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BLS signatures: better than Schnorr (https://medium.com/@snigirev.stepan/bls-signatures-better-than-schnorr-5a7fe30ea716?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader------0-59------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379-1§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-1550321320497-digest.reader-------------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379)
in Crypto Advance (https://medium.com/cryptoadvance?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader-------------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379)
11 min read


Using the Lightning Network vs. Using the Bitcoin Network (https://medium.com/@lightningpeach/using-the-lightning-network-vs-using-the-bitcoin-network-87dbc4407b8e?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader------1-59------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379-1§ionName=top)

Bitfury's engineering team explains the difference between the Lightning Network and bitcoin - and when to…
Lightning Peach (https://medium.com/@lightningpeach?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader-------------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379)
in Meet Bitfury (https://medium.com/meetbitfury?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader-------------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379)
6 min read


Let's Do the Time Warp Again: The Verge Hack, Part Deux (https://medium.com/@dzack23/lets-do-the-time-warp-again-the-verge-hack-part-deux-c6396ab36ecb?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader------2-59------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379-1§ionName=top)

The pitfalls of Frankenstein codebases, whether "size matters" wrt blockchains, why inadequately fixing…
Daniel Goldman (https://medium.com/@dzack23?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader-------------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379)
in The Abacus Crypto Journal (https://medium.com/abacus-crypto-watch?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader-------------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379)
14 min read


What is Plasma? Plasma Cash? (https://medium.com/@jinglan/what-is-plasma-plasma-cash-6fbbef784a?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader------3-59------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379-1§ionName=top)

Plasma is a design pattern that allows for off-chain messages to dictate the transfer of on-chain assets. It…
Jinglan Wang (https://medium.com/@jinglan?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader-------------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379)
in cryptoeconomics.study (https://medium.com/crypto-economics?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader-------------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379)
7 min read

Best in Addiction

How Juul Exploited Teens' Brains to Hook Them on Nicotine (https://medium.com/@smithdanag/how-juul-exploited-teens-brains-to-hook-them-on-nicotine-79b86aabeec3?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader------0-49------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379-11§ionName=topic)

After years of public health wins, there's a new generation of nicotine users
Dana G Smith (https://medium.com/@smithdanag?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader-------------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379)
10 min read


'Heroin Was My Life Preserver' (https://medium.com/@zacharyasiegel/americans-are-taught-to-hate-drugs-but-we-must-love-the-people-using-them-c6a9bb9d3011?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader------1-49------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379-11§ionName=topic)

Why teenagers across the country are finding love in heroin
Zachary A Siegel (https://medium.com/@zacharyasiegel?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader-------------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379)
10 min read


It's All Fun and Games Until You Run Out of Coins (https://medium.com/@omgstephlol/its-all-fun-and-games-until-you-run-out-of-coins-5d0ae19356f3?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader------2-49------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379-11§ionName=topic)

Mobile games became such a welcome distraction from my life that, soon, I didn't have one
Stephanie Georgopulos (https://medium.com/@omgstephlol?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader-------------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379)
15 min read

Best in Sexuality

Hey Assholes, I'm Pretty (https://medium.com/@rita.sapunor/hey-assholes-im-pretty-e374434a448c?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader------0-49------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379-11§ionName=topic)

…and I have PROOF. (Briefly, barely NSFW)
Rita Sapunor (https://medium.com/@rita.sapunor?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader-------------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379)
in Spiralbound (https://medium.com/spiralbound?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader-------------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379)
3 min read


Why Are The Proud Boys So Obsessed With Masturbation? (https://medium.com/@luxnightmare/why-are-the-proud-boys-so-obsessed-with-masturbation-c9932364ebe2?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader------1-49------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379-11§ionName=topic)

Masturbation bans are popular among organizations that seek to enhance group loyalty
Lux Alptraum (https://medium.com/@luxnightmare?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader-------------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379)
5 min read


Google Employees: Our Executives Engaged in Abuse. Don't Let Kink and Polyamory… (https://medium.com/@lizthegrey/google-employees-our-executives-engaged-in-abuse-dont-let-kink-and-polyamory-be-their-scapegoats-9099d473e80e?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader------2-49------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379-11§ionName=topic)

A New York Times report exacerbated stigma while bringing wrongdoing to light
Liz Fong-Jones (https://medium.com/@lizthegrey?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader-------------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379)
7 min read

Best in Neuroscience

The Psychology of Belief (https://medium.com/@bykatemorgan/the-psychology-of-belief-d1e1f22d8761?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader------0-49------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379-11§ionName=topic)

How your brain distorts the world to support your emotional attachments to certain ideas
Kate Morgan (https://medium.com/@bykatemorgan?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader-------------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379)
6 min read


What Autism Can Teach Us About Overcoming Digital Burnout (https://medium.com/@awsamuel/what-autism-can-teach-us-about-overcoming-digital-burnout-38446b47c17c?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader------1-49------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379-11§ionName=topic)

Learning to cope in an age of digital overload
Alexandra Samuel (https://medium.com/@awsamuel?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader-------------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379)
8 min read


Why Your Brain Needs Idle Time (https://medium.com/@mheidj/why-your-brain-needs-idle-time-e5d90b0ef1df?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader------2-49------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379-11§ionName=topic)

Some vital brain functions demand downtime
Markham Heid (https://medium.com/@mheidj?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader-------------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379)
5 min read

Best in Poetry

Dead Poets Society Is Dead To Me Now (https://medium.com/@benfreeland/dead-poets-society-is-dead-to-me-now-476faf0dd08d?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader------0-49------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379-11§ionName=topic)

Becoming a "real" poet meant burying an old favourite movie.
Ben Freeland (https://medium.com/@benfreeland?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader-------------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379)
9 min read


How to Rhyme Like Eminem (https://medium.com/@aimtofail/how-to-rhyme-like-eminem-e3c8f3bc8ce8?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader------1-49------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379-11§ionName=topic)

www.rhymemakers.com
Griff Trotter (https://medium.com/@aimtofail?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader-------------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379)
11 min read


I'm sorry love (https://medium.com/@anna_now/im-sorry-love-c8e27faaebc5?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader------2-49------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379-11§ionName=topic)

a poem
anna breslin (https://medium.com/@anna_now?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader-------------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379)
in annapoetics (https://medium.com/annapoetics?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader-------------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379)
1 min read

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The Bad Apple Theory (https://medium.com/@JessieSingerNYC/the-bad-apple-theory-e76ced580804?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader------0-62------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379-21§ionName=evergreen)

When an accident turns deadly, we search for someone to blame-but what does that solve?
Jessie Singer (https://medium.com/@JessieSingerNYC?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader-------------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379)
in ACCIDENT (https://medium.com/accident?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader-------------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379)
4 min read


How It All Went Down (https://medium.com/@madelinebodin/how-it-all-went-down-dc67156374d4?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader------1-62------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379-21§ionName=evergreen)

Neighbors cheer the demolition of a symbolic house
Madeline Bodin (https://medium.com/@madelinebodin?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader-------------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379)
6 min read

Editors' picks

A Bill of Rights for the Age of Artificial Intelligence (https://medium.com/@gmchurch/a-bill-of-rights-for-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence-d9b1c0e80bac?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader------0-13------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379-6§ionName=suggested)

We should be concerned about the rights of all sentients as an unprecedented diversity of minds emerges
George M. Church (https://medium.com/@gmchurch?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader-------------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379)
8 min read


The Sneaker Swindle: Inside the Crusade to Sniff Out Fakes (https://medium.com/@tebartl/the-sneaker-swindle-inside-the-crusade-to-sniff-out-fakes-1abea4684457?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader------1-13------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379-6§ionName=suggested)

What are thooose?
Tom Bartlett (https://medium.com/@tebartl?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader-------------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379)
15 min read


Who Gets to Decide What's 'True' in Family Lore? (https://medium.com/@jordosh/who-gets-to-decide-whats-true-in-family-lore-593ffb366a52?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader------2-13------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379-6§ionName=suggested)

I don't believe my son about his Xbox Live suspension. He doesn't believe me about his early years.
Jordan Shapiro (https://medium.com/@jordosh?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550321320497-digest.reader-------------------------0ef713cf_f2d2_461f_ab64_1cb034aca379)
8 min read

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