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Why Are American Crypto Investors Main Targets for Hackers ?

Crypto theft and scams are not something new in the crypto world. Crypto hackers are always lurking, trying to make the most of any little opportunity they get around the globe. Many thefts and scams have happened all over the globe, something which basically means that, crypto hackers are into serious business and no matter […] The post Why Are American Crypto Investors Main Targets for Hackers ? appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »

2018-8-21 10:13


Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain. Should they go their separate Ways ?

To many lay persons and crypto newbies, cryptocurrencies are these exciting new digital assets that can make you a couple of extra bucks overnight. The excitement cryptocurrencies have brought to the world of finance has given them the spotlight so much that, many investors don’t get the chance to know the whole journey. дальше »

2018-8-2 13:04


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Mixed Feelings

Yesterday we saw a clear break above the key psychological level of $8,000 per bitcoin. Now the question on everyone’s mind is where did this move come from and is it sustainable? Now, I know that many of you are reading this note for just one reason and we have some rather unique crypto observations for you below but before we get into that it is important to always bear in mind that a portfolio Read More The post Mixed Feelings appeared first on Bitcoinist.com. дальше »

2018-7-26 06:00


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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


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In my last article I answered some of the questions I often hear from family or friends who want to buy Bitcoin for the first time. I also recommended what I think is the easiest way to get started, Coinbase.

Today let’s have a look at two of the most popular follow-up questions I receive, usually in the minutes immediately after the Bitcoin purchase goes through. How can I buy some other coins?While Bitcoin is by far the most well-known and desired cryptocurrency, there are many other coins, known as Altcoins, out there these days. Some дальше »

2018-7-16 16:09