"New Twitter"--twister

Abstract: Sorry, the title did not say the full meaning, Bitcoin borrowed from the bit currency to the central technology. Also, well, rather than Twitter, it's better to compare it. I would like to introduce to you today, is a bit of money to the central concept and technology

Sorry, the title did not say the full meaning, bit-currency--borrowed from the bitcoin to the central technology. Also, well, rather than Twitter, it's better to compare it. What I want to introduce to you today is a "new Twitter" that borrows money from the central idea and technology of Bitcoin.

First, the background, Miguel Freitas was heartened by the massive protests that erupted in Brazil this June, and the fact that people on Twitter posted content that they could not find in the mainstream media: "In Brazil, where the media is highly central, I know the news that my friends and family have not heard." "Since then, he has firmly believed that Twitter has played a key role in promoting democracy in some areas-and that is why, when the US security was able to monitor the network on a large scale, he was determined to draw on Bitcoin and BitTorrent technology to create a more secure" new Twitter- Twister.

Currently, Twister is still in beta, running on Linux, OS X, Android. Freitas says it won't be developed for Windows and IOS, mainly because the project itself is open source, and other developers can develop it themselves--I checked, and the Windows version already has it.

In a word, Taobao sellers have been advertising on the twister, the BBC has been on top of the news, ah hum, registered good name, you understand.

What is Twister?

sns--in theory, no one or organization can shut it down-it uses Bitcoin's protocol to handle user registration, login, and authentication issues. What's the mechanism? Just as a Bitcoin miner confirms each transaction, it ensures that everyone can only spend their own currency, and that a network of Twister users ' devices confirms that each user name will not be registered two times, and that "tweets" from that user

"Tweets" Use the BitTorrent protocol, which allows the system to release microblogs quickly, efficiently, and on a large scale, allowing users to receive new "tweets" and letters almost synchronously

On the twister, other users do not know that you are not in the line, can not find your IP, see you are concerned about who

Users can still use Twister to publish public information, but private credit Lavabit the company's usual method of encrypting--Oh, Lavabit is the provider of Snowden's email service.

Compared to Facebook and Twitter alternatives like Pump.io, Twister is more secure and useful-requiring users to run servers either personally or by delegating them, Twister is more like Peer-to-peer file-sharing: Just run Twister, can automatically connect with other users--the entire process, no need for a central server

A fun reward mechanism: in the Bitcoin ecosystem, miners dig for the right to account and get Bitcoin. Twister similar, but the reward is not the virtual currency, but to promote the rights of others-according to the Twister mechanism, users receive daily promotional information not more than one. Freitas that this promotion mechanism not only can be used for business, but also can serve Ngo/npo promote public welfare undertakings, and this system is more democratic

The core technology of Bitcoin--the chunk chain--is too much to shine on, as Coinbase co-founder says: "Chunk-chain technology is as revolutionary as innovation, from which a variety of applications, such as the new Internet, are born." "The Bitcoin revolution is not just a new currency.