Switzerland Plans to Freeze Russian Cryptocurrency Assets (Report)
The typically neutral country has joined the EU and the US in imposing financial sanctions against Russians following the war started by President…
Safety Under Dynamic Validator Sets | by Vitalik Buterin
Another immediate instinct that one might have is “in order to maintain continuity, we should wait for validator set A to finalize validator set B, and then let…
The Meaning of Decentralization. “Decentralization” is one of the words… | by Vitalik…
“Decentralization” is one of the words that is used in the cryptoeconomics space the most frequently, and is often even viewed as a blockchain’s entire raison…
Zk-SNARKs: Under the Hood. This is the third part of a series of… | by Vitalik Buterin
Remember that the solution to a QAP is a set of polynomials (A, B, C) such that A(x) * B(x) - C(x) = H(x) * Z(x), where:A is a linear combination of a set of…
Exploring Elliptic Curve Pairings | by Vitalik Buterin
The math behind why pairing functions work is quite tricky and involves quite a bit of advanced algebra going even beyond what we’ve seen so far, but I’ll provide an…
Parametrizing Casper: the decentralization/finality time/overhead tradeoff | by Vitalik…
As Casper continues to reach an increasingly stabilized form, there has been increased interest in the various parameters that are going to be set in the protocol,…
A Proof of Stake Design Philosophy | by Vitalik Buterin
Systems like Ethereum (and Bitcoin, and NXT, and Bitshares, etc) are a fundamentally new class of cryptoeconomic organisms — decentralized,…
AVS Solar Dynamic Limited Pioneers Land and Offshore Solar Infrastructure
1 November 2016, Seychelles – Marking a significant milestone in the renewable energy sector, AVS Solar Dynamic Limited was officially established today in…
Fidelity and Galaxy/Invesco set fees for upcoming Bitcoin ETFs amid SEC review –…
Two major issuers, Fidelity Investments and Galaxy/Invesco, have announced the fee structures for their proposed Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). This move…