A Worthy Adversary To Proof of Work? — I was eight, or nine, and our family had a ritual. Every Saturday afternoon, my father and mother would take my little sister and I to the movies. It was my favourite time of the week. And not just for the film. …

A Look At The First Blockchain Consensus Mechanism — At our core, humans are a contradictory bunch. We seek freedom yet crave security. Celebrate chaos but applaud conformity. The same person who wants an all-night party also wants a funeral-quiet morning. Maybe it’s not a case of contradiction at all; maybe we just need balance. However you want to…

Three days ago, Bitcoin celebrated its 14th birthday. Whether you welcomed this moment with much fanfare or not will likely depend on your interest in crypto. …

A Brief But Forensic Look At The Technology’s Capabilities — Ever since the invention of the wheel, the idea of progress has been synonymous with movement. Ask any inventor to explain their creation and they’ll likely reach for words and phrases that evoke adventure and exploration. Striving ahead. Pioneering. New horizons. With the wheel this is understandable, since its invention…

Winning Back Trust In A Post-FTX Environment with Proof of Reserves — When the wreckage from the FTX crash was still splayed and smoking across the crypto highway, many exchanges scrambled to assure customers their books were both healthy and above-board. The behaviour — which was understandable, given the circumstances — felt dubious, as though the centralised exchange community were a group…

Why knowing your crypto wallets can keep you out of trouble. — When the cryptocurrency exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy last month, the reaction from the crypto community was a mixture of anger, confusion, and sadly, resignation. …

Reflections on CloudTech Group’s Networking Night, November 16 — One of the great things about a strong community is its ability to galvanise when times are tough. And right now in the crypto community times are, at least on the surface, tough. …

And Why It’s All About Interoperability — Ask anyone on the street to list their favourite things about the internet and bets are you will hear words like easy and fast and convenient, each word most likely delivered with a smile and a confident nod of the head. Bets are, though, you probably won’t hear a word…

A chat with CloudTech Group’s Chief Marketing Officer, Bolei Deng. — It’s easy to speculate on the future of something when you’re standing on the outside looking in. If you have nothing at stake your imagination tends to run wild, without considering whether something is feasible or practical. You’re also susceptible to passing judgement without understanding or considering the bigger picture. …