On-chain fork futures
Before Segwit2x was cancelled, there was some talk about fork futures. Charlie Lee and Adam Back, among others, offered to take the short position. Bitfinex distributed »
Bitcoin's Time Locks
Bitcoin, having no discernible faults, comes equipped with several different time locks. These tools allow you to specify time-based conditions under which transactions are valid. Using »
Atomic Cross-Chain Call Options
Atomic cross-chain swaps are one of the few smart contracts whose usefulness is widely understood. Swapping BTC for LTC (and vice-versa) trustlessly would enable decentralized exchanges, »
Self-driving economies
We all believe in self-driving cars. If you've found this blog, that's pretty much a given. We believe that they'll be safer, faster, and above all »
We are the watchmaker-gods now
The balance wheel is the heart of the watch. With the help of the escapement, it converts stored power into a precise and regular tick. It »