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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


STARKs, Part I: Proofs with Polynomials

Special thanks to Eli Ben-Sasson for ongoing help, explanations and review, coming up with some of the examples used in this post, and most crucially of all inventing a lot of this stuff; thanks to Hsiao-wei Wang for reviewing Hopefully many people by now have heard of ZK-SNARKs, the general-purpose succinct zero knowledge proof technology that can be used for all sorts of usecases ranging from verifiable computation to privacy-preserving cryptocurrency. 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


JP Morgan Chase Patents an ICO-Like System for Tokenized Stock Trading

JP Morgan Chase, a major investment bank and financial services provider, is turning to blockchain technology once again. A patent describing their new blockchain application was made public today. This time, the firm has plans to handle IPOs in much same the way that ICOs currently operate. IPOs, or initial public offerings, are events in […] дальше »

2018-7-21 04:25


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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


Computer Graphics Industry Becomes Powerful with Crypto rendering by Leonardo Render

Blockchain technology is now a pet peeve of the computer graphics industry (CGI) and is all set to disrupt the deadline-intense creative industry beyond recognition. And it is not just movies which are not going to be the same again with comp-generated content, but will impact the creative industry across the board, touching upon social […] The post Computer Graphics Industry Becomes Powerful with Crypto rendering by Leonardo Render appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »

2018-7-11 19:01


How developing countries are using Cryptocurrency for greater prosperity

If you thought cryptocurrency is a bubble ready to burst, controlled and confined in the hands of the powerful and affluent, then think again. Despite many large corporations, private and public, recognising the potential cryptocurrency creates and thereby ardently incorporating blockchain technology, small countries with less economical might are, refreshingly, dipping their toes into the […] The post How developing countries are using Cryptocurrency for greater prosperity appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »

2018-7-5 18:57


Malta’s Prime Minister Confirms The Approval Of The Three Crypto-Friendly Bills Later Today

The Prime minister of Malta Joseph Muscat, known to publicly express his interest in Cryptocurrency time and time again has in a press conference which took place on the 4th of June revealed that the three cryptocurrency bills aimed at creating a more Crypto-friendly environment for Blockchain and Cryptocurrency will eventually be approved by the […] The post Malta’s Prime Minister Confirms The Approval Of The Three Crypto-Friendly Bills Later Today appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »

2018-7-5 00:24


The World’s Biggest Banks Lead the Blockchain Charge

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: The future is here. Blockchain is no longer just a buzzword, but a leading solution for sending global payments. In fact, the momentum is visible: RippleNet currently counts 11 of the world’s top 100 banks by total assets as customers, all of whom are at various … Continued The post The World’s Biggest Banks Lead the Blockchain Charge appeared first on Ripple. дальше »

2018-6-18 09:58


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Jason Attar Takes Cryptocurrency to the Big Screen in New Mockumentary

Award-winning comedian, actor, writer and director Jason Attar is once again heading for the big screen with his new project KevCoin: The Movie. A follow-up to his previous film One Night in Powder, Attar will don the guise of his infamous character Kevin Powder — a rock star “fixer” who’s constantly trying to reinvent himself through wild schemes — and take on the world of digital finance as he seeks out fame and riches. дальше »

2018-6-11 22:31