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Pure Diamond Farm Singapore to Create Affordable Lab-Grown Diamonds on the Blockchain

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend is a popular saying that has become a well-known anthem for steadfast relationships. Yet, even though people put trust into a diamond they are buying, how can we be sure that it has been ethically sourced and is genuine? Not only that but is there a cheaper alternative available? […] The post Pure Diamond Farm Singapore to Create Affordable Lab-Grown Diamonds on the Blockchain appeared first on Coinjournal. дальше »

2018-8-20 13:55


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Governance, Part 2: Plutocracy Is Still Bad

Coin holder voting, both for governance of technical features, and for more extensive use cases like deciding who runs validator nodes and who receives money from development bounty funds, is unfortunately continuing to be popular, and so it seems worthwhile for me to write another post explaining why I (and Vlad Zamfir and others) do not consider it wise for Ethereum (or really, any base-layer blockchain) to start adopting these kinds of mechanisms in a tightly coupled form in any significant way. дальше »

2018-7-21 23:03


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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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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Bitcoin Remains the Best Cryptocurrency Investment, According to Wall Street Trader

Bitcoin has had a rough 2018. However, it is still hands down the best cryptocurrency investment — an opinion shared by one prominent Wall Street trader.   ‘The use case for bitcoin is valid today’ While the vast majority of the cryptocurrency market remains speculative at best, Bitcoin remains one of the only cryptocurrencies which people are actually using. дальше »

2018-7-11 19:00


Goldman Sachs CEO Says Bitcoin Not for Him as His Bank Bleeds the Economy Dry

WallStreetOnParade, one of my favorite sites tracking the depredations of America’s overclass, has a fun little story out today. The author, Pam Martins, tells of how she received a solicitation from Goldman Sachs for a loan only available to those for with the best credit rating for a ‘low’ APR of 7-25%. This offer, of […] дальше »

2018-6-22 03:27