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Top posts
Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 850 posts.
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Zerocoin: making Bitcoin anonymous
Wow, what the heck is going on with Bitcoin? When I started this post, the value of a single bitcoin had surged upwards of $250. It’s corrected a bit since then (down $100 or so), but it̵…
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How to create a private Ethereum network
Omar Metwally, MD University of California, San Francisco DDASH – Ethereum Operating System for Knowledge Creation and Sharing ============================================= Github repo…
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Cryptocurrencies’ Carbon Footprint Underestimated
Back in April I wrote Cryptocurrency's Carbon Footprint about the catastrophic carbon emissions of Proof-of-Work cryptocurrencies such as B...
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Satoshi's Hashrate
"Bitcoin mining pool, network and exchange analysis"
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Crypto: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
I dig into what's genuinely impressive about crypto (distributed trust, abuse prevention, true cloud computing) and what's deeply problematic: boundary interactions, governance concentration, transaction cost tradeoffs, and unclear incentives. My conclusion: crypto may only be useful for financial engineering, and…
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The entire crypto ecosystem is a ponzi
Not really. As a counter example, gold is clear and very old ponzi. It's ok. And as a more general argument, crypto does have utility. For circumventing capital controls, buying drugs or laundering money. So there will be constant supply of new depositors who needs that and willing to pay. I would not bet on crypto…
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Web3 is a stupid idea
timdaub · Web3 is a stupid idea A long time ago, I gave a talk in front of a full audience talking about BigchainDB, a company I worked for to create a (scalable) decentralized database. As
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Class Breaks
There’s a concept from computer security known as a class break. It’s a particular security vulnerability that breaks not just one system, but an entire class of systems. Examples might be a vulnerability in a particular operating system that allows an attacker to take remote control of every computer that runs on…
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Red Lang goes blockchain
Here we are, ready to leap into the future. This is a new page opening in the Red history book. It is a great day for us to finally be able ...
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Many Bitcoin wallets vulnerable to double-spending of confirmed transactions
This document is being updated as new information arrives. Last update: 2015-07-15 13:00. All times are UTC.
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“Crypto drainer” template facilitates theft
Crypto Drainers are phishing pages that lure victims into signing malicious transactions that allow the attacker to siphon their crypto and NFTs.
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Keybase's New Key Model
You're reading the Keybase blog. There are more posts . When you're done, you can install Keybase .
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Crypto Fund II
We’re excited to announce a new $515 million fund that will be used to invest in crypto entrepreneurs, networks and businesses.
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Reborn 3: Desktop browser with Web 3, faster VPN and ad blocker
Reborn 3 (Opera 60) was designed to improve people’s control over their privacy, security, and to give them access to Web 3, the Web of the future Hello, Today, we are launching Opera 60, codenamed Reborn 3. With this release, we believe we are setting a new standard for browsers. In our entire Reborn series, […]
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Facebook’s Libra is still dead – Diem to be sold off for spare parts
Maybe Libra was just very stupid. Because it was a blockchain project started by bitcoiners. Maybe it was always just dumb as hell.
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So you want to roll your own crypto?
A coworker of mine asked: How are people supposed to learn (from mistakes) if they don't roll their own crypto? The short answer is do roll ...
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Bitcoin
I've mentioned Bitcoin a number of times on this blog. It is something our firm is watching closely. We thought briefly about making a Bitcoin specific investment earlier this year but ended up deciding to sit on the sidelines for now. We are quite taken with the idea of a currency that is not controlled […]
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Lisk: Blockchain development in JavaScript
Company news, product updates, and guides for finance teams running money operations globally.
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An NFT without a blockchain
This is a small proof-of-concept. It relies on PGP - but you could use Keybase, GPG, or any other hard-to-use encryption program. Background Suppose you want to support an artist and give them money. That's easy. Most artists take PayPal, bank transfer, or cash. But how can you prove that you've paid an artist for a…
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