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Apache Kafka and Blockchain: Friends, Enemies, or Frenemies?

This blog post discusses the concepts, use cases, and architectures behind Event Streaming, Apache Kafka, Distributed Ledger (DLT), and Blockchain. A comparison of different technologies such as Confluent, AIBlockchain, Hyperledger, Ethereum, Ripple, IOTA, and Libra explores when to use Kafka, a Kafka-native blockchain, a dedicated blockchain, or Kafka in conjunction with another blockchain.

Use Cases for Secure and Tamper-Proof Data Processing With a Blockchain

Blockchain is a hype topic for many years. While many companies talk about the buzzword, it is tough to find use cases where Blockchain is the best solution. The following examples show the potential of Blockchain. Here it might make sense:

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Blockchain Vs Tangle: Which Is Better?

Blockchain was a real technological breakthrough back in 2008. A new milestone in the world of money, security, e-commerce, and the Internet as a whole — it is literally everywhere now, and modern business utilizes it worldwide. The idea of recording the information without any ability to change it afterward was brilliant. Firstly, as you know, it was implemented in the first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, but later, it came to banks, security providers, insurers, farmers, governments, etc.

Why were people so obsessed with the blockchain? Because this system guarantees that no one, no matter how powerful or rich this person is, can tamper with the information encoded within the public ledger. Yet, even the sun has dark spots. With time, people have realized that this system is not ideal, and there are problems to be solved. For example, the ledger gets heavier and slower with every new transaction, as the blockchain grows. Or, it cannot exist without miners, and thus — the fees are inevitable.

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Which Cryptocurrencies Will Survive in 2019?

2018 was a tough year for the whole cryptocurrency industry. The key players experienced their record highs and lows; struggled in the bearish market; and suffered from hacks and forks. The market ended up with a significant fall in crypto prices and overall capitalization, which decreased from $604 billion to $130 billion in a year! This dramatic drop has brought a new wave of skeptic voices telling stories about bubbles and the upcoming crash of the entire ecosystem. However, it’s 2019 and cryptocurrency is still here, alive. So, what’s next?

Disclaimer: this article doesn’t include exact predictions as the cryptocurrency industry is highly volatile and unregulated. So, don’t consider the following information investment advice.