Bruce Schneier previously had this to say regarding IOTA:
> In 2017, leaving your crypto algorithm vulnerable to differential cryptanalysis is a rookie mistake. It says that no one of any calibre analyzed their system, and that the odds that their fix makes the system secure is low
Same. I don't know a single developer worth their salt who doesn't know the golden rule of working with cryptography. The team must be full of amateurs.
Also, does anyone know if IOTA is a real blockchain I seem to remember when I first looked into it that it seemed to be nothing more than a distributed database with centralized control.
But no mention of the marketplace demo (the subject of the article). You're correct, the quote is from a Sales guy involved with their blockchain strategy.
Making the claim of there being a partnership with a company because you have a container available on their cloud hosting platform seems a bit overstated to me.
This market is really greedy, any connection (justified or not) with an established brick & mortar company seems to give your cryptocurrency immediate visibility and boost.
It's very difficult for the investors to distinguish between different crypto-assets or even between crypto-assets and cryptocurrency. Any mention that describes one of those companies is seen as an endorsement -- that kinda thing really "helps" them distinguish.
> In 2017, leaving your crypto algorithm vulnerable to differential cryptanalysis is a rookie mistake. It says that no one of any calibre analyzed their system, and that the odds that their fix makes the system secure is low