Essays about: "blockchain in space industry"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words blockchain in space industry.

1. 1. Risk Assessment of Digital Assets – Insurance Applications in Cryptocurrencies and NFTs

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för elektro- och informationsteknik

   Author : Roberto Delgado Ferrezuelo; [2023]
   Keywords : Blockchain; NFTs; private key; phishing; floor price; rarity; cold wallet; hot wallet; risk premium; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The aim of the project is to develop a framework for an insurance policy for digital assets. The project comprised several stages, starting with the identification of risks associated with these assets. Policyholders were then categorized into two groups based on a predefined rating factor. READ MORE

3. 2. Blockchain-based delivery command system for satellites

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik

   Author : Catalin Daniel Neagu; [2023]
   Keywords : blockchain; space; satellites; space engineering; blockchain in space industry;

   Abstract : As the commercialization of space continues on a global scale, it is increasingly common to see companies, as well as space agencies, become more and more interested in developing constellations of satellites, mainly for telecommunication and remote sensing missions. While there are multiple issues that arise when operating constellations of medium to large scales, one of the most challenging issue is the distribution of commands and control among satellites. READ MORE

4. 3. Bitcoin Mining in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem

   Author : Sixten Hager; [2022]
   Keywords : ASIC; Bitcoin; Bitcoin mining; proof-of-work; blockchain; district heating; heat recovery; climate change; Sweden; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Bitcoin mining is an industry which for many years has been criticized for its electricity consumption, which globally today equals roughly that of small countries such as Sweden, and its subsequent contribution to climate change. However, electricity consumption does not by default equals greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and not many studies have been done on the subject with a focus on Sweden, hence this study aims to provide some clarity to the otherwise opaque space of Bitcoin mining. READ MORE

5. 4. ICOs - A Tale of Greed and Opportunity : A qualitative study of how entrepreneurs in Sweden perceive this novel and unique financing method

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Daniel Sven Corominas Larsson; Ilia Alexeevich Bobadilla Smolski; [2020]
   Keywords : Initial Coin Offering ICO ; Blockchain; Cryptocurrency; Proof of Work PoW ; Miner; Altcoin; Fiat Money; Venture Capital VC ;

   Abstract : This study is within the field of financial innovation and entrepreneurship. The thesis’s primary purpose is to investigate how and why entrepreneurs in Sweden are positioning themselves in regarding Initial Coin Offerings as a new financial vehicle based on the Swedish regulations and the underlying factors to the entrepreneur’s point of view. READ MORE

6. 5. Smart Contracts, Insurtechs and the Future of Insurance

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovationsteknik

   Author : John Scherrer; Abtin Salahshor; [2020]
   Keywords : Smart contracts; Blockchain; Insurance; Insurtech; Diffusion theory; Adoption barriers; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The insurance industry is notoriously conservative and has seen comparably few technological improvements in the last fifty years. A wave of new technology- driven insurance firms, or insurtechs, is changing that. READ MORE