Proof of work

January 7, 2022 Alex Rustok

An intriguing narrative on Bitcoin emerged this year around the physical security offered by its proof-of-work consensus method. This narrative...

December 5, 2021 Alex Rustok

Anyone who has studied bitcoin for a while knows that proof-of-work in bitcoin mining is the key to the security...

December 4, 2021 Alex Rustok

Can open-source blockchains be coercive? In a recent debate between Erik Vorhees and Alex Gladstein, Vorhees asserted that “there is...

November 15, 2021 Alex Rustok

In a moment of balance and strength, I felt my muscles stiffen, the pressure against my right triceps increasing. Flirting...

November 2, 2021 Alex Rustok

This is not an article about selling your bitcoin. Rather, we will be discussing profiteering or being an influencer in...