One of Japan’s government ministries has developed a new methodology for evaluating blockchain projects.nSource
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‘Bitcoin Milestones’ continues with a look back at TNABC Miami 2014 the conference where Bruce Fenton says the industry grew up.nSource
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The Harvard researcher talks blockchain governance and her novel alternative to proof-of-work.nSource
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Germanys top finance regulator has moved to shut down a payment processor tied to the OneCoin cryptocurrency scheme.nSource
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Years into the great Bitcoin scaling debate no solution is in reach. Neither bigger blocks nor Segregated Witness have anywhere near consensus support. With the conflict escalating, a Bitcoin fork has become a real possibility.
Electrum Developer Thomas Voegtlin joined us to discuss the state of the Bitcoin scaling debate. We discussed Bitcoin Unlimited, ASICBoost, SegWit activation without miner support and how a Bitcoin fork could play out. Possible outcomes include that Bitcoin Unlimited gains a majority of hashing power and starts mining bigger blocks. In the event of a fork, a proof-of-work change could be done to defend the minority chain from miner attacks. And lately a proposal was brought forward to activate SegWit without the support of the hashing power.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- ASICBoost and its potential role in the conflict
- How a Bitcoin fork could happen
- How to split coins in case of a fork
- How UASF could be used to activate SegWit without miner support
- Requirements for UASF to be safe
- How Electrum would handle a fork
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Electrum Bitcoin Wallet
- ASICBoost ?'” Hacker Noon
- Bitcoin’s New Controversy: The AsicBoost Allegations Explained – CoinDesk
- Timo Hanke on ASICBoost and SegWit Non-Activation
- From AsicBoost to UASF: Greg Maxwell on Bitcoin’s Path Forward – CoinDesk
- [bitcoin-dev] Thomas Voegtlin: Soft Fork Threshold Signaling Proposal
- UASF Working Group
- [bitcoin-dev] Greg Maxwell: I do not support the BIP 148 UASF
- Thomas Voegtlin: Electrum, SPV Wallets And Bitcoin Aliases ?'” Epicenter
Sponsors:
- Jaxx: Wallets that Unify the Blockchain Experience Across Devices – http://jaxx.io
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Epicenter is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, S?ƒbastien Couture & Meher Roy.
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Blockchain startup Chain has named a Goldman Sachs managing director as its new president.nSource
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Following Bitfinex’s announcement that it will refuse all deposits, fears have been brewing that bitcoin may encounter another Mt. Gox. nSource
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CoinDesk’s Noelle Acheson puts blockchain gold trading trials within the wider context of changes in the precious metals markets.nSource
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Early venture capitalists were driven to break the regulatory mold to allow something new to flourish. Ring a bellnSource
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The team behind ethereums most popular user client have released a new update that includes support for alternative consensus systems.nSource
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