CORE MAGAZINE September 2017 | Page 5

BlockChain News Pioneering the Decent Network, Publiq is an independent decentralized applica- tion built specifically for sharing news and articles. The Publiq dApp plans to change the way media works by leveraging block- chain technology as a reward system for the “generation, selection, assessment and publishing” of independent and authentic content. The white paper reads: within the context of the dApp, it can also be used for other instances (job inter- view or resume) given that it represents a lifetime reputation that is traceable and transparent on the blockchain. The reputation within the platform is also the base for the reward system employed. After making a popular post, the Publiq “The PUBLIQ team is building our future media ecosystem based on blockchain technology combined with analytics and artificial intelligence (AI). PUBLIQ is re- building trust in media by empowering authors and readers to be part of a safe, impartial and fair ecosystem.” Publiq is a community-driven project in which anyone can create immutable and uncensorable content that is “cryp- tographically sealed[...]and timestamped” on the Publiq blockchain. While the cryp- tographic hash of the content is stored on the Publiq blockchain, the content itself is encrypted and stored off-chain, using the DECENT blockchain content distribution network. reward system will credit the author with the PBQ token, the native value token within the dApp. The reward is given ac- cording to the received Publiq score. Not only is the this score relevant for rewards It is also the basis for the AI-powered rec- ommendation engine which makes sug- gestions based on what readers chose to read and what they like about articles. Although Publiq can function without Although Publiq gives everyone a plat- paid advertisement or content, advertis- form in which they can speak their mind ers can still purchase placement by buy- or share the latest news, the content is still ing PBQ which is then distributed among subject to an anti-spam fee which is fol- the ecosystem participants. What we’re lowed by a review and curation process. left is a completely fair, independent and This process is conducted by the readers uncensored news source for the decen- themselves through a reputation system tralized future. The website reads: that encourages users to post relevant “PUBLIQ is reshaping the media industry and interesting articles/news stories. by enabling censorship free generation, This same reputation is measured through selection, assessment and publishing of the Publiq score, a weighted average of content. It offers a unique experience the different feedbacks given to every sin- where the wealth generated is fairly and gle author. While the Publiq score is used exclusively distributed to the network 2