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Bitcoin’s Distribution Was Fair
Satoshi wanted to signal to everyone that Bitcoin wasn’t a scam. The conservative deescalation of his mining contributions, his departure from the community, never spending any of his coins, nor using his influence for any purpose, shows that he wanted the world to make up their own mind.
South Africa and Crypto — a Conservatively Optimistic Approach
In an African context, this sector is slowly growing. At the southern end of the continent, South Africa sits in an interesting position. As one of the bigger economic hubs of Africa, it has the potential to lead the way in terms of blockchain development and cryptocurrency adoption.
‘Blockchain’ is a semantic wasteland
Blockchain this, blockchain that. It is a concept so momentous that it managed to shed even its article. Proponents don’t speak of the blockchain or a blockchain. Instead, they reverently preach Blockchain: the solution to all enterprise needs, in particular supply chain management.
Classifying Staking Implementations: A Framework
In the following post, I will try to clear up some of the confusion around staking by creating a framework for classification and discussing how delegation works in “pure” PoS implementations.
Corrupt Governance? What We Know About Recent EOS Scandal
This week, EOS found itself in hot water after allegations arose that a major part of its blockchain governance, led by Chinese crypto exchange Huobi may be involved in a corruption scheme. EOS’ parent company and Huobi have issued public statements since these allegations but refrained from admitting or denying the charges.
