Posts from January 2018

Paralysis Proofs: How to Prevent Your Bitcoin From Vanishing

ethereum bitcoin sgx paralysis proofs January 18, 2018 at 09:30 AM Fan Zhang, Phil Daian, Iddo Bentov, and Ari Juels
Suppose that N players share cryptocurrency using an M-of-N multisig scheme. If N-M+1 players disappear, the remaining ones have a problem: They've permanently lost their funds. In this blog, we propose a solution to this critical problem using the power of the trusted hardware.

The Social Workings of Contract

ethereum contracts January 17, 2018 at 01:00 PM Karen Levy
Guest blogger Prof. Karen Levy describes how contracts often include terms that are unenforceable, purposefully vague, or never meant to be enforced, how this helps set expectations, and what this means for smart contracts.

Decentralization in Bitcoin and Ethereum

bitcoin ethereum January 15, 2018 at 07:37 AM Adem Efe Gencer, Soumya Basu, Ittay Eyal, Robbert van Renesse, and Emin Gün Sirer
We have been examining the state of the Bitcoin and Ethereum networks over time. In a recent study, we examine the level of decentralization in these two networks, with some interesting takeaways for the future.