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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 | |
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A Note on Metcalfe's Law, Externalities and Ecosystem Splits
Looks like it’s blockchain split season again. For background of various people discussing the topic, and whether such splits are good or bad: Power laws and network effects (arguing the BTC/BCC split may destroy value due to network effect loss): https://medium. дальше »
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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On Medium-of-Exchange Token Valuations
One kind of token model that has become popular among many recent token sale projects is the “network medium of exchange token”. The general pitch for this kind of token goes as follows. We, the developers, build a network, and this network allows you to do new cool stuff. дальше »
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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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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Changing the perception that Bitcoin is like the early Internet
… Just as few people understood the power of the internet in the early ’90s, the same is true with Bitcoin. It’s a way of assuming your conclusion: “if we compare Bitcoin to THIS HUGE THING, then it must be HUGE too!” “But, the Internet!” was being used as a counterargument by Bitcoin advocates by дальше »
2018-7-22 22:33 | |
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Grayscale Investments Successfully Attracts Institutional Investors
Various financial firms maintain active cryptocurrency portfolios these days. Grayscale Investments is one of the more well-known companies in this regard. The company has published its first digital asset investment report, which offers rather interesting insights. дальше »
2018-7-21 21:00 | |
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TCXHub (TCXB): How Total Crypto eXchange HUB Trading Platform Works?
A wild competition has exploded in the realm of cryptocurrency exchange. With a growing demand for decentralized solutions around the world, new projects are sprouting up everywhere. While TXXHub isn’t necessarily decentralized, it gives users the ability to trade any cryptocurrency pair in existence. дальше »
2018-7-21 20:12 | |
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ELVN Blockchain Instant Messenger Pays Users Rewards For Social Networking
ELVN: The Instant Messenger that is Paying for Social Networking ELVN is an instant messenger that is bound to change the way people chat. The platform will be offering its customers a built-in social networking platform, an incentive program, and a crypto wallet. дальше »
2018-7-21 19:51 | |
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Facebook разрешил рекламу Coinbase
Крупнейшая в мире социальная сеть Facebook добавила американскую компанию Coinbase в список одобренных рекламодателей. Facebook banned ads for crypto earlier this year. Proud to say we’ve now been whitelisted and are back introducing more people to an open financial system 👌 pic. дальше »
2018-7-21 19:44 | |
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How cryptography enables online shopping, cloud tech, and the blockchain
What do the Gallic Wars and online shopping have in common? The answer, believe it or not, is cryptography. Cryptography is the cement of the digital world, but it also has a long history that predates the digital era. дальше »
2018-7-21 19:30 | |
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Wendy McElroy: Other Than the Black Market, a Last Stand for Economic Freedom
The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations Section 4: State Versus Society Chapter 9, Part 5 Crypto: Other Than The Black Market, A Last Stand For Economic Freedom? Money…is the economic area most encrusted and entangled with centuries of government meddling. дальше »
2018-7-21 18:00 | |
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OraSaifu Smart, Secure Multi-Crypto Hardware Wallet Set To Launch
OraSaifu is a new hardware wallet that is entering the crypto market mid-July 2018. With the number of total cryptocurrency users in the world exceeding 26 million people, Bitcoin wallet holders grew a lot during the year and some of these people are not content with storing their tokens on virtual wallets on the internet. […] дальше »
2018-7-21 16:33 | |
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Ethereum [ETH]’s Joseph Lubin hopeful of a cryptocurrency-accepting India
In a recent interview with Economic Times, Joseph Lubin, the co-founder of the blockchain-based open-source platform, Ethereum opened up about India’s acknowledgment of the rising need for cryptocurrency regulation in the country. дальше »
2018-7-21 14:11 | |
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Ethereum, Coinbase, Telegram & Robinhood Innovators See Fortune’s 40 Under 40 List
The new Fortune’s “40 Under 40” list has just been released and it has the new annual rankings of the most powerful young people in the planet. Among these people, there is a total of five millionaires which made their fortunes with cryptocurrencies. дальше »
2018-7-21 11:30 | |
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Mass Adoption of Crypto and Blockchain is ‘Still Five to Six Years Away’, Says Mike Novogratz
One of the richest people in cryptocurrency explained the importance of the due regulatory approach of the crypto sphere for its mass adoption and shared noteworthy opinion on the influence of retail investors on this process. дальше »
2018-7-21 00:03 | |
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Argentina Central Bank Looks For Crypto & Blockchain Education Via Books
Argentina’s Central Bank’s Interesting In “Mastering Bitcoin” Growing As Peso Is Depreciated By Rising Inflation Argentina is currently facing a big economic crisis as the country’s national fiat currency, the Peso, has hit a record low price against the USD and the inflation in the country is rising a lot recently. Not only people, but […] дальше »
2018-7-21 23:52 | |
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Elpis Investments CEO Calls Ripple’s XRP Coin “Digital Fiat”, Should be a Security
XRP (XRP) Security Status Yet Not Confirmed, Ripple Adopted A Wrong Regulatory Approach The United States Securities and Exchanges Commissions (SEC) has kept the XRP token under observation and the status is yet not confirmed. дальше »
2018-7-21 23:19 | |
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Bitcoin Skeptic Peter Schiff Says Bitcoin Will Plummet on Joe Rogan Podcast
The Bitcoin skeptic Peter Schiff started to talk about the the famous virtual currency and how it can reach $1,000 dollars or less in the near future. Schiff talked about that during his appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. дальше »
2018-7-21 23:09 | |
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Privacy and Access: Meet “Eijah”, the Hacker Behind Promether
Cryptography inspires all types of people to create. One such creator is Eric Anderson, the founder of a decentralized privacy platform called Promether. He and his team are currently building a secure messaging system called Contact to run on top of this platform. дальше »
2018-7-21 23:00 | |
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Bitmain Looks to Expand their Development Center in Israel; Opens Shop in San Jose, California
Bitmain, the Chinese Bitcoin mining giant currently valued at $12 billion, is looking to expand their Development Center in Israel and recruit more than 40 people. The new round of recruitment will triple the current number of employees at the Ra’anana center based on July 2018 reports. дальше »
2018-7-21 22:00 | |
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UDAX Mobile App May Have Legal Trouble With Coinbase Pro Trading Platform
UDAX Mobile App May Have Legal Trouble With Coinbase UDAX is a new platform that intends to make cryptocurrency exchanges and trading platforms more accessible to people and the solution of the company for this problem is to focus on mobile. дальше »
2018-7-20 20:55 | |
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Achieving Truly Useful Proof of Work: Toby Simpson of Fetch.ai
What’s the best that can happen? That’s the focus of Fetch. ai in the realm of artificial intelligence (AI). Episode 025 of the What Bitcoin Did podcast featured a wide-ranging conversation between host Peter McCormack and Fetch co-founder/CTO Toby Simpson about both best-case and worst-case outcomes for AI. дальше »
2018-7-20 19:38 | |
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Chaincode Devs, Google Alumni Create Industry Group to Help Bitcoin Scale
Scaling has been a heated topic for the bitcoin community for some time. Further, even when a technology does become available, getting people to use it becomes the next big hurdle. дальше »
2018-7-20 17:33 | |
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Winklevoss Twins Donated $100,000 to Andrew Cuomo Prior to Zcash Listing Approval
Politics and cryptocurrency do not mix well, for obvious reasons. There are always some shenanigans taking place when people least expect them. New evidence suggests the Winklevoss twins donated $100,000 to the New York state governor right before Gemini received approval to list the Zcash cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-7-20 16:00 | |
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How pay-as-you-go solar solutions can electrify Africa — and generate profits for you
Over 1. 1 billion people have no access to electricity worldwide. Instead, they rely on kerosene lamps, candles, and inefficient cookstoves, which by themselves cause health and environmental problems. дальше »
2018-7-20 14:43 | |
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Join TNW’s Highly Subjective Game Show and win great prizes and eternal glory
Next week, we’re hosting an event… but not just any event. We’re putting together the BEST ONLINE QUIZ THAT HAS EVER BEEN CREATED, and it’s called: Wow. Whats that? Why, it’s exactly what it sounds like! We’ve set forth 10 carefully crafted questions which have no objectively correct answers. дальше »
2018-7-20 13:01 | |
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Alexa needs better training to understand non-American accents
A team of researchers working with The Washington Post found that Alexa comprehends certain non-American accents and dialects poorly in the US, and that there was a pattern to this weakness. The team had more than 100 people from nearly 20 US cities dictate thousands of voice commands to Alexa. дальше »
2018-7-20 12:17 | |
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Is Cryptos on Course of becoming part of Our Daily Lives ?
Cryptocurrencies have come a long way, graduating from something which was seen as nothing more than a phase to now being one of the hottest commodity on the world market. Public acceptance and perception have always been harsh on them, though many have changed with time, cryptos aren’t still in their comfort zone. дальше »
2018-7-20 10:26 | |
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WhatsApp limits message forwarding to fight the spread of fake news
WhatsApp is making yet another change to its service to prevent the spread of misinformation by neutering its message forwarding function. Users will now only be able to forward messages to 20 contacts at a time; people in India will be limited to forwarding messages to only five people at a time. дальше »
2018-7-20 09:10 | |
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Instagram’s new status dots tell you if your contacts are online – but you can turn them off
Back in January, Instagram began revealing when your contacts were last active on the platform. It’s now building on that functionality to enhance its messaging tool with status indicators that tell you if your friends are online. дальше »
2018-7-20 08:02 | |
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Zuckerberg says Facebook doesn’t decide truth. He’s right.
Mark Zuckerberg recently fell into a whole ocean of hot water when he appeared to equivocate on the controversial topic of Holocaust denial. But his message is less about Facebook‘s attitude towards fringe opinions, and more about its attitude towards all opinions — yours included. дальше »
2018-7-20 23:48 | |
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In less than a month, a 30% rally in bitcoin has some people looking at $10000 and beyond.
In less than a month, bitcoin BTCUSD, +1.12% has roared back, rising more than 30% since June 24, highlighted by Tuesday’s 10% rally that saw bitcoin break a number of psychological and technical дальше »
2018-7-19 22:11 | |
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“STOP”: US Congressman and Cryptocurrency Critic Lashes Out on Twitter at People Investigating Backers’ Shady Past
In a direct message, Sherman said “STOP” to Twitter user @TheCryptoDog, who had made several Twitter and Reddit posts about the Congressman’s campaign funding history, which revealed that his main donor had been fined $13. дальше »
2018-7-19 19:24 | |
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Ways New Cryptocurrency Investors Can Make Quick Gains
As the cryptocurrency community continues to grow, more people are being compelled to come on board, in efforts of trying to make something off the market. Many new investors have hopped on the crypto train with only one aim and that’s to know the do’s and don’ts in the cryptocurrency so as to make their […] The post Ways New Cryptocurrency Investors Can Make Quick Gains appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »
2018-7-19 19:07 | |
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Bitcoin Price Has Bottomed, According to Barry Silbert
Bitcoin price has found its bottom, according to early Bitcoin investor and Founder & CEO of Digital Currency Group, Barry Silbert. What Caused the Spike? Bitcoin price saw an unprecedented rise July 17, spiking with more than 10 percent in around 45 minutes. дальше »
2018-7-19 19:00 | |
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Fed Chairman Jerome Powell Warns Against Cryptocurrencies Yet Again
According to CNBC, US central bank’s chair Jerome Powell has asked investors to be cautious while investing in cryptocurrencies. Speaking to the members of the Congress on Wednesday, he warned people about serious risks they could get exposed to if they invest in digital currencies. дальше »
2018-7-19 18:24 | |
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CoinBene начинает торговлю криптовалютой Internet of People (IoP)
Международная биржа CoinBene, 10-я по величине в мире согласно оценке CoinMarketCap, продолжает следовать своей стратегии предложения клиентам наибольшего ассортимента цифровых активов и анонсирует листинг Интернета людей (Internet of People (IoP). дальше »
2018-7-19 16:45 | |
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Top Resources for Learning About Cryptocurrency
The majority of jobs in cryptocurrency require computer science degrees or a strong background in tech. Blockchain development is now the most searched-for freelance skill, having skyrocketed by over 6,000 percent since last year. дальше »
2018-7-19 16:00 | |
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Proof of Authority (PoA) Blockchain Network Consensus: How Does It Work?
Most people are familiar with bitcoin’s Proof of Work (PoW) consensus, and Proof of Stake (PoS). Yet, there other consensus types like the Proof of Authority (PoA), which is a relatively new consensus. дальше »
2018-7-19 15:29 | |
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Human interaction keeps crumbling as Bitmoji become your Tinder wingman
Tinder just announced it’s adding Bitmoji to DMs for users in Canada and Mexico, with plans to launch the feature in the US before the end of the summer. According to Tinder, the collaboration with Snapchat’s Bitmoji is meant to help people break the ice — without revealing too much info, like your Snapchat details. дальше »
2018-7-19 14:36 | |
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Billionaire Investor Says Bitcoin Can Easily Reach $40K, Regrets Not Buying Earlier
Billionaire investor Marc Lasry predicts that Bitcoin could go as high as $40,000 in a few years. Lasry believes rising adoption will make the top-ranked cryptocurrency easier to trade thus causing the price to skyrocket. дальше »
2018-7-19 13:00 | |
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Reddit rolls subreddit chatrooms – what could possibly go wrong?
Ahh, I remember the halcyon days of the late-90s internet, where strangers from all over the globe would meet in AOL chat rooms and type “A / S / L” at each other over and over again. Well, Reddit is looking to bring this era back with Reddit Chat, a feature that’s being rolled out across subreddits. дальше »
2018-7-19 12:25 | |
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Reddit rolls out subreddit chatrooms – what could possibly go wrong?
Ahh, I remember the halcyon days of the late-90s internet, where strangers from all over the globe would meet in AOL chat rooms and type “A / S / L” at each other over and over again. Well, Reddit is looking to bring this era back with Reddit Chat, a feature that’s being rolled out across subreddits. дальше »
2018-7-19 12:25 | |
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