{"id":12277,"date":"2018-07-23T10:10:50","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T08:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blockchainslovakia.sk\/2018\/07\/23\/issue-12-july-22nd\/"},"modified":"2018-07-23T10:10:50","modified_gmt":"2018-07-23T08:10:50","slug":"issue-12-july-22nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blockchainslovakia.sk\/en\/2018\/07\/23\/issue-12-july-22nd\/","title":{"rendered":"Issue #12 – July 22nd"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hello everyone!<\/div>\n
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Yes, I know it has been a while since the\u00a0last update but the time passes faster than we all wish. The bright side is that this means the bear market is soon to be over, right? This chart definitely suggests so.<\/p>\n

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While waiting for the bulls to come – let’s take a deep dive under the hood of the crypto world.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

– New privacy focused desktop wallet on BTC –\u00a0Wasabi<\/a>.
\n– Will we have soon\u00a0tokens on the Lightning Network<\/a>?
\n– Speaking of which – check the\u00a0stats<\/a>\u00a0related to its use.
\n– And more on its\u00a0routing<\/a>.
\n– Have you heard of\u00a0Discreet Log contracts<\/a>\u00a0on Bitcoin?
\n– Since Satoshi wrote the white paper a lot has changed. See the paper’s\u00a0errata<\/a>.
\n– We have already talked here about\u00a0Schnorr<\/a>\u00a0signatures – but\u00a0BLS<\/a>\u00a0sigs might be even better!
\n– This\u00a0proposal<\/a>\u00a0seems to be a BIG DEAL as it may drastically increase mining decentralization.
\n– A\u00a0primer<\/a>\u00a0on DAI – one of the\u00a0most promissing stable coins.
\n– If you like graphs\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0are some fancy ones on all kind of BTC aspects.Ethereum:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/div>\n
– Mapping the emerging\u00a0ecosystem<\/a>\u00a0around ERC-721
\n–\u00a0Augur<\/a>\u00a0prediction market\u00a0has launched!
\n– Take a look at\u00a0Vyper<\/a>\u00a0– a new programming language for Ethereum smart contracts.
\n– While the world is waiting for\u00a0Casper<\/a>\u00a0implementation – it’s good to know what it does and how it works.
\n– More on\u00a0Casper and Sharding<\/a>.
\n– Vitalik and Vlad\u00a0talks<\/a>\u00a0about Ethereum’s roadmap and much more.
\n– Does Ethereum need to be worried because of\u00a0Filecoin<\/a>?
\n–\u00a0ZeppelinOS<\/a>\u00a0launched!
\n–\u00a0List<\/a>\u00a0of common attacks vectors in Solidity.
\n– Community is slowly getting ready to BUIDL on\u00a0Polkadot<\/a>.
\n– Zeppelin folks also released new\u00a0Transaction Permission Layer Protocol<\/a>
\n– Info on\u00a0Generalized state channel<\/a>s on Ethereum
\n– Loom folks announced\u00a0Zombiechain<\/a>\u00a0– a DPoS sidechain on Ethereum.
\n– Ethereum blockchain has been\u00a0growing<\/a>\u00a0rather faster in the past months. Is it an issue?Altcoins:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/div>\n
–\u00a0State<\/a>\u00a0of cryptocurrencies as of summer 18′.
\n– Litecoin Foundation bought a\u00a0stake<\/a>\u00a0at a bank – which is, of course, controversial!
\n–\u00a0Dfinity<\/a>\u00a0is one of the hyped competitors of Ethereum – so what it\u00a0actually is?
\n– The same goes for\u00a0Cardano<\/a>.
\n– If you are looking for a way to anonymize your ETH tokens – the\u00a0Sentinel wallet<\/a>\u00a0lets you do it via PIVx.
\n– Emin Gun Sirer had a nice\u00a0talk<\/a>\u00a0on a new type of consensus protocols on MoneyConf in Dublin – it was one of the best talks I heard there.
\n– MaidSafe released their new\u00a0consensus protocol<\/a>\u00a0white paper.
\n– An\u00a0insight<\/a>\u00a0into the Ripple’s fan perspective.
\n–\u00a0Dharma<\/a>\u00a0protocol is live.
\n– We talked about Cosmos in the past – here is a bit more on its\u00a0validator economics<\/a>.
\n– Will we have soon digital assets on Monero? Maybe via\u00a0Tari<\/a>.Blockchain\u00a0Tech & Trends:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/div>\n
–\u00a0Stats<\/a>\u00a0from the Grayscale funds<\/div>\n
– Matla introduced new\u00a0crypto positive laws<\/a>.
\n– Further updates on\u00a0crypto regulations<\/a>\u00a0around the world.
\n– IBM to support\u00a0new stable coin<\/a>.
\n– State of affairs at\u00a0decentralized exchanges<\/a>\u00a0– and the\u00a0truth<\/a>\u00a0about them.
\n– As well as the\u00a0truth<\/a>\u00a0about Smart Contracts by Jimmy Song.
\n– A16Z\u00a0raised<\/a>\u00a0300M USD to invest in crypto.
\n– Facebook\u00a0reversed<\/a>\u00a0its crypto bans.
\n–\u00a0Summary<\/a>\u00a0of Long Range attacks on blockchains.
\n–\u00a0Basics<\/a>\u00a0of Elliptic Curves cryptography.
\n–\u00a0Altcoin<\/a>.io seems to be tough competition in the field of DEXes.
\n– How to make sense of\u00a0Web<\/a>\u00a03.0.
\n– First\u00a0tokenized<\/a>\u00a0equity tokens are soon to be launched on ETH via Neufund.
\n– Are cryptos and their prices\u00a0manipulated<\/a>?
\n– Some\u00a0thoughts<\/a>\u00a0on advantages of the security tokens
\n– And again Jimmy Song and his peace on how we can\u00a0substitute Blockchain<\/a>\u00a0with other technologies.
\n– So where do we actually need blockchain? Many businesses use these\u00a0heuristics<\/a>\u00a0to identify their need for it.
\n– Coinbase is\u00a0expanding<\/a>\u00a0via new acquisitions.BONUS:<\/strong>– Throwback into early 90’s when David Chaum’s\u00a0Digicash spawned the Cypherpunks’ dream<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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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\u00a0stancel@blockchainslovakia.sk<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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

BTC<\/strong>:\u00a03M5bzL8GDhDJoJ2RoRFcza917L1tEcPp3P
\nETH<\/strong>:\u00a00x62cE83a2C24686957d769bFd940B69ff568E760A
\nLTC<\/strong>:\u00a0MVrjVKmQ5sGoMHJ1Np8Q2YEqWMCqkuu1yz
\nPIVX<\/strong>:\u00a0DMJxf4ce3Le4qUyDVSA5TS2CRwFuatec75
\nDASH<\/strong>:\u00a0XpQCnerF4wq1fQk9FVCjKE22juyYgqUMUo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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