Blockchain

I’ve seen an extensive amount of discussions recently (past few weeks especially) surrounding the effectiveness of security audits and whether they are worth the investment or should be done at all. Having worked directly in this area, I’d love to share my own perspective and thoughts on why I find them valuable, but also why people should understand their inherent limitations and unavoidable compromises. The very fresh Balancer V2 hack has brought more conversations around the effectiveness of security reviews, especially since there have been reviews of this code by notable security firms. This isn’t the first time that community has questioned the effectiveness of security reviews. ...

I had the pleasure of attending a few conferences and side events over August in San Francisco and New York. There was a lot to absorb, and many conversations to have had. This piece will be a small summary and my main takeaways of the conferences and talks. For a detailed summary, see my next post. While this might not be the full coverage of the events, if there’s any interest in some of these topics, I would highly recommend taking a look at the YouTube videos of the recordings, or, reading the documentation/papers. ...

I’ve been lucky to attend a few conferences over the start of August and I wanted to write some notes over my takeaways. While this might not be the full coverage of the events, if there’s any interest in some of these topics, I would highly recommend taking a look at the YouTube videos of the recordings, or, reading the documentation/papers. I had the chance to attend 3 main conferences, and a few side events: ...

I’m always so fascinated by the peer-to-peer (or p2p) networks that power the various blockchain ecosystems. Unknown nodes come together, communicate, and push enough data to decide on a global state. This was part of the reason that I started diving into the world of consensus for my phd/research. In future, I’m keen to dive into the worlds of consensus! So keep your eyes posted. But for now, let’s start with the networking - so that we can send messages to each other. ...