Benjamin CordesBlockchain trendsThere are various ways to measure the success of Cryptocurrencies and assets. The most widely used metric of success is the market…Feb 27, 2022Feb 27, 2022
Benjamin CordesTokens and fiat moneyCurrently the most discussed topic in blockchains is probably scaleability. In the Bitcoin ecosystem the most favoured solution is the…Feb 25, 2019Feb 25, 2019
Benjamin CordesDecision making and decentralisationIn Proof-of-work CPU power is a proxy for decision making power (DMP). “Proof-of-work is essentially one-CPU-one-vote.” Coins are…Aug 15, 2018Aug 15, 2018
Benjamin CordesExchanges and protocolsThe future of (Crypto-) exchanges are protocols. Exchanges should be thought of in terms of Internet backbone, rather than what they…Jul 11, 2018Jul 11, 2018
Benjamin CordesDNS and contentDNS evolved out of mapping a file which contained name of hosts (hosts.txt see [1], [2]) to a more distributed system. The principles are…Jul 9, 2018Jul 9, 2018
Benjamin CordesDecentralization and third partiesA lot has been written about decentralization in the context of blockchains and Cryptocurrencies. However, it seems that that the topic is…Jul 5, 2018Jul 5, 2018
Benjamin CordesWork on Network ProtocolsFollowing is a technical consideration of problems in network protocols. Blockchains allow fundamental new computer protocols. From this…Jun 22, 2018Jun 22, 2018
Benjamin CordesProperty rights and incentivesIn his works David Friedman argues for private enforcement of property rights (see [1] — [3]). Is it plausible that individuals in a…Jun 16, 2018Jun 16, 2018
Benjamin CordesVoting and incentivesBitcoin in its original form was designed as a Peer-to-Peer system. The decisions on which blocks are the valid part of history can be…May 3, 2018May 3, 2018
Benjamin CordesBlockchains and decision making processesGame theory, voting and centralisationApr 29, 2018Apr 29, 2018