BCH is like a child, constantly picking up toys thrown away by core and wiping them carefully to make the toys look as good as new. From the re-testing of the zero-confirmation technology to the re-forking in May to increase the op-return byte data, BCH is happy to restore some ideas that were not supported by BTC in the past, and let these codes and applications that should have been brilliant can be restored. come alive. In recent days, another extremely important application is being re-developed and enabled.
LightHouse is a decentralized crowdfunding application, somewhat similar to kickstarter. It was first proposed by Mike Hearn in 2014 and released on BTC, but then Mike Hearn left because of the inconsistency between supporting large blocks and core concepts. In the BTC community, the project has since fallen by the wayside.
Yesterday, a netizen on Twitter tweeted: There is a great team developing LightHouse for BCH day and night. And posted some screenshots of the development process.
After all, LightHouse is in the development process, so the specific operation methods and functions are not very clear, but since it is a crowdfunding platform and similar to kickstarter, its general operation mode should not be difficult to imagine.
LightHouse should be a website platform that provides crowdfunding for enterprises and individuals with creative solutions (the early stage should mainly target the BCH community). The creative solution can be the development of BCH-related infrastructure, including hot and cold wallets, browsers, etc., or It is a number of practical applications, such as excellent creative projects in various fields such as music, film and television, education, social networking, commodity counterfeiting, and copyright. The LightHouse website was launched to stimulate innovative and creative activities, raise BCH from the public through the website, and make it possible for creative people to get the funds they need to enable them to realize their ideas and promote the development of BCH .
A good idea can be seen and recognized by everyone through appropriate methods, appropriate platforms, and appropriate communication. At the same time, gathering the power of the BCH community to raise funds and spiritual encouragement can make some small ideas. Partners are more likely to practice their own ideas and get closer to their dreams, which I think is also the reason for naming it "Lighthouse".
On April 17, TRON announced the launch of a more than one-month programming competition to find wallets and block browsers suitable for TRON, and prepared hundreds of millions of dollars in prize money; on April 20, Xunlei Chain also announced the launch of "2018" Xunlei Global Blockchain Application Contest" also prepared huge bonuses for outstanding projects and individuals. Compared with these methods of finding ideas funded by the project side, I appreciate the LightHouse of the BCH community. This method is more free, the threshold is lower, it is easier to emerge excellent ideas and ideas, and it is also conducive to improving the vitality of the BCH community. The emergence of LightHouse will provide a way for some people in the community who have ideas, ability and lack of funds, which will undoubtedly accelerate the overall development of BCH.
Recently, applications developed based on BCH should not be connected, such as Jukebox.cash, an application that can listen to music, decentralized social software memo and blockpress, and various software toolkits launched by developers. In the BCH community, not only developers, but also some enthusiasts and supporters are also contributing their own strength to the development of BCH, and they are promoting and developing applications at their own expense. From this, it can be seen that the development of BCH is no longer a certain group or A regional matter, but evolved into a worldwide consensus.