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Sidechains vs Plasma vs Sharding

Special thanks to Jinglan Wang for review and feedback One question that often comes up is: how exactly is sharding different from sidechains or Plasma? All three architectures seem to involve a hub-and-spoke architecture with a central “main chain” that serves as the consensus backbone of the system, and a set of “child” chains containing actual user-level transactions. дальше »

2019-6-14 04:03


Bitcoin [BTC] and its associated initiatives are super impactful in Venezuela, says Open Money Initiative Co-founder

The use of cryptocurrencies for mainstream, practical purposes has always been the aim of a lot of the proponents in the digital assets space. In a recent podcast with Peter McCormack, the panelists discussed the use of Bitcoin [BTC], the world’s largest cryptocurrency, in the flailing economy of Venezuela. дальше »

2019-5-22 20:30


Flying cars could cut emissions, replace planes, and reduce traffic – but not soon enough

When Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was released 50 years ago, flying cars were a flight of fancy. Now, these futuristic vehicles are entering the outer fringes of reality. According to a new study published in Nature, for some journeys flying cars could eventually be greener than even electric road cars, cutting emissions while also reducing traffic on increasingly busy roads. дальше »

2019-4-18 16:35


What Is Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance (pBFT)?

Blockchain technology represents a sum of many parts, and its consensus algorithm is certainly one of the most important pieces of this puzzle. Decentralized blockchains are envisioned as peer-to-peer systems that don’t have centralized authority points; consensus algorithms play a massive role in enabling this decentralized infrastructure to exist and work. дальше »

2019-3-21 15:02