ICON network.
ICON 101 ICON 101: ICON Tokenomics & Economy This article breaks down the economics of the ICON Network. This is a lengthy piece, but I would argue it’s the most important to understanding the beauty, resilience, and long-term stability of the ICON Network.
Clarifying ICON's Position as a P-Rep Recently, the ICON Foundation has decided to elect itself as a P-Rep. In this post, we examine the move by the foundation and look into the penalty fee.
Now that DPASS is available, what does it do? Today, the ICON Network made another step toward mass adoption with the release of “DPASS” on the Apple iOS Store (the Android version will be available by the end of the month, according
The RHIZOME Report - Episode 1 Subscribe to "The Rhizome Report" on iTunes and Spotify.On the first ever episode of "The Rhizome Report," Rhizome team member William McKenzie had a chance to chat with Scott Smiley and Daeki
RHIZOME Interview with BongAn Ha & Changju Lee Recently, I decided to interview BongAn Ha and Changju Lee of the ICON Foundation to provide insight into some pressing questions.
ICON Updates ICX Transaction Fee System to “Fee 2.0” Yesterday, “Fee 2.0” was published to the ICON mainnet. Fee 2.0 is a major update to ICON’s transaction fee system that allows DApp operators to pay transaction fees for users.
An In-Depth Look at ICON’s Unstaking Period In a previous post, we discussed ICON’s staking reward model on a general level. While that post touched on the “unstaking period” concept, I’ve seen a lot of confusion regarding the
An Optimistic Take on ICON & Why the P-Rep Election Matters An optimistic look at Delegated Proof-of-Contribution blockchain-based networks and why the election of P-Reps for the ICON network matters.
Dissension and Insight on Inflation in ICON and Other Protocols In this post, we'll discuss what inflation is, if inflation is "bad" for ICON, and lastly, take a look at other protocols utilizing inflation positively.
Clarifying ICON’s Position on Seoul Launching Blockchain-based Citizen Cards Seoul’s implementation of blockchain-based technology to its citizen cards will take place on ICONLOOP’s loopchain, which is the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s standard blockchain platform “for all current and future applications”.
Clarifying ICON’s IISS & Pre-Voting Update In this post, we’ll discuss the changes to IISS, as well as what kind of ICX rewards ICONists can expect to see during the pre-voting period in August.
ICON's Update to IISS Recently, ICON has updated it’s ICON Incentives Scoring System (IISS), showing pre-voting staking is expected in August.
