Topic: [ANN] [IoP] Internet of People - Decentralise the Web 2.0 - a Community Project - page 14. (Read 45901 times)
March 02, 2018, 07:43:19 PM
IOP will fomo soon
March 02, 2018, 12:33:24 PM
I like this idea.
But I never heard some news about the peoject.
Is it still alive?
How about the community construction?
Maybe I should view the github repository..
But I never heard some news about the peoject.
Is it still alive?
How about the community construction?
Maybe I should view the github repository..
the project is more active than ever
You are welcome to join the community.
In our telegram chat, is more daily chit chat between the community: https://t.me/IoPofficial
For more detailed insights and information, join our discord community: https://discord.gg/AjDZd52
March 02, 2018, 09:26:51 AM
I like this idea.
But I never heard some news about the peoject.
Is it still alive?
How about the community construction?
Maybe I should view the github repository..
But I never heard some news about the peoject.
Is it still alive?
How about the community construction?
Maybe I should view the github repository..
March 02, 2018, 09:20:47 AM
You always wanted to know what purpose the IoP Token fulfills in the Internet Of People? In the latest article from Juan you will find the answer:
Data as labor and Internet Of People
Data as labor and Internet Of People
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I recently read a response by Aarón Benítez to the article Should We Treat Data as Labor? Moving Beyond ‘Free’, by Imanol Arrieta Ibarra, Leonard Goff, Diego Jiménez Hernandez, Jaron Lanier and E. Glen Weyl from the prestigious Stanford, Columbia and Yale Universities and the Microsoft Corporation. In his response, Benítez places special emphasis on the issue of personal data value and how such value should be transferred to its owners through compensation by the large IT companies which use this data as a resource in their business processes.
The original article by Ibarra et al. suggests that the lack of such compensation to the producers of this data could harm the development of artificial intelligence-based systems. It even suggests that the development of these systems directly depends on encouraging people to keep producing data, to the point that AI development will be unable to flourish if personal data production is not rewarded.
The article also includes a discussion on the reasons why personal data should be treated more like a paid activity than an asset, and declares that those who produce the data should be the principal beneficiaries. This would pave the way for a data market.
This issue of property and use of personal data is not new. In recent years, the debate has centered on whether accepting the terms and conditions of different platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or of different services such as Uber, AirBnB or eBay is a fair tradeoff. This is because our personal data are not only used to operate the specific platform or service we provide the data to; our data is also sold to other services, markets and unrelated third parties or used to sell us promotions based on our profiles and consumption patterns. Not to mention the risk that our data ends up in unwanted places because of security failings from those charged with protecting it. There is no shortage of recent examples of data theft, including malware, phishing attacks and server breaches from companies such as Spotify, Visa, Uber, Facebook and major banks.
I do not think our intimate personal data should be sold for economic reward. Nevertheless, the standard data produced in our daily lives does generate value, a value which can and indeed must be both rewarded and used for social, scientific and commercial purposes. The data generated in our everyday lives (everyday data), provided it is employed ethically, can be used to significantly improve our quality of life, by helping to create a better society and providing a resource on which to build new products and services.
But how is it possible to share our everyday data without compromising our most important personal data? The Internet of People (IoP) is developing the infrastructure to make this distinction possible. IoP is a complete infrastructure for applications and payments which does not employ any centralized servers. Instead, IoP is fully decentralized and based on nodes. These nodes can be run from personal computers or even smaller devices such as a Raspberry Pi or smartphone.
The profile server is one of the key components in the infrastructure we are building at IoP. Together with the CAN and the LOC, explained below, the profile server is the safe-deposit box which protects users’ privacy while allowing peer-to-peer interaction.
The Content Addressable Network (CAN) is responsible for storing and serving content for P2P apps. In providing a network where content is addressable, the nodes and P2P apps can find content no matter where it is stored in the network. The nodes which host a CAN server create a true distributed database. This is equivalent to a CDN (Content Delivery Network) in current centralized systems, but built with point-to-point technology based on a bespoke fork of IPFS.
Geolocated services are provided based on the Location Based Network (LOC). This a point-to-point node-based network which organizes itself dynamically and autonomously according to the specific geolocation configured by the node operator hosting the network. The profile and proximity servers are registered in the LOC network which allows the system to establish its location and facilitate geolocation. This capability allows many functions which users expect from modern apps and which are difficult to accomplish in any other way.
Establishing relations between location based nodes also helps protect the network against certain types of attacks, because it provides a trustworthy network for these nodes which sits above the less reliable underlying network provided by the internet service providers.
Thanks to the profile server, users can register and maintain personal data in their own devices without this data travelling across unsecured networks or being stored in third-party servers. Further data will be associated with this personal data: any of a user’s current social network configurations, hobbies, preferences and other data they are prepared to share can be found in the network through the Open Social Graph. The Open Social Graph maintains everyone’s public profiles, linked such that they can be found according to users’ characteristics and availability based on certain topics and keywords, as well as indirect geolocation.
The Open Social Graph is something like a giant digital bulletin board where people can publish their different interests and be found by like-minded people or companies.
The main difference between this approach and that of other databases such as those used by Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Google is that users have full control over their information. You can upload as much or as little information about yourself as you like. You can also upload as many different versions of yourself as you want: one profile for social networks, one for business dealings, and so on.
It is a cryptographically secure database, which ensures that no one can alter or misuse your data. With this technology, users can choose to interact with each other anonymously, via a pseudonym or entirely openly. They can also mix and match these approaches in different contexts. Users have complete control over who has access to their data and can revoke that permission if they are not happy with how it is being used.
The Open Social Graph solves one of the main problems with the current Internet: lack of control over personal data. In the Internet of People, your digital self can travel through cyberspace using the suit it prefers, being who it chooses to be and with whom it chooses to be.
Using this system, any person or company who is connected to our P2P network and looking for individuals to obtain user data could reach out to them and invite them to participate in a data collection program in exchange for some reward. All we ask is that the reward be given in our token, IOP.
In the future, users will be able to participate in programs where, based on profile characteristics, researchers would contact them directly offering to collaborate in a research study into such varied topics as sleep patterns, exercise habits, food purchasing habits, reading times or the websites they visit. Data would always be given in exchange for IOPs, deposited daily into the digital wallet on users’ smartphones. Another example would be voluntary participation in a research program into air quality in open spaces, with data gathered using a sensor in users’ mobile devices.
By participating in such research programs based around data collection, each user will establish a reputation which can later be used when selecting the best candidates for different programs. This would make sense for those who want to frequently participate in such studies as a regular source of income.
In this approach to selecting and rewarding candidates for participating in research studies, their personal data is never compromised. We can move from a ‘Personal Data as Labor’ to an ‘Everyday Data as Labor’ model in a anonymous, secure and transparent way. The Internet of People infrastructure is ready for provide this.
Perhaps you would like to contribute to the first community of rewarded data generators using our IoP infrastructure? In the Internet of People, people come first. Privacy is one of our core values.
The original article by Ibarra et al. suggests that the lack of such compensation to the producers of this data could harm the development of artificial intelligence-based systems. It even suggests that the development of these systems directly depends on encouraging people to keep producing data, to the point that AI development will be unable to flourish if personal data production is not rewarded.
The article also includes a discussion on the reasons why personal data should be treated more like a paid activity than an asset, and declares that those who produce the data should be the principal beneficiaries. This would pave the way for a data market.
This issue of property and use of personal data is not new. In recent years, the debate has centered on whether accepting the terms and conditions of different platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or of different services such as Uber, AirBnB or eBay is a fair tradeoff. This is because our personal data are not only used to operate the specific platform or service we provide the data to; our data is also sold to other services, markets and unrelated third parties or used to sell us promotions based on our profiles and consumption patterns. Not to mention the risk that our data ends up in unwanted places because of security failings from those charged with protecting it. There is no shortage of recent examples of data theft, including malware, phishing attacks and server breaches from companies such as Spotify, Visa, Uber, Facebook and major banks.
I do not think our intimate personal data should be sold for economic reward. Nevertheless, the standard data produced in our daily lives does generate value, a value which can and indeed must be both rewarded and used for social, scientific and commercial purposes. The data generated in our everyday lives (everyday data), provided it is employed ethically, can be used to significantly improve our quality of life, by helping to create a better society and providing a resource on which to build new products and services.
But how is it possible to share our everyday data without compromising our most important personal data? The Internet of People (IoP) is developing the infrastructure to make this distinction possible. IoP is a complete infrastructure for applications and payments which does not employ any centralized servers. Instead, IoP is fully decentralized and based on nodes. These nodes can be run from personal computers or even smaller devices such as a Raspberry Pi or smartphone.
The profile server is one of the key components in the infrastructure we are building at IoP. Together with the CAN and the LOC, explained below, the profile server is the safe-deposit box which protects users’ privacy while allowing peer-to-peer interaction.
The Content Addressable Network (CAN) is responsible for storing and serving content for P2P apps. In providing a network where content is addressable, the nodes and P2P apps can find content no matter where it is stored in the network. The nodes which host a CAN server create a true distributed database. This is equivalent to a CDN (Content Delivery Network) in current centralized systems, but built with point-to-point technology based on a bespoke fork of IPFS.
Geolocated services are provided based on the Location Based Network (LOC). This a point-to-point node-based network which organizes itself dynamically and autonomously according to the specific geolocation configured by the node operator hosting the network. The profile and proximity servers are registered in the LOC network which allows the system to establish its location and facilitate geolocation. This capability allows many functions which users expect from modern apps and which are difficult to accomplish in any other way.
Establishing relations between location based nodes also helps protect the network against certain types of attacks, because it provides a trustworthy network for these nodes which sits above the less reliable underlying network provided by the internet service providers.
Thanks to the profile server, users can register and maintain personal data in their own devices without this data travelling across unsecured networks or being stored in third-party servers. Further data will be associated with this personal data: any of a user’s current social network configurations, hobbies, preferences and other data they are prepared to share can be found in the network through the Open Social Graph. The Open Social Graph maintains everyone’s public profiles, linked such that they can be found according to users’ characteristics and availability based on certain topics and keywords, as well as indirect geolocation.
The Open Social Graph is something like a giant digital bulletin board where people can publish their different interests and be found by like-minded people or companies.
The main difference between this approach and that of other databases such as those used by Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Google is that users have full control over their information. You can upload as much or as little information about yourself as you like. You can also upload as many different versions of yourself as you want: one profile for social networks, one for business dealings, and so on.
It is a cryptographically secure database, which ensures that no one can alter or misuse your data. With this technology, users can choose to interact with each other anonymously, via a pseudonym or entirely openly. They can also mix and match these approaches in different contexts. Users have complete control over who has access to their data and can revoke that permission if they are not happy with how it is being used.
The Open Social Graph solves one of the main problems with the current Internet: lack of control over personal data. In the Internet of People, your digital self can travel through cyberspace using the suit it prefers, being who it chooses to be and with whom it chooses to be.
Using this system, any person or company who is connected to our P2P network and looking for individuals to obtain user data could reach out to them and invite them to participate in a data collection program in exchange for some reward. All we ask is that the reward be given in our token, IOP.
In the future, users will be able to participate in programs where, based on profile characteristics, researchers would contact them directly offering to collaborate in a research study into such varied topics as sleep patterns, exercise habits, food purchasing habits, reading times or the websites they visit. Data would always be given in exchange for IOPs, deposited daily into the digital wallet on users’ smartphones. Another example would be voluntary participation in a research program into air quality in open spaces, with data gathered using a sensor in users’ mobile devices.
By participating in such research programs based around data collection, each user will establish a reputation which can later be used when selecting the best candidates for different programs. This would make sense for those who want to frequently participate in such studies as a regular source of income.
In this approach to selecting and rewarding candidates for participating in research studies, their personal data is never compromised. We can move from a ‘Personal Data as Labor’ to an ‘Everyday Data as Labor’ model in a anonymous, secure and transparent way. The Internet of People infrastructure is ready for provide this.
Perhaps you would like to contribute to the first community of rewarded data generators using our IoP infrastructure? In the Internet of People, people come first. Privacy is one of our core values.
February 28, 2018, 05:15:48 PM
Indeed 
Thank you for your support.
Thank you for your support.besides the obvious technology .... the community and the devs are among the best out there. you should try to get to know them ... if you really are interested to know more
February 28, 2018, 03:25:59 AM
besides the obvious technology .... the community and the devs are among the best out there. you should try to get to know them ... if you really are interested to know more
February 27, 2018, 11:21:02 PM
Very interesting agreement, 30,000 young people who know and will use IOP as a method of payment ... excellent marketing ....
and we still working with University... https://twitter.com/iopmexico/status/968668452679401472
February 27, 2018, 08:44:20 AM
Very interesting agreement, 30,000 young people who know and will use IOP as a method of payment ... excellent marketing ....
February 27, 2018, 08:42:55 AM
I think these are great news!
We are looking forward to other partnerships too.
We are looking forward to other partnerships too.
IoP Update on the partnership with the Autonomous University of Nayarit
Read the article on medium
Wikipedia Autonomous University of Nayarit
Read the article on medium
Wikipedia Autonomous University of Nayarit
February 27, 2018, 05:30:50 AM
IoP Update on the partnership with the Autonomous University of Nayarit
Read the article on medium
Wikipedia Autonomous University of Nayarit
Read the article on medium
Wikipedia Autonomous University of Nayarit
February 25, 2018, 11:52:16 AM
Here's a little sneak preview of our new mobile wallet.
Currently we are waiting for the approval of Google and Apple.
Currently we are waiting for the approval of Google and Apple.
I'm waiting for this. Hope it will be available soon
sure they are coming soon..
February 25, 2018, 08:10:53 AM
Here's a little sneak preview of our new mobile wallet.
Currently we are waiting for the approval of Google and Apple.
http://iop-blog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_20180223_003256_122.jpg
Currently we are waiting for the approval of Google and Apple.
http://iop-blog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_20180223_003256_122.jpg
I'm waiting for this. Hope it will be available soon
February 22, 2018, 07:27:55 PM
Here's a little sneak preview of our new mobile wallet.
Currently we are waiting for the approval of Google and Apple.
Currently we are waiting for the approval of Google and Apple.
February 21, 2018, 02:34:55 PM
Back to school?
IoP Community arranged a deal with Nayarit Autonomous University a Mexican University with over 30.000 students.
We reached an agreement for participate in TEDx topic Blockchain with the Internet of People, to create a culture and use of $IOP as payment method.
February 14, 2018, 01:23:21 AM
Our #4 Transparency report, has just been published.
You find it here
https://iop.global/iop-transparency-report-4/
You find it here
https://iop.global/iop-transparency-report-4/
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IoP Transparency Report #4
Welcome to the February 2018 IoP Transparency report. It’s been a busy few months for IoP, with many changes and several amazing community and development events. This report provides an overview of the most important developments.
IoP Restructuring
We have made further progress in transforming and restructuring IoP to meet our goal of creating a global digital cooperative. Over the coming weeks, the Community Leaders will unveil improvements to the chapter system to better support the integration of new members and establish more IoP Divisions. Look out for more information in the Discord and Telegram channels.
Budapest Developer Conference
The 2nd Libertaria Developer Conference was held from 15th-21st January 2018. Like our September conference, it was once again held in Budapest. However, this time the conference was semi-public, in an open house environment. It was not widely advertised, but people who heard about the conference in the Libertaria Community Chat were invited to join the Friday and Saturday sessions and mingle with the developers and ask questions.
The talks were very successful, and we met many new people from the crypto community in Budapest. During the conference, we made many important decisions which I will share with you below.
IoP Ventures Restructuring
A very important development was the restructuring of IoP Ventures. Every core developer has become a member of the company, and future important decisions will be made based on votes. This means future developments will be in the direct control of the developers, rather than a board or marketing team. This is the best way to ensure that we create the best technologies that we can.
The members of IoP Ventures agreed that IoP Ventures should start working on other blockchain projects, including commercial projects, provided they will directly benefit the IoP ecosystem. However, the members also agreed that no more than 50% of IoP Ventures efforts should go into projects outside of IoP.
Several community members have expressed interest in the exact nature of IoP Ventures. IoP Ventures LLC is a membership-based company registered in St. Kitts & Nevis in June 2017 under Registration Number No. 123079.
This business structure was chosen to provide the developers with a secure income and a safe and stable environment so they can be free from economic and legal distractions and focus instead on what’s important: developing Mercury, the IoP SDK and supporting the Libertaria Initiative.
Distinction between Libertaria and IOP
In the community chat channels, we often see questions about Libertaria and the distinction between IoP and Libertaria. Our upcoming documentation releases and website changes will address this more fully, but I’ll provide a brief overview below:
The Libertaria Initiative was founded by me, Markus Maiwald, in May 2017 and was solely funded by me until the end of 2017. In late 2017, IoP Ventures joined the Libertaria Initiative and is now contributing developers and expertise to aid in the development of Libertaria technology. IoP is distinct from Libertaria, but will greatly benefit from Libertaria technologies, as IoP apps and profile servers can interact with and run on top of Libertaria protocols and infrastructure.
So Libertaria and IoP are distinct organisations, but they work in close collaboration and share many common goals. We hope that this will be the first of many such collaborations as more projects will join the Libertaria Initiative and contribute to building a decentralised society.
New Team Members
We are excited to announce a number of new people have joined our team, including:
– Cristiaan (Discord ID: Memnon) the Discord Chat Admin. Dieter (dwk) has also proposed that Cristiaan should be the next leader of the IoP Community Care Division
– Luka (Luka), a graphic designer who is curating the interface of the Titania Box
– Lez (Lez), a Hungarian developer who has joined full-time to work on Mercury
– Janette (Janette M), who will be the Leader of the IoP Member and Chapter Services Division
– Cedric (Cedric), a proficient app developer who is the new leader of the IoP Developer Division.
– Byron (Byron) is also taking on an important new role as the CTO of IoP Ventures.
You can talk with them and the rest of the team in our Discord chat.
We are planning a team site to include all new and existing members of IoP Ventures along with a corporate overview. This will be released along with our new website in March.
Consensus / Blockchain
Since December, we have been conducting in-depth research into the possibility of switching IoP to a PoS-like consensus system, moving away from the current PoW system. During this process, we learned that Algorand is a perfect fit for Libertaria’s Hydra project, and IoP will be protected via the Hydra Algorand Consensus. Arpad, a mathematician, has been hired to join Libertaria’s Hydra team and help build a prototype to implement IoP into this system. We expect to have the first progress report by the end of April.
Mercury Protocol
Thanks to Istvan, Byron, and Victor, we have made great progress on the Mercury protocol, and we’re delighted to announce that development of the Mercury prototype is complete. A working proof of concept application is ready under the name IoP Connect. IoP uses Mercury and the Profile Server to allow users to interact in a truly private, peer-to-peer fashion. As always, developers and other interested readers can find the source code for this SDK in our public GitHub repo.
We are now working on refactoring the whole Mercury protocol in Rust, to provide enhanced security and many other improvements. Also, the IoP Division under the lead of Developer Cedric and Amon are working in Karlsruhe on the first usable app on top of Mercury: IoP Chat. IoP Chat will have all the features you expect from a modern chat app, while also having a wallet to give full IOP and BTC integration. Thus users can send each other tokens as well as chatting. The wallet is already finished and has entered internal testing, so we expect IoP Chat to be ready within 2-3 months.
Bittrex Compliance Check
As you have probably heard, Bittrex the second biggest US cryptocurrency exchange, is currently undergoing some changes. As a result, IoP is being subject to a compliance check to see if the IOP token can legally remain listed. This has caused some concern within the community, but I don’t personally see much risk here, as the IoP Token is not part of the Mercury protocol that IoP Ventures is developing. The IOP token is an account of value and can act as a commodity, but it is not currently a security or utility token. IoP Ventures is building apps and software on top of the blockchain, which is a community project. Bittrex has received our compliance submission and we haven’t heard any negative feedback from them. Naturally, we will keep the community updated and make an announcement as soon was we hear more.
New Exchange Listings
In exciting news, the IOP token has been successfully listed on several new exchanges this month. You can now trade IOP on Coinswitch, TradeSatoshi, CoinsControl, and C-CEX.
New Headquarters
Our most thrilling news is that we are simultaneously establishing two headquarters: one for IoP Ventures in Budapest and another for the IoP Divisions in Karlsruhe.
I will personally move to Budapest and help set up our headquarters with offices, while Dieter will create a permanent office to establish IoP Divisions HQ in Karlsruhe. At launch, we expect to have 18 people working across both offices.
Markus Maiwald
IoP Ventures LLC
Company Registration No.: 123079
13 February 2018
Welcome to the February 2018 IoP Transparency report. It’s been a busy few months for IoP, with many changes and several amazing community and development events. This report provides an overview of the most important developments.
IoP Restructuring
We have made further progress in transforming and restructuring IoP to meet our goal of creating a global digital cooperative. Over the coming weeks, the Community Leaders will unveil improvements to the chapter system to better support the integration of new members and establish more IoP Divisions. Look out for more information in the Discord and Telegram channels.
Budapest Developer Conference
The 2nd Libertaria Developer Conference was held from 15th-21st January 2018. Like our September conference, it was once again held in Budapest. However, this time the conference was semi-public, in an open house environment. It was not widely advertised, but people who heard about the conference in the Libertaria Community Chat were invited to join the Friday and Saturday sessions and mingle with the developers and ask questions.
The talks were very successful, and we met many new people from the crypto community in Budapest. During the conference, we made many important decisions which I will share with you below.
IoP Ventures Restructuring
A very important development was the restructuring of IoP Ventures. Every core developer has become a member of the company, and future important decisions will be made based on votes. This means future developments will be in the direct control of the developers, rather than a board or marketing team. This is the best way to ensure that we create the best technologies that we can.
The members of IoP Ventures agreed that IoP Ventures should start working on other blockchain projects, including commercial projects, provided they will directly benefit the IoP ecosystem. However, the members also agreed that no more than 50% of IoP Ventures efforts should go into projects outside of IoP.
Several community members have expressed interest in the exact nature of IoP Ventures. IoP Ventures LLC is a membership-based company registered in St. Kitts & Nevis in June 2017 under Registration Number No. 123079.
This business structure was chosen to provide the developers with a secure income and a safe and stable environment so they can be free from economic and legal distractions and focus instead on what’s important: developing Mercury, the IoP SDK and supporting the Libertaria Initiative.
Distinction between Libertaria and IOP
In the community chat channels, we often see questions about Libertaria and the distinction between IoP and Libertaria. Our upcoming documentation releases and website changes will address this more fully, but I’ll provide a brief overview below:
The Libertaria Initiative was founded by me, Markus Maiwald, in May 2017 and was solely funded by me until the end of 2017. In late 2017, IoP Ventures joined the Libertaria Initiative and is now contributing developers and expertise to aid in the development of Libertaria technology. IoP is distinct from Libertaria, but will greatly benefit from Libertaria technologies, as IoP apps and profile servers can interact with and run on top of Libertaria protocols and infrastructure.
So Libertaria and IoP are distinct organisations, but they work in close collaboration and share many common goals. We hope that this will be the first of many such collaborations as more projects will join the Libertaria Initiative and contribute to building a decentralised society.
New Team Members
We are excited to announce a number of new people have joined our team, including:
– Cristiaan (Discord ID: Memnon) the Discord Chat Admin. Dieter (dwk) has also proposed that Cristiaan should be the next leader of the IoP Community Care Division
– Luka (Luka), a graphic designer who is curating the interface of the Titania Box
– Lez (Lez), a Hungarian developer who has joined full-time to work on Mercury
– Janette (Janette M), who will be the Leader of the IoP Member and Chapter Services Division
– Cedric (Cedric), a proficient app developer who is the new leader of the IoP Developer Division.
– Byron (Byron) is also taking on an important new role as the CTO of IoP Ventures.
You can talk with them and the rest of the team in our Discord chat.
We are planning a team site to include all new and existing members of IoP Ventures along with a corporate overview. This will be released along with our new website in March.
Consensus / Blockchain
Since December, we have been conducting in-depth research into the possibility of switching IoP to a PoS-like consensus system, moving away from the current PoW system. During this process, we learned that Algorand is a perfect fit for Libertaria’s Hydra project, and IoP will be protected via the Hydra Algorand Consensus. Arpad, a mathematician, has been hired to join Libertaria’s Hydra team and help build a prototype to implement IoP into this system. We expect to have the first progress report by the end of April.
Mercury Protocol
Thanks to Istvan, Byron, and Victor, we have made great progress on the Mercury protocol, and we’re delighted to announce that development of the Mercury prototype is complete. A working proof of concept application is ready under the name IoP Connect. IoP uses Mercury and the Profile Server to allow users to interact in a truly private, peer-to-peer fashion. As always, developers and other interested readers can find the source code for this SDK in our public GitHub repo.
We are now working on refactoring the whole Mercury protocol in Rust, to provide enhanced security and many other improvements. Also, the IoP Division under the lead of Developer Cedric and Amon are working in Karlsruhe on the first usable app on top of Mercury: IoP Chat. IoP Chat will have all the features you expect from a modern chat app, while also having a wallet to give full IOP and BTC integration. Thus users can send each other tokens as well as chatting. The wallet is already finished and has entered internal testing, so we expect IoP Chat to be ready within 2-3 months.
Bittrex Compliance Check
As you have probably heard, Bittrex the second biggest US cryptocurrency exchange, is currently undergoing some changes. As a result, IoP is being subject to a compliance check to see if the IOP token can legally remain listed. This has caused some concern within the community, but I don’t personally see much risk here, as the IoP Token is not part of the Mercury protocol that IoP Ventures is developing. The IOP token is an account of value and can act as a commodity, but it is not currently a security or utility token. IoP Ventures is building apps and software on top of the blockchain, which is a community project. Bittrex has received our compliance submission and we haven’t heard any negative feedback from them. Naturally, we will keep the community updated and make an announcement as soon was we hear more.
New Exchange Listings
In exciting news, the IOP token has been successfully listed on several new exchanges this month. You can now trade IOP on Coinswitch, TradeSatoshi, CoinsControl, and C-CEX.
New Headquarters
Our most thrilling news is that we are simultaneously establishing two headquarters: one for IoP Ventures in Budapest and another for the IoP Divisions in Karlsruhe.
I will personally move to Budapest and help set up our headquarters with offices, while Dieter will create a permanent office to establish IoP Divisions HQ in Karlsruhe. At launch, we expect to have 18 people working across both offices.
Markus Maiwald
IoP Ventures LLC
Company Registration No.: 123079
13 February 2018
February 13, 2018, 09:57:31 PM
i read more than points of schedule this Q1 2018 roadmaps. if migration node to mercury connection service and hydra project succesfull, so people free to create token? or system have protocol to approval who can generate token? I think if everyone can create a token without rules, then there will be many scam projects from token creation.
Regarding details I suggest you to join the Discord Server: https://discord.gg/xENSXwkYou can find there a developers room too.
February 13, 2018, 08:52:21 PM
really impressive idea with this project internet of people will be good investment.i want to join it,update us for more info,thanks team
February 12, 2018, 04:57:58 PM
Listing on CoinsControl (February 12)
https://coindar.org/en/event/internet-of-people-iop-listing-on-coinscontrol-3642
https://coindar.org/en/event/internet-of-people-iop-listing-on-coinscontrol-3642
February 12, 2018, 08:13:42 AM
IoP compared IoT because they have different purposes, some people will prefer the second, but in fact, we all know that without the first, IoT will hardly get any meaningful value, so IoP would influence and be influenced directly by IoT! Is it still possible to easily obtain IoP?
Thank you for your comment.You can purchase IoP through the exchanges that are mentioned on our website https://iop.global/#exchange
February 09, 2018, 10:58:22 PM
IoP compared IoT because they have different purposes, some people will prefer the second, but in fact, we all know that without the first, IoT will hardly get any meaningful value, so IoP would influence and be influenced directly by IoT! Is it still possible to easily obtain IoP?
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