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Threshold Signatures: Private Key, The Next Generation (https://medium.com/@TalBeerySec/threshold-signatures-private-key-the-next-generation-f27b30793b?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader------0-59------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0-1§ionName=top)

Imagine cryptocurrency private key and signing algorithms as a key and a lock to a vault. This vault has one…
Tal Be'ery (https://medium.com/@TalBeerySec?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
in KZen Networks (https://medium.com/kzen-networks?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
5 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-1548945835605-digest.reader------1-59------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0-1§ionName=top)

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-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
14 min read


BLS signatures: better than Schnorr (https://medium.com/@snigirev.stepan/bls-signatures-better-than-schnorr-5a7fe30ea716?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader------2-59------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0-1§ionName=top)

In the previous post I wrote about Schnorr signatures and how awesome they are. This one is about…
Stepan (https://medium.com/@snigirev.stepan?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
in Crypto Advance (https://medium.com/cryptoadvance?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
11 min read


Second Layers are Not the Scalability Silver Bullet (https://medium.com/@mzochowski/second-layers-are-not-the-scalability-silver-bullet-a9d262bc816c?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader------3-59------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0-1§ionName=top)

Why first layer scalability is critical to network growth and security.
Michael Zochowski (https://medium.com/@mzochowski?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
in Logos Network (https://medium.com/logos-network?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
14 min read

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Behind MimbleWimble (https://medium.com/@jcliff/behind-mimblewimble-cd9da78a00e9?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader------0-59------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0-16§ionName=recommended)

The head scratching tech that has the crypto industry abuzz
Jordan Clifford (https://medium.com/@jcliff?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
12 min read


Maker Dai: Stable, but not scalable (https://medium.com/@hasufly/maker-dai-stable-but-not-scalable-3107ba730484?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader------1-59------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0-16§ionName=recommended)

A lesson in stablecoin arbitrage
Hasu (https://medium.com/@hasufly?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
8 min read


Them Lightning Network Nodes Sure Do Look Centralized To Me! What Gives? (https://medium.com/@StopAndDecrypt/them-lightning-network-nodes-sure-do-look-centralized-to-me-what-gives-ee39c9b12ac0?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader------2-59------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0-16§ionName=recommended)

(It's just your eyes playing tricks on you)
StopAndDecrypt (https://medium.com/@StopAndDecrypt?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
in Hacker Noon (https://medium.com/hacker-daily?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
11 min read

Best in Visual Design

The Case for a Queer-Friendly UX (https://medium.com/@annaroseiovine/the-case-for-a-queer-friendly-ux-c37b65caaf15?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader------0-49------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0-11§ionName=topic)

There's no Grindr for queer women, and that has a lot to do with design
Anna Rose Iovine (https://medium.com/@annaroseiovine?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
8 min read


Designers Need the "Regret Test" (https://medium.com/@nireyal/designers-need-the-regret-test-86ef957e0d34?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader------1-49------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0-11§ionName=topic)

Behavior Designer Nir Eyal introduces a simple test that could help tech companies avoid huge ethical…
Nir Eyal (https://medium.com/@nireyal?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
in Words That Matter (https://medium.com/wordsthatmatter?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
5 min read


How Tech Companies Can Make Their Products Less Addictive (https://medium.com/@alexsalkever69/how-tech-companies-can-make-their-products-less-addictive-4e409df8316?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader------2-49------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0-11§ionName=topic)

Dependency can no longer be at the core of their product design
Alex Salkever and Vivek Wadhwa (https://medium.com/@alexsalkever69?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
7 min read

Best in Politics

The Secret to Getting Top-Secret Secrets (https://medium.com/@jfagone/the-secret-to-getting-top-secret-secrets-1f693eaf609a?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader------0-49------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0-11§ionName=topic)

How a journalist with a dark past learned to pry info from the government-and redeemed himself in the process
Jason Fagone (https://medium.com/@jfagone?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
in Matter (https://medium.com/matter?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
25 min read


"I'll Vote for a Woman, Just Not That Woman" (https://medium.com/@jessicavalenti/ill-vote-for-a-woman-just-not-that-woman-9ed2db07321?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader------1-49------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0-11§ionName=topic)

Most male voters still have a sexism problem
Jessica Valenti (https://medium.com/@jessicavalenti?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
3 min read


How I Accidentally Wound Up Running an Outlaw Biker Gang (https://medium.com/@mikeskessler/how-i-accidentally-wound-up-running-a-outlaw-biker-gang-in-ohio-47a44ac3b95a?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader------2-49------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0-11§ionName=topic)

An undercover federal agent behind a massive sting operation that took down dozens of gun-runners and…
Mike Kessler (https://medium.com/@mikeskessler?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
23 min read

Best in Psychedelics

I Reset My Brain with Magic Mushrooms (https://medium.com/@karengeier/i-reset-my-brain-with-magic-mushrooms-c51ed8a3d5c3?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader------0-49------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0-11§ionName=topic)

How microdosing psilocybin made me feel like a teenager again
Karen Geier (https://medium.com/@karengeier?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
6 min read


DMT Is the Drug for Our Collective Crisis of Meaning (https://medium.com/@zoecormier/dmt-is-the-drug-for-our-collective-crisis-of-meaning-eddbb4bb697c?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader------1-49------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0-11§ionName=topic)

It's increasingly popular and there's a good reason why
Zoe Cormier (https://medium.com/@zoecormier?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
8 min read


I Wish I Could Keep Microdosing LSD (https://medium.com/@ayeletwaldman/i-wish-i-could-keep-microdosing-lsd-7470341ef7aa?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader------2-49------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0-11§ionName=topic)

If the drug were legal, I'd be first in line
Ayelet Waldman (https://medium.com/@ayeletwaldman?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
6 min read

Best in Podcasts

Lies You've Been Told About Podcasting (https://medium.com/@nickfthilton/all-the-lies-youve-been-told-about-podcasting-eb5271746677?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader------0-49------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0-11§ionName=topic)

A professional podcaster's guide to the 'Wild West' of digital media
Nick Hilton (https://medium.com/@nickfthilton?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
7 min read


To Make Real Money, The Podcast Industry Needs to Stop Calling Them Podcasts (https://medium.com/@hunterwalk/to-make-real-money-the-podcast-industry-needs-to-stop-calling-them-podcasts-4811c10e96c0?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader------1-49------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0-11§ionName=topic)

Podcasts are big business. At least that's what the articles keep telling me.
Hunter Walk (https://medium.com/@hunterwalk?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
2 min read


9 things I learned from my first year of podcasting (https://medium.com/@taylorshaahr/9-things-i-learned-from-my-first-year-of-podcasting-47b08d84157e?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader------2-49------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0-11§ionName=topic)

About a year ago, I started building my current podcast. This is a reflection on the 9 really important…
Tae Haahr (https://medium.com/@taylorshaahr?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
8 min read

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I Got Rejected by Apple Music… So I Redesigned It (https://medium.com/@jasonyuan/i-got-rejected-by-apple-music-so-i-redesigned-it-b7e2e4dc64bf?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader------0-62------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0-21§ionName=evergreen)

I'd like to preface this case study by stating that my intentions behind redesigning Apple Music were in no…
Jason Yuan (https://medium.com/@jasonyuan?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
in Startup Grind (https://medium.com/startup-grind?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
12 min read


Applause from Medium Staff
How Netflix works: the (hugely simplified) complex stuff that happens every… (https://medium.com/@nairmayukh/how-netflix-works-the-hugely-simplified-complex-stuff-that-happens-every-time-you-hit-play-3a40c9be254b?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader------1-62------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0-21§ionName=evergreen)

Not long ago, House of Cards came back for the fifth season, finally ending a long wait for binge watchers…
Mayukh Nair (https://medium.com/@nairmayukh?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
in Refraction: tech + everything (https://medium.com/refraction-tech-everything?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
11 min read


What Do 90-Somethings Regret Most? (https://medium.com/@lydia.sohn/what-its-like-to-be-90-something-368780082573?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader------2-62------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0-21§ionName=evergreen)

I interviewed the oldest people I know. Their responses contradict popular research about aging and…
Lydia Sohn (https://medium.com/@lydia.sohn?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
7 min read

Editors' picks

How Long Will We Live in 2069? (https://medium.com/@sethmnookin/how-long-will-we-live-in-2069-f03e698f6de2?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader------0-13------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0-6§ionName=suggested)

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-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
15 min read


By the End of This Century, the Global Population Will Start to Shrink (https://medium.com/@DarrellBricker_JohnIbbitson/by-the-end-of-this-century-the-global-population-will-start-to-shrink-2f606c1ef088?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader------1-13------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0-6§ionName=suggested)

The fertility rate is falling in every country on the planet
Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson (https://medium.com/@DarrellBricker_JohnIbbitson?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1548945835605-digest.reader-------------------------953b89fa_12e3_4369_ad54_542b41b3d2e0)
9 min read

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