In short, in decentralization lies the answer.

As outlined in Concept Paper, what is developed at Function X is not just a public chain. It is a total decentralized solution.

It consists of five core components: the Function X Operating System (OS); Function X distributed ledger (Blockchain); Function X IPFS; FXTP Protocol and Function X Decentralized Docker. All five components serve a single purpose which is to decentralize all services, apps, websites, communications and, most importantly, data.

Team is building Function X to respond to the need to develop an ecosystem upon which to place currencies, decentralized applications (DApps), mobile platforms and underlying this, a decentralized internet.

This is the DNA of Function X: seeking to allow users full control of their data by using a completely decentralized ecosystem to pass and receive information without it going to or through a centralized party.

The first block on the new Function X testnet was created on June 8th this year and was open for the public to test on June 11th. Was achieved 100,000 transactions in seven days, permitting developers to further tweak and optimize the system.

The Community response from those participating has been great. Team remain committed to having the main net up within three to six months.

That will open the door for the onward development of the ecosystem, including the rollout of Blok on Blok (aka “BoB”) — the world’s first fully blockchain based smart phone.

All existing major mobile phone software platforms (such as iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry OS, etc) rely upon a centralized architecture.

With this comes the risk inherent in such platforms: loss of data sovereignty, surveillance by state and other actors (both good and bad), censorship and the lack of transparency inherent in the algorithms used to aggregate, analyse and interpret user data (“As a result, users cannot properly understand the way these algorithms ultimately affect them in their daily life”).

Function X’s BoB will be a gamechanger.

Although it allows you to toggle between Android and the decentralized Function X OS, it has been developed with the core ethos of ownership of one’s data in mind. This is achieved through the f(x) operating system through which every bit of data sent when in BoB mode will go through a decentralized blockchain. Also, every BoB enabled phone will function as a node within this ecosystem, allowing “BoB owners the opportunity to contribute to the growth and development of the Function X ecosystem, and for that matter the propagation of blockchain technology itself”

BoB is just an example of the potential breakthroughs that the Function X ecosystem will provide. The possibilities are limitless, but they all focus on building on a self-sustaining, decentralized system that will enable each of us to regain control of our personal data.

By Benjamin P. Kay and David Ben Kay