Consensus is a smart contract
Consensus is a key part of keeping a blockchain operational. The Koinos consensus algorithm will be announced tomorrow and I&
Look at how much money I have! (PoS)
Ever wonder why consensus algorithms all start with "proof-of..."? What are we proving? And why?
It goes back
Proof-of-work still matters (for a while...)
Proof-of-work (PoW) was the first consensus algorithm (it was created for bitcoin). Others have been suggested and some have even
Fungibility, liquidity, and liberty
NFT stands for non-fungible token. Art is the popular example at the moment--one piece of art is not equal to
Ogres have layers (and so does web3)
If you're not familiar, web3 is the idea that the internet can run in a decentralized way. If
Wen lambo? (Podcast Ep. 3 is live!)
Episode 3 of The Koin Press podcast just went live! This week, I interviewed Koinos the Goat--a pseudo-anonymous, long-time community
If you build it, they will come
If you're buying Koin right now, it's entirely speculation. The Koinos blockchain (mainnet) won't
Universal language support
A lot of general purpose blockchains today require that you write your smart contracts in their fancy custom language (Solidity,
Why is Bitcoin worth $1,000,000,000?
It's easy to get hung up on the fact that a single Bitcoin is priced at ~$50k, but
What does a "general purpose blockchain" even do?
Bitcoin was the first blockchain, but it serves a single purpose: digital currency. Ethereum is the second most popular blockchain