T-310 Block Cipher for Begginers
Written by UCL student Maxine Emuobosa: Beginners Guide. And here is another one made by UCL student Killian Davitt.
Archive of posts filed under the Bitcoin category.
Ethereum for Beginners
All you need to know in one page, see here.
My Position on UCL Strike
A large number of UCL academics have yesterday started a large scale strike lasting for many weeks. These people are sacrificing their salary [UCL will cut their pay down] and there is a strong support for the strike. The strike is organised on the premises that our employer, UCL, are? cutting down their pension contributions or ending guaranteed income schemes …
A Nice Paper About ICOs
Here it is, it covers primarily questions about regulation and investor protection. It stresses the fact that ICOs are transforming the way in which funding of new business ventures is done. Recommended for anyone interested in investing in ICOs or planning an ICO.
Bitcoin Crazy Ride Hits Wall Street
It is a big success for bitcoin and coincides with an incredible price rally where bitcoin has accomplished in 2017. In first days of 2017, bitcoin was worth 1000$. 5 months later in May it was at 2000$, 3 months later in August it was at 4000$, and after another 3 months in November it was at …
Storm is Brewing Over Bitcoin Future
If you read recent media reports about future of bitcoin, you wonder what is going on. For sure it is NOT clear which software or which blockchain we will be calling the “true” or “real” bitcoin in the future. Here is a selection of citations, all very recent, and all about the fork expected to …
UCL InfoSec Visit at Bletchley Park – Friday 29 Sept 2017
Our trip took place 29 Sept 2017. Some 32 UCL students participated. Students have explored the past in order to find role models for the future. Due to large numbers, we have split into two groups for a guided Bletchley Park tour, and also had assisted at two bombe demonstrations. …
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ICOs – The Good and the Ugly
In the recent crazy wave of ICOs we hear every day that investors should be warned and there are lots of scams or that it is unlikely that ICOs can deliver. So the question is how do you tell apart a “good ICO” from a bad one? It is a difficult question, but let us …
Bitcoin Network Recovery – $40 Billion Of Self-Inflicted Damage
After 1 month of acute crisis the bitcoin network is finally operating more or less normally. Imagine that you went to a station in rush hour and it took you 1 month to get home due tube or rail network jamming. This is exactly what happened to bitcoin in the last 2-3 months, and which is …
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Bitcoin Network Saturation
Almost exactly 3 years after this, bitcoin network went down to less than 50% dominance, and has nearly lost its capacity to process payments normally. Bitcoin in Crisis This can be seen on the following graph for the last 12 months. The curve does not go down to zero anymore. It can no longer keep with …