"Many proof of work (PoW) chains aren’t secure. They’re extremely difficult to bootstrap hashpower for and as the value of the network greatly outpaces the coordination and hardware cost of an attack, it becomes quite lucrative to do so. An exception, in this case, would be Bitcoin as it had a first-mover advantage and is the strongest network from both an ideological standpoint and mining operations."
Blockchain
Links to the best articles, videos and podcasts about Blockchain.
"EOS, the blockchain protocol designed to host industrial-scale decentralized applications (DApps) and launched this summer following a $4 billion initial coin offering (ICO), has created no shortage of buzz in the enterprise blockchain space. If fully realized, it could be an incredible tool for large corporations to begin reaping the benefits of decentralization. However, its delegated-proof-of-stake (DPoS) consensus model and some hiccups around how this functions have been controversial."
"An overview of key breakthroughs in blockchain technology — and why Nakamoto Consensus is such a big deal"
"We believe blockchain technology will eventually impact many industries. We are already involved in promising developments in areas like capital markets, money transmission and banking, voting, supply chain, property and self-sovereign identity. But there is still a long way to go before blockchain technology can realize its true potential."
"If peak crypto is behind us and the blockchain bubble has burst, where does the promise of this world-changing technology go from here?"
"What’s behind any digital token, asset, or contract is a package of rights — how we assign and interpret these rights is at the heart of blockchain governance"
"There is nothing wrong with considering a blockchain whenever you have data to store and handle. The important point to take note of is: blockchain is probably not the right tool for your problem, despite being an exciting technology. But how do you systematically think through the options and decide wither to use a blockchain or one of the many alternatives to blockchain?"
"Blockchain and net neutrality are two fairly distant topics. So why is net neutrality so important to blockchains and by extension to bloXroute, the blockchain scaling project?"
"A simplified overview of Correct-By-Construction Casper consensus mechanism"
"In this article, I will explore some of these weird and non-trivial ways of using the blockchain."
"This article will focus on the role that sidechains and sister chains play in the EOS ecosystem and will address some of the challenges that these projects face."
"Blockchain and cryptocurrency were ironically first designed to disrupt the very institutions which are most excited about it. Will crypto ever be the democratizing and enfranchising force it often promises to be?"
"I think that it’s helpful to understand the history of innovative technologies as it is difficult to understand where a technology is heading without understanding how it has developed up to this point. Therefore, this post is dedicated to understanding the history of blockchain and, more broadly, the crypto ecosystem."
"Today, we take a look at the system architecture underlying these next-gen payment cryptocurrencies, the so-called block-lattice, and compare it to its predecessor, the blockchain."
"Some experts consider it to be the most influential technology for decades to come and even call it the “next generation of the Internet.” Thanks to significant the media attention the blockchain gets nowadays, the concept is expected to be relatively simple to perceive for laymen. But in real life, it’s a bit more complicated. So, I invite you to join me on my journey to explore the fundamentals of the blockchain and its derivatives — smart contracts, distributed ledger, Bitcoin, and many others."
".eth domains are handled by a Vickrey Auction—the winner only pays as much as the second place bidder was willing to spend. If I had bid what the domain was actually worth to me, maybe I’d really appreciate this feature. However I didn’t take the process seriously and as a result I lost it all. Fueled by remorse I began a post-mortem to understand exactly how my adversary had foiled me."
"All blockchains and cryptocurrencies require consensus, or agreement on the state of the ledger between all parties in the system. However, achieving consensus is non-trivial. "
"I don’t have all the answers, and I know that I’m missing relevant background knowledge. However I have been thinking about, watching, and actively participating in blockchain governance for 3 - 4 years. I feel like I need to share my current perspective, even though my research on the topic is still ongoing."