Hi everyone,
Sorry I haven't posted in a while on the Bitcoin Forum. I actually forgot my password and now have found it.
An update from Solcrypto.
Solcrypto and Chain of things teamed up last year to make the data-logger. So we went through a huge journey there. We quickly realized that identity was one of the key aspects to distributed data logger technology. Then so we made an identity project first. The identity project couldn't get any funding for a while (about 3 months) and then finally we teamed up with IBL. IBL made a joint venture with Chain-of-things/Solcrypto to make the project called Blockpass. If you are new to Blockpass, please go and take a look there at
www.blockpass.org.
Now, finally, after the blockpass prototype graduates from late alpha to beta, we can finally apply the good technology of blockpass to the SolarCoin datalogger project. Remember, identity is a key point for decentralized/ distributed generation with private IOT ownership.
In the meantime, we have been running the Solar Pi project in ElectriCChain and making the TX message standard syntax space for the 512 character space. It is progressing nicely, and I am merging some new changes to the main github (almost daily).
So the plan is to merge the 512 character space protocol with the blockpass protocol, and then install it on the Maru devices that Chain-of-things and Solcrypto are building. We have about 3-5 in late alpha in the lab in Hong-Kong.
I can tell you a few things from the experience:
1) Getting funding for decentralized/distributed projects is VERY difficult.
2) We got funding from a bitcoin investment eventually and agreed to a JV.
3) It is a long, hard, difficult road. But it is an amazing road. I have met some brilliant people working on this project, and to date it is my favorite project to work on. I can easily see myself working on it for another 50 years.
4) I've been working on this almost daily for 3 years now. Sorry I didn't post more often on the amazing Bitcoin forum. I am mostly on Telegram and Slack for SolarCoin, but you can be rest assured.
5) We are fighting daily for this project and Solar blockchain. We can see the amazing future ahead. And we believe in it 1000%.
6) When times get tough, and they do, keep walking.
Many thanks,
Best,
Lfloorwalker