Asymmetric cryptography is one of the most important computer science inventions of the previous century. It also lies at the heart of all blockchain technology. In this post we’ll take a deeper look at how Ethereum uses the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) to validate the origin and integrity…

Most of the world’s cryptocurrency trading is done through centralized exchanges such as Coinbase/GDax, Binance, Bittrex, etc. These exchanges manage a person’s capital (and private keys) and facilitate trading. In the past weeks and years there have been some high profile hacks in which a large amount of funds were…

It’s been ages since I’ve written my last blog post. Sometimes life takes you in a new direction and with it, old habits change. Since I was last writing, I’ve moved to a new continent, started a new company, got married and became the father of two beautiful children. …