Drew StoneEdgeware EVM Precompiles: A deeper diveUsing precompiled smart contracts is a necessary primitives for building a compatible EVM blockchain. At Edgeware, we are aiming to…Sep 25, 20202Sep 25, 20202
Drew StoneinThe StartupIdentity for a multi-chain ecosystemFor most blockchain applications besides wallets, there is a single blockchain that runs that application. Be it Aragon on Ethereum or…Nov 22, 2019Nov 22, 2019
Drew StoneinCommonwealth LabsThe externalities of blockchain protocolsWhen you dive into the mechanics of blockchain protocols, hoping to understand the inner workings of this complex system, you somehow find…Dec 10, 201815Dec 10, 201815
Drew StoneinCommonwealth LabsAnonymous voting — a design survey.Note: This article leads up to the design and WIP implementation of an anonymous voting protocol on Ethereum with zero-knowledge proofs for…Aug 22, 2018Aug 22, 2018
Drew StoneIncentivized relay networksImagine for a moment that we analyze Bitcoin as a flow network, where the transaction endpoints, i.e. the users/accounts, are nodes in our…Jul 4, 2018Jul 4, 2018
Drew StoneAn overview of PHANTOM: A blockDAG consensus protocol (part 3)This will be the final part of my mini-series on Proof of Work based cryptocurrency/blockchain/blockDAG consensus protocols though there…Mar 29, 2018Mar 29, 2018
Drew StoneAn overview of SPECTRE - a blockDAG consensus protocol (part 2)In the previous post, we discussed the topological foundations of two consensus protocols: Bitcoin’s longest chain rule and the GHOST…Mar 26, 20186Mar 26, 20186
Drew StoneAn overview of Proof of Work based blockchain consensus protocols (part 1)The shape and topology of blockchain (or DAG) based consensus protocols is inherent to future development and research of scalable…Mar 22, 20181Mar 22, 20181
Drew StoneinHackerNoon.comTruth, lies, and informationWe live in a world where people get paid to spread truths and lies. We’ve at least heard of the term propaganda, and by now, we’ve all been…Jun 30, 20172Jun 30, 20172
Drew StoneinSource NetworksTokenized ComputingWe have today, the ability to purchase nearly infinite amounts of computers and storage “in the cloud”. We can even amass fleets of human…Mar 1, 2017Mar 1, 2017
