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Alexander Tsankov
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Jan 8, 2021

Self-host your own GitHub-Pages style project on a low power server quickly and easily using go-live.

A static webpage is a blob of HTML,CSS, and JS that doesn’t change whenever a user loads a page. This is different than traditional websites, because there is no database, no dynamic rendering on a server, and the page is easily cacheable in a content delivery network. …

Jamstack

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How to host your own GitHub Pages server on Digital Ocean in less than 15 minutes using go-live.
How to host your own GitHub Pages server on Digital Ocean in less than 15 minutes using go-live.
Jamstack

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Nov 25, 2019

(pt. 4) A Compromise on ECIP-1049: Preserving the Consensus while adopting Keccak256 via Soft Fork.

Compromise is not about losing. It is about deciding that the other person has just as much right to be happy with the end result as you do. A number of notable things happened last week on the ETC community call. First of all the community chose to reject ProgPoW…

Bitcoin

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(pt. 4) A Compromise on ECIP-1049: Preserving the Consensus while adopting Keccak256 via Soft Fork.
(pt. 4) A Compromise on ECIP-1049: Preserving the Consensus while adopting Keccak256 via Soft Fork.
Bitcoin

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Oct 24, 2019

(CN)Why ETC Should adopt SHA3 Proof of Work

This is a Chinese translation of my talk given at the 2019 ETC Summit in Vancouver. Thank you ETCC! Video of talk is at bottom, source: https://github.com/etcconsortium/ETCSummit/blob/master/ETC%20Summit%202019%20the%20second%20day%20agenda%20(October%204).pdf

Ethereum Classic

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(CN)Why ETC Should adopt SHA3 Proof of Work
(CN)Why ETC Should adopt SHA3 Proof of Work
Ethereum Classic

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Jun 15, 2019

(pt. 3) ECIP-1049: Mining Your Internet Connection. Why Ethereum Classic should Adopt SHA3.

Here is a question: Imagine you have three Ethereum miners, and a group of users broadcasting transactions. Miner A can do 400 megahashs a second (MH/S) and has a latency of .1 seconds to the the users, Miner B can do 700 MH/S and has a latency of 3 seconds…

Bitcoin

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(pt. 3) ECIP-1049: Mining Your Internet Connection. Why Ethereum Classic should Adopt SHA3.
(pt. 3) ECIP-1049: Mining Your Internet Connection. Why Ethereum Classic should Adopt SHA3.
Bitcoin

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May 20, 2019

The What, Why, and How, of Astor Testnet

Website: https://astor.node Status Page: https://status.astor.host/

Ethereum Classic

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The What, Why, and How, of Astor Testnet
The What, Why, and How, of Astor Testnet
Ethereum Classic

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Mar 10, 2019

(pt. 2) ECIP-1049: Why Ethereum Classic should Adopt Keccak256 for its Proof of Work Algorithm.

Since publishing ECIP-1049 (here) as a response to the 51% attack I have received quite a bit of input and questions. I have also opened up a pull request to multi-geth to create Astor (here), an Ethereum testnet that will use Keccak256 as its proof of work method. If you…

Bitcoin

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(pt. 2) ECIP-1049: Why Ethereum Classic should Adopt Keccak256 for its Proof of Work Algorithm.
(pt. 2) ECIP-1049: Why Ethereum Classic should Adopt Keccak256 for its Proof of Work Algorithm.
Bitcoin

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Jan 9, 2019

ECIP-1049: Why Ethereum Classic should Adopt Keccak256 for its Proof of Work Algorithm.

On 2019–01–05, Ethereum Classic (ETC) was 51% attacked. What this means is that attackers sent over 40,000 ETC to an exchange, traded it for Bitcoin, withdrew that Bitcoin, and then released a chain with more accumulated hashpower that gave them back the 40k ETC. …

Blockchain

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ECIP-1049: Why Ethereum Classic should Adopt Keccak256 for its Proof of Work Algorithm.
ECIP-1049: Why Ethereum Classic should Adopt Keccak256 for its Proof of Work Algorithm.
Blockchain

5 min read


Nov 20, 2018

How to Safely Split BCH and BSV coins using Electron Cash (w/ pictures)

DISCLAIMER: Perform this at your own risk. This article is solely for academic purposes and the purpose is to help you better understand how Bitcoin/forks work. This tutorial will show you how to split BCH from BSV, so that you can send one to an exchange without worrying about losing…

Bitcoin

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How to Safely Split BCH and BSV coins using Electron Cash (w/ pictures)
How to Safely Split BCH and BSV coins using Electron Cash (w/ pictures)
Bitcoin

3 min read


Aug 2, 2018

Pt. 2 — Why PoWH3D, an Ethereum Dapp, might be a better store of value than Bitcoin.

THIS ARTICLE IS SOLELY AN ANALYSIS OF THE MARKET. THIS IS NOT TRADING ADVICE OR INVESTMENT ADVICE. I OWN A SMALL PORTION OF P3D AND P3C THAT I PURCHASED WHILE WRITING THIS ARTICLE It’s been a little over five months since I last wrote about Proof of Weak Hands (P3D)…

Blockchain

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Pt. 2 — Why PoWH3D, an Ethereum Dapp, might be a better store of value than Bitcoin.
Pt. 2 — Why PoWH3D, an Ethereum Dapp, might be a better store of value than Bitcoin.
Blockchain

8 min read


Jun 21, 2018

The “Oracle Problem” isn’t a Problem, and why Smart Contracts makes Insurance better for everyone.

One of the many criticisms of the usefulness of smart contracts is known as the Oracle Problem. Plainly put, because a smart contract has no knowledge of reality it has to rely on a truth source, aka “an oracle” for it to receive external data. The “problem” is that while…

Blockchain

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The “Oracle Problem” isn’t a Problem, and why Smart Contracts makes Insurance better for everyone.
The “Oracle Problem” isn’t a Problem, and why Smart Contracts makes Insurance better for everyone.
Blockchain

5 min read

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Alexander Tsankov

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