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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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PoWx Seeks to Change Bitcoin Mining with “Optical PoW”

Nonprofit organization PoWx has launched this week with the goal of boosting the idea behind proof of work (PoW) through more innovative algorithms. The company is seeking to decentralize Bitcoin mining and make it more accessible to consumers through a new technology that executives have dubbed “optical PoW” — a new type of hardware that utilizes a more advanced and energy-efficient form of laser technology as the cornerstone of mining. дальше »

2018-7-14 01:04


ICO All-In To Help Users Make More Educated Investments Into ICO’s

ICO All-In is a new platform that allows users to take a holistic view on upcoming ICO’s, in order to determine which prospects are worth investing money into. Disclosure: This is a Sponsored Article Platform to easily display information needed, ICO All-In fills need As crowd sales have become the de facto standard in raising […] дальше »

2018-7-10 16:30


Top 5 Things To Be Aware Of Before Investing In A New Cryptocurrency

With the continuing volatility of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, and millions of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrencies stolen by hackers in recent months, what should investors be aware of before pouring their hard-earned money into digital assets? Please find a listicle below which looks at the top five things investors need to be aware of before investing in a […] дальше »

2018-7-10 13:04


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Facebook Reshuffle Structure To Further Compliment Blockchain Research

Reports out today suggest that social media giants Facebook have embarked on a major structural reshuffle in order to enhance their new blockchain research project. We now know that Facebook have established a blockchain research working group in order to investigate and research the implications of blockchain technologies both within Facebook and within the wider community. дальше »

2018-7-6 17:30


VeChain mines its first block: Here’s what you need to know about it

The VeChainThor MainNet was successfully launched earlier today. The first block was mined at 08:00:09. The main net launch is one of the significant breakthroughs for the VeChain community. The official agenda was launched by the VeChain Foundation on June 22nd to enable the community to check out with the launching of the new MainNet. […] дальше »

2018-7-1 17:49


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Nearly 9 out of 10 Crypto Execs Need ‘Formalized’ management Self-Regulation: Research

Eighty-six percent of cryptocurrency firms’ executives and investors want the industry to self-regulate, new research published this week reveals. Part of the 2018 Cryptocurrency Survey by international law firm Foley & Lardner LLP, the majority of respondents also tipped Bitcoin to become the cryptocurrency of choice for transactions in the long term. The firm questioned дальше »

2018-6-28 18:30