I don't want to drag this discussion out, so this will be my last post on the topic. I would just like to ask you a simple question: If you had a proprietary method/procedure for a business model, would you want to disclose the "nuts and bolts" of it to the world so that anyone else could copy it?
We live in a competitive world where proprietary information has value - it can mean the difference between success and failure in a start-up business.

Have you read the latest news story about Ternio's joint venture with Distribued Ledger? If not, take a look:
https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2019/03/13/ternio-and-distributed-ledger-form-dlt-ventures-jv-for-media-banking-and-telecom/