BlogHide Resteemszillionaire (43)in eos • 8 years agoEOS.IO ICO and Trade Value FUDThere is a lot of posts about EOS ICO here and some have covered what I think about Block.one ICO model. I am not going to criticize or question it as doesn't matter what, it is decided. I'd cover…resteemediang (59)in eos • 8 years agoThe limits of knowledge - why we don't know enough about blockchain@jonno-katz asks why Andreas A doesn't have a reasonable opinion DPOS , which on the surface is a very reasonable question. AA is an expert on consensus, so alternates should be on the table…zillionaire (43)in eos • 8 years agoEOS Installation Part 1 (failed!!!!)First let's following github instruction and see if we can install eos on first try without errors. (Too bad! errors incoming!!!) root@heisenberg:/home/xs# cd eos root@heisenberg:/home/xs/eos#…zillionaire (43)in bitcoin • 8 years agoSelfish Mining debate - how to test it - funded research opportunity!Here is a thing to start you thinking. The Selfish Mining paper is not science . It is a theory, a quantifiable testable theory . One that can be validated.Now, here is the secure with…zillionaire (43)in selfish-mining • 8 years agoSelfish Mining Fallacy - Debate IVcsw @elliotolds "csw apparently doesn't realize that the fraction of miners on the selfish block is meant to represent how important the "head start" is of the honest miners. Think about it: if…zillionaire (43)in selfish-mining • 8 years agoSelfish Mining Fallacy - Debate III"In this section, we argue that the current Bitcoin protocol has no measures to guarantee a low γ." Well, actually, it does. The system already maintains a low gamma and they err in what impact…zillionaire (43)in bitcoin • 8 years agoSelfish Mining Fallacy - Debate II"Bitcoin system, we characterize how the threshold varies as a function of message propagation speed in the network.” · There has been no analysis of the message propagation speed or format…resteemediang (59)in eos • 8 years agoThe Message is the MediumA Preliminary Message This post introduces what I think is a fundamental flaw in almost all blockchain designs. In brief, it is the emphasis on state as the ‘atomic element’, when we could also…zillionaire (43)in selfish-mining • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Selfish Mining Fallacy - Part 5 - Bayesian MathematicsA very first introduction to Bayesian Probability Definition Bayesian probability is an interpretation of the concept of probability, in which, instead of frequency or propensity of some…zillionaire (43)in bitcoin • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Sefish Mining Fallacy Part 4 - Stochastic ModellingDefinition: "Stochastic" means being or having a random variable. A stochastic model is a tool for estimating probability distributions of potential outcomes by allowing for random variation in…zillionaire (43)in bitcoin • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Sefish Mining Fallacy - Part 3 (Debate)Arguments Bitcoin Node Most of what people think about Bitcoin, nodes etc. The Kappa of Bitcoin connectivity is not what people see. Let use start with 6.1 on the topic of Gamma…zillionaire (43)in bitcoin • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Sefish Mining Fallacy - Part 2 (Q&A)Question 1: What would a miner gain exactly by aligning transaction positions with other miners? (by elliotolds) @newliberty: It isn't Monty Haul exactly, but perhaps similarly counter-intuitive…zillionaire (43)in bitcoin • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Sefish Mining Fallacy - IndexSection A Build Up Background Q&A Section B - Debate Debate-i Debate-ii Debate-iii Debate-iv Section C Prerequisite Maths Stochastic Modelling Bayesian…zillionaire (43)in bitcoin • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Sefish Mining Fallacy - Part 1 (Background)Background Recently on btcchat.slack.com, a private forum was created dedicating "Selfish Mining" topic. Paper: By: Ittay Eyal and Emin G¨un Sirer. CSW claims on self mining topic can be…
