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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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Barry Silbert’s Grayscale Investments Cryptocurrency Fund Sees Green despite Bitcoin Price Slump

While bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have experienced a significant drop in price since the beginning of the year, the story is entirely different for Barry Silbert’s Grayscale Fund as the firm has seen quite exponential growth so far, due to massive investor interest in its crypto-linked investment offerings. дальше »

2018-7-19 20:00


XRP not a Real Cryptocurrency Like Bitcoin and Co, Expert Warns

Ripple XRP’s centralized protocol could have far more implications on the token performance both now and in the long run according to Elvis Investment CEO, Anatoly Castella. A central protocol means that XRP was created all at once by the parent company – Ripple Labs Inc – with a majority of the cryptocurrency held by […] The post XRP not a Real Cryptocurrency Like Bitcoin and Co, Expert Warns appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »

2018-7-19 19:35


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Chinese authorities are sampling sewage to flush out drug users

The Chinese government is analyzing urine and feces from sewage as part of a sweeping national crackdown on illegal drug use. China isn’t the first country to sift through sewage in order to collect data on illegal drug use, but as far as we know it’s the first to implement the technique in actual law enforcement situations — a move which prompts a litany of privacy and citizen safety concerns. дальше »

2018-7-16 21:10


Bitcoin’s corrective rally is struggling to gain momentum as trading volumes drop to the lowest levels since late last year. The leading cryptocurrency remained bid over the weekend as expected, courtesy of Thursday’s strong reversal from

The leading cryptocurrency remained bid over the weekend as expected, courtesy of Thursday’s strong reversal from the two-week lows. However, so far, the break above $6,400 has remained elusive, likely due to low investor interest. дальше »

2018-7-16 16:16


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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