Blockchain and cryptocurrency news and analysis by David Gerard
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!
A video in which I answer student questions for a class that features Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain as a course text.
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!
And first reports back from the Coinsbank Crypto Cruise.
I’ve handed over a chunk of my hodling of the disreputable minor coin GBP, got the keys and we’re moving in over the coming week.
You know how everyone was wondering when the SEC would do something about the crypto space? Looks like they’re getting into motion.
Original text in English of my piece in yesterday’s Kathimerini.
If you’re in Greece, get today’s Kathimerini and you’ll see a 350-word op-ed from me on why cryptos are bad.
Requiring a particular deep implementation is bad — and especially because of unrealisable hype.