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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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Binance Is Finally Going Forward With The VeChain (VEN) Token Swap

Binance has just announced that it will be going forward with the upcoming VeChain [VEN] token swap, which has been in the works for months now. The VeChain Foundation took to Twitter to express its gratitude to the largest exchange in the world for being upfront with its support for the cryptocurrency they worked so hard […] The post Binance Is Finally Going Forward With The VeChain (VEN) Token Swap appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »

2018-7-19 21:04


The Land is Green : Bitcoin Punches Back From $6,200 To Hit $6,600

Bitcoin after struggling all throughout the weekend has come out on Monday with some real hard punches. Before struggling with the $6,200 price drag that began on Thursday of last week, bitcoin has been steadily hanging around $6,300 for the last couple of weeks until the fateful Thursday when it got a sucker punch that […] The post The Land is Green : Bitcoin Punches Back From $6,200 To Hit $6,600 appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »

2018-7-16 20:56


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Promoted: The Future of Online Shopping Is Powered by Spl.yt — A Decentralized E-Commerce Protocol

As a rapidly growing business sector, e-commerce continues to open up new avenues for exploring, comparing and purchasing products worldwide. Spl. yt, a smart contract protocol, aims improve the e-commerce system for buyers and sellers by automating functions currently performed by “middlemen” marketplaces like Amazon, eBay and Alibaba. дальше »

2018-7-16 19:45


A chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and in a blockchain that link lies in the form of its founders.

The greatest challenge that new blockchains must solve isn’t speed or scaling – it’s governance. Nobody Else Has Either Governance: Easy to Define, Hard to Achieve There wasn’t much thought given to on-chain governance when bitcoin was created; Satoshi was too busy reinventing the wheel on several other fronts. Dash first popularized the concept of дальше »

2018-7-16 10:34


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Governance is the biggest problems blockchains must solve

The greatest challenge that new blockchains must solve isn’t speed or scaling – it’s governance. Nobody Else Has Either Governance: Easy to Define, Hard to Achieve There wasn’t much thought given to on-chain governance when bitcoin was created; Satoshi was too busy reinventing the wheel on several other fronts. Dash first popularized the concept of дальше »

2018-7-16 07:31


EtherScamDB: Ethereum (ETH) Scam Database For Active Threats?

The continued rise of cryptocurrency popularity has created a breeding ground for malicious attacks, phishing attempts, and the occasional PC hacks. While a large popularity of crypto users is earning from their efforts, there is another group that has chosen to earn a living by stealing from the hard workers. What Is EtherScamDB? EtherScamDB was […] дальше »

2018-7-15 14:09


Can Blockchain Prevent Smart Cities From Turning on Their Residents?

In the last decade, the term “smart city” has evolved from a geeky name drop opportunity, evoking Venus Project-esque undertones, to the gold standard of serious urban planning. With the world’s population scratching the 8 billion mark from below, and urbanization rates at all-time highs, it’s not hard to see why city planners are pinning […] дальше »

2018-7-13 20:00