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Logical Decentralization

If we want to decentralize power in society then we must learn lessons from the starfish.

The Limits of Crypto-Economic Governance

My response to Vitalik Buterin's critique of my Delegated Proof of Stake consensus algorithm.

Why I like Ethereum

I have said many negative things about Ethereum in the past, but today I would like to change that. Due to recent disputes within the BitShares ecosystem I have come to appreciate a certain qualities of Ethereum that the BitShares community could learn from. Over the past several months I...

Review of Casper, Ethereum’s proposed Proof of Stake Algorithm

Vlad Zamfir of Ethereum recently made a blog post describing a new Proof of Stake algorithm called Casper “the friendly ghost”. Its name is derived from its relationship to the GHOST (Greedy Heaviest-Observed Sub-Tree) proof-of-work protocol. For the full details of the proposed approach see their blog post. Overview My...