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Phahonyothin skywalk Taken with a Nikon FM 4/3/18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1520178979616-KIT4HAKDPVM32KORDGNT/000027.JPG Photography - Chatuchak Park bus stop Taken with a Nikon FM 4/3/18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1520180258868-40RM8LO0H3UGP4E05YZE/000031.JPG Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1520180281128-3DLWNZO4RGLVMHF6SVON/000017.JPG Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1562251099228-YVS5QYOUSOG2H0JHXAUK/000009.JPG Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1562251158305-P9UZDI2SVD4N1DAJL7AV/000041.JPG Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1562251283945-0Z1YH8WPHS99TSO8JW6R/000016.JPG Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1562251297526-I0HDMGKQXE93YEDSTSMK/000013.JPG Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1562251343510-D35VXGUWWSRUVO2JQXIK/000020.JPG Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1562251364380-D9VW6X0B7B8XBLE8O5VN/000038.JPG Photography https://www.nichanank.com/blog daily 0.75 2021-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1501131026536-323DM1MTV1BNT38X3RRD/image1.JPG Blog https://www.nichanank.com/blog/2021/2/26/crypto-open-metaverse monthly 0.5 2021-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1615027542552-36LI9O4FRU5VP1NI9K6Z/meetup.gif Blog - Crypto and The Open Metaverse A WIP meetup in Arium - a 3D video chat platform https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1617182145879-YZRN62KT9MFWL4KDCUXO/atari.gif Blog - Crypto and The Open Metaverse Playing a game in Atari arcade on Decentraland. Expect more immersive brand experiences like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1617181404734-3EDMRC7J5EXI03KAXAGP/cars.gif Blog - Crypto and The Open Metaverse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1617185480323-P9N39YO9E39D8RAEC2QP/cv.gif Blog - Crypto and The Open Metaverse CryptoMotors showroom in CryptoVoxels. A commissioned build by Voxel Architects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1615040718915-0PUM80DKQFBDL9DEK1QW/Sixers.jpeg Blog - Crypto and The Open Metaverse Agents of IOI - the company that built Ready Player One’s ORIGIN. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1615053987142-UCNFDSACJQJKWVBSCLZE/fortnite.gif Blog - Crypto and The Open Metaverse Fortnite taken off iOS App Stores after Epic Games added the Direct Payments option. While it is within Apple’s right to do this under their Terms of Service, it hurts both the developer and players who can no longer play the game on their iOS devices. This issue will be writ large in a closed metaverse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1617353828936-68BBKWMODAA4YMC4MWA3/Screenshot+2021-04-02+at+3.56.25+PM.png Blog - Crypto and The Open Metaverse Some proposals created for the Decentraland DAO, where MANA token holders, parcel owners, and estate owners have voting power. This is an example of community governance activity that we have seen in crypto-native apps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1617354550820-VXZPSE2RFK6IO3MLYDB8/gotham.jpeg Blog - Crypto and The Open Metaverse Gotham City in Fortnite. Source https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1617644686054-4K8F56EBNC8SUUBK1A15/Screenshot+2021-04-06+at+12.44.27+AM.png Blog - Crypto and The Open Metaverse https://www.nichanank.com/blog/2021/1/8/things-i-wish-i-knew-crypto-2021 monthly 0.5 2021-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1610163191165-QR2IVFXF3IZZMT8BBGKB/dispersion.png Blog - Things I wish I knew before I got into crypto & Predictions for 2021 Number of Bitcoin addresses with $10+ worth of BTC. Source: CoinMetrics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1610351249054-UEDPTQO17FBFTQJK1GTN/aavegotchi.png Blog - Things I wish I knew before I got into crypto & Predictions for 2021 A product made of money legos. Aavegotchi are digital collectables backed by the Aave lending protocol. Note: I have no formal affiliation with either project but am an Aave user. I’m also currently experimenting with Aave protocol for an upcoming hackathon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1610354235600-H54B9W8KVXWSHVXIWVC4/gg Blog - Things I wish I knew before I got into crypto & Predictions for 2021 The latest grants round offered $1M in funding matching towards public goods. https://www.nichanank.com/blog/2020/12/30/2020-year-in-review monthly 0.5 2021-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1609343767281-RXNKAZ1C1303EM0XIILQ/Screen+Shot+2020-12-30+at+10.55.23+PM.png Blog - 2020 Year in Review https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1609393766129-J5SIMF6RKX3TFCS8OV7H/Screen+Shot+2020-12-31+at+12.49.03+PM.png Blog - 2020 Year in Review On Deck hosts multiple fireside chats weekly on writing related topics for ODW Fellows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1609393632148-Q07R94QSD8LMOOAOMSK2/mgd.jpeg Blog - 2020 Year in Review Meta Gamma Delta End of Year meetup https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1609355339424-7BNFOQJ19V2B5H6W5M3I/rents.jpg Blog - 2020 Year in Review My parents checking out the view at dusk in Northern Thailand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1609355398735-VPT45EMGAYF9JNE0114J/wadi.jpg Blog - 2020 Year in Review It’s no Seth Rogen pottery but it’s the most artistic thing I’ve done for a while https://www.nichanank.com/blog/2020/10/9/gray-space-in-the-middle monthly 0.5 2020-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1602257203320-8LOELT91ZAANIHOR9SQ2/bowie-net.jpg Blog - Creators, Communities, and the Gray Space in the Middle Source https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1602308710180-9WTEDG8ARTT1X2IFHIF7/travis.jpg Blog - Creators, Communities, and the Gray Space in the Middle April 2020: Over 12M people turned up to see Travis Scott’s performance on Fortnite. Image Source https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1602258486880-6WADNI781F0HDFE0STNI/diagram.png Blog - Creators, Communities, and the Gray Space in the Middle Creating open limited-edition goods markets with blockchain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1602257781727-045TV60FEL7SD8VL8FOP/tape.png Blog - Creators, Communities, and the Gray Space in the Middle The product page of $TAPE on Zora https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1602257846064-8RRULAIMG9SYFW3Q7MQ8/special.png Blog - Creators, Communities, and the Gray Space in the Middle The product page of $PECIAL on Foundation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1602257955088-R3GSZLEQKEGX0RY4IIH5/curve.png Blog - Creators, Communities, and the Gray Space in the Middle Price curve for $PECIAL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1602258058731-JU61PUV0X3LSRS5E3YGM/rac Blog - Creators, Communities, and the Gray Space in the Middle Retroactive token distribution for supporters of RAC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1602312201002-B0IKOUIAX6L0FGAUK74R/dice Blog - Creators, Communities, and the Gray Space in the Middle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1602312248106-JS3TDZUGI6AGS2Y4WLDL/layer.png Blog - Creators, Communities, and the Gray Space in the Middle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1602312338824-HME81CULD3E8IS0IVHEV/matt.png Blog - Creators, Communities, and the Gray Space in the Middle Some of Matt Kane’s tokenized work displayed on his website https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1602315202850-EILK8LGK1CTLZB4XUW0Z/Screen+Shot+2020-10-10+at+2.32.53+PM.png Blog - Creators, Communities, and the Gray Space in the Middle Check out scenes from the WIP Meetup at the zoo a few weeks ago! https://www.nichanank.com/blog/2020/7/18/online-privacy monthly 0.5 2020-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1595062818762-BOZH215YKF5259RUMC35/Screen+Shot+2020-07-18+at+4.00.02+PM.png Blog - A Quick Guide to Online Privacy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1595172711843-GP0XNHML5SB65BI3ZY2J/Screen+Shot+2020-07-19+at+10.31.22+PM.png Blog - A Quick Guide to Online Privacy alltheinternet.com aggregates search results from multiple sites https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1595063280574-BY3F906M0V237KTCQBUQ/Screen+Shot+2020-07-18+at+4.07.36+PM.png Blog - A Quick Guide to Online Privacy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1595082574055-JKRCM7R8J6Z5ZW2QWEBU/Screen+Shot+2020-07-18+at+9.29.11+PM.png Blog - A Quick Guide to Online Privacy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1595063454735-6SG3MEJNM8XDU0I47F1P/image-asset.png Blog - A Quick Guide to Online Privacy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1595063487488-NE8HGB7KXYKP2PMOOQAL/Screen+Shot+2020-07-18+at+4.11.17+PM.png Blog - A Quick Guide to Online Privacy Adapted from this Tripwire article https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1595063932607-WL0L6CWXFXTV5EQ23280/Screen+Shot+2020-07-18+at+4.15.37+PM.png Blog - A Quick Guide to Online Privacy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1595064851530-MQZHHIKYKELMZTS4L7IW/Screen+Shot+2020-07-18+at+4.33.43+PM.png Blog - A Quick Guide to Online Privacy The following services are from just 5 companies! Source https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1595065508994-64926ZU7KRMW89S1OVEJ/image-asset.png Blog - A Quick Guide to Online Privacy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1595223340310-13O1T1A8OUPMT977CDF0/Screen+Shot+2020-07-20+at+12.35.20+PM.png Blog - A Quick Guide to Online Privacy Privacy-preserving alternatives for everyday activities Email: ProtonMail Browsing: Brave, Firefox Search: Qwant, DuckDuckGo Messaging: Signal https://www.nichanank.com/blog/2020/4/12/into-the-metaverse monthly 0.5 2020-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1586693507513-WBJ6H2XQRBYNQ9J3I3ZN/Picture1.png Blog - Into the Metaverse: Non-Fungible Tokens in 2020 Some Kitties for sale on the CK Marketplace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1586693535046-IBZ6WG4KNZS984KBN6EY/Picture2.png Blog - Into the Metaverse: Non-Fungible Tokens in 2020 LAND marketplace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1586694987089-NRINO8DBNV9QZY6FWNDK/last.gif Blog - Into the Metaverse: Non-Fungible Tokens in 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1586693881299-1QCP3AAUQ7OZWVYKQHIW/Screen+Shot+2020-04-11+at+1.54.35+AM.png Blog - Into the Metaverse: Non-Fungible Tokens in 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1586693792826-GQF530AO6JVEZ3HR1H2A/Apr-11-2020+02-22-58.gif Blog - Into the Metaverse: Non-Fungible Tokens in 2020 Buying a mask from a dispenser in Decentraland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1586693973425-YD3U5GD3X2X1PMQZ0L2G/Picture3.png Blog - Into the Metaverse: Non-Fungible Tokens in 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1586694426556-OC1ASZC3BEHHQCR6J89B/connie-cv.gif Blog - Into the Metaverse: Non-Fungible Tokens in 2020 Here’s me walking through CryptoVoxels checking out a virtual art gallery by digital artist Connie. I can walk around and read the signs on the wall for information on the art, and even make bids on it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1586696633186-QY2KJ561APG5T67P1FHU/as1.png Blog - Into the Metaverse: Non-Fungible Tokens in 2020 A Master NFT on sale on Async Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1586696698948-46HV6VIXMM5V7HCU9MLT/as2.png Blog - Into the Metaverse: Non-Fungible Tokens in 2020 You can bid for Layers to be able to influence parts of the artwork https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1586694152660-E4PYWQ1IZAK71KIZD1TJ/kitty.png Blog - Into the Metaverse: Non-Fungible Tokens in 2020 See #4777 and #6932 on CryptoKitties website https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1586694027175-QTOMI4L0ICBF8MZRN59Y/avastars.png Blog - Into the Metaverse: Non-Fungible Tokens in 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1586694078836-Z1PM4RM0GQARZQP38S6B/whae.png Blog - Into the Metaverse: Non-Fungible Tokens in 2020 Here’s a monument of Old Money and a Founder Avastar on CryptoVoxels. Check it out here https://www.nichanank.com/blog/2020/4/8/natural-systems-and-pandemics monthly 0.5 2020-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1586346708940-EJP6DB53U2UU18IHR8UT/pangolin-1.jpg Blog - On Natural Systems and Pandemics Pangolin? or Sandslash? Source https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1586347096351-5H1ZE2VCNBWT4VX5WLBQ/unnamed.jpg Blog - On Natural Systems and Pandemics One of the many creatures on sale at Chatuchak Source https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1586347442757-KLJAS8KE4FSH30HXRMKE/Screen+Shot+2020-04-08+at+7.02.55+PM.png Blog - On Natural Systems and Pandemics Community outreach programs like Freeland’s Surviving Together give ex-poachers a way to escape poverty and crime. Here a woman in Thailand has established her own organic and sustainable mushroom growing businesses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1586347792628-F5FN9CM2LE0CKC11V0X1/Screen+Shot+2020-04-08+at+7.09.39+PM.png Blog - On Natural Systems and Pandemics “The size of the circle represents the number of emergence events: for scale, the number of events in the United States was 59. Globally, almost half of these diseases resulted from changes in land use, changes in agricultural and other food production practices, or through wildlife hunting, which suggests that contact rates between humans and other animals are an important underlying cause of zoonotic disease emergence.” — Source https://www.nichanank.com/blog/2020/3/30/thoughts-during-quarantine monthly 0.5 2020-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1585635540323-C9ICUDYSEDTIMLIAX4VE/Screen+Shot+2020-03-31+at+10.53.49+AM.png Blog - Thoughts During Quarantine: Reflections as a Consumer, Producer, and Individual https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1585636128648-01KC37EXKXF38XQHM40F/EN2hVXoVAAAt9XP.jpeg Blog - Thoughts During Quarantine: Reflections as a Consumer, Producer, and Individual Source https://www.nichanank.com/blog/2019/1/29/privacy-in-crypto-intro-to-mimblewimble-amp-grin monthly 0.5 2020-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1550948590214-FFB465241SSQ9NE1OVAJ/Screen+Shot+2019-02-24+at+2.00.00+AM.png Blog - Privacy in Crypto: Intro to MimbleWimble & Grin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1550726081542-T6KDDMH120LPUZNKH0UL/image-asset.png Blog - Privacy in Crypto: Intro to MimbleWimble & Grin The wallet software automatically aggregates various txn inputs that add up to construct the desired output amount. For example, if you have been sent $5, $2, and $10 on separate occasions, the wallet will decide how to best use these unspent input to construct an outgoing transaction worth $15. Image source: Bitcoin whitepaper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1550548154985-DW9PD6S13KU0QZGC3Q6Q/Screen%2BShot%2B2018-03-10%2Bat%2B3.31.56%2BPM.png Blog - Privacy in Crypto: Intro to MimbleWimble & Grin Image source: Bitcoin whitepaper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1550319920471-9GFRWWGBEG3D0KWJWFUC/Screen+Shot+2019-02-14+at+2.28.01+AM.png Blog - Privacy in Crypto: Intro to MimbleWimble & Grin Every input has a key (“ScriptPubKey”) associated with it, along with a signature (“ScriptSig“) for a transaction with that key. Image source: Programming Bitcoin by Jimmy Song https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1550348086607-HX3XTQWK1W2YGC7TNVZQ/coinjoin.png Blog - Privacy in Crypto: Intro to MimbleWimble & Grin This coinjoin implementation is interactive as everybody who is transacting has to consent to it as per the protocol. If Alice wanted to make a coinjoin payment, she can find someone else who also wants to make a payment (e.g. Bob) and they can make a joint payment together. Externally, it is unclear who paid Ted and who paid Carol. Image source https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1550931513328-2EQTVTHSJ78S3KLS1VGF/Screen+Shot+2019-02-23+at+9.17.50+PM.png Blog - Privacy in Crypto: Intro to MimbleWimble & Grin This diagram is based off of Andrew Poelstra’s presentation on MimbleWimble. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1550934071906-S1G2437QHQ17IHGKTH3O/Screen+Shot+2019-02-23+at+10.00.52+PM.png Blog - Privacy in Crypto: Intro to MimbleWimble & Grin Only unspent outputs, aggregated signatures and new currency generation (coinbase) are stored on the blockchain, saving huge amounts of space This diagram is based off of Andrew Poelstra’s presentation on MimbleWimble. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1550949069387-S0TXBCE9OOK2PFNEUH2G/Screen+Shot+2019-02-24+at+2.10.22+AM.png Blog - Privacy in Crypto: Intro to MimbleWimble & Grin Information on block #53132 on GrinExplorer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1550948943399-IZEGKKYHGV9WZS7NOSK3/image-asset.png Blog - Privacy in Crypto: Intro to MimbleWimble & Grin Inputs are Pedersen commitments which are references to previous outputs, there are also no identifiable addresses. To an observer this is indistinguishable from random pieces of data. There are no visible amounts and transactions are aggregated - making it very hard to link individual inputs to its outputs. Each Grin block is essentially a big coinjoin transaction signed by all parties involved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1550949186554-YYV5FAZH9CSDE22AEDZD/kernels.png Blog - Privacy in Crypto: Intro to MimbleWimble & Grin Kernels represent the excess value, lockheight, fees, and signatures of the transacting parties involved. https://www.nichanank.com/blog/2019/1/5/bitcoin-scaling-lightning-network-micropayments monthly 0.5 2020-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1546914956746-USG2EBW9TSMPNUORK10E/Screen%2BShot%2B2018-10-08%2Bat%2B11.42.45%2BAM.png Blog - Bitcoin Scaling, Lightning Network & The Future with Micropayments A high-level depiction of payment channels, a type of state channel which specifically handles payment transfers. Implementations of state channels can vary - notable projects include Lightning Network, Raiden, Trinity, FunFair, and SpankChain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1548347751121-C9TP271T8RHM8OAZTU5A/Screen+Shot+2019-01-24+at+11.35.33+PM.png Blog - Bitcoin Scaling, Lightning Network & The Future with Micropayments A snapshot of Lightning Network statistics as of 24/01/2019, courtesy of 1ml. Note that the fees are a far cry from that of on-chain transactions which can range from cents to several dollars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1548415649864-CQS8S2JHYQJVLZ1NDBOS/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Bitcoin Scaling, Lightning Network & The Future with Micropayments An infographic illustrating how onion routing works. Source. Here is an article detailing onion routing by Bitcoin developers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1548385733676-EINQNUHHX9PE0VP1IMD3/internet_layers.png Blog - Bitcoin Scaling, Lightning Network & The Future with Micropayments Source https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1548385676179-ZGHM7RB0VOB9DU8RJV7B/Screen+Shot+2019-01-05+at+7.36.45+PM.png Blog - Bitcoin Scaling, Lightning Network & The Future with Micropayments Taken from Elizabeth Stark’s presentation - “The Importance of Layer 2” at Blockstack Summit 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1548405462364-YTDZD3ALOMN70EOV6Q4C/Screen+Shot+2019-01-25+at+3.37.13+PM.png Blog - Bitcoin Scaling, Lightning Network & The Future with Micropayments A Lightning Network explorer mapping nodes around the world by ACINQ. One of many https://www.nichanank.com/blog/2018/9/27/scalability-pt-2-state-channels-counterfactual-instantiation monthly 0.5 2020-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1538973787597-A3DQUNMBERNDEU6ZQORL/Screen+Shot+2018-10-08+at+11.42.45+AM.png Blog - Scalability pt 2: State Channels & Counterfactual Instantiation A high-level depiction of payment channels, a type of state channel which specifically handles payment transfers. Implementations of state channels can vary - notable projects include Lightning Network, Raiden, Trinity, FunFair, and SpankChain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1539287544020-KPS2ONGVWAU9QKH646Q1/Screen+Shot+2018-10-12+at+2.52.08+AM.png Blog - Scalability pt 2: State Channels & Counterfactual Instantiation A blog post on Y’alls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1539274118079-D4ZXM0JFXQW3USNF5V12/Screen+Shot+2018-10-11+at+11.08.03+PM.png Blog - Scalability pt 2: State Channels & Counterfactual Instantiation You can read the technical details for implementing this channelized tic tac toe game here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1539317395938-GIZ0VU2EJEUK3VVD024T/Screen+Shot+2018-10-12+at+11.09.06+AM.png Blog - Scalability pt 2: State Channels & Counterfactual Instantiation Solid borders = on chain, Dotted borders = counterfactual objects * Note that metachannels can have more than 2 participants. There can be an arbitrary number of participants, as long as the set of participants are defined when the multisignature wallet gets created. My primary sources when making this illustration were Spankchain’s generalized state channels implementation and L4’s paper for generalized state channels. https://www.nichanank.com/blog/2018/8/26/sidechains-scalability-a-closer-look-at-rootstock-rsk monthly 0.5 2020-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1535375154912-2OM0ZRFGNQWXJUU7O1HO/The-Blockchain-Trilemma.png Blog - Sidechains, Scalability & A Closer Look at Rootstock (RSK) Decentralization enables censorship-resistant, permissionless networks that allow anyone to partake in an ecosystem Security pertains to the immutability of the ledger and its general resistance to attacks such as 51% attacks, Sybil attacks, DDoS attacks etc. Scalability refers to the ability to process transactions on any given network. If blockchains can be mass-adopted, they have to be able to handle a scenario in which there are millions of users on the network. Image source https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1535376343582-8J1OH3BULT4IZ3FZK6W1/Screen+Shot+2018-08-27+at+8.25.11+PM.png Blog - Sidechains, Scalability & A Closer Look at Rootstock (RSK) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1535397388430-S49VO2VVT87QATH8TQS7/Screen+Shot+2018-08-28+at+2.15.59+AM.png Blog - Sidechains, Scalability & A Closer Look at Rootstock (RSK) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1535382319062-PQ3OAACB80PF4HZA40MF/Screen+Shot+2018-08-27+at+10.04.18+PM.png Blog - Sidechains, Scalability & A Closer Look at Rootstock (RSK) Source https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1535382330676-ZHCGDVINMGJQ55NKMHNZ/sidechains.png Blog - Sidechains, Scalability & A Closer Look at Rootstock (RSK) Source https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1535382346115-R2BMX11BTXM11SMKN7LZ/drivechains.png Blog - Sidechains, Scalability & A Closer Look at Rootstock (RSK) Source https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1535385217942-MBYH6S5R3XOINBL2JACQ/Screen+Shot+2018-08-27+at+10.52.58+PM.png Blog - Sidechains, Scalability & A Closer Look at Rootstock (RSK) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1535439253976-NCPEHGH5EAYZPF0AEIEF/Screen+Shot+2018-08-28+at+1.53.30+PM.png Blog - Sidechains, Scalability & A Closer Look at Rootstock (RSK) State channels make it more feasible to do micropayments or to 'stream' money. Transaction fees are only paid for state changes on-chain, which means that the channels enable us to do transactions like we would on the blockchain, but much faster and cheaper. https://www.nichanank.com/blog/2018/6/4/consensus-algorithms-pos-dpos monthly 0.5 2020-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1528309137678-V67UI8UDHAJPF2TX4WQ7/Screen+Shot+2018-06-07+at+1.18.06+AM.png Blog - Consensus Algorithms: Proof-of-Stake & Cryptoeconomics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1528309877184-KPGDZOVTD5U813NUSFRT/Screen+Shot+2018-06-07+at+1.30.37+AM.png Blog - Consensus Algorithms: Proof-of-Stake & Cryptoeconomics QuantumMechanic's proposal for proof-of-stake on Bitcointalk.org - interestingly, they haven't posted anything since that week in 2011. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1528378334054-ZYVUE66C6LSYA69ONMEV/Screen+Shot+2018-06-07+at+8.32.02+PM.png Blog - Consensus Algorithms: Proof-of-Stake & Cryptoeconomics Competing chains may temporarily occur when two miners produce a new block at the same time (this is one of the ways in which a fork happens). An incentives diagram for splitting your hashpower during temporary forks, from Ethereum's PoS FAQ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1528380610822-O8N3WTS62BHQJ1WPG8T0/Screen+Shot+2018-06-07+at+9.09.48+PM.png Blog - Consensus Algorithms: Proof-of-Stake & Cryptoeconomics An incentives diagram for voting on multiple chains on PoS, from Ethereum's PoS FAQ. If you try adding blocks to both, you lose your stake. This creates a financial decentive as long as the stake > transaction fee rewards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1528472656954-1DNHK5PGWFP76SE6XD2N/Screen+Shot+2018-06-08+at+10.43.52+PM.png Blog - Consensus Algorithms: Proof-of-Stake & Cryptoeconomics Blocks are appended to the chain by validators, who stake their funds for a chance of being selected to add the next block to the chain. Their voting power on the block that should be added is proportional to the funds they "stake" on the network. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1528544417475-4Z1TW73W777AUFSJSHI7/Screen+Shot+2018-06-09+at+6.39.22+PM.png Blog - Consensus Algorithms: Proof-of-Stake & Cryptoeconomics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1528544795352-9O44FG8TZ8EQD7VK5LJM/Screen+Shot+2018-06-09+at+6.45.43+PM.png Blog - Consensus Algorithms: Proof-of-Stake & Cryptoeconomics https://www.nichanank.com/blog/2018/5/23/consensus-algorithms-pow monthly 0.5 2020-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1527415818271-4A2G4G6W8LC18KHM98A0/Screen+Shot+2018-05-27+at+5.09.56+PM.png Blog - Consensus Algorithms: Proof-of-Work & Mining Deconstructed They will be successful if and only if the majority of generals agree on the decision, and collectively attack or retreat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1527700676862-2CPMZ9AIO2O4TJSJOPGX/image-asset.png Blog - Consensus Algorithms: Proof-of-Work & Mining Deconstructed Role of transacting parties, nodes, and miners https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1527774441393-YSJD8C8D7YWZYY1JZGFC/Screen+Shot+2018-05-31+at+8.47.08+PM.png Blog - Consensus Algorithms: Proof-of-Work & Mining Deconstructed Newly Generated (minted) bitcoins in a transaction block. Current block reward is 12.5 BTC and will halves every 4 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1527585838885-3OAVZYCVFD38BH97VXQ5/Screen+Shot+2018-05-29+at+4.22.57+PM.png Blog - Consensus Algorithms: Proof-of-Work & Mining Deconstructed A comparative infographic from Patricia Estevao - I've cropped a portion of it for our use but I highly recommend her portfolio for other visuals and blockchain related infographics :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1527589998074-KOC2Z1AJHW5NMTS0L05F/Screen+Shot+2018-05-29+at+5.32.46+PM.png Blog - Consensus Algorithms: Proof-of-Work & Mining Deconstructed Miners use equipment to randomly guess nonces such that the SHA256 hash of the data satisfies this condition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1527591468692-6X55FH4EL4I8OPSKGM6G/Screen+Shot+2018-05-29+at+5.57.24+PM.png Blog - Consensus Algorithms: Proof-of-Work & Mining Deconstructed If two miners find a solution close to each other in time, both blocks are valid, but which one the nodes receive first depend on their geographical distance from the miner. This situation can cause stale blocks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1527593157650-HCESRZ70NCRM3C81IODL/image-asset.png Blog - Consensus Algorithms: Proof-of-Work & Mining Deconstructed A glance at bitcoin's network hash rate over time. Source: blockchain.info https://www.nichanank.com/blog/2018/3/18/a-closer-look-at-decentralised-exchanges-and-the-0x-protocol monthly 0.5 2020-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1521368608154-6UHQBSZJXMC22KJF0LIT/Screen+Shot+2018-03-18+at+17.06.35.png Blog - A Closer Look at Decentralized Exchanges & The 0x Protocol The home page of Bittrex, a popular cryptocurrency-only exchange. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1521368650090-4VF5OFCH7YJBAD3FZE3H/Screen+Shot+2018-03-18+at+17.06.48.png Blog - A Closer Look at Decentralized Exchanges & The 0x Protocol Etherdelta main user interface https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1521827537988-DPDAH9JF12CO1RKI8U6H/Screen+Shot+2018-03-24+at+12.51.44+AM.png Blog - A Closer Look at Decentralized Exchanges & The 0x Protocol Official website https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1521570622307-I44ZXF6LRZ39UP10SPM9/Screen+Shot+2018-03-21+at+1.26.15+AM.png Blog - A Closer Look at Decentralized Exchanges & The 0x Protocol From the 0x whitepaper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1521826994895-PU9MJH01EHV3GLX0LGIK/Screen+Shot+2018-03-24+at+12.42.47+AM.png Blog - A Closer Look at Decentralized Exchanges & The 0x Protocol Relayers currently building on 0x, from the official website - view the full list https://www.nichanank.com/blog/2018/3/5/anatomy-of-a-bitcoin-transaction monthly 0.5 2020-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1520517837794-JFSRJJJIL830XKP68W7C/Screen+Shot+2018-03-08+at+22.01.10.png Blog - Anatomy of a Bitcoin Transaction The first images you see when you Google search "bitcoin" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1520547797303-QXLIUY6FSPPGI1ZTBGPV/Screen+Shot+2018-03-09+at+06.22.49.png Blog - Anatomy of a Bitcoin Transaction Google search trends for "crypto" from 2004-present https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1520548665047-GAI7XWKWH9HUHHZ1FAJ1/btc1.png Blog - Anatomy of a Bitcoin Transaction Actual public/private keys look more like this https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1520673811541-3D975IPR9MLHSEE1Y9DI/Digital-Signature-validation.png Blog - Anatomy of a Bitcoin Transaction Source: http://tech.eu/features/808/bitcoin-part-one/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1520670974646-P21CV7FLGXUMZZXLQR44/Screen+Shot+2018-03-10+at+3.31.56+PM.png Blog - Anatomy of a Bitcoin Transaction Source: Bitcoin whitepaper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1520670952172-N1HYSKMMPOEDDWTCLSYR/Screen+Shot+2018-03-10+at+3.32.08+PM.png Blog - Anatomy of a Bitcoin Transaction Source: Bitcoin whitepaper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55fb0ce3e4b0e3c27323dd7c/1520790672020-L9LOS24OY15MXOTD213B/Screen+Shot+2018-03-12+at+12.50.11+AM.png Blog - Anatomy of a Bitcoin Transaction A screenshot from Blockexplorer which depicts transactions in real time. 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