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ICO / Token Review: Another Pyramid - Stepium

The next project we will be reviewing is called Stepium, this one's website is a little bit better put together than the last 2 we’ve seen, at least on the surf...

ICO / Token Review: The Monetize.coin Scam

Introduction There has been quite a bit of discussion on Monetize.coin and on whether or not this is a scam or a legitimate business so I decided to take a look...

Blockchain Decrypted: The Block Lattice - Resolving Forks

Part 7, sadly we are approaching the end of the series (for now) on how the block lattice operates, so we have one final thought on how it deals with resolving ...

Blockchain Decrypted: The Block Lattice - Network Flooding

Part 6, since we’ve explored the inner workings, the scalability, attack potential and took a visual view of how the block lattice operates, it is time to look ...

ICO / Token Review: PoWH3D is a Pyramid Scheme

This blog is meant to be about blockchain and I tend to stay away from cryptocurrency related topics but every so often there are things out there that the publ...

Blockchain Decrypted: The Block Lattice - Visualisation

Part 5, it is high time we get visual, here we take a look at how the block lattice actually works from a visual perspective, what is the sequence of a transact...

Blockchain Decrypted: The Block Lattice - Attack Potential

In part 4 we explore the various types of attacks the block lattice might be faced with and how it will overcome each of them (if needed). Index Part 1: Introdu...

Blockchain decrypted: The Block Lattice - Adaptability

Part 3, in the previous blog we have taken a closer look at some of the inner workings, this time let’s look at how suitable and scalable the block lattice is a...

Blockchain Decrypted: The Block Lattice - In Depth

Part 2, in this blog we look at the block lattice more in-depth, what makes it tick, how does it validate transactions, and so much more. Index Part 1: Introduc...

Blockchain Decrypted: The Block Lattice - Introduction

The first in a series of articles about Nano / Raiblocks / XRB / the block lattice. It's a 7 part series in which we take a deep dive into the block lattice, ho...

Blockchain Decrypted - The Merkle Tree

This article is part of a series and focuses specifically on clarification of the Merkle Tree. So what is a Merkle Tree? In cryptography and computer science, a...

Blockchain Decrypted - Transaction Tampering

A question I get asked often and aim to address in the below is quite simple in nature but complex in answer: how do you deal with changing the past in a blockc...

Blockchain Decrypted - Blockchain vs Database

Difference between a Blockchain and a Database Companies these days are left with a new question to answer, “do we use a blockchain or a more traditional databa...

Blockchain Decrypted - What is a Blockchain?

What is a blockchain? In its simplest definition, a blockchain is a decentralised and distributed global (public) ledger which is used to record transactions ac...

Blockchain Decrypted - How mining works

Credit To be very clear, the below is largely based on Azotic’s post on Reddit from February 2013 (https://www.reddit.com/user/azotic); he/she provided such a g...