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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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This visualization of Venmo’s public data is terrifying

PayPal’s peer-to-peer payment app, Venmo, is one of the modern world’s greatest conveniences. It’s a simple way to send people money without jumping through a bunch of hoops. But, what if you found out that every transaction you completed with the app was, by default, instantly uploaded to the internet for the entire world to see? You’d be upset right? Well, as it turns out, if you never changed the privacy settings in your Venmo account you’re sharing your transaction history with everyone. дальше »

2018-7-17 20:48


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In Finance Malda, supporting the first authorized bank of the word

Malta-based Founders Bank is to become the first community-owned decentralized blockchain-friendly banking institution in the world’s history. As it has been announced, one of the world’s major cryptocurrency exchanges by traded value Binance will become one of the key investors funding the launch of the first-ever decentralized bank. The future Founders Bank will be hosted дальше »

2018-7-13 14:16


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Malta Positions Itself As ‘World’s Blockchain Island’ After Passing World’s First DLT Law

Malta might be a tiny archipelago on the Mediterranean map, but the nation is making a big name for itself in the world of cryptocurrency. Aside from successfully luring in the biggest crypto exchanges, Malta recently made history by passing “a true World First DLT Law,” cementing the nation’s position as the “world’s first blockchain […] Malta Positions Itself As ‘World’s Blockchain Island’ After Passing World’s First DLT Law was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. дальше »

2018-7-7 20:54


Don’t Cry! Argentina Gets The Largest IMF Bailout In History

Don’t cry! Argentina gets the largest IMF bailout in history. Market creep? Mortgage rates move from 3% to almost 5%. European Central Bank exercises painful political persuasion with Italy. Can Bank of Japan’s unlimited liquidity float the whole world? Thanks for listening to this week’s McAlvany Weekly Commentary. Q1 hedge fund letters, conference, scoops etc, […] дальше »

2018-6-14 18:09