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From: Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Bitcoin meets the Semantic Web....
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On 1 April 2013 09:59, Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm working on porting crypto currencies to the semantic web.
>
> The advantages of this is that pages can then become machine readable on
> the web allowing new types of innovation and spreading bitcoin information
> to a wider audience.
>
> The first step that needs to be done is to create a "vocabulary" for
> bitcoin.
>
> What this means is like a dictionary of terms that can be put down in a
> machine readable standard (called RDF).
>
> I was wondering if anyone has worked on this before or if there is a human
> readable "glossary" for bitcoin that I could take text from?
>
> seeAlso: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=163705.0
>

Hi All

Sorry for the delay on this.  I've made a very simple start, and am hosting
the vocabulary at.

https://w3id.org/cc

Having chatted on IRC, I'm not only going to model bitcion, but all crypto
currencies in time, starting first with bitcoin.  There's only one use case
currently support, which is a way to tell the semantic web that a link is a
bitcoin address (I know you can already introspect on the bitcoin: link but
introspection requires out of band knowledge).  More explanation below:

*Use Case
*

As a publisher Alice would like to link her web page content (or app) to a
bitcoin address, so that donations can be received by those that have
enjoyed her work.

*Model
*
It's only a slight overhead to model all crypto currencies so perhaps the
model will be something like

URI -> crypto-currency-address -> bitcoin-address

*Implementation
*
The folks at w3id.org have kindly offered to user their permanent
identifier switchboard, then we redirect to a locked down vocabulary.

As an implementer you simply need to add a single rel= tag to your markup.

*Example Usage*

In a web page:

<*meta* rel="https://w3id.org/cc#bitcoin<https://w3id.org/cc#bitcoin-address>"
href="bitcoin:1234...." />

In an html5 app:

<a rel="https://w3id.org/cc#bitcoin <https://w3id.org/cc#bitcoin-address>"
href="bitcoin:1234...."></a>

*Note: you an provide context for an individual concept in HTML5 (as
opposed to the webpage itself), such as an app, a project, a person, but
using the @about tag.
*

For litecoins (coming soon)

<a rel="https://w3id.org/cc#litecoin <https://w3id.org/cc#litecoin-address>"
href="...."></a>


*Next Steps

*
It's just a small step to start with, can allow all sorts of entities to
start accepting bitcoin in a way that complies with the W3C best
practices.  I'll be improving and extending this over time, feedback or
help is welcome!

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail=
_quote">On 1 April 2013 09:59, Melvin Carvalho <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:melvincarvalho@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">melvincarvalho@gmai=
l.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-=
left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I&#=
39;m working on porting crypto currencies to the semantic web.<br><br>The
 advantages of this is that pages can then become machine readable on=20
the web allowing new types of innovation and spreading bitcoin=20
information to a wider audience.<br><br>The first step that needs to be don=
e is to create a &quot;vocabulary&quot; for bitcoin.<br><br>What this means=
 is like a dictionary of terms that can be put down in a machine readable s=
tandard (called RDF).<br>

<br>I
 was wondering if anyone has worked on this before or if there is a=20
human readable &quot;glossary&quot; for bitcoin that I could take text from=
?<br><br></div>seeAlso: <a href=3D"https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=
=3D163705.0" target=3D"_blank">https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3D16=
3705.0</a><br>
</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Hi All<br><br>Sorry for the delay on=
 this.=A0 I&#39;ve made a very simple start, and am hosting the vocabulary =
at.<br><br><a href=3D"https://w3id.org/cc">https://w3id.org/cc</a><br><br><=
/div>
<div>Having chatted on IRC, I&#39;m not only going to model bitcion, but al=
l crypto currencies in time, starting first with bitcoin.=A0 There&#39;s on=
ly one use case currently support, which is a way to tell the semantic web =
that a link is a bitcoin address (I know you can already introspect on the =
bitcoin: link but introspection requires out of band knowledge).=A0 More ex=
planation below:<br>
<br><b>Use Case<br></b><div><br>As a publisher <span class=3D"">Alice</span=
>
 would like to link her web page content (or app) to a bitcoin address,=20
so that donations can be received by those that have enjoyed her work.<br><=
br></div><div>
<b>Model<br></b><br></div><div>It&#39;s only a slight overhead to model all=
 crypto currencies so perhaps the model will be something like<br><br></div=
><div>URI -&gt; crypto-currency-address -&gt; bitcoin-address<br><br>
</div><div><b>Implementation<br></b><br></div><div>The folks at <a href=3D"=
http://w3id.org" target=3D"_blank">w3id.org</a> have kindly offered to user=
 their permanent identifier switchboard, then we redirect to a locked down =
vocabulary.<br>
<br></div><div>As an implementer you simply need to add a single rel=3D tag=
 to your markup.<br></div><div><br></div><div>
<b>Example Usage</b><br><br></div><div>In a web page:<br></div><div><br>&lt=
;<b>meta</b> rel=3D&quot;<a href=3D"https://w3id.org/cc#bitcoin-address" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">https://w3id.org/cc#bitcoin</a>&quot; href=3D&quot;bitcoin:=
1234....&quot; /&gt;<br>

<br><div>In an html5 app:<br></div><br>&lt;a rel=3D&quot;<a href=3D"https:/=
/w3id.org/cc#bitcoin-address" target=3D"_blank">https://w3id.org/cc#bitcoin=
</a>&quot; href=3D&quot;bitcoin:1234....&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;<br><br></div><=
div>
<i>Note: you an provide context for an individual concept in HTML5 (as oppo=
sed to the webpage itself), such as an app, a project, a person, but using =
the @about tag.<br></i></div><div><br></div>For litecoins (coming soon)<br>

<br>&lt;a rel=3D&quot;<a href=3D"https://w3id.org/cc#litecoin-address" targ=
et=3D"_blank">https://w3id.org/cc#litecoin</a>&quot; href=3D&quot;....&quot=
;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;<br><br><br></div></div><b>Next Steps<br><br></b></div><div =
class=3D"gmail_extra">
It&#39;s just a small step to start with, can allow all sorts of entities t=
o start accepting bitcoin in a way that complies with the W3C best practice=
s.=A0 I&#39;ll be improving and extending this over time, feedback or help =
is welcome!<br>
</div></div>

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