FAQs Archive | Block.co

Q: How does the issuance work?

ISSUANCE OF DOCUMENTS Metadata relating to the document is attached to a PDF file. A fingerprint of the whole document (PDF incl. the metadata) is included in a blockchain transaction. The transaction details are added back to the metadata on the PDF file. The vPDF documents are disseminated to owners.

Q: Can digital documents be issued in bulk?

Yes. Thousands of documents can be issued in a single transaction.

Q: Can documents have an expiry date, as this may be necessary?

Expiration dates can be set during the issuance phase as part of the embedded metadata. Therefore, when the validity period lapses, the verification process will indicate that the document has expired.

Q: Can the product be hosted on existing legacy system?

Yes, but extra charges will be levied.

Q: Can we have custom branding on our accounts and issued records?

Indeed. The product allows you to brand your records however you see fit. Also, if you choose to disseminate your blockchain-anchored documents using our "public links" or "QR code" features, there's the option to serve them under a subdomain of your organization.

Q: What pricing plans do you offer?

Block.co offers tailor made packages to accommodate your organization's individual needs.

Q: Do you accept cryptocurrency as payment?

Talk with one of our client service officers.

Q: How compliant is Blockchain with GDPR legislation?

The issue of Blockchain and GDPR compliance is one that will be discussed for some time still and until legislators decide to do something about it. GDPR legislation was passed in a pre-blockchain era and was fashioned with an implicit assumption that a database is a centralized mechanism for collecting, storing and processing of data. Which of course is no longer the case especially with public blockchains. In discussions we had with MEPs, they confirmed that GDPR legislation is meant primarily to protect against very large corporations exploiting their users’/clients’ personal data to make a profit. On the positive side, both GDPR and Blockchain at heart share the objective of data sovereignty, so blockchain could become a tool to achieve this objective. Blockchain could in theory make it easier for platforms and applications to become GDPR compliant by having this compliance inserted in the code, thus supporting data protection by design, one of the law’s primary objectives.

How does the issuance work?

Can digital documents be issued in bulk?

Can documents have an expiry date, as this may be necessary?

Can the product be hosted on existing legacy system?

Can we have custom branding on our accounts and issued records?

What pricing plans do you offer?

Is your pricing in Euros?

Do you accept cryptocurrency as payment?

Can we at any time, based on our growth, upgrade our package?

How compliant is Blockchain with GDPR legislation?