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Crypto Discussion / Public Blockchains Comparison

« on: February 21, 2021, 02:23:55 PM »

Public blockchains are widely adopted by different industries including banking, real estate, or media. But how to make the right choice and pick a solution that could meet your needs? 4ire Labs is here to provide you an overview of the main issues that modern blockchain solutions are addressing and make a comparison of their pros and cons.

Recently, we have conducted an in-depth analysis of the best solutions on the market and compared them in terms of their benefits and limitations. Here you can find our ebook with the selection of up-to date blockchain solutions with handy comparison tables: https://4irelabs.com/ebook-entrepreneurs-and-tech-guide-for-blockchain-startups/

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Crypto Products & Services / How to Hire the Right Blockchain Developer for Your Project?

« on: October 28, 2020, 06:14:26 PM »

Nowadays, blockchain is on the rise and companies are constantly looking for the right experts to implement blockchain into their business.
According to the Linkedin research, blockchain is #1 needed hardskill in 2020. Companies like Facebook, Amazon, Oracle, Toyota, Shell, Walt Disney, IBM, and many others have already turned to blockchain for their day-to-day operations in the financial sector.

However, hiring a skilled blockchain developer can be often challenging. Their number is still not enough to satisfy the demand of the existing market so you should not expect an easy hiring process here.
Read our guide to learn the tips that will help you make the right choice: https://4irelabs.com/blog/articles/how-to-hire-blockchain-developer/

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General Discussion, Non Crypto Stuff / Chromaway & 4ire Labs Collaboration

« on: October 07, 2020, 04:01:03 PM »

Chromia is one of the unique blockchain platforms due to its flexibility and universality in integration. It was designed as a blockchain and a relational database to solve the inherent challenges of existing platforms.

Chromia runs on the Rell language, which benefits are indisputable. While focused on blockchain-specific data and transaction safety, it also enables meta-programming and offers the ease of use and convenience so much appreciated by the modern programming community. Some of the pioneering blockchain development solutions of Chromia have already been implemented by an official bank (LHV) and a public sector agency (Swedish registry).

Learn more about the fundamentals of Chromia. https://bit.ly/2GC06x0

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Crypto Discussion / Why You Should Consider Choosing NEARProtocol?

« on: September 28, 2020, 07:39:16 PM »

NEARProtocol is a next-generation layer 1 protocol for independent powering of Open Web. At the moment, it offers impressive scalability, considerable speed and cost-efficiency compared to Ethereum 2.0.

What makes NEAR so attractive for all blockchain participants:

 - End-users enjoy the benefits of a flexible, progressive UX, accessing numerous services running on NEAR

 - Businesses can customize advanced permissions for users into their apps and receive a vast toolkit for simple app composition.

 - Validators can join in without advanced software due to the sharded nature of the system.[/li][/list]

Learn more about how you can take advantage of NEAR in our blog - https://4irelabs.com/near-protocol-vs-ethereum

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Crypto Discussion / Contributing to the Aragon Universe

« on: September 14, 2020, 12:41:51 PM »

Ethereum emerged as one of the revolutionary solutions aimed to create an alternative to conventional governments. Tennagraph is a community project that was designed to enable users to participate meaningfully in the voting process to determine the direction of Ethereum's development.

Read more about how we built Tennagraph - an application for collecting network sentiment to improve Ethereum governance. https://4irelabs.com/blog/tennagraph-use-case

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Crypto Discussion / Why Stablecoins Are Growing in Popularity?

« on: August 21, 2020, 08:32:17 PM »

We live in the world highly conducive to the greater adoption of crypto currency. Unfortunately, as most of them do not rely on any fiat currency or other legit financial asset they allow unthinkable price fluctuations. To address the issue of cryptocurrency volatility the brand-new type of crypto-assets has been found.

Stablecoin shows a much higher level of price stability because it refers to fiat currencies and financial systems supporting national currencies' stability. Read more on stablecoins implementation and use cases in our recent guide: https://4irelabs.com/blog/stablecoins

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Cryptocurrency Gaming & Gambling / Blockchain in Online Gambling Use Case

« on: August 07, 2020, 03:31:43 PM »

Today the gambling and betting industries are gaining momentum. Implementing blockchain can overcome the business challenges industries face and bring in more safety and transparency. Blockchain technology is delivering the best customized experiences to gamblers, no wonder why the gaming industry is now actively incorporating the innovative blockchain solutions.

This technology has transformed many sectors including the financial industry, governmental operations, and data security. Learn more about all the benefits blockchain may bring to the gambling world with the Winstars use case https://4irelabs.com/blog/blockchain-gambling

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Crypto Products & Services / How Blockchain Transforms the Gaming Industry

« on: August 03, 2020, 05:55:53 PM »

Blockchain is increasingly integrated into gaming, redefining the industry, and offering new possibilities to gamblers and providers. Read more on numerous benefits to all stakeholders blockchain may bring and share our experience in developing a cryptocurrency token for HashRush: https://4irelabs.com/blog/blockchain-gaming#age

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Crypto Discussion / Blockchain Impact on Notary Services

« on: July 07, 2020, 01:52:53 AM »

The use of blockchain technology in notarial activity seems to be the most obvious applications. With this technology, users can be guaranteed the integrity of data on the chain. Blockchain can make a notarized document secure, immutable and transparent.
Read more our use case https://4irelabs.com/use-cases-notarization-in-blockchain

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Crypto Discussion / How To Use Blockchain In Green Finance?

« on: July 07, 2020, 01:44:27 AM »

Green finance is a term that refers to financial investments flowing into development of projects and initiatives related to sustainability. Fintech and blockchain facilitate access to new sources of finance and investment. The benefits of blockchain come through adoption of smart contracts that are set to redefine regulatory structures and transaction systems. Blockchain technology enables effective monitoring, reporting and verification, increases transparency and accountability and reduces the risk of greenwashing.
https://4irelabs.com/blog/blockchain-for-sustainable-finance

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Crypto Discussion / Blockchain Technology In Renewable Energy Use Case

« on: May 25, 2020, 05:09:06 PM »

Blockchain is an innovative technology which is set to change the renewable energy industry. As an example is the use of Blockchain to manage renewable energy certificate transactions (REC). In this case, Blockchain guarantees the transparency and security of the transaction, allowing all parties to audit the results.
4ire Labs had a chance to test the use of Blockchain in energy sector. 4ire Labs team worked on the development of REC trading platform for green gas. The full project development guide you can read in this article: https://4irelabs.com/blog/how-to-use-blockchain-technology-in-renewable-energy

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Crypto Discussion / How to prove investors that your FinTech idea is worthy?

« on: October 17, 2019, 07:00:46 PM »

You are 299% sure that your project is mega-cool and useful, that does not need any additional clarifications? It deserves respect, but this is absolutely not convincing for a potential investor, he must be sure on a few percents more than you are Want to learn how to eradicate all doubts of a potential depositor - this article will definitely help you out. https://4irelabs.com/prove-investors-your-fintech-idea

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Crypto Products & Services / FinTech Startups - how they can benefit?

« on: October 09, 2019, 09:23:39 PM »

Already existing FinTech Startups or those that are only going to be launched - how they can benefit from using a design thinking approach? A 5-step methodology for the case if you want to get a better understanding of how a business can benefit from a design thinking approach. https://4irelabs.com/design-thinking-creative-problem-solving