Hey Mountaingoat!

Join Slack: https://blocknet.herokuapp.com/

This is not the XCurrency thread, so....no. 

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Horizon as well! To the moon? It seem so.

I'll be there!

Q&A is in 50 minutes! 

  but this.. this was scam? 

This is great news !!

Some samples from the Q&A on Slack: https://blocknet.herokuapp.com/

infinitechaos [8:24 AM]
Does this integration with Ethereum mean that Vitalik Buterin or someone at Ethereum has vetted the Blocknet code that you’ve produced thus far and approved of its utility and viability?

atcsecure [8:25 AM]
@infinitechaos: yes someone at ethereum did review it for its utility and viability

battbot [8:46 AM]
@atcsecure, what excites you most about Ethereum becoming Blocknet enabled?

atcsecure [8:49 AM]
@battbot, what excites me the most is that it is akin to android app store, extending dapps across an entire range of blockchains, creating an industry standard for dapps

battbot [8:57 AM]
@atcsecure, So, what do you expect is the future for Blocknet in light of it's new relationship with Ethereum?  Do we have a change in direction?  Or will the current "road-map" more or less remain the same?

atcsecure [8:58 AM]
@battbot: there is a change in direction in that we are using the ethereum VM engine for smart contracts, which then enables any developer to leverage that within the blocknet system

infinitechaos [9:01 AM]
@atcsecure: Can you talk about what Ethereum has to gain from working with the Blocknet?

atcsecure [9:02 AM]
yes ethereum gains the ability to leverage other chains via xbridge.  we want to create the industry standard for smart contract stacks


For clarification on the Blocknet-Ethereum relationship:

atcsecure [10:44 AM]
the bottom line is that ethereum is interested in xbridge technology and a DX that uses that tech.  ethereum is interested in creating the same industry standard dapp platform that I talked about, and that will use xbridge, so this is a real collaboration.

In response to some who are claiming Blocknet "simply" added Ethereum, comparing the integration to an html file linking two websites:

You are wrong.  From a strictly technical perspective (i.e. code): Blocknet doesn't integrate coins by adding them to its own codebase... Coins integrate Blocknet's code (xbridge) into their own codebase (thus enabling cross-chain communication).

Therefore, Ethereum itself has to add "xbridge" to their own codebase in order to become "Blocknet-enabled."  Blocknet may have had to make some changes in their codebase to make possible an Ethereum integration (regarding this, I do not know). However, it is ultimately up to Ethereum to become "Blocknet-enabled" by altering their own codebase with the "xbridge" code.

This is how it has worked for every altchain currently "Blocknet-enabled." And this is how it will work for any altchain in the future that decides to become "Blocknet-enabled."

However, Blocknet is using Ethereum's script VM in their code for their upcoming DX and smart-contracts. So while yes, both are getting features of the other, I am primarily speaking against the absurd claim that "Blocknet simply added Ethereum" (as if Ethereum had no direct say or role in the integration).

Wow this is huge news ¡¡¡  the supernet guys are jealous right now arguing that this is only hype to pump the price but they not realize how undervalued it is right now, even in relation with the supply vs demand, if this project achieve the interoperable blockchain's milestone then is checkmate  for many other projects out there, we all know who are they, cheers 

I agree, more the merrier for any projects doing real work and with a vision for the future.