Smart Contracts and The DAO: How Ethereum’s Architecture Is Reshaping Blockchain Governance
The Architecture As of June 7, 2016, the Ethereum network stands at the forefront of a architectural revolution in how […]
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The DAO Becomes Fifth Largest Cryptocurrency by Market Cap as Token Trading Goes Live Across Major Exchanges
The Core Concept The DAO — a decentralized autonomous organization built on the Ethereum blockchain — has officially become the
The DAO Architecture Under Fire: How Smart Contract Vulnerabilities Threaten Ethereum’s Biggest Experiment
The Architecture On April 30, 2016, a bold experiment launched on the Ethereum blockchain that would come to define the
Coinbase Co-Founder Declares Ethereum the Forefront of Digital Currency as Bitcoin Faces Scaling Standoff
Fred Ehrsam, co-founder of Coinbase and GDAX, published a provocative essay on May 24, 2016 titled “Ethereum is the Forefront
Blockchain Meets Board Games: Ethereum Powers Live Monopoly Proof-of-Concept in Groundbreaking Experiment
TL;DR Blocktech IVS launches a proof-of-concept running the classic Monopoly board game entirely on the Ethereum blockchain The prototype records
Lisk Raises $6 Million From 4,000 Backers to Build a Decentralized App Store on Blockchain
On May 22, 2016, the blockchain world turned its attention to a 24-year-old developer from Aachen, Germany, who just pulled
How The DAO Works Under the Hood: Ethereum Smart Contracts and the Future of Decentralized Venture Capital
The Core Concept On May 21, 2016, the cryptocurrency world is witnessing something unprecedented: a venture capital fund that exists
Blockchain Unveils Thunder Network Alpha: The First Lightning Implementation That Could Make Bitcoin as Fast as Visa
The Artist’s Journey The story of the Thunder Network begins with a whitepaper. In 2015, Joseph Poon and Thaddeus Dryja
Ethereum Homestead Upgrade Goes Live: Network Matures as First Planned Hard Fork Activates at Block 1,150,000
The Architecture On May 14, 2016, Ethereum activated its Homestead upgrade at block height 1,150,000, marking the network’s first-ever planned
OpenBazaar 1.1.5 Upgrades Decentralized Marketplace With Email Notifications and Data Export Tools
The Core Concept On May 11, 2016, the team behind OpenBazaar—the open-source, peer-to-peer marketplace built on the Bitcoin network—released version