Ethereum Casper proof-of-stake only has to work well enough: Worse is Better in action
Casper is the new “proof-of-stake” system for Ethereum. It doesn’t have to work well enough for the ideologues — it just has to work well enough for the market.
Author: David Gerard
News: Facebook crypto coin, Electrum Pro theft, Upbit raided, Australia, Spanish taxes, Excel coin miners, Ben Shapiro’s Bitcoin IRA
What is bitcoin, anyway? A miserable little pile of nonces.
Works in progress: the next blockchain book, and Roko’s Basilisk
Bitcoin remains a dumpster fire — but it’s just been quietly burning away of late. So I’ve been getting on with the next books. Why fill your brain with one project, when you can start two and fill all your brains.
News: suit against Ripple, Ronn Torossian, fake KodakCoins, sports blockchain
Come and see me in York in June! Tickets available from Tuesday morning!
News: UK Treasury Digital Currencies Inquiry, Ethereum as a security, Bitcoin Cash, mining for charity
The first spoken evidence session from the Treasury’s Digital Currencies Inquiry is a blinder.
Get your bitcoins off ACX in Australia while you can, ’cos you’re sure not getting your actual money
The traditional banking partners that ACX.io needs to work with are not able to keep up with the demands of the growing Bitcoin economy.
HARKII Of Sound Mind podcast Episode 1: “Why I don’t think blockchain will change the music industry”
In which I go on a podcast and talk about why blockchains are still trash, particularly for music. Don’t fall for resentment-based marketing!
Moving servers today, please excuse service hiccups
This site will be moving servers, some time today or tomorrow. Please excuse glitches in availability!
UPDATE: Moved!
News: IOTA cultists, Ethereum as security, exchange regulation and market manipulation, Wikipedia
IOTA’s fan base are remarkable. Also: crypto market manipulation, and good pieces on Mt. Gox and Sergei Mavrodi.
No, Wikipedia is not in a crypto partnership with the Request Network — don’t believe the hype
The Request Network does not have a deal with Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation. They are misrepresenting a deal with Wikimedia France, a local Wikimedia chapter. Also detailed: the Request ICO white paper.