Topics
Bitcoin
The first blockchain and the reason this group exists. A currency with no issuer, no central ledger and a supply schedule nobody can change.
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A cryptocurrency wallet is a software or a physical device, or even an online service which stores the public and private keys used by cryptocurrency users to initiate, sign and broadcast transactions.
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Distributed Consensus
Achieving overall system reliability in the presence of a number of faulty processes is a challenge. Requirements for a consensus protocol may include Agreement, Strong validity and Termination: all processes must eventually decide on an output value.
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Programs that run on a blockchain and execute themselves. Neither smart nor contracts in the legal sense, which is the first thing worth clearing up.
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Social Impact
We meet in a friendly and informal way, to discuss any kind of subjects related to blockchains, ranging from technical aspects such as cryptographic concepts and software implementations to high-level reflexions, as the social impact to expect on our societies.
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Initial Coin Offering
ICOs is a process in which a project attempts to raise capital by selling a new cryptocurrency.
Read about Initial Coin OfferingStablecoins
Crypto tokens designed to hold a steady value, usually one euro or one dollar. Most of the trading volume in crypto moves through them.
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Public / private blockchain
Open, borderless, censorship resistant blockchains have always been the main source of interest in the crypto world. However, some consortium projects or private initiatives might be of high interest.
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Financial services built as smart contracts instead of companies: trading, lending and borrowing with no institution holding the funds.
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UX and Adoption
User experience is still poor in a lot of blockchain based products. As the audience is widening, more and more software is putting effort in the user interface to increase adoption by the general public.
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Tokens that represent a unique item rather than an interchangeable amount. Useful for provenance and membership; oversold as digital art ownership.
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The process that adds blocks and issues new coins under proof of work, and the source of the sector's energy debate.
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MiCA, the Transfer of Funds Regulation and the rules that now govern crypto across the EU. Written from Brussels, where most of it was negotiated.
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