Bits on Blocks - Thoughts on blockchain technology
Currently a number of central banks around the world are exploring two things: A decentralised interbank payment system A central bank digital currency Though often conflated, these are slightly different concepts. You can decentralise...
Ethereum is software running on a network of computers that ensures that data and small computer programs called smart contracts are replicated and processed on all the computers on the network, without a central coordinator. The vision is to create an unstoppable censorship-resistant self-sustaining decentralised world computer.
I enjoyed listening to episode 112 of the podcast “Epicenter Bitcoin” where Casey Kuhlman, CEO of Eris Industries was interviewed. Here are my notes on parts that I found particularly interesting. Misunderstandings and paraphrasing...
Smart contracts can be thought of as “automated trustworthy workflow between parties without a central specific co-ordinator.”. Here’s how I think about them.
This article is a gentle introduction to bitcoin and assumes minimal technical knowledge. Shorter companion pieces to this are: Bitcoin’s network in one infographic Inside bitcoin’s blockchain (infographic) A gentle introduction to bitcoin mining...
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