Julian RobertoHow I Learned Solidity Basics as a Coding NoobIn this post, I discuss how I learned the basics of Solidity for free even though I previously had no coding experience.Dec 9, 20181Dec 9, 20181
Julian RobertoinCoinmonksDispelling Myths: How a Pruned Ethereum Node Can Fully Verify the BlockchainCritics of Ethereum are concerned that the Ethereum blockchain is too big. They are concerned that it takes up too much storage space.Sep 10, 20182Sep 10, 20182
Julian RobertoinCoinmonksWhy Bitcoin? Why Not Just Dollars?The most common question that people have about Bitcoin is, “Why Bitcoin. Why not just use dollars?”Sep 4, 2018Sep 4, 2018
Julian RobertoinCoinmonksLessons in Decentralization: The Benefits of Running a Full NodeI used to be under the impression that a mining node was the only type of node that mattered. After all, the true blockchain is always the…Aug 15, 20181Aug 15, 20181
Julian RobertoinCryptoDigestIs Ethereum As Decentralized as Bitcoin?This post is about a recent twitter beef that made me reconsider what decentralization really means. A Bitcoin maximalist helped me realize…Jul 31, 2018Jul 31, 2018
Julian RobertoinCryptoDigestThe Logic of Layer 2 ScalingThe Holy Grail of scaling is figuring out how to make a cryptocurrency surpass VISA’s transaction output without sacrificing…Jul 11, 20182Jul 11, 20182
Julian RobertoinCoinmonksUnderstanding Proof of Stake: The Nothing at Stake TheoryEthereum is not the first protocol to attempt to use proof of stake (PoS) as a consensus method. Peercoin implemented PoS in 2013 and other…Jun 7, 20186Jun 7, 20186
Julian RobertoinCoinmonksUnderstanding Proof-of-Stake: Suggested Benefits, Part 2This post is Part 2 of my series on Ethereum’s planned upgrade to proof-of-stake (PoS). If you haven’t read part 1 yet, click here.May 30, 20181May 30, 20181
Julian RobertoinCoinmonksUnderstanding Proof-of-Stake: Suggested Benefits, Part 1In proof-of-work (PoW), consensus mechanisms and miner incentives all fall under a simple logic:May 24, 20182May 24, 20182
Julian RobertoinCoinmonksUnderstanding Proof-of-Work: Achieving Consensus and the Double Spend AttackThis post is part 2 of my series on proof-of-work. If you have not read part 1 yet, click here.May 9, 20181May 9, 20181