Looks like R3 is biting the dust big time. Private blockchains don't work. $59 million spend and they finally get it.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/we-dont-need-blockchain-r3-consortium-after-59-million-researchHowever, extended functions on
the blockchain,
the Bitcoin blockchain, have infinite potential. So-called 'layer 2' projects remain a clear path to some very exciting function.
The
Omni Project remains an important extension of Bitcoin. This has quietly been being built over years without pump and hype. These systems will crush stupid efforts like R3 because they are coupled with the real blockchain. They make Bitcoin better and more powerful.
Presently well over $100M in assets (e.g. MaidSafe, Tether, et cetera) are running on this platform. It remains the first, and still largest layer 2 platform.
Go to Poloninex and get a few
Omni now. 5 years from now, you'll be laughing your head off.
CounterParty is similar. They build on and extend the real blockchain. Unlike R3 who failed to understand why private blockchains are little more than very inefficient databases.