The Coda code review here examines a protocol that basically aims to keep cryptocurrency decentralized and inexpensive so that blockchain verification is available to anyone. Here we go, decentralization, scalability, security all in one? They claim a "constant-sized blockchain" so let's look at Coda.
Verge is much more centralized than it appears - mainly because the 'Brain Trust' behind it could fit comfortably in a fairly small closet. The impossible trilemma - scalability, security and decentralization - is exposed again and again through hacks and attacks on blockchains and cryptocurrencies.
The possibility of 51% attacks is far likelier than ever before. According to Husam Abboud, shared hashing algorithms, large mining pools and the ability to profit from a price decline has brought the security of PoW fundamentally into question. The days of mining may well be numbered...
Arweave code review by Andre Cronje - investigating this young team's contention that they have 'solved' the problem of permanent data storage using a new blockchain consensus mechanism called 'Proof of Access'. Can the Arweave ICO live up to their bold claims? Maybe so...
Arweave ICO (AR Token) is looking to enter the crowded storage space with a new blockchain consensus model, Proof of Access. Despite (or perhaps because of) a team new to the startup world, their progress is strong, they have partnerships in place, and Arweave will be on the mainnet soon.
Blockchain ideas are a dime a dozen right now, and entrepreneurs have scrambled to fill every available niche. There’s blockchain insurance, a bitcoin pawnshop, and various contrivances to chain up anything you can imagine—including a few really, really strange ones you probably can’t.
There are new faces in the cryptoverse, including a few that we all recognize. Ashton Kutcher just introduced Ellen DeGeneres to cryptocurrency. But celebrity shills just feel wrong... They're awkward, they make bad choices, they crave attention - oh, they're like teenagers.
2017 was a wild year for crypto, and ICOs were greeted with fanfare and massive market caps. But investors love new and different, so many of the projects that are most familiar to crypto veterans are off the front page of CoinMarketCap and quietly building real projects with real value.
