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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


This Silicon Valley-Backed Blockchain Startup Wants to Become the Wikipedia of Data

DIRT, a blockchain startup that plans to develop a trusted platform for structured data, has raised $3 million in a seed funding round. The San Francisco-based company said investment firms that participated in the round include General Catalyst, Greylock Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Pantera Capital and others. дальше »

2018-7-21 20:14


This Silicon Valley Backs Blockchain Startup Wants to Become the Wikipedia of Data

DIRT, a blockchain startup that plans to develop a trusted platform for structured data, has raised $3 million in a seed funding round. The San Francisco-based company said investment firms that participated in the round include General Catalyst, Greylock Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Pantera Capital and others. дальше »

2018-7-20 20:14


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JPMorgan: Ripple, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Gardona, Dash, Litecoin stay here

This prediction by JPMorgan has been mentioned in an internal report of the American multinational investment bank and financial services company, headquartered in New York City. Various executives, including the CEO of the company Jamie Dimon, have clearly stated that they believe that cryptocurrency is actually a fraud. However, the internal report holds an entirely different дальше »

2018-7-20 18:24


CheapAir Announces Partnership With New Bitcoin Payment Processor

Online travel agency Cheapair announced that they resumed ticket purchases with Bitcoins after an indefinite suspension of such service a few days ago. Up until July 13th the company worked with Coinbase as a payment processor, however they had to suspend BTC operations after a series of problems that ended with Coinbase discontinuing its support. дальше »

2018-7-16 22:07


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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


China’s Cryptocurrency Clampdown Turns Country Into A Bitcoin “Wasteland”

China was once the hub of the cryptocurrency movement. After a government crackdown in 2017, however, China has become a cryptocurrency “wasteland” according to a new report from Bloomberg. “Crackdown turns China from bitcoin’s epicenter to a wasteland,” reported Bloomberg earlier this week, citing stats like declining Yuan volume on cryptocurrency exchanges worldwide. The Chinese […] дальше »

2018-7-13 07:21


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In Upstate New York, Crypto Miners have approved New Power Rates

A municipal utility provider in New York got the green light from state regulators to create a new set of electricity rates for cryptocurrency miners. While primarily an administrative move, it’s a potentially significant development for cryptocurrency miners hoping to tap the hydroelectrical resources located in New York. However, given the abundance of low-cost electricity дальше »

2018-7-13 03:13


Does New YouTube Tool Offer Higher Protection For Video Creators?

Image source: youtube-creators.googleblog.com The biggest fear of many creators online is having their content stolen or plagiarized. However, a new YouTube tool is going to be targeted toward video creators whose content will be protected from being stolen, according to a blog post on YouTube Creator Blog. Many creators online are looking for ways to […] дальше »

2018-7-13 00:17


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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


What is Nebulas?

The world of blockchain enables new and exciting possibilities each and every day. However, with these new initiatives also carries new challenges. A major challenge facing blockchain developments is the ability for on-chain, off-chain, and cross-chain contracts, dapps, and other entities to communicate with one another and the outside world. Fortunately, there is a solution: […] дальше »

2018-7-11 17:30


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Lenders May Deny Your Mortgage Application if You Sold Bitcoin in the Past

Over the past year, cryptocurrencies like bitcoin have gained in value and some people have ‘cashed out’ their digital assets in order to purchase cars or a new home. However, some people who have sold cryptocurrencies in the past may have a hard time getting a home loan even though they have the funds to […] The post Lenders May Deny Your Mortgage Application if You Sold Bitcoin in the Past appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

2018-7-10 03:05