Staking’s Free Rider Problem

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This piece appeared originally on Mirror under the title "Staking's Free Rider Problem." You can read the original on  Mirror, here. Givers and Takers Every community has givers and takers. Some give. Some take. Some give and take. The takers usually outnumber the givers. Those that balance giving and taking…

Rich Getting Richer in Proof-of-Stake Chains

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This post appeared originally on The Defiant under the title "'Rich Getting Richer in PoS Chains:' By Chainflow’s Chris Remus." You can read the original on The Defiant, here. Stake’s Not Decentralized (Yet?) There’s a lot of excitement in the staking economy these days. Existing staking…

Iris Network Alerting Bot

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The Iris Network alerting bot is a simple, yet effective, open source bot that sends Telegram or email alerts based on key validator performance metrics.…

A Decentralized Staking Doomsday Scenario

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This piece appeared originally on Mirror under the title "A Decentralized Staking Doomsday Scenario." You can read the original on Mirror, here. The Scenario Coinbase announced it was acquiring staking as a service provider Bison Trails earlier this week. The usual congratulations and back patting went around on Twitter. To…

Crypto and Blockchain Governance Resources

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This piece appeared originally on Mirror under the title "Crypto and Blockchain Governance Resources." You can read the original on  Mirror, here. Resources This is my running list of crypto and blockchain governance resources here. I'll annotate them as well, as I find the time and attention to review them.…