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Bitcoin’s Proof Of Work Is Well Worth Its Fees

While centralized exchanges might think they want to promote proof-of-stake blockchain projects, they misunderstand the value of Bitcoin’s proof-of-work model.

The Coercion Of Ethereum’s Difficulty Bomb

The perpetual Ethereum difficulty bomb is evidence that blockchains can be coercive, and Bitcoin is evidence that they don’t have to be.

Delegated Proof-of-Stake: Can We Be Free Under A Benign Master?

The consensus mechanism used by Bitcoin is the only way to ensure true lasting freedom.

Bitcoin Researcher Drums Up Academic Interest in Erlay Protocol

Naumenko’s presentation on Erlay at ACM was a rare example of Bitcoin research being discussed at a conference not specifically related to blockchain tech.

EOS Hype Builds as Over 50 Candidates Vie for 21 Supernodes

A mixture of big and little fish, the candidate pool includes upward of 50 different blockchain organizations.

Interview: Cryptographer Silvio Micali on Bitcoin, Ethereum and Proof of Stake

Silvio Micali is an MIT professor and Turing Award–winning cryptographer known for his work in technologies that form the bedrock of blockchains today: public-key...

IOHK Launches Cardano Blockchain; Ada Now Trading on Bittrex

So far, Ethereum has been the lead player in the smart contract platform space. Now a new competitor is steadily creeping into the game....

Has This Ethereum Classic Developer Solved Proof of Stake?

In the quest for a reliable proof of stake algorithm, IOHK CEO and Ethereum Classic developer Charles Hoskinson believes his company has made a...

Ethereum Classic Forges New Path; Revamped Monetary Policy Could Be Next

Born as a rebellion against Ethereum’s hard fork to retrieve funds from The DAO after it was "hacked" last summer, Ethereum Classic has increasingly formed a unique identity...

How the Great Schism Can End Well for Ethereum Classic (Part 2 of 3)

In Part 2: How the great Ethereum schism can end relatively well for Ethereum Classic (but not so much for Ethereum One).
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