Media Mentions
Ardor and Ignis – Blazing a Trail for User-friendly Multifunctional Blockchain Platforms
NewsBTC: So, for any enterprise or entrepreneur looking to adopt a public blockchain, there are fewer choices than it may first appear. This scenario explains why Ethereum continues to endure. Nevertheless, it’s plagued by scalability woes, and the first phase of Ethereum 2.0 hasn’t even yet been launched. Once it does, the full implementation is another two or three years away. However, there is some hope. Over the last three years since it launched on mainnet, Ardor has been steadily attracting projects to develop on its multifunctional, multi-chain platform. In that time, Ardor’s operators, Jelurida, have also had the opportunity to build out the features of Ignis, Ardor’s first child chain offering a range of different applications, out of the box.
November 12, 2020


Is enterprise blockchain finally ready to deliver?
ValueWalk: The country’s Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs allocated a grant to a project called QualiSig to develop prototypes helping the government to fight fraud, fake news and manage health data. The project is based on the Ardor public blockchain, which is operated by development firm Jelurida. Although researchers from Danube University Krems undertook the build work, Jelurida was heavily involved in the project, offering consulting and guidance to help the project succeed.
November 12, 2020
More Use of Blockchain Technology Could Bring Benefits to Africa
CoinGape: ...Given the low cost of sending payments via a blockchain, it seems likely that the technology could have a significant role to play in reducing the cost of remittances to Sub-Saharan Africa. It’s one area that blockchain development firm Jelurida has identified where blockchain could make a significant difference in the lives of people living in Africa. Through its African branch, Jelurida Africa DLT, the company works with local enterprises to help them implement its blockchain-based solutions into their businesses. Jelurida operates the Ardor multichain platform, which has an innovative parent and child chain structure. Anyone can use Ardor to set up their own child chain for any use case.
November 11, 2020


Lior Yaffe of Jelurida Discusses the Role of Technology in Global Pandemics
CEOWorld: Lior Yaffe has been around in the blockchain sector longer than most. He worked on one of the earliest implementations and went on to co-found Jelurida, which develops and operates public blockchain infrastructure. Over the last few years, the company has worked with German household goods manufacturer Henkel on its digital transformation strategy and participated in various blockchain projects funded by the Austrian government. Along with his leadership role at the company, Yaffe heads up the core development of Jelurida’s suite of decentralized systems.
November 05, 2020
From Voting To Social Media: What Does The Future Hold For Digital Identity On The Blockchain
Forbes: Earlier this year, Ardor, a public blockchain was utilized by QualiSig to facilitate secure, traceable, COVID-related communication between the Austrian government and citizens. The country is no stranger to the concept of digital identities - its eID system already enables unique identification and secure authentication for all citizens... “Widespread adoption of standards-based digital identity systems has far-reaching consequences, enabling us to efficiently prove our identity without exposing repeatedly private information, as is commonplace with existing KYC solutions,” Lior Yaffe
October 30, 2020


What If One Multifunctional Blockchain Could Do It All?
ZyCrypto: Looking out over the blockchain landscape, one platform that’s evidently closer to achieving multiple features and functionality without compromising on core factors such as decentralization, speed, or transaction fees is Ardor and its main child chain Ignis. Ardor launched in early 2018, meaning it’s had more time to establish itself and build out various features suitable for both traditional enterprises and forward-thinking blockchain and cryptocurrency companies.
October 26, 2020