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Accelerating zk-SNARKs - MSM and NTT algorithms on FPGAs with Hardcaml
In 2022 a consortium of companies ran an international competition, called the ZPrize, to advance the state of the art in “zero-knowledge” cryptography. We d...
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Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 127 posts.
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The Merge
In about a month, an important moment will happen in the world of crypto/web3. The Ethereum blockchain will move from a proof of work consensus mechanism to a proof of stake consensus mechanism. This event is known as “The Merge” in Ethereum land. There are many reasons why this is an important moment for the […]
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Abuse and Harassment on the Blockchain
In the frenzy to attract venture capital funding and draw new users and investors into blockchain technologies, 'how will this technology be used to harass and abuse people?' is going unasked. While blockchain proponents speak about a 'future of the web' based around public ledgers, anonymity, and immutability, those…
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Spiral’s Homomorphic Encryption – Is This the Future of Privacy?
Find out how homomorphic encryption works and why it could be the future of (crypto) data privacy
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Ethereum Energy Consumption
The basic information you need to understand Ethereum's energy consumption.