Hyperledger
Finance and crypto
payment ledger protocol
SHOW HN2014
How HN took it
4 positive, 18 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 6 critical, out of 28 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.
Idea: 1 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstDocs: 2 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Web page design is praised as clean and distinctive
From 1 comment
Haven't looked into the product yet, but I have to say the web page itself is one of the most beautiful I've seen, from a pure aesthetic standpoint- No dumb animation,…
drcode on HN
Easy overview of accounts and transfers
From 1 comment
nicely done! I like the easy overview on creating accounts and making transfers. i am wondering, when everything is free and open-source here, how is the business model?
poseid on HN
Objections
Pool operators could alter ledgers without public record; no proof of work
From 1 comment
Hyperledger's home page talks about a protocol, pools, consensus, security, and decentralization, however, none of those features exist in the codebase. Proof of work and…
nessence on HN
Issuers can create and sell their own assets, so the system is not decentralised
From 1 comment
"there is no risk of a similar situation to the current fiasco arising" Actually there is. The Ripple fiasco arised because the creator (jed) owned a large amount of XRP, and…
mrb on HN
Consensus pools are trust-based and 1/3 faulty nodes can break guarantees
From 2 comments
I am only a dabbler in cryptocurrencies, but let me attempt to compare/contrast this with Bitcoin. Corrections welcome. Bitcoin is peer-to-peer. Anyone can join as a peer at any…
haberman on HNThanks for taking the time to read through! The wording on that could be improved a little because there's a bit of a distinction between total computing power and number of…
feichtinger on HN
Requests
Real-world example of how a startup would use it
From 1 comment
@danoprey @feichtinger First: congrats, this looks fabulous. Second: can you walk us through one real world example of how a startup might use Hyperledger to do something useful?
mkrecny on HN
Clearer explanation of the project and its URLs
From 2 comments
Seriously I am too stupid to even know what this is... even after I read the FAQ. :(
tonetheman on HNdanoprey - it's not clear to me what the URL is for when creating a new ledger. Can you clarify?
cjg on HN
Questions
How does it compare with Bitcoin and Ripple?
From 2 comments
I am only a dabbler in cryptocurrencies, but let me attempt to compare/contrast this with Bitcoin. Corrections welcome. Bitcoin is peer-to-peer. Anyone can join as a peer at any…
haberman on HNIs this Ripple in disguise? Who are the people behind this project??
abc123xyz on HN
How are bad nodes detected and expelled?
From 2 comments
The same thing stopping 34% of banks all going bad at the same moment: the number of banks > bad nodes are automatically detected and expelled quickly I'd be curious how the…
PaulRobinson on HNWell, that would partly depend on the consensus pool as they may have their own blacklisting mechanisms, but broadly every message in the system is signed by the client making…
feichtinger on HN
How does it compare with Open Transactions?
From 1 comment
How does it compare with Open Transactions (http://opentransactions.org)?
haarts on HN
Alternatives named
Bitcoin
From 1 comment
I am only a dabbler in cryptocurrencies, but let me attempt to compare/contrast this with Bitcoin. Corrections welcome. Bitcoin is peer-to-peer. Anyone can join as a peer at any…
haberman on HN
Ripple
From 1 comment
Is this Ripple in disguise? Who are the people behind this project??
abc123xyz on HN
Open Transactions
From 1 comment
How does it compare with Open Transactions (http://opentransactions.org)?
haarts on HN