David Gerard | Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain

Smart contracts, stupid humans: new major Ethereum ERC-20 token bugs BatchOverflow and ProxyOverflow

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Apr 26,2018
Comments: 0
Tags: beautychain , links , mesh , peckshield , smart contract

Smart contracts are fundamentally bad software engineering, part 666 in a never-ending series.
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Bitcoin’s continuing failure to substitute for gold

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Apr 22,2018
Comments: 0
Tags: austrian economics , bitcoin , gold

Bitcoin maximalists think Bitcoin is the perfect substitute for gold. Not even gold fans listen to them. But what would it take for Bitcoin to achieve this?
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News: 14,000 CryptoKitties to kill Ethereum, history of Earn.com’s PiTato, ransomware, cryptographers on cryptocurrency

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Apr 21,2018
Comments: 0
Tags: 21.co , attack of the 50 foot blockchain , cracked , cryptokitties , earn.com , ethereum , links , nicholas weaver , ransomware , savedroid , tim swanson

Also: I need titles for the sequel to Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain!
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“Welcome to the Blockchain”: my slides from Berenberg’s “Blockchain: From Hype To Reality”

I did a talk today — here’s the slides. Explaining blockchains, why Bitcoin fans are like they are, and blockchain use cases in business.
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News: NY Attorney General exchange inquiry, LocalBitcoins KYC, Baidu copies KodakOne, Cambridge Analytica on the blockchain, coal-fired followup

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Apr 17,2018
Comments: 0
Tags: baidu , cambridge analytica , eric schneiderman , hunter energy , ico , information commissioners office , iot group , jpmorgan chase , kodakone , links , localbitcoins , new york , richard poole , totem , united kingdom

The NY Attorney General has not yet brought the hammer down on the exchanges. So far he’s just holding it in the air suggestively.
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CreateSpace error in your favour — signed copies of “Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain” available! £10ea in quantity!

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Apr 13,2018
Comments: 0
Tags: attack of the 50 foot blockchain , createspace

So … I’m under a large pile of physical books again.
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Australian coal-fired power plant to mine Bitcoin: just a penny stock pump — with “corrupt” backers

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Apr 12,2018
Comments: 0
Tags: adam ritchie , ardent resources , ben ritchie , bitcoinadvisors.com.au , centius gold , digital capital group , eddie obeid , hunter energy , iot group , james myatt , richard poole , warren kember

Like adding “Blockchain” to your name to pump your stock price. Everyone and everything linked to it is inept, crooked or both.
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News: UK Parliament Inquiry Friday, Monero and Ethereum vs ASICs, Bitfinex and Poland, Ripple tries to buy XRP onto exchanges

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Apr 11,2018
Comments: 0
Tags: 5w pr , bitfinex , bitmain , chris ellis , cryptokitties , ethereum , frances coppola , google , jotwell , links , mikko hypponen , monero , poland , real estate bitcoin wealth expo , saifedean ammous , tether , the bitcoin standard , tssb , united kingdom

Get your UK Parliamentary submission in without delay!
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JavaScript SecureRandom() isn’t securely random — many old web wallets affected — and the bug was warned of five years ago (UPDATED)

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Apr 11,2018
Comments: 2
Tags: greg maxwell , javascript , rc4 , securerandom

If you used a web wallet to generate your keys, check with your author or vendor.
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Saifedean Ammous: The Bitcoin Standard — making the Austrian School case for Bitcoin

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Apr 07,2018
Comments: 1
Tags: austrian economics , bitcoin , book , saifedean ammous

How Bitcoin fits the theology and virtues of Austrian economics — a plea to Austrian School nocoiners to take Bitcoin seriously.
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