zillionaire (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…zillionaire rebloggediang (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…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…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…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.…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…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…zillionaire rebloggediang (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’…zillionaire (43)in #selfish-mining • 8 years agoSelfish 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…zillionaire (43)in #bitcoin • 8 years agoSefish 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…zillionaire (43)in #bitcoin • 8 years agoSefish 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…zillionaire (43)in #bitcoin • 8 years agoSefish 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…zillionaire (43)in #bitcoin • 8 years agoSefish 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…zillionaire (43)in #bitcoin • 8 years agoSefish 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…