Wendy McElroy: Satoshi Revolution – Afterword

The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations. Afterword by Wendy McElroy I meant to end this book by discussing the blockchain’s impact on physical violence, on crimes of violence. I can’t. I don’t think there is an impact. I don’t know how the blockchain can prevent back-alley rapes, for example. I could talk about … Read more

Ethereum’s Scaling Nightmares May Be Over Sooner Than You Think

Casper, Plasma, Sharding. These are all terms mentioned when it comes to tackling Ethereum’s well-known scalability issues. Each with their own challenges, none of them immediately close in sight. Enter OpenST Mosaic. A Protocol so new (it’s been kept tightly under wraps) that it hasn’t come up as a topic of conversation around the water … Read more

Scalability is an issue of the past thanks to Fractonet

Blockchain technology has carved a niche for itself in the world. In 2017, it was the most talked about tech topic. The attention that Blockchain and cryptocurrencies have garnered is because of their inherent utility. However, like with every other nascent technology, cryptocurrencies and Blockchain both have challenges to surpass. We are living in an … Read more

EOS and Ethereum: One DApp Platform to Rule Them All?

Does the market have room for two thriving DApp platforms? Ethereum and EOS represent two distinct approaches to carrying out smart contracts and supporting more than 1,500 DApps. Ethereum holds an advantage as the first native DApp platform, but EOS is proposing a much faster consensus model. Is there going to be one clear winner … Read more

What Is Tolar Cryptocurrency?

Scalability is still one of the more pressing problems in the world of cryptocurrency. Addressing these issues has proven quite challenging, for obvious reasons. Tolar, the currency powering the HashNET project, may offer a solution. Leveraging distributed ledger technology combined with a consensus algorithm just might lead to some interesting developments. What is HashNET? Although the name wouldn’t … Read more

Kik Ditches Ethereum “The Dial-Up” Cryptocurrency

Ethereum is often promoted as the ultimate solution for decentralized apps, with some even claiming that it will be the substrate for developing all software in the future. This grand vision is in conflict with current reality however where ethereum now can’t even hold onto one of its biggest mainstream adopters, Kik. Also Read: Israeli … Read more