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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


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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Bitcoin Price Too Cool for School, Altcoins Can’t Hang

Bitcoin has many cryptocurrency traders feeling bullish after making a strong move to reclaim a position above $7,000. Many altcoins, however, have failed to keep up. Ethereum Starting from the top, the first altcoin which has failed to keep pace with Bitcoin price is Ethereum (ETH), the second-ranked cryptocurrency by market capitalization and leading operating system featuring smart contract functionality. дальше »

2018-7-20 12:45


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Institutional Investors Brought in 56% of Capital at This Bitcoin (BTC) and Crypto Management Fund

The term ‘buying the dip’ has been floating around the crypto-verse ever since Bitcoin (BTC) showed signs of reaching the $5,800 levels late in May this year. As many inexperienced traders were panicking, the true veterans kept emphasizing that rather than cashing out, anyone with extra capital should be investing in Bitcoin (BTC) and the other […] The post Institutional Investors Brought in 56% of Capital at This Bitcoin (BTC) and Crypto Management Fund appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »

2018-7-19 17:08


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Breaking: Bitcoin [BTC] Surges 10% As Crypto Market Experiences Volume Influx

Bitcoin Moves From $6,800 to $7,400 Within 30 Minutes On early Tuesday morning, Bitcoin began a slow uptrend up to the heavily contested $6,800 price level. For those who are unaware, Bitcoin has tested the ~$6,800 level over three times in the past five weeks, leading many analysts to believe that it is an important […] The post Breaking: Bitcoin [BTC] Surges 10% As Crypto Market Experiences Volume Influx appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »

2018-7-17 21:44


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Venezuelan Cryptocurrency User Donates Food And Supplies After Receiving $5,000 In Nano

A Venezuelan Reddit user, going by the name of Hector, recently took to the web forum to express his thanks after receiving a large donation from many members of the Nano community. For the uninitiated, Nano is a cryptocurrency project that focuses on instant and feeless transfers for day-to-day transactions. дальше »

2018-7-16 07:48


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Coinbase showcases five potential assets, trade listings not guaranteed

San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced that it is examining the addition of five new coins, according to a blog post published July 13. Additionally, Coinbase said it will negotiate with local banks and regulators to add the assets to as many jurisdictions as possible. In June, Coinbase announced it will support Ethereum Classic дальше »

2018-7-14 07:09


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The Genesis Files: With Bit Gold, Szabo Was Inches Away From Inventing Bitcoin

As his Hungarian parents had fled post-war Soviet regime to settle in the United States, Nick Szabo came to call the Californian Bay area of the 1990s his home. Here, he was among the first to frequent the in-person “Cypherpunk” meetings organized by Timothy May, Eric Hughes and other founding members of the collective of cryptographers, programmers and privacy activists centered around the ’90s mailing list of the same name. дальше »

2018-7-13 17:16


Binance CEO Rebuts Buterin’s Centralized Exchange Slur

Last week, Vitalik called out centralized exchanges in an interview with TechCrunch, with his statements catching many off-guard, including Binance’s CEO. Binance CEO: We Are All Part Of The Same Ecosystem Vitalik Buterin, a co-founder of the Ethereum project, recently called out centralized exchanges in an interview with TechCrunch. дальше »

2018-7-11 14:00


Ethereum Scalability Issues Will End this year – Joe Lubin

While cryptocurrencies such as ethereum and others have many groundbreaking and life-changing potentials, the issue of scalability remains a pain in nether regions for crypto enthusiasts. However, co-founder of the Ethereum blockchain project, Joseph Lubin has revealed that Ethereum’s scalability problems will be over this year as the network moves into “phase two. дальше »

2018-7-11 12:07


What Is Vyper?

Building smart contracts can be done with many different projects and coding languages. In the case of Ethereum, the Solidity coding language is the main method of approaching this new technology. It now seems a new language is also making inroads, as Vyper is designed to be more secure, feel more natural, and improve auditability. […] дальше »

2018-7-9 20:00