Allison Van Houten
Tokenization: The path toward greater market liquidity
I actually believe this technology is going to be very important … I believe the next generation for markets, the next generation for securities, will be tokenization of securities – Larry Fink, CEO & Chairman of Blackrock Background Markets crave liquidity, and three factors drive liquidity – authenticity, provenance and demand. Blockchain’s inherent immutability and ... Read more
Rebalancing the Prefarm Wallets
We’re moving 1,250,000 XCH from the US cold wallet to the US warm wallet, and to keep the warm-to-cold wallet funds in balance, we’ll be moving 1,250,000 XCH from the Swiss warm wallet to the Swiss cold wallet. Context: When we built and launched the Chia blockchain, we set aside a prefarm of 21 million ... Read more
From Carbon Market to One Market
Chia Network, in collaboration with EcoRegistry, has introduced high-quality, tokenized carbon credits as part of their vision for "One Market"—a more efficient, transparent, and accessible trading system.
Carbon Credits are Now Available for Purchase with Offers
Today, in partnership with EcoRegistry, a global registry platform known for its scalable digital technology and innovative solutions to drive climate action, we listed high-quality, tokenized Carbon Credits on Dexie. These are listed as Offers—the native peer-to-peer exchange capability that powers One Market. This blog outlines the basic guidance to set your Chia Wallet up ... Read more
Approaching the Next Generation of Proof of Space
We are thrilled to share how we’re thinking about the work we’re doing to build the new proposed proof of space format. Along with the new proof of space, we are developing two new plot formats, one for HDDs and another for SSDs. While the original proof of space was a significant step forward from ... Read more
Unlocking Global Markets For Everyone
Driving enterprise blockchain initiatives with responsible supply chain management expertise. “The internet is a democratizing force, because it provides access to information and opportunity to everyone with a connection” – Vint Cerf The Situation While the internet provides global access to information, the same cannot be said about opportunity. And opportunity remains materially dependent on ... Read more
And the Winners Are… Announcing the Chia Academy Timelord Contest Champions!
The developer community around the Chia blockchain always impresses. This contest represents our continued commitment to fostering a learning environment equally suited to novice and advanced developers. We want to express our gratitude to those who participated. Your enthusiasm and dedication to building the ecosystem are inspiring. The Winning Courses Congratulations to the winners! Exploring ... Read more
Spotlight on the Chia Development Community
We’ve hosted a series of spotlights to showcase the incredible Community projects built by developers, entrepreneurs, and artists pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with the Chia blockchain. Together, we’re building a more sustainable and decentralized future. Recap of 2023-2024 Community Spotlights: These are just a few of the exciting projects building on Chia! Are ... Read more
Version 2.4.0 Release
Version 2.4.0 of the Chia reference client is now available for download! This release includes a soft fork, so we recommend upgrading. New features included with this release: New wallet sync protocol Version 2.3.0 saw the introduction of the wallet sync protocol from CHIP-26, which includes response pagination, advanced coin subscriptions, and improved reorg handling. ... Read more
Great Bitcoin Ideas Show the Power of One Market: Secure the Bag
by Gene Hoffman, CEO & President In traditional finance today, an entity sending many payments to holders of their asset can easily and quickly rack up considerable fees (wire and mail fees in TradFi, and block access fees in DeFi). Those receiving payment want certainty that their payment is coming. Some may be fine waiting ... Read more