Consensus 2018

On Device Key Management Panel

At Consensus, Jordan Earls, Qtum’s co-founder and lead developer, appeared on the “On Device Key Management” panel moderated by Zaki Manian, executive director of the Trusted IoT Alliance. Jordan’s co-panelists, Nicolas Bacca, the CTO of Ledger, and Allison Clift-Jennings, CEO of Filament, discussed the use cases and security aspects of using cryptographic keys for identity, messaging signing, cryptocurrencies, and smart contracts.

Filament, which announced their new USB-compatible Blocklet device at Consensus, has enabled companies to rapidly test and deploy blockchain tools for business use cases.

Ledger, who makes the popular Ledger Nano S device for storing cryptocurrencies, has allowed hundreds of thousands of individuals to safely secure their crypto on a small device.

Jordan spoke about the unique complexities of storing and staking cryptocurrency on the Qtum blockchain since the token has to be in a hot wallet to take part in validating transactions and securing the network.