Andrew Stone·Aug 14, 2020BCH: Looking back and Moving forwardIn the years following our fork from BTC, negative events have confronted us affecting the stewardship of a successful cryptocurrency…
Andrew Stone·Oct 8, 2019Quasi-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…
Andrew Stone·Sep 20, 2019On 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…
Andrew Stone·Aug 14, 2019Security of Client Consensus (Draft)Miner and client consensus were conflated in the bitcoin whitepaper but only one was implemented for good reasons.
Andrew Stone·Dec 15, 2018Bitcoin 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…A response icon3A response icon3
Andrew Stone·Dec 13, 2018Deconstructing “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…
Andrew Stone·Nov 22, 2018Why Bitcoin (Cash) Script is Nearly Useless (and what to do about it)Where’s the Beef?A response icon4A response icon4
Andrew Stone·Nov 20, 2018Identifying 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…
