Abstract: An approach is disclosed for providing free storage to a client on a blockchain platform. A number of free storage markers targeted for the client is generated by a governing entity. After validating the client by the governing entity, the number of free storage markers are transferred to the client where the free storage markers include a timestamp, a number of tokens, a client identification, an expiration, and a governing entity signature. An allocation from the number of free storage markers received from the client is processed by the governing entity for storage access.

Abstract: An approach is disclosed to replace or by-pass a first blobber utilizing a blockchain infrastructure. The first blobber is identified. For replacement, a second blobber is identified and a replacement transaction is written. Write markers with respect to content for the second blobber are generated. The content is transferred to the second blobber. After detecting a successful completion of all the writes to the second blobber, a transaction to drop the first blobber is written. When the first blobber is by-passed content written to the first blobber capable of being reconstructed from other blocks is written to other blobbers. Read markers are sent for the other blocks to the other blobbers. The blockchain monitors for successful completion of all reads of the other blocks. After detecting the successful completion of all the reads of the other blocks from the other blobbers, the content is reconstructed from the other blocks.

Abstract: An approach is disclosed for supporting an Access Point (AP) connecting to a blockchain platform via a Radius Server communicating with the AP, an operator, and a sponsor to dynamically reward for connectivity services. A glue service is installed on the AP, Provider, and the operator supporting connectivity. The blockchain platform registers an AP and assigns an AP ID which is registered with a randomly selected provider and the radius server monitors the blockchain and auto-registers the AP. Tokens are staked by the AP owner and provider to receive rewards. The AP owner and the provider are rewarded from the sponsor locked tokens, by the blockchain platform, based on receiving periodically by the blockchain a keep alive state of the AP from the provider through the radius server, and data usage of the AP from the provider through the radius server, and from the connected device from the provider.

Abstract: An approach is disclosed for running a first smart contract on a first blockchain platform restricting access to a client's funds appropriated to a second smart contract running on a second blockchain platform. A transaction is received by invoking the first smart contract authorizing the second smart contract. In response to receiving an indication of a successful completion of the first smart contract, a plurality of client's authorization tickets are sent to the second smart contract. The invoked smart contract receives the set of authorization information and records the set of authorization information. After receiving a set of authenticated authorization tickets exceeding a predetermined threshold, the funds are released.

Abstract: An approach is disclosed for processing NFTs on a blockchain platform. A request for processing an NFT is received on the blockchain platform, by a requestor. The NFT is accessed by chunks C (C1, C2, . . . , Cn) from at least two blobbers B (B1, B2, . . . , Bn). The NFT is reconstructed from the chunks C (C1, C2, . . . , Cn) to process the request. The supported requests include creating, viewing, purchasing, transferring ownership, setting permissions for reveal of data at a future date, adding, updating, deleting, moving, copying, and renaming data assets. The NFT may be transferred from one blockchain platform to a different blockchain platform, and may be initially used as a fundraising vehicle by the creator with no data asset initially and later uploaded to the blobbers.

Abstract: An approach is disclosed for streaming content into a plurality of blobbers running on a blockchain storage platform. The streaming content is received, and the content is stored into a buffer. The buffered content is separated into fragments F (F1, F2, . . . , Fi, . . . , Fj . . . , Fn) where the each fragment Fi has a memory allocation different from other fragments Fj where j is not i while continuing to receive the streaming content until a blocking event occurs. Each fragment is split into a number of chunks determined by a fragment size divided by a chunk size. Each chunk is split into a fixed number of DABs where the number of DABs is the chunk size divided by the DAB size. A fixed Merkle tree is constructed suitable for sending to a number of blobbers for recording the DABs referenced by the leaf nodes of the fixed Merkle tree.

Abstract: An approach is disclosed for providing free storage to a client on a blockchain platform. A number of free storage markers targeted for the client is generated by a governing entity. After validating the client by the governing entity, the number of free storage markers are transferred to the client where the free storage markers include a timestamp, a number of tokens, a client identification, an expiration, and a governing entity signature. An allocation from the number of free storage markers received from the client is processed by the governing entity for storage access.

Abstract: An approach is disclosed for providing free storage to a client on a blockchain platform. A number of free storage markers targeted for the client is generated by a governing entity. After validating the client by the governing entity, the number of free storage markers are transferred to the client where the free storage markers include a timestamp, a number of tokens, a client identification, an expiration, and a governing entity signature. An allocation from the number of free storage markers received from the client is processed by the governing entity for storage access.

Abstract: An approach is disclosed to replace or by-pass a first blobber utilizing a blockchain infrastructure. The first blobber is identified. For replacement, a second blobber is identified and a replacement transaction is written. Write markers with respect to content for the second blobber are generated. The content is transferred to the second blobber. After detecting a successful completion of all the writes to the second blobber, a transaction to drop the first blobber is written. When the first blobber is by-passed content written to the first blobber capable of being reconstructed from other blocks is written to other blobbers. Read markers are sent for the other blocks to the other blobbers. The blockchain monitors for successful completion of all reads of the other blocks. After detecting the successful completion of all the reads of the other blocks from the other blobbers, the content is reconstructed from the other blocks.

Abstract: An approach is disclosed for running a first smart contract on a first blockchain platform which restricts access to a client's funds appropriated to a second smart contract running on a second blockchain platform. A transaction is received by invoking the first smart contract authorizing the second smart contract. In response to receiving an indication of a successful completion of the first smart contract, a plurality of client's authorization tickets are sent to the second smart contract which restricts access to the client's funds appropriated to the second smart contract running on the second blockchain platform. The invoked smart contract receives the set of authorization information and records the set of authorization information. After receiving a set of authenticated authorization tickets exceeding a predetermined threshold, the funds are atomically eliminated on the first blockchain platform and a converted funds generated on the second blockchain platform.

Abstract: An approach is disclosed for streaming content to a client. A request is received to receive content suitable for access by a streaming application. The content is separated into chunks C (C1, C2, . . . , Cn). The chunks are uploaded to corresponding blobbers B (B1, B2, . . . , Bn). A first pipe is utilized by the blobbers B (B1, B2, . . . , Bn) to download the chunks C (C1, C2, . . . , Cn) into a buffer. A second pipe is utilized to convert the downloaded chunks C (C1, C2, . . . , Cn) from the buffer into a byte array A (A1, A2, . . . , An) and the byte array A (A1, A2, . . . , An) is sent to a plurality of streaming services.

Abstract: An approach is disclosed for running a first smart contract on a first blockchain platform restricting access to a client's funds appropriated to a second smart contract running on a second blockchain platform. A transaction is received by invoking the first smart contract authorizing the second smart contract. In response to receiving an indication of a successful completion of the first smart contract, a plurality of client's authorization tickets are sent to the second smart contract. The invoked smart contract receives the set of authorization information and records the set of authorization information. After receiving a set of authenticated authorization tickets exceeding a predetermined threshold, the funds are released.

Abstract: An approach is disclosed that executes a request by a content consumer to purchase a content from a content provider utilizing a smart contract. A transaction is received on the blockchain platform which invokes the smart contract specifying the request to purchase the content. The transaction is processed by the blockchain platform utilizing a reference to the content, a payment provided to the content provider and to an escrow payment pool. After receiving an authorization by a consensus set of authorizers, transferring at least a portion of the payment from the escrow payment pool to the content provider.

Abstract: New catalysts for isocyanurate foams comprising the potassium salt of a carboxy-terminated butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymer. The novel foams are obtained by the polymerization of an aromatic polyisocyanate, and a polyether or polyester polyol in the presence of a blowing agent and said copolymer useful as an isocyanurate group formation catalyst. The novel foams are useful in preparing rigid, flexible, semirigid or semi-flexible materials such as panels, slabs or sprayed foam surfaces.

Abstract: Modified isocyanurate foams having excellent thermal stability, low friability, adhesion, cell structure and the like are disclosed. The novel foams are obtained by the polymerization of a mixture of methylene-bridged polyphenylpolyisocyanates having an average functionality of about 2.1-2.4 consisting essentially of from about 60% to about 75% by weight methylene diphenylisocyanate having an isomer content consisting essentially of about 60 to about 80% 4,4'-isomer, about 18% to about 33% 2,4'-isomer, and about 2% to about 7% 2,2'-isomer by weight of the methylene diphenylisocyanate, and about 25% to about 40% by weight higher functionality methylene-bridged polyphenyl-polyisocyanates, in the presence of an isocyanurate group formation catalyst, a blowing agent and a polyether or polyester polyol. The novel foams are useful for preparing rigid components exposed to high temperatures and can be formulated to be fire resistant.