Andrew StoneBCH: Looking back and Moving forwardIn the years following our fork from BTC, negative events have confronted us affecting the stewardship of a successful cryptocurrency…Aug 14, 2020Aug 14, 2020
Andrew StoneQuasi-Consensus and the Unconfirmed Transaction Chain LimitQuasi-consensus is a term that was coined recently[1] for a well-known problem: there exists network wide configuration values that, if…Oct 8, 2019Oct 8, 2019
Andrew StoneOn Blockchain SpamThe blockchain spam debate is rearing up again with similar arguments and division. To come to some clarity on the subject it is first…Sep 20, 2019Sep 20, 2019
Andrew StoneSecurity of Client Consensus (Draft)Miner and client consensus were conflated in the bitcoin whitepaper but only one was implemented for good reasons.Aug 14, 2019Aug 14, 2019
Andrew StoneBitcoin Cash and Bitcoin SV, Stop The Self DestructionIn the weeks approaching the fork, ad-hominem attacks were tweeted and positions were taken that made the BSV fork inevitable. But…Dec 15, 20183Dec 15, 20183
Andrew StoneDeconstructing “Code Is Law” and Layer 2 “Smart” ContractsLayer 2 “smart” contracts typically spend participant’s money to an N of N multisig controlled by all participants, and/or an arbiter. To…Dec 13, 2018Dec 13, 2018
Andrew StoneWhy Bitcoin (Cash) Script is Nearly Useless (and what to do about it)Where’s the Beef?Nov 22, 20184Nov 22, 20184
Andrew StoneTokeda Criticism(originally published on google docs July 19, 2018)Nov 20, 2018Nov 20, 2018
Andrew StoneIdentifying and Resolving the Conflict Between 0-conf and Permissionless InnovationIt may not be immediately apparent, but permissionless innovation of layer 2 blockchain features and reliable acceptance of payment before…Nov 20, 2018Nov 20, 2018