Coinprism Releases Openchain Ledger System

Colored Coins startup Coinprism has announced its release of 'Openchain', a distributed ledger solution intended for institutions.

The solution seeks to improve upon Bitcoin, whose transactions are validated by anonymous miners. Banks considering Blockchain Blockchain Blockchain comprises a digital network of blocks with a comprehensive ledger of transactions made in a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin or other altcoins.One of the signature features of blockchain is that it is maintained across more than one computer. The ledger can be public or private (permissioned). In this sense, blockchain is immune to the manipulation of data, making it not only open but verifiable. Because a blockchain is stored across a network of computers, it is very difficult to tamp Blockchain comprises a digital network of blocks with a comprehensive ledger of transactions made in a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin or other altcoins.One of the signature features of blockchain is that it is maintained across more than one computer. The ledger can be public or private (permissioned). In this sense, blockchain is immune to the manipulation of data, making it not only open but verifiable. Because a blockchain is stored across a network of computers, it is very difficult to tamp Read this Term technology to improve their back-end processes have been testing 'permissioned ledgers', which are designed to provide transparency to blockchain-driven markets.

The Openchain software aims to provide companies with a suite of features needed for a regulated marketplace. An administrator would enable permissions to the chain and define businesses rules such as Know Your Customer (KYC) Know Your Customer (KYC) Know Your Customer (KYC) is the process via which the broker is verifying the true identity of its clients in order to comply with multiple regulations. KYC is used to assess the suitability of customers when it comes to anti-money laundering regulations, any type of financial fraud and determining whether they are potentially risky for the brokerage.In particular, KYC guidelines in financial services mandate that individuals make a cohesive effort to verify the identity, suitability, and risks Know Your Customer (KYC) is the process via which the broker is verifying the true identity of its clients in order to comply with multiple regulations. KYC is used to assess the suitability of customers when it comes to anti-money laundering regulations, any type of financial fraud and determining whether they are potentially risky for the brokerage.In particular, KYC guidelines in financial services mandate that individuals make a cohesive effort to verify the identity, suitability, and risks Read this Term) and anti-money laundering (AML) controls.

Coinprism's development was previously in the realm of Colored Coins technology, which uses Bitcoin's network as the underlying infrastructure for transactions. Small amounts of bitcoin are 'colored' to represent, for example, a stock. The asset is then propagated across the network like other bitcoin transactions. The technology is being trialed by Nasdaq and Overstock.com in their respective blockchain securities initiatives.

However, the startup now recognizes the limitations of Bitcoin's network in regulated environments where millions of transactions are conducted daily. Whereas Bitcoin is limited to 7 transactions per second and is subject to confirmation times from several minutes to several hours, permissioned systems can be scaled to process thousands of transactions per second and can confirm them in real-time.

Openchain envisions different companies deploying their own ledger systems built on its software, but they would be compatible with each other.

According to its website, an optional 2-way peg can be created with tokens between Openchain ledgers and Bitcoin.