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[Mirror] A Proof of Stake Design Philosophy

Vitalik Buterin via the Vitalik Buterin Blog This is a mirror of the post at https://medium.com/@VitalikButerin/a-proof-of-stake-design-philosophy-506585978d51 Systems like Ethereum (and Bitcoin, and NXT, and Bitshares, etc) are a fundamentally new class of cryptoeconomic organisms — decentralized, jurisdictionless entities that exist entirely in cyberspace, maintained by a combination of cryptography, economics and social consensus. They are kind of like BitTorrent, but they are also not like BitTorrent, as BitTorrent has no concept of state — a distinction that turns out to be crucially important. They are sometimes described as decentralized autonomous

From Dominance to Compliance

Last Tuesday saw Binance settle its long-running legal disputes with several U.S. government agencies, including the Department of Justice (DoJ), the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). However, they failed to reach an agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding their pending charges. As part of the settlement, Binance has agreed to pay an eye-popping fine of $4.3 billion. Furthermore, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the CEO of Binance, will step down

Cardiol Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CRDL) Advancements in Therapies for Inflammatory Heart Diseases

  In the United States, heart disease accounts for a significant number of deaths every year, with cardiovascular disease being the primary concern. Factors like lifestyle choices and unforeseen circumstances contribute to its prevalence. Myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) and pericarditis (inflammation of the heart's lining) are two inflammatory heart conditions primarily linked to immunological reactions from viral infections and mRNA vaccines. Though considered rare, awareness of these conditions is growing, especially among younger populations. Recent research in Science Immunology highlighted an increase in cytokine production leading to myocarditis

My Health Manifesto : Cracking The Code : Flying Solo

  Today when I Google "how long can a person live with my GFR 5% / kidney function the answer was "a few hours to a few weeks without dialysis." In a study with 8000+ patients 65+ with similar numbers; a month was the survival time. @68 (Stage 5 kidney failure is less than 15% /GFR; I'm not even anywhere on/near the chart) As I enter my Fourteenth/14th month; I am Defiantly hopeful. positive and optimistic that My Miracle will continue. #notmytimetodie #superoutlier While I challenge this death sentence I feel better and

Crypto Chaos

Despite the second-largest bank failure in US history, the Federal Reserve continued its interest rate hike strategy last week. This caused markets to react by pricing in continued monetary tightening, pushing back their expectations of rate decreases to 2024. Some have perceived this move as necessary to combat inflation, even if it comes at the cost of breaking the banking sector. Unfortunately, this sober outlook suggests that the rest of the year may be marked by more sideways action in the markets rather than a steady recovery. Meanwhile, in the

Paribus. Seeking a Safe Haven.

In recent weeks, there have been systemic failures in the global financial system, particularly in the banking sector, causing people to question the legitimacy of information provided by regulators. Despite repeated assurances of robustness and security, people continued to withdraw their money from banks and invest in assets they could hold. Many of our community are familiar with the idea of “not your keys, not your crypto” after the failure of several protocols and investment funds. Just as these failures caused people to withdraw their crypto from exchanges and opt

XBO.com covers the bases FTX didn’t, all assets held 1:1 and always accessible to users

XBO.com affirms its users come first by working on its Proof-of-Reserves protocol, promising crypto assets are safe at all time XBO.com, the cryptocurrency exchange making the benefits of crypto more accessible to everyone, reassures its users their funds are safe with the exchange, promising no mishandling of funds is possible. XBO.com is working on a proof-of-reserves protocol and is holding all assets of their users 1:1 in segregated accounts through its collaboration with Fireblocks, on its recently launched platform, which merges gaming-inspired UI and top security solutions to offer traders

Another Leading DEX Is Choosing the Order Book Mechanism

As the DeFi segment with the clearest application scenarios and the strongest demand, decentralized exchange (DEX) has always been attracting the most attention.Sponsored Sponsored It also embodies the greatest competitiveness as well as the strongest capital effect. Since its low and stable performance in the middle of last year, DEX’s total trading volume has grown rapidly, and the monthly figure peaked at $162.8 billion in May. Sponsored Sponsored Although it is still lagging behind the centralized exchange (CEX), its market size of hundreds of billions of dollars obviously can not

DeFi Deep Dive — Covalent, Blockchain Data Unifier

One of the problems facing Web 3.0 is the unification of scattered decentralized networks. Covalent is addressing this issue. It gives developers access to smart contract data to survey the entire blockchain ecosystem.Sponsored Sponsored Covalent makes it easier for investors to glean insights and performance of digital assets. This is done through its unified API (application programming interface) that indexes blockchains. These range from NFTs to DeFi protocols. A brief history Ganesh Swami and Levi Aul started Covalent, expanding to a 35-person team. Across all personnel, they have extensive cumulative

Digital Gold v. Legos – Can just Bitcoin or Ethereum do it all

Bitcoin v. Ethereum – The elephant in the room of most Bitcoin and altcoin analyses. During a recent episode of the Unchained podcast, host Laura Shin let the author of The Bullish Case for Bitcoin, Vijay Boyapati, and Ethereum Foundation Researcher Justin Drake take a stab at the question. Needless to say, it was the latest chapter in the debate between Bitcoin and Ethereum maximalists. According to Boyapati, Bitcoin was right to give importance to backwards compatibility, when compared to changing protocols or issuance volumes – as Ethereum has done.