on the blockchain

New coin to work on many blockchains. 

Jeff Garzik, one of the bitcoin core developers, is releasing a new coin called Metronome that’s supposed to have the ability to jump between blockchains. “For example, coins that are used for applications on the Ethereum blockchain will be able […]

on the blockchain

BitTorrent inventor announces new bitcoin competitor. 

“Cohen has just started a new company called Chia Network that will launch a cryptocurrency based on proofs of time and storage rather than bitcoin’s electricity-burning proofs of work. Essentially, Chia will harness cheap and abundant unused storage space on […]

on the blockchain

Blockchain project ecosystem. 

Josh Nussbaum, VC @ Compound, put together a very helpful guide to the current ecosystem around blockchain. He breaks projects down into 8 different categories and adds helpful explanation to each. | learn more

on the blockchain

Browser-based crypto mining. 

Some websites have figured out a way to turn their visitors’ web browsers (over 500 million of them) into a distributed network of cryptocurrency miners – often without their knowledge. | learn more

on the blockchain

Legitimate ICOs vs scams. 

This is a great blog post titled “I Scam Yous” by Fred Wilson about how to tell the difference between ICO scams (often hyped by celebrities) and legitimate projects. | learn more