Blocko collaborates with Korean government-funded ETRI on consensus algorithm research
MarketWatch — Blocko, AERGO’s key strategic partner who builds the AERGO platform, has established a collaboration with multiple leading research institutions including the Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) to collaborate on developing cutting-edge consensus algorithms as well as proving and validating existing theoretical ones. Blocko will leverage its experience having deployed secure blockchain-based systems around document stamping, single sign-on, transaction settlements, identity, distributed storage, and supply chain management across many industry sectors to prove and validate new consensus protocols developed by ETRI.
Consensus is a process in which nodes on a distributed network come to an agreement on the immediate state of things. Consensus is a core component to replicated state machines and encompasses the creation and linkage of blocks on a blockchain. However, most consensus algorithms of today remain at theoretical stages and are unlikely to be practical under realistic circumstances.
Blocko has decided to build a test bed that can work with various industries and research institutes in Korea and abroad to test consensus algorithms and put them under stringent circumstances in order to prove their applicability in the real world. The goal is to help ETRI identify existing algorithms that are optimal for actual business environments and lead the way in discovering, verifying, and implementing new consensus algorithms.
These research collaborations will also allow Blocko to in effect uncover more about consensus, tokenomics, governance and more to apply in developing the AERGO platform.
About Blocko and AERGO
Blocko is a well-funded, Samsung-backed commercial blockchain startup offering multinational organizations the ability to design, deploy, and manage digital services on a secure distributed network. Enterprise-IT integration and cloud deployment know-how are at the core of its value proposition. The company provides a stable and secure blockchain operating system and an easy-to-use development platform with stable APIs.
Blocko builds and supports AERGO which takes Blocko’s battle-tested technology to the next level by morphing it into an entire end-to-end open-source platform based around a hybrid blockchain design. AERGO allows businesses to build innovative applications and services by sharing data on a trustless and serverless IT ecosystem.
About ETRI
Established in 1976, ETRI is a non-profit government-funded research institute. ETRI is one of the leading research institutes in wireless communication domain with more than 2500 patents filed. ETRI developed ship-area network technology, portable automatic language interpretation and automated valet parking technology. ETRI has about 2,000 employees of which about 1,800 are researchers.
