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Crypto & Blockchain
The most popular blog posts about crypto & blockchain on Hacker News. 850 posts.
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Keybase is now supported by the Stellar Development Foundation
You're reading the Keybase blog. There are more posts . When you're done, you can install Keybase .
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How the Bitcoins Were Stolen from Mt. Gox [video]
The thought “I know PHP! How hard could running an exchange be?” never goes anywhere good.
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Mainnet Merge Announcement
- Ethereum is moving to proof-of-stake! The transition, known as The Merge, must first be activated on the Beacon Chain with the Bellatrix upgrade. After this,...
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It’s not still the early days of blockchain
When I speak about the inefficiency of popular blockchains, or mention that we seem to be hurtling towards a 'web3' so centralized it challenges big tech's firm grasp on today's web, or point out that somehow no one has managed to find a positive use for blockchains that wouldn't be better served by one of the many…
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Critical Update on DAO Vulnerability
<span style="font-weight: 400;">An attack has been found and exploited in <a href="https://etherscan.io/address/0xbb9bc244d798123fde783fcc1c72d3bb8c189413">the...
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Keep the web free, say no to Web3 (2021)
A look at what is wrong with Web3.
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I heat my home by mining crypto currencies
Personal Blog of Christian Haschek
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Analyzing Cryptocurrencies Using PostgreSQL
Cryptocurrencies are fueling a modern day gold rush. Can data help us better understand this evolving market? Read the full article on the Tiger Data blog.
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Bitcoin is a Ponzi
that expectation is sustained by such profits being paid to those who choose to cash out. However,
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Web3 is expensive P2P
Web3 claims to be the only way to save us from commercial entities defining what we can see and what not. Yet, it does exactly this: It results in commercialized entities defining what we can see and what not. More on the blockchain ecosystem in this overview and especially in the simple, hum
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PayPal to support Ethereum and Bitcoin
Send and receive money as easily as sending a text, across apps, borders, and currencies.
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Vitalik escalates ETH 2.0 merge as miners plan a 51% attack
Miners have begun to coordinate a 51% attack to stop EIP-1559, and the Ethereum community has responded.
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Understanding Ethereum Smart Contracts
You might have heard the term “smart contract,” and you might even know that they are “code” you can run on a blockchain.But how can you run code on a blockc...
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Crypto is an unproductive bubble
This post sparked a great conversation on Hacker News! See the comments here.Another update: Scott Alexander just (12/8/22) wrote the best counterpoint to this that I’ve read – see it here “The four most expensive words in investing are: ‘This time it’s different.’” John Templeton I’m writing this essay not so much to…
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Building for the Blockchain
If you’re here, we assume that you’re a developer/hacker who’s intrigued by the blockchain. You’re convinced that you understand how it works and now you’re itching to figure out what the blockchain means for you and your developer skill set.
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Bitcoin – Potential Network Disruption on July 31st
Last updated: 2017/07/21 12:00 UTC . This page will be updated when new information becomes available. See the list of updates .