edwardthomson (52)in #bitcoin • 6 years agoRE: Privacy Coin Forks and HacksAnother interesting outcome of the Monero hardfork: The hash rate has dropped massively. Was that due to ASICs…edwardthomson (52)in #governance • 6 years agoRE: Concerning power asymmetries and governance structuresYeah, that's something I've touched upon more in previous posts (some not on Steemit): global communications is so…edwardthomson (52)in #governance • 6 years agoRE: Concerning power asymmetries and governance structuresJust double checking SP was steem power and not some theory from DK or NNT that I couldn't remember. :-) Sometime in…edwardthomson (52)in #governance • 6 years agoRE: Concerning power asymmetries and governance structuresThanks for the feedback! Kahneman's book is also a favourite. I wasn't entirely surprised that there was alignment…edwardthomson (52)in #ethereum • 6 years agoRE: Smart contract securityAlso, there is an interesting piece on malicious code which users will lose ether on if they donate to them (so-called Honeypots):edwardthomson (52)in #ethereum • 6 years agoRE: Smart contract securityFor anyone reading this long after it was published (and hence long after it is editable): Trail of Bits have…edwardthomson (52)in #steemsilvergold • 7 years agoRE: How Do 15.000 Gold Coins Look Like?"A cow is also money. A cow gives milk, meat, skin, and work power. So it is a measure of wealth and can be used to…edwardthomson (52)in #life • 7 years agoRE: Today I met Dan, a drifter/wanderer who accepted cryptos. I just made him a Steemit account @movingman, and I will donate all the surplus from this post to his account"kan betales med NOK, crypto" :'D Det er flott.edwardthomson (52)in #polkadot • 7 years agoRE: My preliminary analysis of the Polkadot ICONot long after writing this article I launched the first fan run website for Polkadot: There is also a subreddit for discussion:edwardthomson (52)in #cryptocurrency • 7 years agoRE: Crypto kitties sounds awfully boring, but what about something else, like Gathering or Warhammer?A tradeable card game with fantasy warriors and monsters would be cool. Surely someone is working on it. :-)edwardthomson (52)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoRE: Antifragility, Robustness, and the HydraSomehow I missed this post but broadly agree. Bitcoin is not anti-fragile but cryptocurrency as an "ecosystem" is. The…edwardthomson (52)in #ethereum • 7 years agoRE: Earning Passive Income in CryptocurrencyDitto, and agreed. I do have a couple of concerns re: Zen, but I'm not inclined to post them publicly since it it more…edwardthomson (52)in #ethereum • 7 years agoRE: Earning Passive Income in CryptocurrencyWe need to create a master list of cryptos that provide a yield. I think Dash would qualify. I haven't looked into it…edwardthomson (52)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoRE: Bitcoin has no yieldAddendum: I should add that some coins do offer a yield, or at least purport to. Dash and Zen being two that come to…edwardthomson (52)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoRE: Bitcoin Bubble Popping, May Cause the Biggest Financial Crisis YetExponentially faster, not exponentially bigger. The Chinese stock, listed in ZH, is approximately $3 Trillion. That…edwardthomson (52)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoRE: Bitcoin has no yieldThanks for the comment. I'm not worried about the lack of regulation. That was part of the appeal and why Bitcoin…edwardthomson (52)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoRE: Bitcoin Bubble Popping, May Cause the Biggest Financial Crisis YetWhile I agree with the sentiment of bubble-like, the "crisis" from cryptocurrency popping will be relatively muted. A…edwardthomson (52)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoRE: [Review] Mastering Bitcoin (Second Edition): Programming the Open BlockchainCross-posted to Amazon:edwardthomson (52)in #blockchain • 7 years agoRE: Blockchain nomenclatureAlso: Cryptocurrency or cryptocurrency are good. Crypto currency, crypto currency, and crypo currency are not.…edwardthomson (52)in #ethereum • 7 years agoRE: Ethereum London meetup - 71 - ERC Identity & SwarmQuick note: the term used in conversation was "k-privacy", but what was really meant way "k-anonymity". There is a…