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Understanding PLONK

Special thanks to Justin Drake, Karl Floersch, Hsiao-wei Wang, Barry Whitehat, Dankrad Feist, Kobi Gurkan and Zac Williamson for review Very recently, Ariel Gabizon, Zac Williamson and Oana Ciobotaru announced a new general-purpose zero-knowledge proof scheme called PLONK, standing for the unwieldy quasi-backronym “Permutations over Lagrange-bases for Oecumenical Noninteractive arguments of Knowledge”. дальше »

2019-9-24 04:03


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Scientists invented an electric baseball hat to reverse male baldness

An international team of researchers just developed the most sophisticated treatment for male baldness ever: a hat that covers up your hairless head. Wait, there’s more. It also contains a self-actuating electrical ‘patch’ that stimulates the scalp, regenerates damaged tissue, and regrows hair thicker and quicker than pharmacological treatments. дальше »

2019-9-20 20:35


UFC Fighter Controversially Advertises Tesla’s Autopilot While Playing Smash Bros

Prominent UFC fighter, Kevin Lee has (round) kicked up some controversy after sharing a video of himself playing the Nintendo switch, while letting his Tesla drive itself. The video in question, posted to Lee’s Instagram, depicted him driving on a highway on his way to Montreal… well not driving per se, because Lee was actually […] The post UFC Fighter Controversially Advertises Tesla’s Autopilot While Playing Smash Bros appeared first on CCN.com дальше »

2019-9-18 14:42


Bitcoin is Not And Never Will Be ‘Money’

If you’ve been reading my column, you know that I do not believe in the long-term story of bitcoin and that trading it is actually worse than gambling in a Las Vegas casino. I don’t believe bitcoin will actually ever replace fiat currency, and the circumstances under which that could happen would actually undercut the […] The post Bitcoin is Not And Never Will Be ‘Money’ appeared first on CCN.com дальше »

2019-9-18 09:36


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Quantum physics for regular people: Is reality even real?

Everything you assume about the universe, the laws that govern it, and how objective reality works is probably wrong. What goes up doesn’t have to come down, there’s no logical reason why we can’t travel through time, and there’s a pretty good chance that you exist as one of an infinite number of doppelgangers spread across parallel universes. дальше »

2019-9-13 23:17


Facebook Ditched Bitcoin For Libra Over Its Inability to Scale: Bill Barhydt

Facebook (FB) actually preferred to use Bitcoin: Abra CEO, Bill Barhydt The plan was to create a scalable Bitcoin as anything transactional with BTC was effectively untenable Bitcoin consultant, Udi Wertheimer begs to differ Before going with its own stablecoin Libra, social media giant Facebook (FB) has been considering using Bitcoin, Bill Barhydt, CEO of […] дальше »

2019-9-8 17:56


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Netflix adds Latest section, now alerts users when new shows drop

Netflix today revealed the latest update to its platform, in which it’ll serve alerts when a show you’re interested in is available. This comes on the heels of backlash over a change in show release schedules (which wasn’t actually a change), so it’s fortuitous the site will now remind people that yes, they actually can go binge-watch a cool new show that just dropped. дальше »

2019-9-6 02:17


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European Central Bank bigwig outlines why Facebook’s Libra isn’t real cryptocurrency

A representative of the European Central Bank (ECB) has slammed Facebook‘s quasi-cryptocurrency Libra, referring to its proposed ecosystem as a “siren call. ” Yves Mersch, Luxemborgian lawyer and ECB executive board member, even told attendees of the European System of Central Banks’ legal conference the Libra ecosystem will be “cartel-like. дальше »

2019-9-2 15:36