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Notes on Blockchain Governance

In which I argue that “tightly coupled” on-chain voting is overrated, the status quo of “informal governance” as practiced by Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Zcash and similar systems is much less bad than commonly thought, that people who think that the purpose of blockchains is to completely expunge soft mushy human intuitions and feelings in favor of completely algorithmic governance (emphasis on “completely”) are absolutely crazy, and loosely coupled voting as done by Carbonvotes and similar systems is underrated, as well as describe what framework should be used when thinking about blockchain governance in the first place. дальше »

2018-7-21 23:03


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Op Ed: Addressing the Threat of Cryptomining Malware

One major class of attacks to hit the hacking landscape recently is cryptomining. While cryptomining on its own supports a good cause when being done consciously, it also allows nefarious actors to make a lot of money fast, and, with the sheer number of cryptocurrencies available to mine, it is becoming a popular choice for attackers. дальше »

2018-7-18 23:18


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The Genesis Files: With Bit Gold, Szabo Was Inches Away From Inventing Bitcoin

As his Hungarian parents had fled post-war Soviet regime to settle in the United States, Nick Szabo came to call the Californian Bay area of the 1990s his home. Here, he was among the first to frequent the in-person “Cypherpunk” meetings organized by Timothy May, Eric Hughes and other founding members of the collective of cryptographers, programmers and privacy activists centered around the ’90s mailing list of the same name. дальше »

2018-7-13 17:16


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Uber Angel Investor Believes Bitcoin Will ‘Solve Biggest Problems With Fiat’

Early Bitcoin investors continue to bet on Bitcoin’s potential. For example, angel investor Jeffrey Wernick started investing in the “the currency of the people,” as he calls it, in 2009. Wernick believes that Bitcoin’s formidable power resides in the fact that its value “comes from its ability to solve the biggest problems with fiat money. дальше »

2018-7-12 11:00


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What Are MKR and DAI? Introduction to Maker

One of the biggest obstacles to crypto’s mainstream acceptance as currency is the volatile pricing. Bitcoin, for example, ranged in price from $6,000 to $17,000 in 2018 alone. Nobody wants to spend 10,000 seemingly worthless crypto tokens on a couple of pizzas one day, only to see the price jump to a value of over […] The post What Are MKR and DAI? Introduction to Maker appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

2018-7-12 19:25


Джон Макафи призвал бойкотировать биржу HitBTC

Программист и миллионер Джон Макафи призвал бойкотировать криптовалютную биржу HitBTC в связи с тем, что бедные люди не могут позволить себе пользоваться её услугами. The crypto exchanges have become the thing that we have originally fought against. дальше »

2018-7-2 10:36


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Custody Issues Will Soon Disappear, Allowing Big Money to Flood the Crypto Market

Instruments such as the Namoura Consortium might soon solve the issue of custody, the main obstacle that has been hindering the flow of institutional money into the crypto market. The Three Crypto Evils: Custody, Regulations, and Trading Big financial institutions’ interest in participating in the cryptocurrency market continues to grow. дальше »

2018-6-30 13:00


EOS Founder Wants to Scrap the Platform's Constitution, Start Anew

Daniel Larmier, the founder and technical architect of EOS, has confirmed that he wants to scrap the platform’s current constitution and build a new one. Speaking on the EOSIO Gov Telegram Channel, Larimer claimed he has doubts about the company’s current on-chain governance model and called the existing constitution “unwise. дальше »

2018-6-28 01:44