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The State of Cryptocurrency Mining (https://medium.com/@davidvorick/the-state-of-cryptocurrency-mining-538004a37f9b?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader------0-59------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68-1§ionName=top)

For those new to the blog, I am the lead developer of Sia, a blockchain based cloud storage platform. About a…
David Vorick (https://medium.com/@davidvorick?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
in Sia Blog (https://medium.com/sia-tech?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
22 min read


Bitcoin Data Science (Pt. 2): The Geology of Lost Coins (https://medium.com/@shrubvandal/bitcoin-data-science-pt-2-the-geology-of-lost-coins-79e5a0dc6d1?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader------1-59------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68-1§ionName=top)

The study of lost bitcoin is geology masquerading as data science.
Dhruv Bansal (https://medium.com/@shrubvandal?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
in Unchained Capital Blog (https://medium.com/unchained-capital-blog?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
9 min read


Design Better Forms (https://medium.com/@CoyleAndrew/design-better-forms-96fadca0f49c?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader------2-49------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68-1§ionName=top)

Common mistakes designers make and how to fix them
Andrew Coyle (https://medium.com/@CoyleAndrew?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
in UX Collective (https://medium.com/user-experience-design-1?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
3 min read


Livepeer Staking Guide (https://medium.com/@staked/livepeer-staking-guide-de9fb52db671?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader------3-59------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68-1§ionName=top)

Livepeer offers a very attractive staking yield: currently ~ 24% on an annualized basis.
Staked (https://medium.com/@staked?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
in Coinmonks (https://medium.com/coinmonks?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
6 min read

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Petronomicon (https://medium.com/@jillcarlson/pandoras-protocols-2ae674de603e?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader------0-59------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68-16§ionName=recommended)

Venezuela's Cryptocurrency Represents a Big Problem
Jill Carlson (https://medium.com/@jillcarlson?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
10 min read


How Cryptography Redefines Private Property (https://medium.com/@hugonguyen/how-cryptography-redefines-private-property-34cd93d86036?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader------1-59------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68-16§ionName=recommended)

We will explore the pivotal role public-key cryptography plays in the creation of digital hard money & its…
Hugo Nguyen (https://medium.com/@hugonguyen?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
11 min read


"Fake Stake" attacks on chain-based Proof-of-Stake cryptocurrencies (https://medium.com/@dsl_uiuc/fake-stake-attacks-on-chain-based-proof-of-stake-cryptocurrencies-b8b05723f806?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader------2-59------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68-16§ionName=recommended)

This article is the public disclosure of a series of resource exhaustion vulnerabilities investigated by a…
Decentralized Systems Lab (https://medium.com/@dsl_uiuc?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
14 min read

Best in Music

Applause from Medium Staff
In Defense of Our Sins (https://medium.com/@NifMuhammad/in-defense-of-our-sins-eb6c684bc002?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader------0-49------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68-11§ionName=topic)

On Kendrick Lamar, Trayvon Martin, and mercy.
Hanif Abdurraqib (https://medium.com/@NifMuhammad?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
13 min read


Wish You Were Here (https://medium.com/@grantreynolds_30109/wish-you-were-here-51b693f13be7?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader------1-49------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68-11§ionName=topic)

Memories of my step-brother and Pink Floyd
Grant Reynolds (https://medium.com/@grantreynolds_30109?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
in Spiralbound (https://medium.com/spiralbound?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
1 min read


The Music That Moves Us to the Afterlife (https://medium.com/@OwenLloydEvans/the-music-that-moves-us-to-the-afterlife-a4f2c4b543bb?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader------2-49------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68-11§ionName=topic)

A group called Companion Voices sings to soothe the dying
Owen Lloyd Evans (https://medium.com/@OwenLloydEvans?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
5 min read

Best in Future

The Climate Change Solution That Could Spark Global War (https://medium.com/@alexckaufman/the-climate-change-solution-that-could-spark-global-war-bd1cc9cce1a3?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader------0-49------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68-11§ionName=topic)

Superpowers will control geoengineering and all the damage that comes with it
Alexander C. Kaufman (https://medium.com/@alexckaufman?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
9 min read


How Long Will We Live in 2069? (https://medium.com/@sethmnookin/how-long-will-we-live-in-2069-f03e698f6de2?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader------1-49------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68-11§ionName=topic)

Naked mole rats, the Church of Perpetual Life, and the quest to discover what the future holds for the human…
Seth Mnookin (https://medium.com/@sethmnookin?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
15 min read


Why They Will Hate Us in the Future (https://medium.com/@t.w.kreider/why-they-will-hate-us-in-the-future-624188226c58?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader------2-49------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68-11§ionName=topic)

It happens to every generation, and not for the reasons they expect
Timothy Kreider (https://medium.com/@t.w.kreider?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
9 min read

Best in Lifestyle

How to Walk 100,000 Steps in One Day (https://medium.com/@davidpkirkpatrick/how-to-walk-100-000-steps-in-one-day-5087adbd4569?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader------0-49------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68-11§ionName=topic)

At 66 years old, I challenged myself to reach a big fitness goal. That meant creating the right mindset as…
David Paul Kirkpatrick (https://medium.com/@davidpkirkpatrick?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
in Better Humans (https://medium.com/better-humans?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
21 min read


Applause from Medium Staff
How One Year of Microdosing Helped My Career, Relationships, and Happiness (https://medium.com/@Janet/how-one-year-of-microdosing-helped-my-career-relationships-and-happiness-715dbccdfae4?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader------1-49------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68-11§ionName=topic)

Recently, I completed a one-year experiment in which I took microdoses of psilocybin - also known as…
Janet L. Chang (https://medium.com/@Janet?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
in Better Humans (https://medium.com/better-humans?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
13 min read


Extreme Athleticism Is the New Midlife Crisis (https://medium.com/@pflanns/extreme-athleticism-is-the-new-midlife-crisis-d87199a18bed?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader------2-49------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68-11§ionName=topic)

People in middle age are flocking in record numbers to intense workouts and challenging races. What are they…
Paul Flannery (https://medium.com/@pflanns?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
9 min read

Best in Art

My Dog Story (https://medium.com/@gaylekabaker/my-dog-story-d796a42bf27d?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader------0-49------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68-11§ionName=topic)

If you brought your dog to our house, it had to stay outside, even if it was cold out. I was ruthless!
Gayle Kabaker (https://medium.com/@gaylekabaker?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
in Spiralbound (https://medium.com/spiralbound?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
11 min read


Applause from Medium Staff
The Nature of the Human Body (https://medium.com/@walterisaacson/the-nature-of-the-human-body-e7b27b494051?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader------1-49------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68-11§ionName=topic)

Before dressing them, we first draw them nude
Walter Isaacson (https://medium.com/@walterisaacson?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
9 min read


To Reach an Audience of Millions, Create for an Audience of One (https://medium.com/@skooloflife/to-reach-an-audience-of-million-create-for-an-audience-of-one-4e873b4ac998?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader------2-49------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68-11§ionName=topic)

Starting with the intention of fame drowns our creativity
Srinivas Rao (https://medium.com/@skooloflife?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
7 min read

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We're in a Crisis of the Heart (https://medium.com/@jkspiritrock/were-in-a-crisis-of-the-heart-70852fa48b49?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader------0-62------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68-21§ionName=evergreen)

Lessons from the Buddhist scholar who brought meditation to the West
Jack Kornfield (https://medium.com/@jkspiritrock?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
9 min read


One Year Sober (https://medium.com/@samgrittner/one-year-sober-697c81689444?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader------1-62------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68-21§ionName=evergreen)

Today, I have been completely sober for 365 days. IN A ROW. It is nothing short of a miracle.
Sam Grittner (https://medium.com/@samgrittner?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
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Black Twitter Is Laughing Racism to Death (https://medium.com/@ajuanmance/black-twitter-is-laughing-racism-to-death-7e1f214c0c07?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader------2-62------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68-21§ionName=evergreen)

The only adequate response is ridicule
Ajuan Mance (https://medium.com/@ajuanmance?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
7 min read

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When Science Journalism Becomes Dangerous (https://medium.com/@theindustrialevolution/when-science-journalism-becomes-dangerous-5726220bcdd9?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader------0-13------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68-6§ionName=suggested)

As research is simplified to suit a mainstream audience, some things get lost in translation
Jeremy Braude, Ph.D. (https://medium.com/@theindustrialevolution?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
5 min read


The Everything Guide to Being the New Employee (https://medium.com/@kristinwong5/the-everything-guide-to-being-the-new-employee-524da4d27682?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader------1-13------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68-6§ionName=suggested)

Alison Green of Ask a Manager explains how to make it through those first few weeks on the job
Kristin Wong (https://medium.com/@kristinwong5?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1549629821764-digest.reader-------------------------81944916_7581_48e2_aee5_3a30e3b45a68)
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