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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


Blockchain Startups like Contentos Provide Clarification in Digital Content Industry

________________________________________________________________________________________________ Digital Content Is a Mess The digital content industry is opaque and unaccountable. The answer to this problem is to decentralize proof of ownership, copyright, pricing and revenue-sharing in and of digital content. дальше »

2018-7-21 09:14


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Talk of Bitcoin ‘Moon’ Again on the Cards As Prices Beat $7k: Expert Panel Discusses Potential for BTC As ‘Digital Gold’

On Thursday night, during a panel discussion on CNBC’s Future’s Now, the experts, including Gabor Gurbacs of VanEck/MVIS, were optimistic on Bitcoin’s ability to attract serious “de-risk” investment in the near future as prices top $7,000 for the first time in a while. дальше »

2018-7-20 16:42


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0x Protocol Aims to Supersede Centralized Exchanges as ICO Funds are Utilized for Development

For a market clamored on supporting decentralized frameworks, cryptocurrency exchanges are the digital asset sector’s single point of ideological failure. While decentralized exchanges (DEX) can serve as a fundamental challenge concerning fund storage and liquidity, companies like 0x are swiftly building turnarounds. дальше »

2018-7-19 23:00


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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


VC Firm Raises $1.8 Billion for Startup Investments Including Cryptocurrency

Lightspeed Venture Partners, a venture capital (VC) firm and early investor in Snap Inc. , has raised $1. 8 billion for startup investments including cryptocurrency projects. As it eyes a business expansion to Southeast Asia, where the digital currency ecosystem thrives like no other region, the VC player is likely to fund a number of promising cryptocurrency products. дальше »

2018-7-12 07:00


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Lenders May Deny Your Mortgage Application if You Sold Bitcoin in the Past

Over the past year, cryptocurrencies like bitcoin have gained in value and some people have ‘cashed out’ their digital assets in order to purchase cars or a new home. However, some people who have sold cryptocurrencies in the past may have a hard time getting a home loan even though they have the funds to […] The post Lenders May Deny Your Mortgage Application if You Sold Bitcoin in the Past appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

2018-7-10 03:05