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No market movement can stop me from working on what I believe in. I often wish others had the same resolve.
The Vertcoin Core development team just released v0.14.0 which hard-forks the Vertcoin network from block 1080000 to a new mining algorithm removing the current generation of ASICs. Everyone should upgrade ASAP! github.com/vertcoin-project/… #vertcoin #Lyra2REv3 #ASIC
I hope to see you all at the MIT Bitcoin Expo this year! The rest of the expo committee and I, led by @manasilvora are putting on something awesome. To the next 10 years!
On the 10th anniversary of the Bitcoin genesis block we are excited to announce the MIT Bitcoin Expo 2019: The Next 10 Years! March 9-10. link.medium.com/ZSYtqKhIbT #MITBitcoinExpo
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It's not easy to be self-sovereign. We've been in nanny-states so long that we forget what it's like to have responsibility. Bitcoin management is just a preview of what's to come as we decentralize power.
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That said, I think Bitcoin is a plan B here.
Society would be much better off if large banks - and especially Visa and MasterCard - we're prohibited from refusing to accept new clients, or cutting off existing clients, without a court order confirming illegality of the business.
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We're starting a podcast on technology, society, and ethics called Grey Mirror.
It's like @blackmirror but for both negative and positive impacts of tech!
1st episode @RhysLindmark interviews @tdryja on uTreeXO + how to bootstrap upgrades to #Bitcoin!
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Make sure to clear your schedule for @Vertcoin Talk this Thursday at 8pm EST! I will have @jamesl22 and @gertjaap LIVE from Boston to discuss a wide range of topics. Make sure to bring your questions so we can answer them live! youtube.com/watch?v=OdeKLX-T…
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Of all the absolute mountains of propaganda produced every election cycle, we're supposed to believe the minuscule fraction of Russian stuff (probably .000001% of total propaganda produced) was somehow decisive. No one has *ever* explained how that even remotely makes sense.
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MIT DCI is experimenting with cryptocurrency research review; we identified surfacing signal over noise and bringing the power of peer-review to the space as important things to do. Check out the first issue and send feedback!
P.S. Also new twitter account @MITDCI give a follow
1/ Along with @mitpress, excited to share Cryptocurrency Research Review #1! Featuring:
- @muneeb @judecnelson @aaronblankstein on @VladZamfir's Casper
- @pwuille on accumulators from @benediktbuenz and @tdryja
- DCI on Eric Budish's PoW Security Model
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To the folks at Stellar that are struggling with the very hard problem of fairly issuing a new currency; I am delighted to inform you that a certain S. Nakamoto solved the problem many years ago with a mechanism called "Proof of Work"
Vertcoin Core versions prior to 0.13.3 have now split from the main chain as the inflation vulnerability they contain has been exploited. If you haven't upgraded already, do so now as you are on a forked chain with an inflated supply.
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Happy 10th Anniversary of the Bitcoin White Paper! What better way to celebrate than with Bitcoin Cupcakes! #10YearsBitcoin #Anniversary
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You may have seen today's MSM talking points about Bitcoin boiling the oceans. (What a coincidence that all these articles came out simultaneously!)
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"blockchain, not Bitcoin" is on its way out, replaced by "Bitcoin, not blockchain"
Enterprise Blockchain is sputtering. Investment slowing down. Projects unable to gain traction. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Good work from @AlethioEthstats. As they point out, the fact that EOS had massive outflows from the crowdsale contract DURING THE SALE is hugely problematic. Why did they depart from the established best practice and do this?
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Why can't we use something cheaper like wood, aluminum or even paper instead of reinforced steel for our vault?
This is essentially what you're asking when you complain about the cost of proof of work.
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Sorry @Visa, we're deprecating the middle. xitter.cf/coindesk/status/105586…
