Replying to @wmclaxton, @dsearls and @linuxjournal
I’m hoping we can find some acceptable semi-biometric solutions to the second category. Biometrics are dangerous. The way that the iPhone does it is acceptable—it is only used as one possible authenticator to the phone, that unlocks a non-metric authenticator to services. Not ID!
RT @JamieXML: The Roku Number of the Beast: one more rock on that stony path of #privacy, reidentification, and “opaque” identifiers (UUID…
RT @PCI_Initiative: Aadhaar: Digital Identity Writ Large in India / By @JoeAndrieu https://buff.ly/2iuJWtp @meilinfung @moniquejmorrow @chi…
I’ve always enjoyed the Koans in @Appelcline’s series “The Dao of Board Gaming”, but all three this week made me laugh out loud: http://www.mechanics-and-meeples.com/2017/11/27/the-tao-of-board-gaming-vii/
“The growth of documents generally reflects the lack of trust in a society. No paper trail can make someone accountable. Only self-assumption can. Too many societies had used paper as a substitute for accountability” from “Adiamante” by L.E. Modisett Jr. http://a.co/08SKP0T
RT @Truthcoin: Should Bitcoin take sidechain R&D more seriously? https://twitter.com/bitsonlinecom/status/937111543786942464
RT @NakamotoInst: JUST ADDED: “The Case for Privacy” by David D. Friedman http://nakamotoinstitute.org/the-case-for-privacy/
RT @nuclearleb: @zeynep @FiloSottile I heard funny theory/fairy tale, that historically magic existed because it was just buffer overflows…
Replying to @Beautyon_
Also: “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.” http://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/
RT @ChristopherA: @Beautyon_ Also: “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinio…
RT @zooko: Newsflash! Chip Morningstar just coined the phrase for the Zcash Ceremony 1-out-of-N security property: “Single Point of Success”
I am more than willing to pay a premium for computers with Intel’s EME replaced with open source and/or permanently disabled. I would also like to know the status of Intel chips on Mac hardware & if applicable remove it from them as well.
RT @abhijitmajumder: A problem coming up with Aadhaar is that fingerprints, especially of senior citizens, sometimes don’t match as their s…
RT @EFF: One reason to embrace digital security is to protect your freedom of expression. If you’re taking action in the streets, learn how…
A fully functional Mac Plus with working display and mouse. Photo is to scale and no Photoshop. https://youtu.be/V-PiNVPp5h0 #hackaday
RT @wmclaxton: I just learned that @Humana blocks all non-US IP addresses. Policy holders will NOT be able to reach their insurer when tra…
RT @perrymetzger: C++17 is officially out. I am reminded of an old quote:
“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add,…
RT @realjeffq: Today I’m publishing a paper on the linkability of certain types of #Zcash transactions: http://jeffq.com/blog/on-the-linkability-of-zcash-transactions/ Found that…
RT @bitstein: I admittedly know little about RSK, but my beef with the hype is that it has the wrong framing of the situation.
Bitcoin doe…
RT @petertoddbtc: @robep00 @giacomozucco The federation is ultimately just a multisig, where the people controlling the multisig can collec…
RT @SatoshiLite: Andrew Poelstra posted an update on Confidential Transaction efficiency: https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2017-December/015346.html
tl;dr Verification of Bu…
RT @torproject: Privacy is a human right, as stated in Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
A backdoor to your device…
I don’t know personally any of the candidates for the W3Cs TAG (Technical Architecture Group) but it is an important (and challenging) role. @lukOlejnik is the only candidate running on a platform focusing on web privacy — I’d prefer that ALL did. https://twitter.com/lukolejnik/status/936656538491637762
Replying to @J0hnnyXm4s and @Kyle_DH
They also are not static. Elderly in India are experiencing exclusion in #aadhaar due to age related skin changes. Certain iris recognition changes can happen with LASIK & other eye related surgery.
Good start on the problem & solution space between stopping “bad” content on the internet & the human rights perils of censorship. A difficult challenge with many possible unintended consequences. https://twitter.com/astepanovich/status/938075663847829504
RT @Blockstream: We have lift-off: Lightning protocol tested on #Bitcoin mainnet: https://blockstream.com/2017/12/06/lightning-spec-electrifies-bitcoin-with-release-candidate.html #LightningNetwork
RT @Snyke: Good news everyone :-p
RT @Snyke: A giant leap towards the moon: first main-chain test of #lightning buys coffee from #starblocks and an article from yalls in mil…
Replying to @TuurDemeester and @AriDavidPaul
An interesting point about Zcash is that unlike Bitcoin you can spend from a shielded address multiple times, and probably should always do so. Never spend the full amount or same amounts. However current wallets don’t make coin control easy.
Replying to @nic__carter
Have a “fake” wallet to give up with less Bitcoin in it?
“I don’t think these skills are being taught, generally, or at least not in any sort of systematic way.“—@stoweboyd. I agree that this is one of the failures of our current education system. I also believe this to be broader than higher ed—teach ‘em young! https://workfutures.io/10-work-skills-for-the-postnormal-era-2c07a1009a25
RT @EFF: Even experienced trainers will find useful information in this series of articles on “Things We Wish We Knew Before We Started Tea…
RT @Spacekatgal: As I’m running for Congress, I think about the introverts I’ve worked with in tech and how invaluable they’ve been.
And…
RT @trbouma: Two questions for #SelfSovereignIdentity @darrello
That is a pretty high standard. Not sure that even I’d qualify without a lot of effort. What I’d like to see in a lawyer that they can bring THE LAW to first principles—most can’t. Then we can compare principles and design together. @NickSzabo4 went to law school to learn this.
RT @_Kevin_Pham: @AriDavidPaul @FrederickMunawa @ChristopherA @datarade @NelsonMRosario @ummjackson @adam3us @lopp @AriMNazir @el33th4xor @…
RT @acinq_co: To celebrate the end of this crazy week, we are finally releasing our ⚡️ Lightning Network Explorer! Enjoy! 🎉 https://t.co/yl…
Replying to @aniltj, @drummondreed and @manusporny
It my own distinction but I consider the merkle tree technique you are describing to be Data Minimization, not Selective Disclosure. Example: https://w3c-dvcg.github.io/lds-merkleproof2017/
Replying to @aniltj, @drummondreed and @manusporny
We have a work item in W3C-CCG to more formalize naming on these, draft of which was done at #RebootingWebOfTrust at https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust-fall2017/blob/master/draft-documents/DataMinimization/Data%20Minimzation%20and%20Selective%20Disclosure.md
Replying to @aniltj, @drummondreed and @manusporny
Actually a better example a data minimizing signature is https://w3c-dvcg.github.io/lds-redaction2016/
RT @roasbeef: @herzmeisterderw @alansilbert @KyleSamani @starkness But yeh hierarchical multi-party channel constructions combined with coo…
Replying to @datarade, @devilscompiler and @markjeffrey
Answers: A) A quantum strategy for Bitcoin is reasonably well understood—it is somewhat resistant now. B) Constant vigilance against centralization is required—51% is only one attack surface. C) Censorship is a current risk—however at some point Bitcoin becomes too big to censor.
Replying to @datarade, @devilscompiler and @markjeffrey
Answers: 1/ It all depends on survival rates of forking coins. Pump & dump may always be around just like Nigerian Prince scams. Annoying but not dominant. 2/ Manipulation only is possible because of centralization of holders— see B).
RT @FiloSottile: My favorite conference of the year, Real World Crypto, is coming up, and it’s in Zurich!
If you (broadly speaking) study…
Replying to @CharlieThomps0n, @datarade, @devilscompiler and @markjeffrey
However, since addresses it Bitcoin are hashes, they are not subject to Shor’s algorithm until spent. Thus Bitcoin P2PKH and P2SH is less vulnerable. Only the very old P2PK which exposes public keys are. Bitcoin should have more time to respond to quantum attacks.
Replying to @CharlieThomps0n, @datarade, @devilscompiler and @markjeffrey
P2PKH “Pay to Public Key Hash” most popular kind of Bitcoin address, which is to a hash of a public key. P2SH “Pay to Script Hash” multisig addresses. Quantum does not improve much on breaking hashes. Thus a quantum must break public key <60m between when it is spent & confirmed.
Replying to @CharlieThomps0n, @datarade, @devilscompiler and @markjeffrey
A warning to folk taking advantage of coin drops. When you spend the coin drop coins you are revealing your public keys on the new chain. Someday a quantum computer may be able to break those in a few days time. Thus you need to move cold coins on main chain to fresh addresses.
RT @ChristopherA: @CharlieThomps0n @datarade @devilscompiler @markjeffrey A warning to folk taking advantage of coin drops. When you spend…
Replying to @dizzy_raj, @Marsmensch, @CharlieThomps0n, @datarade, @devilscompiler and @markjeffrey
Absolutely.
Replying to @beatnik_tussler, @CharlieThomps0n, @datarade, @devilscompiler and @markjeffrey
No, Bitcoin will have plenty of warning and will adapt. We already have a pretty good idea what is required. What we don’t need to do is rush — quantum computing, like general purpose AI and fusion may always just another decade away.
Replying to @midmagic, @BashCo_, @CharlieThomps0n, @datarade, @devilscompiler and @markjeffrey
No, every airdrop requires you to reveal your public keys that are on the main chain. With proper design this may be safe for short term, but not for long-term cold storage. Thus the need to move Bitcoin funds to newly generated root key after taking advantage of drop.
In board game design, the greatest innovation this decade is in “legacy” games, the first of which took the venerable 1957 Risk war game and gave it new life as “Risk Legacy”. @Appelcline explores this design space in a series of articles, the latest at http://www.mechanics-and-meeples.com/2017/12/11/a-legion-of-legacies-part-two-legacy-venn/
Replying to @TenaciousBTC, @midmagic, @BashCo_, @CharlieThomps0n, @datarade, @devilscompiler and @markjeffrey
Yes, after splitting coin drop but before spending new coins, create a new seed phrase and move your Bitcoin to it. If it is short-term Bitcoin, aka “hot”, you don’t need to do this. But anything that you expect to hold long term, aka “cold” this is the best practice. Be careful!
RT @propelforward: Repeatedly saying “utility” will not keep the regulator away, or excuse an issuer from compliance. From today’s #SEC Or…
RT @msantoriESQ: BREAKING: SEC Halts prefunctional token sale https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2017-227
RT @starkness: @petertoddbtc Tl;dr a whole lot of people should be freaking out right now about their empty “utility token, I swear it’s no…
Replying to @writergeekrhw
Another challenge of writing in someone else’s IP is they may have unshared plans. Recently did a TV treatment only to find former minor character chosen to be protagonist was being planned to be used in future unannounced movie property.
RT @HcashOfficial: @QRLedger @nipungupta @CharlieThomps0n @datarade @ChristopherA @devilscompiler @markjeffrey We have a short update on ou…
Replying to @AlexBenay and @trbouma
Do you want any contributions on the topic of decentralized identity?
Replying to @KantaraNews and @katrynadow
Link to 1.1? Only 1.0 is listed on website.
RT @msantoriESQ: 1/ OK HERE WE GO. Today, the SEC today confirmed some of our suspicions about utility tokens. I’ll summarize here in this…
RT @VitalikButerin: IMO the #1 user experience need for crypto continues to be secure key management solutions. Multisig, scorched earth va…
Replying to @TenaciousBTC, @midmagic, @BashCo_, @CharlieThomps0n, @datarade, @devilscompiler and @markjeffrey
Yes, you have sold the new coins on exchange. Thus the old coins public keys are now exposed. This is safe for short term, but before cold storage you should move your original funds to a brand new set of keys. Be careful!
RT @chrismessina: 😢 https://twitter.com/sfchronicle/status/940546343684079616
RT @francispouliot_: Fundemental ICO flaws that won’t get fixed with “maturity”:
There is no reason for your fundraising token to have uti…
RT @francispouliot_: There’s a big market need for consulting/devops services to optimize Bitcoin infrastructure. Particularly fees, privac…
Replying to @francispouliot_
I’ve been thinking about forming a Blockchain Guild, with apprenticeship, journeymen, masters, all paid by bounties in Bitcoin and transparent to funders through xpub and git voting.
Replying to @francispouliot_
I don’t want us to repeat the mistake of Heartbleed — SSL/TLS had most of the top cryptographers & protocol engineers in the late 90s. But by 2012 a bug crept in 60% of all servers, maintained by 1/4 FTE engineer. Not discovered until 2014! Long term support of commons required!
Replying to @Omittence, @francispouliot_ and @theonevortex
https://github.com/ChristopherA/Learning-Bitcoin-from-the-Command-Line
Replying to @jimmysong and @francispouliot_
I have the domain, been thinking on how to to create transparent & participatory governance. See https://github.com/participatoryorgs, and in particular my terminology summary at top.
Replying to @jimmysong and @francispouliot_
I have also have a few Bitcoin donations already
RT @jimmysong: @ChristopherA @francispouliot_ If you form one, please let me know. I have lots of potential apprentices to send your way.
RT @ChristopherA: @francispouliot_ I don’t want us to repeat the mistake of Heartbleed — SSL/TLS had most of the top cryptographers & proto…
Replying to @jimmysong and @francispouliot_
I’m willing to commit to pay out 0.5 BTC in bounties for pull requests to https://github.com/ChristopherA/Learning-Bitcoin-from-the-Command-Line from apprentices conforming sections & updating to 15.1, and another 0.5 Bitcoin to a Journeyman to propose and write a simple RPC app that also libwally to add to tutorial.
Replying to @bswen and @francispouliot_
I would think there is a role for that. Part of the governance questions.
Replying to @francispouliot_
For now, I’ve created a github community https://github.com/BlockchainGuild
RT @ChristopherA: @francispouliot_ For now, I’ve created a github community https://github.com/BlockchainGuild
Replying to @jimmysong and @francispouliot_
For now, if you’d like to participate in establishing this Blockchain Guild, write an introduction to yourself, what your skills are, and what you are interested in, and then fork repo and create a Pull Request to https://github.com/BlockchainGuild/BlockchainGuildCommunity — consider this the first apprentice test.
RT @ChristopherA: @jimmysong @francispouliot_ For now, if you’d like to participate in establishing this Blockchain Guild, write an introdu…
Replying to @brunocvcunha, @jimmysong and @francispouliot_
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Replying to @MatthewZipkin, @jimmysong and @francispouliot_
I’m am seeking more examples like that, but you’ll see at the bottom of my tutorial doing in it C. We need more C, C++, and other language examples of using bitcoind with best library practices.
Replying to @BitcoinAlley, @jimmysong and @francispouliot_
My Bitcoin command-line tutorial is a good start. Then https://twitter.com/ChristopherA/status/940679928898510848
Replying to @AmeerRosic, @bradmillscan, @TuurDemeester, @jimmysong, @francispouliot_ and @Blockgks
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Replying to @bswen and @francispouliot_
Can you do github basics? You don’t have to be an engineer to fork and do pull requests. https://twitter.com/theonevortex/status/940666226237255680
I’ve started a GitHub community for a participatory & transparent Blockchain Guild where members can participate in learning & supporting needed technical infrastructure, earning through bounties: https://github.com/BlockchainGuild/BlockchainGuildCommunity
I’ve added the first three bounties, totaling 1.5 BTC, suitable for apprentice or journeyman class coders: https://github.com/BlockchainGuild/BlockchainGuildCommunity
RT @ChristopherA: I’ve added the first three bounties, totaling 1.5 BTC, suitable for apprentice or journeyman class coders: https://t.co/z…
If there others that would like to offer bitcoin bounties for some initial experimental Blockchain Guild projects, I’m willing to set up a donation addresses that are transparent to the patrons through xpub keys. Longer term the community will need to evolve escrow practices.
RT @ChristopherA: If there others that would like to offer bitcoin bounties for some initial experimental Blockchain Guild projects, I’m wi…
Replying to @brunocvcunha, @jimmysong and @francispouliot_
This sounds great—@Appelcline & I never quite got to the point where we were comfortable with exactly what needed to be taught here. @kallewoof chose to start his course with regtest, but he had forked bitcoin and had students recompile to simulate early POW. Open to ideas!
Replying to @SatoshiLite
Do you want to post a bounty for better atomic cross-chain swap code? Some test code? A security review? A merge? https://github.com/BlockchainGuild/BlockchainGuildCommunity
Replying to @zooko
Do you have any bounties that you’d like to post that works on multiple chains? https://github.com/BlockchainGuild/BlockchainGuildCommunity
Replying to @JoukoSalonen and @inlandDesign
Yes, I would like Guild to be able to take on these type of things. For instance I know that there was some talk at last #RebootingWebOfTrust on how to fund developing BTC version of DIDs (Ethereum version is funded by Consensys) and w/o ICO.
Replying to @komhar_ and @francispouliot_
I personally am not interested in 99.9% of ICOs, coin drops, etc. Someday we may have a way to have ECO “Ecosystem Coin Offering” without the centralization of ICOs, more interested then.
RT @yesmagazine: Has callout culture gone too far? http://ow.ly/G4Ph30hbEDR
RT @Snyke: Very good video about #Lightning I’ll refer all new users to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrr_zPmEiME
RT @davetfields: @NelsonMRosario @pierre_rochard @eric_lombrozo @aantonop @ChristopherA Right. If money is speech than the adoption of bit…
Replying to @JoukoSalonen and @inlandDesign
uPort is part of the community building international standards in the W3C for this kind of thing. This includes decentralized Identifiers (DIDs), verifiable credentials, and more. See https://w3c-ccg.github.io We meet Tuesdays & virtual hackathon week of Jan 15
Replying to @JoukoSalonen and @inlandDesign
Some of our members are advisors to the Estonian IDs, British Columbia, United Nations, and more.
RT @ljxie: Remember the people who helped you learn about bitcoin and cryptocurrencies when you first started. There’s a lot of new people…
RT @VitalikButerin: So total cryptocoin market cap just hit $0.5T today. But have we earned it?
RT @VitalikButerin: How many unbanked people have we banked?
RT @VitalikButerin: How much censorship-resistant commerce for the common people have we enabled?
RT @VitalikButerin: How many Venezuelans have actually been protected by us from hyperinflation?
Replying to @sonnybyrd and @pierre_rochard
Start just learning how to use bitcoind properly from command line: https://github.com/ChristopherA/Learning-Bitcoin-from-the-Command-Line
Replying to @sonnybyrd and @pierre_rochard
From there apply your skills to learn and improve tools for Bitcoin-Core. Consider taking on a small project https://github.com/BlockchainGuild/BlockchainGuildCommunity/blob/master/README.md — There is still need for better JavaScript libraries as JavaScript security is difficult.
Two Ledger Wallets, a CryptoSteel, a fast USB HD, a fireproof home safe & a safe deposit box is what I recommend in my personal procedures for safest cold storage of cryptographic currencies. https://www.ledgerwallet.com/products/ledger-cryptosteel
Replying to @real_or_random
I have been working on a technique random cryptographic seed to scientifically designed memorable iambic pentameter poem. But doesn’t solve problem for your heirs. https://github.com/ChristopherA/iambic-mnemonic
Replying to @real_or_random
For instance: “the hazards of bliss are pleasing the lounge
unfair was cinnamon to search and scrounge
the stained vibrant lasers give us lectures
prayer saves the valley from conjectures”
Replying to @SLOTR and @TuurDemeester
Yep. Home fireproof safes are designed for paper and smaller fires at best. Thus my procedure recommends you put CrypoSteel in safe deposit box. With melting point of 1200C, in an fireproof liner, in a vault, it should survive.
Replying to @udiWertheimer
To make a fresh bootable copy of your OS, Chrome, and Ledger plug-in. Helps address issue of bitrot and certain kinds of systemic or active attacks.
Replying to @udiWertheimer
I’m working on a series of procedures for different scenarios and skill levels. The Ledger & Cryptosteel version is the simplest.
Replying to @JohnYossarian11 and @TuurDemeester
This particular procedure is for significant (say >5% of liquid net worth), and long term assets for cold storage, not trading. For you, an encrypted recovery phrase stored on Dropbox, and maybe unencrypted waterproof paper & a permanent marker could make sense.
Replying to @SethZero1, @SLOTR and @TuurDemeester
I should have said just a home safe. Home safe holds only encrypted or pin protected recovery phrase and helps against casual theft & minor fires. For real disaster resistance is the safe deposit & Cryptosteel
Replying to @nirvanadev and @udiWertheimer
Part of reason I’m not currently recommending Electrum for the simple scenario is that it is too new and has approaches that are unique & non-standard to it (so far).
Replying to @nirvanadev and @udiWertheimer
Consider contributing a bounty to BlockchainGuild to gather some requirements, seek a starting consensus, and write up some BIPS?
Replying to @BTCHillbilly and @aantonop
I’m not a big fan of paper wallets due to sources of random. In my procedure, the master key is generated strongly & never resides on your computer. But I have no problem with using a Ledger w/o network to create & engrave a private key & address in steel and then reset Ledger.
Replying to @petertoddbtc and @benjaminjwhitby
I’ve been writing up some procedures for this type of stuff, including a sample letter to loved ones about what to do. Hope to open source it soon.
Replying to @tupotch and @petertoddbtc
I’d love some opinions on various state laws on safe deposit boxes. I know the differ hugely. Goal is to share some best practices.
Replying to @KamesCG and @petertoddbtc
Multisig & time locks and other techniques for digital asset management I call #SmartCustody. Working on a course to teach about it Q1.
Replying to @therealtoktok and @petertoddbtc
The simplest #SmartCustody is to give your executor a Cryptosteel. Have your Bitcoin assets in a single key but with CLTV timelock to the executor’s key a year from today. Just move the Bitcoin to a new address <1 year and their key can’t be used until you don’t move funds.
Replying to @KamesCG and @petertoddbtc
I hold the domain.
RT @NISTcyber: Gone away is the password,
Multi-factor is the new word!
Secure your accounts, easy as it sounds,
Walking in a multi-factor…
RT @ChristopherA: @therealtoktok @petertoddbtc The simplest #SmartCustody is to give your executor a Cryptosteel. Have your Bitcoin assets…
RT @kallewoof: Stand-alone Bitcoin Script Debugger.
RT @kallewoof: @MandelDuck Yeah, I failed to reply so it got detached: https://github.com/kallewoof/btcdeb
I’m preparing some advice & procedures on some best practices for storage of digital assets like Bitcoin. However, I need a good disclaimer at the top. Has anyone spotted a good disclaimer for this type of advice?
This is a nice find! Some recovery phrases are < 24 characters (in particular @GreenAddress encrypted master seed) so I’ve been recommending engraving on these a steel tile. A titanium tile may be superior. I also recommend this battery-operated engraver: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075Z2QR1F https://twitter.com/johnnyhondak20/status/941147520524107776
Replying to @johnnyhondak20
This is also carefully detailed in my recommended digital asset backup process. It can also be useful to not put all your cold coins on one address, but be careful of Process Fatigue. You should also test a transaction OUT at least once before transferring significant value.
Replying to @iam_chrisfranz
I keep one in both locations (home safe and in safe deposit box with unencrypted master seed). If 1st lost, I can still remove 2nd from box and use it before going all the way back to seed. Also, my unsophisticated heir knows my PIN, and can use it to get help to recover.
Replying to @SnuffyJoesnuffy and @TuurDemeester
Maybe. I don’t disclaim in most cases. But someone could put a significant amount of coins using my advice and I don’t want to be an easy target. The advice is free so “use at own risk”.
RT @manusporny: Credentials CG discusses DID Hackathon, DID Spec Changes, planning for next year: https://w3c-ccg.github.io/meetings/2017-12-12/ #w3c #ccg
Replying to @ianc and @johnnyhondak20
The best practices should not reuse addresses, nothing about reusing wallets. Most modern wallet software and hardware will give you multiple addresses. Send your wallet some funds, see that it has arrived, send it back out, see that it sends. See that both are confirmed.
Replying to @benjaminjwhitby, @bitcoinmom, @pamelawjd, @_drgo and @petertoddbtc
It is called the Google Inactive Account manager: https://myaccount.google.com/inactive
Replying to @canadense and @stile65
Overly sharing the mnemonic means each of your friends could have a casual thief steal your money. Are they using the same care and due diligence you are for that envelope as you do?
Replying to @ianc and @johnnyhondak20
Technically when you test an output transaction of a paper wallet address, you can send the change back to the original address. This is, however, a bad practice for long term cold storage as you have now revealed your public key.
RT @janeygak: @ChristopherA FYI- your Learning Bitcoin from the CLI instructions for setting up a testnet bitcoin node worked perfectly on…
Replying to @bascule and @moxie
They want to use Intel’s SGX, which scares me. Big honeypot & questionable history.
RT @IdentityWoman: These are great questions for us and our work on the Amira use case and all Self-Sovereign identity work. @digitalsista…
Replying to @AnthonyKarrick, @Blockstream and @notgrubles
The current deployment is focused on downloading transactions to be able to run a validating full node. Uplink of transactions to satellites is on roadmap. Outgoing transactions are small, so today you can send a transaction via SMS. @NickSzabo4 is working on ham radio equivalent
👍👍 A compressive report on lessons from India’s #aadhaar national digital identity system. “The core essays offer broad and complementary perspectives on the practices, persistent vulnerabilities, and implications for design of digital identity systems.” https://www.identitiesproject.com/report/
RT @kate_sills: To solve these problems, some tech people have rallied behind self-sovereign identity - the idea that each individual has c…
RT @kate_sills: If a person consistently treats people badly, I think it’s fair for the mistreated parties to warn other people. The questi…
r/compressive/comprehensive/ —<grumble>auto-correction</grumble>
RT @JewelStaite: Disney buying Fox has resurged the whole people asking me if there will be a season 2 of Firefly, but all I’m thinking is…
RT @lukOlejnik: Are all web browsers in breach of #GDPR? @W3C specification not supporting specifying a purpose when asking for access to g…
Replying to @BitcoinErrorLog, @francispouliot_, @Beautyon_ and @NotGoxed
I’m very tired of “sage on stage” conferences, especially when the audience is often smarter than sage. There are other formats: I have had great results with design workshops—create something together! Open space can be useful. Pechu Kucha. Book sprint. Facilitate inquiry. More!
RT @ChristopherA: @BitcoinErrorLog @francispouliot_ @Beautyon_ @NotGoxed I’m very tired of “sage on stage” conferences, especially when the…
RT @iam_preethi: I agree w/ this for most products, but I’d argue that for crypto projects aimed at building entirely new systems/protocols…
RT @seikatsu: “We’re planning to launch estcoin — and that’s only the start” https://medium.com/e-residency-blog/were-planning-to-launch-estcoin-and-that-s-only-the-start-310aba7f3790 by @kasparkorjus
Replying to @windley
This was my first microcomputer, an IMSAI 8080 in 77. We could not afford a ROM so loaded machine-language bootloader via front switches, which loaded paper tape reader driver, which loaded Altair BASIC by Gates & Allen—it was a big deal when we could save BASIC to cassette tape.
RT @Rainmaker1973: #Today in 1974, the pioneering Altair 8800 was first put on sale in the U.S. as a DIY computer kit for $397 https://t.co…
RT @ChristopherA: @windley This was my first microcomputer, an IMSAI 8080 in 77. We could not afford a ROM so loaded machine-language bootl…
Replying to @windley
Same year Star Wars came out. Both huge influences on a 16 year old.
On @TheLTBNetwork podcast, South African @_shaunconway discusses Unicef blockchain ideas & how to use this tech to offer more transparent humanitarian projects. Shaun has been active in #RebootingWebOfTrust. https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/epicenter-214-christopher-fabian-shaun-conway-unicef-ixo-towards-more-transparent-humanitarian-project
RT @pwuille: Does anyone have a registration left for RWC2018 Zürich? It seems I’m too late…
Replying to @FredWeigel, @johnnyhondak20, @SLOTR and @TuurDemeester
Unfortunately the ColdTI Kickstarter failed, the website appears to be down, and http://archive.org doesn’t have a copy as robots.txt has been set on the website as of November 25 2017. I suspect they are out of business.
Replying to @timpastoor
Chancy
RT @Blockstream: O Merkle tree, O Merkle tree,
How verifiable are thy branches!
Your proofs are computationally easy and fast,
Sending mini…
RT @ProductHunt: Me: you shouldn’t tweet that
Inner Me: Do it anyway
Replying to @tqbf
I disagree. I was trying to license the Merkle Tree patents in 2000-01 for microcurrency project at Certicom, and POW was certainly on the agenda. I also tried to license Schnorr. It was largely patents & prior failures of digital currency startups that stopped many of us.
Replying to @tqbf
I tried to raise some startup money in 2004 for a smart contracts & DAC startup. See Solution #3 in http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2004/02/security_crypto.html VCs were not interested because of failures in Digicash & other cryptographic microcurrency startups.
Replying to @tqbf
The key innovation of Satoshi was not code — all existed before. Its success was due to a combination of putting it all together into a well balanced package, a brilliant incentive & meme design, and great timing post 2008 crash & expiring patents.
RT @ChristopherA: @tqbf I disagree. I was trying to license the Merkle Tree patents in 2000-01 for microcurrency project at Certicom, and P…
RT @ChristopherA: @tqbf I tried to raise some startup money in 2004 for a smart contracts & DAC startup. See Solution #3 in https://t.co/1a…
RT @ChristopherA: @tqbf The key innovation of Satoshi was not code — all existed before. Its success was due to a combination of putting it…
RT @kyletorpey: Interesting blog post from @adam3us where he recommends engineers at Bitcoin companies request the amount saved in fees for…
RT @kwerb: Ain’t it always the truth?
Timing is the factor entrepreneurs universally under-estimate, because they can’t control it. https…
Replying to @DennisPortoMD and @tqbf
Memes are ideas that propogate themselves—it is possible to design memes to do this more effectively. Bitcoin fit well into the memes of early adopter cypherpunks which encouraged its development. Satoshi exemplified HODL which gave Bitcoin its first value. Occupy fit well in ‘11
Replying to @NelsonMRosario and @tqbf
Mostly the Merkle patents, the first expired 2002 but other related over next few years. We all wanted to use Schnorr which expired in 08 but ultimately Bitcoin didn’t use it as didn’t have as solidly reviewed code due to patent. Bitcoin will hopefully be moving to Schnorr soon.
Replying to @DennisPortoMD and @tqbf
I have an old slideshare on the topic of memes, memeplexes, and memetics at https://www.slideshare.net/ChristopherA/memetics
Replying to @DennisPortoMD and @tqbf
I definitely believe that Bitcoin was carefully memetically designed. Beyond the obvious incentive design of mining, the choice of wording and the manifesto to fit existing cypherpunk memes, the genesis block message, the mysterious anonymous inventor, etc. were perfect for 2008.
Replying to @loftexperience and @tqbf
I don’t think any of us predicted how fast ASIC hardware based PoW would take off.
Replying to @amyjokim
I prefer @Michele_Pax’s “Six Enduring Desires”, as these are things that people will sacrifice Maslow’s comforts to have: meaning, purpose, value, connection, resilience and transcendence.
RT @adam3us: @ChristopherA @loftexperience @tqbf it is a truism that “hardware wins” (over software), and Bitcoin amplifies that by being a…
RT @adam3us: @ChristopherA @loftexperience @tqbf considering hashcash design variants, including artificial complexity to make ASICs harder…
RT @frandallfarmer: I worked on this proposal - if it applies to you, please support it:
https://www.techspot.com/news/72437-renewed-proposal-seeks-dmca-exemption-abandoned-online-games.html #mmo #virtualworlds #aband…
I have high hopes for this movie. My 3rd grade teacher (Miss Hudson) read “A Wrinkle in Time” to us in class, and I have been hooked on science fiction ever since. I can remember shivering when I heard her narrating the Witches announcing “We are here!” http://time.com/wrinkle-in-time
Replying to @SailingDigital, @tqbf and @timberners_lee
The patent holders were using it exclusively for time signatures, and were not interested in other uses. They made Merkle Trees uneconomical for anyone else to use them. Which is why no one did until they all finished expiring in 2008.
RT @NickSzabo4: @ChristopherA @loftexperience @tqbf That said, although we certainly did think about scalability, you are right that we sel…
RT @NickSzabo4: @ChristopherA @loftexperience @tqbf Dunno who read this back in the day, but “unless the opponent has a very low budget and…
Replying to @jwindawi, @SailingDigital, @tqbf and @timberners_lee
The base Merkle Tree patent was filed in ‘78, published in ‘82, expired in ‘02, but there were several other associated patents, the last of which I believe expired in 2007 or 2008. https://www.google.com/patents/US4309569
Replying to @PLT_cheater, @NelsonMRosario and @tqbf
I wrote a bit about Schnorr Signatures a few years ago as a pre-reading to the first #RebootingWebOfTrust: https://github.com/WebOfTrustInfo/rebooting-the-web-of-trust/blob/master/topics-and-advance-readings/Schnorr-Signatures–An-Overview.md — Since then add recent work on aggregated signatures by Wuille and see Andrew Poelstra’s work on Scriptless Scripts.
Replying to @AnthonyKarrick, @Blockstream, @notgrubles and @NickSzabo4
For @eiaine & @NickSzabo4’s efforts see https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-and-weak-signals-bypass-network-censorship-with-radio/
RT @mikejcasey: We can and should update our identity systems for the digital age. But as @ChristopherA repeatedly reminds us, whatever des…
RT @cloud_concepts: @mikejcasey @ChristopherA @jordanbpeterson Basically a society will excel when as many individuals as possible all do t…
RT @TuurDemeester: As a student in ‘09 and ‘10, I spent a lot of time researching fraud and fraud cycles. Glad I have that background becau…
RT @TuurDemeester: @ClairWholeanAIA @NickSzabo4 I’ve described this in my follow-up paper as the “acceleration theorem”: https://t.co/cOzs1…
RT @trentmc0: We will sometime look to the past and recognize borders, passports and visas as the unjust practice they are. Why should I ha…
RT @aniltj: “Trusted Digital Identity — Implementation Approaches” by @trbouma https://medium.com/@trbouma/trusted-digital-identity-implementation-approaches-173c76eea5d8
RT @Steve_Lockstep: @aniltj @trbouma For completeness, I’d add that the adequacy of claims, and of the verification of claims, is a decisio…
RT @Steve_Lockstep: @aniltj @trbouma Consider payment cards, especially PIN-less contactless. The merchant is never 100% sure the customer…
RT @scalzi: If you were needing a new year’s resolution for 2018, I have three for you:
Register to vote if you have not;
Check you…
RT @jlppfeffer: I just published the latest version of “An (Institutional) Investor’s Take on Cryptoassets” https://medium.com/john-pfeffer/an-institutional-investors-take-on-cryptoassets-690421158904
RT @YBhutwala: I just finished reading @aantonop’s Mastering Bitcoin. Next up: @jimmysong’s programming blockchain seminar and @Christopher…
I concur: 👍 “At best, in voting, Blockchain can be a ledger that helps us track the voting metadata. …it’s questionable whether you need a full Blockchain. …We just need Merkle trees and hash chains. And we’ve had those for 30 years.” https://benlog.com/2017/12/28/blockchain-and-voting/
RT @benadida: … my thoughts on this aren’t novel, discovering prior work as the discussion unfolds, notably by @random_walker –
https:/…
RT @udiWertheimer: @LukeDashjr There’s a lot of new/updated wallet software coming out all the time (mostly because new shitforks/shitcoins…
RT @rmhrisk: @ChristopherA “Blockchain” and the associated consensus models have value but people often fall prey to the old adage of “when…