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Reducing the risk of catastrophic cryptocurrency bugs (https://medium.com/@neha/reducing-the-risk-of-catastrophic-cryptocurrency-bugs-dcdd493c7569?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader------0-59------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac-1§ionName=top)

We shared an account of how Cory Fields, a Bitcoin Core developer at the MIT Digital Currency Initiative…
Neha Narula (https://medium.com/@neha?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
in MIT Media Lab Digital Currency Initiative (https://medium.com/mit-media-lab-digital-currency-initiative?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
5 min read


The EVM Is Fundamentally Unsafe (https://medium.com/@emilypi/the-evm-is-fundamentally-unsafe-ba486cb17f1f?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader------1-59------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac-1§ionName=top)

An in-depth examination of the Ethereum Virtual Machine vs. Kadena's Pact smart contract language
Emily Pillmore (https://medium.com/@emilypi?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
in kadena.io (https://medium.com/kadena-io?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
10 min read


Livepeer Staking Guide (https://medium.com/@staked/livepeer-staking-guide-de9fb52db671?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader------2-59------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac-1§ionName=top)

Livepeer offers a very attractive staking yield: currently ~ 24% on an annualized basis.
Staked (https://medium.com/@staked?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
in Coinmonks (https://medium.com/coinmonks?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
6 min read


State of Cryptocurrencies: Summer 2018 (https://medium.com/@adamtache/state-of-cryptocurrencies-summer-2018-932016549375?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader------3-59------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac-1§ionName=top)

by Adam Taché.
Adam Taché (https://medium.com/@adamtache?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
in Hacker Noon (https://medium.com/hacker-daily?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
28 min read

Best in Politics

The Battle for the Soul of America in Garden City, Kansas (https://medium.com/@moore.michaelscott/the-somali-refugees-living-in-kansas-loved-america-so-did-the-locals-who-tried-to-kill-them-f37ade1ccc4a?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader------0-49------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac-11§ionName=topic)

The Somali refugees living in a small small meatpacking town in Kansas loved America. But so did the locals…
Michael Scott Moore (https://medium.com/@moore.michaelscott?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
25 min read


Trump's Golf Game Is a Lot Like His Presidency (https://medium.com/@eamonplynch/trumps-golf-game-is-a-lot-like-his-presidency-559df0467958?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader------1-49------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac-11§ionName=topic)

My round at Bedminster with the man himself was a jaw-dropping preview of things to come
Eamon Lynch (https://medium.com/@eamonplynch?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
12 min read


The Truth About 'Late-Term Abortion' (https://medium.com/@jessicavalenti/the-truth-about-late-term-abortion-aad93dcdbf8e?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader------2-49------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac-11§ionName=topic)

The GOP's goal has never been to stop late abortions, but to stop all abortions
Jessica Valenti (https://medium.com/@jessicavalenti?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
3 min read

Best in Privacy

Nothing Can Stop Google. DuckDuckGo Is Trying Anyway. (https://medium.com/@drewmillard/nothing-can-stop-google-duckduckgo-is-trying-anyway-718eb7391423?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader------0-49------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac-11§ionName=topic)

2019 may finally be the year for 'The Search Engine That Doesn't Track You'
Drew Millard (https://medium.com/@drewmillard?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
15 min read


Apple Is Fighting a Good Fight Against Facebook and Google (https://medium.com/@dlberes/apple-is-fighting-a-good-fight-against-facebook-and-google-cd39b8a6b733?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader------1-49------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac-11§ionName=topic)

But it can't win, exactly
Damon Beres (https://medium.com/@dlberes?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
4 min read


Configuring Your iPhone for Maximum Internet Privacy and Security: Web Browsing (https://medium.com/@TheTechTutor/configuring-your-iphone-for-maximum-internet-privacy-and-security-web-browsing-a7e72ecbf090?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader------2-49------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac-11§ionName=topic)

How to protect your web browsing from privacy invasions and the surveillance state
David Koff (https://medium.com/@TheTechTutor?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
in Better Humans (https://medium.com/better-humans?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
17 min read

Best in Art

A Note to Badly Drawn Webcomics Everywhere (https://medium.com/@milesklee/a-note-to-badly-drawn-webcomics-everywhere-533804510f67?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader------0-49------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac-11§ionName=topic)

An airing of grievances
Miles Klee (https://medium.com/@milesklee?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
7 min read


My Dog Story (https://medium.com/@gaylekabaker/my-dog-story-d796a42bf27d?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader------1-49------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac-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-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
in Spiralbound (https://medium.com/spiralbound?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
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-1550235482097-digest.reader------2-49------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac-11§ionName=topic)

Before dressing them, we first draw them nude
Walter Isaacson (https://medium.com/@walterisaacson?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
9 min read

Best in Psychedelics

The Salvia Trip That Took Me from Alaska to Texas (https://medium.com/@stevecantwell/the-salvia-trip-that-took-me-from-alaska-to-texas-6478bd5c5d57?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader------0-49------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac-11§ionName=topic)

I spent eight years of my life with strangers in a strange land
Steve Cantwell (https://medium.com/@stevecantwell?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
5 min read


Getting My Club Drugs Tested Transformed My Partying Habits (https://medium.com/@simonchristopher_60981/getting-my-club-drugs-tested-transformed-my-partying-habits-4494a947d086?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader------1-49------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac-11§ionName=topic)

Around 8,000 people had their illegal drugs tested at British festivals this year
Simon Doherty (https://medium.com/@simonchristopher_60981?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
6 min read


The Understated Joys of Social Dosing (https://medium.com/@ferenstein/the-understated-joys-of-social-dosing-f9b27f7fa42f?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader------2-49------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac-11§ionName=topic)

Somewhere between microdoses and out-of-body hallucinations, I learned to embrace my emotions
Greg Ferenstein (https://medium.com/@ferenstein?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
5 min read

Most read

We're in a Crisis of the Heart (https://medium.com/@jkspiritrock/were-in-a-crisis-of-the-heart-70852fa48b49?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader------0-62------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac-21§ionName=evergreen)

Lessons from the Buddhist scholar who brought meditation to the West
Jack Kornfield (https://medium.com/@jkspiritrock?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
9 min read


One Year Sober (https://medium.com/@samgrittner/one-year-sober-697c81689444?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader------1-62------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac-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-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
7 min read


Black Twitter Is Laughing Racism to Death (https://medium.com/@ajuanmance/black-twitter-is-laughing-racism-to-death-7e1f214c0c07?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader------2-62------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac-21§ionName=evergreen)

The only adequate response is ridicule
Ajuan Mance (https://medium.com/@ajuanmance?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
7 min read

Editors' picks

Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company (https://medium.com/@shl/reflecting-on-my-failure-to-build-a-billion-dollar-company-b0c31d7db0e7?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader------0-13------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac-6§ionName=suggested)

It took years for me to realize my pursuit of growth was misguided from the start
Sahil Lavingia (https://medium.com/@shl?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
14 min read


4 Lessons After 11 Years in Silicon Valley (https://medium.com/@ashleymayer/four-lessons-after-eleven-years-in-silicon-valley-d87507b7a4f6?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader------1-13------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac-6§ionName=suggested)

On the realities of opportunity, success, reputation, and relationships in tech
Ashley Mayer (https://medium.com/@ashleymayer?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
6 min read


Who Would I Be If I Weren't Fat? (https://medium.com/@thefatshadow/the-ever-shrinking-world-of-fat-people-d6d31f582847?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader------2-13------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac-6§ionName=suggested)

How anti-fat sentiment shapes our world-and our place in it
Your Fat Friend (https://medium.com/@thefatshadow?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
in Human Parts (https://medium.com/human-parts?source=email-6aea86892e2d-1550235482097-digest.reader-------------------------31af870b_b61a_4862_bb59_0ac315e0ecac)
8 min read

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