David Gerard

News: What’s wrong with Civil, Bitfinex deposits suspended, Liquid is live, Proof of Work must die

14th October 201815th October 2018 - by David Gerard - 1 Comment

“Cryptos Drop Day After Summer Solstice = Occult Manipulation?” um, ok

Everipedia: The Wikipedia for being wrong … but on the blockchain

13th October 201831st August 2019 - by David Gerard - Leave a Comment

Everipedia is not going to revolutionise the world of knowledge production.

News: SEC subpoena storm, KodakCoin, QuadrigaCX funds frozen, exchange shenanigans

10th October 201814th October 2018 - by David Gerard - 1 Comment

I have Internet at home again! Here’s news from the past few weeks.

Blockchain: Magic (Probably) Doesn’t Happen — How to sell a hash tree as a tech revolution — Royal Holloway, Thursday 4 October 2018

9th October 201823rd February 2022 - by David Gerard - Leave a Comment

A talk for the Information Security Group at Royal Holloway. A basic overview of the engineering and computer science problems of blockchain and smart contract promises. On video!

Answers from the author for Winifred Poster’s “Virtual Money” course

5th October 201823rd October 2018 - by David Gerard - Leave a Comment

A video in which I answer student questions for a class that features Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain as a course text.

Royal Institution, Monday 24 September 2018, 7pm: Blockchain: hope or hype?

21st September 201821st September 2018 - by David Gerard - Leave a Comment

The Royal Institution is running a blockchain panel, Blockchain: Hope Or Hype? with me as last-second drop-in moderator. Speakers are John Domingue of the Knowledge Media Institute at the Open University, and Sajida Zouarhi from Consensys. Come along and ask pointed questions!