{"id":12265,"date":"2019-01-31T20:45:36","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T19:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blockchainslovakia.sk\/2019\/01\/31\/issue-15-january-30th\/"},"modified":"2019-01-31T20:45:36","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T19:45:36","slug":"issue-15-january-30th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blockchainslovakia.sk\/en\/2019\/01\/31\/issue-15-january-30th\/","title":{"rendered":"Issue #15 – January 30th"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Howdy!<\/p>\n

This issue comes in a much shorter time after the previous one as many of you have indicated preferences of shorter and more frequent issues and your wishes are always of the utmost importance to me!<\/p>\n

As usual, crypto folks like to argue and ban each other on Twitter. Most recently, this was the case also with Vlad Zamfir and Nick Szabo after their disagreement on blockchain governance. Here is\u00a0Vlad\u2019s view<\/a>, and here is an contra-argument defending\u00a0Szabo\u2019s view<\/a>. Here comes handy a niece piece on\u00a0the failure of crypto tribalism.<\/a><\/p>\n

Does anyone remember the\u00a0CryptoPunks<\/a>? The first crypto-collectible out there? Honestly, it is still my favourite. Check the\u00a0story behind it<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hope you stick to your New Year\u2019s weight and trading resolutions better than Steven!<\/p>\n

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Bitcoin:
\n<\/strong>– Aaron van Wirdum is doing great job\u00a0explaining Taproot<\/a>
\n– Bitfury launches a suite of\u00a0business products for Lightning Network<\/a>
\n– Great update on the current\u00a0Lightning Network ecosystem<\/a>
\n–\u00a0The Evolution of Bitcoin key management<\/a>\u00a0climaxing with seedless multisigs
\n–\u00a0Neutrino protocol<\/a>\u00a0explained
\n– Breaking down\u00a0Bitcoin sublayers<\/a><\/p>\n

Ethereum:
\n<\/strong>-Year 2018 in Ethereum<\/a>\u00a0ecosystem
\n– Cofounder of Hyperledger\u00a0praising Ethereum<\/a>
\n– So how do they\u00a0compare against each other<\/a>?
\n–\u00a0Serenity design<\/a>\u00a0rationale explained
\n– Clarifying\u00a0Casper, Beacon chains and PoS<\/a>
\n–\u00a0Constantine Upgrade delayed<\/a>\u00a0because of security vulnerabilities
\n– Loom becomes\u00a0interoperable with Cosmos\u00a0<\/a>
\n–\u00a0Loom sidechains<\/a>\u00a0can also solve Ethereum\u2019s scalability issues
\n– Ethereum\u00a0staking projections<\/a>
\n– Explaining\u00a0Raiden network<\/a>
\n– Joe Lubin on the latest\u00a0Epicenter interview<\/a>
\n– Concerns related to\u00a0DAI scalability<\/a><\/p>\n

Altcoins:
\n<\/strong>– Zilliqa is\u00a0launching mainnet<\/a>
\n– Jimmy Song\u00a0explains Grin<\/a>
\n– Fundamental analysis one of the oldest masternode coins\u200a\u2014\u200aMonetary Unit<\/a>.
\n– Competitive implementation of Mimble Wimble\u200a\u2014\u200aBeam\u200a\u2014\u200ahad a critical bug<\/a>\u200a\u2014\u200abut no worries all is fixed by now.
\n– Former Bittorent Exec\u00a0sceptical against Tron network<\/a>\u00a0functionality
\n– New video series on beloved privacy coin\u200a\u2014\u200aBreaking Monero<\/a><\/p>\n

Blockchain Tech & Trends:
\n<\/strong>-Dapp report<\/a>\u00a0for 2018
\n– What is the missing piece of\u00a0Decentralised Finance<\/a>\u00a0(DeFi)?
\n–\u00a0DeFi and Security token<\/a>\u00a0predictions for 2019
\n–\u00a0Production Blockchains<\/a>\u00a0for consortia by Kaleido
\n–\u00a0Nasdaq-powered exchange<\/a>\u00a0launching in Europe tokenized stock trading
\n– Deep dive into\u00a0Neufund platform<\/a>\u200a\u2014\u200aSTO pioneer in Europe<\/p>\n

Bonus:
\n<\/strong>International Blockchain Olympiad<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0will be held this year in Hong Kong and organizers are calling out for student teams to sign up! Hit me up if you\u2019re interested.<\/p>\n

Quality reward for quality readers:
\n<\/strong>I know you all are very curious minds that love to learn\u200a\u2014\u200anow you can learn from the best! All my readers have\u00a010% discount<\/strong>\u00a0on all courses on the world\u2019s best educational platform on blockchain courses for developers as well as business professionals\u200a\u2014\u200ajust use code \u201cDavid10<\/strong>\u201don\u00a0Blockgeeks<\/strong><\/a>!<\/strong>\u00a0Enjoy and have fun!<\/p>\n

Also, in case you want\u00a020% off\u00a0<\/strong>for your new\u00a0Trezor<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200ause this link!<\/a><\/p>\n

I will be always happy to read your feedback, and suggestions on possible topics to include to the newsletter. If you would like to share some with me, please do so at\u00a0<\/em>stancel@blockchainslovakia.sk<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

In case you want to show me some crypto love:<\/em><\/p>\n

BTC<\/strong>: 3M5bzL8GDhDJoJ2RoRFcza917L1tEcPp3P
\nETH<\/strong>: 0x62cE83a2C24686957d769bFd940B69ff568E760A
\nLTC<\/strong>: MVrjVKmQ5sGoMHJ1Np8Q2YEqWMCqkuu1yz
\nPIVX<\/strong>: DMJxf4ce3Le4qUyDVSA5TS2CRwFuatec75
\nDASH<\/strong>: XpQCnerF4wq1fQk9FVCjKE22juyYgqUMUo<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.stanceldavid.sk\/<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/blockchainslovakia.sk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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