Victor Loux Bookmarks Tag: blockchain

11 bookmarks tagged “blockchain

The Inevitability of Trusted Third Parties | by Cory Doctorow | Jan, 2022 | OneZero

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Hardly a day goes by without someone demanding that I listen to their explanation of their blockchain idea. A lot of times, I listen. Look, a lot of people I consider to be smart and thoughtful are…

Yanis Varoufakis on Crypto & the Left, and Techno-Feudalism

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Was that a good or a bad thing? Of course, it was good for a young person in Shenzhen who managed to earn $60k a year designing digital hats on his PC – instead of destroying his body in a sweatshop. The question, however, is: Could all workers in Shenzhen (and beyond) be rescued from sweatshops by migrating to a metaverse? The answer is: Not before we have robots working for all of us so that we can reproduce the material conditions of our lives. As long as we do not have these mech...

Coin Carbon Cap: PoW currencies ranked by energy efficiency

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Compare the energy efficiency, CO2 emissions and fees of various cryptocurrencies that are secured by Proof-of-Work.

Inside the Crypto World's Biggest Scandal | WIRED

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One couple thought they held the secret to building a new decentralized utopia. On the way, they plunged into a new kind of hell. A crypto-tragedy in three acts.