Fiber on Skycoin Blog

Announcing PySkycoin, scripting for SkyFiber blockchains

Mon, 14 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Skyfleet, we are thrilled to announce the most recent version 0.25.0 of PySkycoin, the official Python client library for the Skycoin ecosystem. The library has been under development and testing for about a year. During that time it’s been the key to implement non-trivial numbers of tools and integrations. This article will try to help readers answer some simple questions: What is PySkycoin? Why should I use it?.

In short PySkycoin adds a scripting layer on top of the core Skycoin API’s. Now it is possible to use the Python tools we all love to build all sorts of applications powered by the Skycoin blockchain. This is yet another alternative for empowering the many enthusiasts engaged in the unstoppable expansion of the Skycoin ecosystem. The team is committed to ensuring the continued development of this library as well as its companion suite of open-source development tools, and will be hosting each stable release of these code-bases on the official Skycoin github account. Welcome into the future of cryptocurrencies powered by blockchain!

Skycoin Fiber

Fri, 14 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Skycoin is in a league of its own!

Fiber can be best described as an infinitely scalable network of blockchains laid side by side, like strands. This is a technological feat that Bitcoin or Ethereum will never be able to achieve, as they were never engineered to scale infinitely.

Bitcoin’s single blockchain can handle 6 transactions per second (TPS) and Ethereum’s single blockchain can handle 30 TPS. With Fiber, each blockchain strand can currently handle 300 TPS with a target of 3000 TPS in future implementations.

Solar Bankers is One Example of a Company Adopting the Revolutionary Skycoin Blockchain

Mon, 18 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Better speed, better security, better privacy – Skycoin offers all these advantages through its open-source platform. The innovative technology that powers Skycoin is available to all. Today, more and more companies are taking note of Skycoin’s benefits and using it to build their businesses.

One example is Solar Bankers, a revolutionary new energy company. Solar Bankers is using the power of blockchain to decentralize the energy sector. With Solar Bankers, users can generate solar electricity at their homes through high-tech, patented solar devices. Once the energy is collected, users can trade it directly with their neighbors using SunChain and its currency, SunCoin.

Fiber: Blockchain’s Real Future

Thu, 14 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Bitcoin was supposed to usher in a new economy built on decentralized blockchain technology – but it didn’t. And it can’t. Bitcoin has major technical flaws that prevent it from ever achieving its original goals. Built on faulty concepts and manipulated to the point of corruption, this cryptocurrency is incapable of creating the new world its users hoped for.

Skycoin developers realized that Bitcoin was destined to fail, and set out to create a solution. The result is Fiber, a third-generation blockchain platform that delivers speed, security, privacy, and a true decentralized blockchain network. Consensus on Fiber is determined by the community rather than by a few individuals. It’s a technically superior platform that fixes Bitcoin’s issues and paves the way for blockchain’s better future.