Switching to PoS–Ethereum’s predicted corruption
Proof-of-Work is the only way to prevent corruption, but if you continue to argue that Bitcoin is wasteful and not green, it’s because BTC has misled you.
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The unsecure Lightning Network as BTC’s layer 2 scaling protocol
Bitcoin mining nodes operate using PoW and Bitcoin consensus, making it hard for major mining nodes to be anonymous, while Lightning Network is an entirely unblockchain no-proof-of-anything network.
More on L2 solutions
Layer 2 solutions are not useless in principle, and Rollups themselves can be useful, when used with a blockchain capable of serving as a scalable global base layer.
Craig Wright is Satoshi, counter arguments
For critical public matters like the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, we should treat every element of evidence as a factor.
More proof that UTXO is superior to account-based systems
UTXO is like cash in that every bill or coin is independent from each other, and if the dollar bill is authentic, the validity of a transfer is absolute and not contingent upon a separate accounting.
Anonymity and privacy
In the blockchain and digital currency world, there's a struggle over the distinction between anonymity and privacy—they are not mutually exclusive but rather overlap with each other.
The defamation case Wright v. McCormack is telling
The verdict of the case is simple and straight: The court found that Peter McCormack committed libel against Dr. Craig Wright for publicly calling him a fraud for claiming himself to be Satoshi.
Digital assets are subject to property laws
The purpose of developing a technological and economic system like Bitcoin is not to separate from the law nor to resist it, but to minimize the need for intervention of the law.
Most ‘cryptos’ are securities according to the Howey test
Most crypto assets (coins or tokens) are securities, and illegal ones at that, as they meet the Howey test and have not been issued/distributed in compliance with the securities law.
3AC, DCG & amazing coincidences
This executive summary from Data Finnovation looks if DCG and 3AC were engaged in some kind of scheme to extract value from the GBTC premium.
We should discuss if we need Paymail
Paymail is a way for a business to say, you are my customer and this is the way that others interact with you on my business platform.
The future of blockchain services
If developers want to own their data and have access to it, the best way to do this is not to rely on any model that breaks if APIs were changed or removed, author Roger Taylor writes.